Replacing flooded EM5-ii: used em5-ii or OM10-iv + new housing

[Furnari]

Feel free to give it a try but I'm pretty sure it will not be doable; button placement and physical dimensions are juuuust different enough to make this a no-go.

 

[Ardy]

Feel free to give it a try but I'm pretty sure it will not be doable; button placement and physical dimensions are juuuust different enough to make this a no-go.

I understand I misread your reply.

 

[Wobbegong_th]

How about looking for EM5-III? I believe there are still housing in the market. AOI do make one.
And the physical of the camera is exact same as OM System OM-5 - so you're in a "future proof" for a while.
I'm using Ikelite housing for EM5-III.

 

[d^2b]

How about looking for EM5-III? I believe there are still housing in the market. AOI do make one.
And the physical of the camera is exact same as OM System OM-5 - so you're in a "future proof" for a while.
I'm using Ikelite housing for EM5-III.

It looks like EM5-iii is about 2/3 the cost of a used OM1. The EM5-III also includes the PDAF focus. It would mean starting from scratch for ports, and probably end up heavier. I could also look at the ikelite housing, that still seems to be available. I'd have to work out the overall change in weight for housing+port+body; the housing itself is about 1lb heavier than the AOI OM1 housing;

 

[js1221]

You would not need to start from scratch with your ports; AOI makes an OM-D to PEN adapter. You could continue to use your PEN ports and have the option of using OM-D ports for lenses that require it.

AOI Port Adapter for Olympus PEN Ports in Olympus OM-D Housings

This port adapter will allow AOI PEN Ports to adapt to Olympus OM-D Housings.

www.backscatter.com

 

[Gdog]

I have an EM5 mkiii that im going to sell...just sayin.

 

[d^2b]

Well, I talked my self into a used OM-1. About 1000USD with a 90 day warranty from a henrys.com (a Canadian dealer, so I avoid some border hassles). Now on the lookout for a good deal on a UH-OM1 (II). Thanks for all the ideas here, there are lots of different tradeoffs between performance, cost and travel-ability.

 

[js1221]

I’ve been getting e-mails about the OM-1s being on sale. You can get a new OM-1 body for $1099.00 USD right now, direct from Olympus. Might check around and see what you can find before dropping the same price on a used one.

 

[d^2b]

Wow, that's quite a good deal on a new OM-1. Alas, the order is in and the camera shipped, probably too late to change my mind. I can see what they say.

 

[d^2b]

Wow, that's quite a good deal on a new OM-1. Alas, the order is in and the camera shipped, probably too late to change my mind. I can see what they say.

So Henrys.com did take the used OM-1 back, and I have a shiny new one. In the few hours I had the used one I verified it had about 9000 mechanical shutter actuations and the only visible wear was some blurring of the silver paint on the body cap; this was rated "8+" by the seller. All in all a good experience dealing with Henrys.com.