I received my E-M1 II today and am happy to report that it appears to perform well with my 4/3 lenses. I've been able to briefly test it with the 14-35/2.0 SWD, the 35-100/2.0 and the 50-200 SWD. My 150/2.0 is currently with Olympus being repaired, so I've not been able to test it yet.
In general, AF (both S and C) seems to be more accurate and consistent for all three lenses — there are fewer focus misses (admittedly based on a relatively small sample group). For example, shooting a set of 10 images of a LensAlign target with the original E-M1 and 35-100/2.0, I would expect to get one bad miss and two or three slightly front/back focused shots. With the E-M1 II, the error range appears to be significantly reduced, and the number of bad misses is less.
C-AF on the mark II seems to update more frequently than it does on the mark I, presumably the cross points are a major contributing factor there.
TR target acquisition appears to be much quicker.
Target tracking appears to be improved
The whole AF —> release operation is snappier.
S-AF now works in the magnified view with 4/3 lenses!
As far as sequential release rates go, these were typical across all three lenses:
11 fps S-AF wide open
6 fps S-AF stopped down
5 fps C-AF wide open (anti-shock shutter)
6.5 fps C-AF wide open (silent shutter)
4.5 fps C-AF stopped down (anti-shock shutter)
5.5 fps C-AF stopped down (silent shutter)
And now I have to recharge the battery because I don't have a spare yet...
Incidentally, the first charge was good for 1900 exposures and an afternoon of intensive menu-setting proddings...
In general, AF (both S and C) seems to be more accurate and consistent for all three lenses — there are fewer focus misses (admittedly based on a relatively small sample group). For example, shooting a set of 10 images of a LensAlign target with the original E-M1 and 35-100/2.0, I would expect to get one bad miss and two or three slightly front/back focused shots. With the E-M1 II, the error range appears to be significantly reduced, and the number of bad misses is less.
C-AF on the mark II seems to update more frequently than it does on the mark I, presumably the cross points are a major contributing factor there.
TR target acquisition appears to be much quicker.
Target tracking appears to be improved
The whole AF —> release operation is snappier.
S-AF now works in the magnified view with 4/3 lenses!
As far as sequential release rates go, these were typical across all three lenses:
11 fps S-AF wide open
6 fps S-AF stopped down
5 fps C-AF wide open (anti-shock shutter)
6.5 fps C-AF wide open (silent shutter)
4.5 fps C-AF stopped down (anti-shock shutter)
5.5 fps C-AF stopped down (silent shutter)
And now I have to recharge the battery because I don't have a spare yet...
Incidentally, the first charge was good for 1900 exposures and an afternoon of intensive menu-setting proddings...
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