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

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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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;
 
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.

 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/perdix-ai/

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