photographing moving subjects poorly with OMD M5

EDIT-my OMD M5 is sold.

I had a photo business. I've never had trouble getting images in focus, from days of film. Until this camera. Is it my settings?

Henry's in Brampton sold it as a DSLRs replacement. It's not. ( I bought it when the camera was first released)

I have a D300S. I am glad I kept it

Suggestions welcome

kit zoom. OLY 12-50 weatherproof zoom
moderate telephoto. OLY 40-150 plastic lens
OLY battery grip

static objects-- beautiful images

moving subjects-- forget about it. (animals moving wherever they want; birds in flight )

Dave

2mnycars wrote in post #17613300
kit zoom. OLY 12-50 weatherproof zoom
moderate telephoto. OLY 40-150 plastic lens
OLY battery grip

static objects-- beautiful images

moving subjects-- forget about it. (animals moving wherever they want; birds in flight )

Dave

My experience too. I've just sold an OM-D E-M1, 12-40 PRO, 40-150 PRO and TC and I'm moving back to Canon. Found the Olympus AF slow and the focus points too big.

Thanks Geoff.
I am really disappointed in my purchase.

Edit. I added a second hand PEN body and kit zoom


All my Oly gear has been sold since. It was a great disappointment, and waste of money

are you shooting full speed burst. the 9fps or whatever it is. if so that only locks the first image and doesnt keep tracking the subject just shoots off 9fps with same focus and exposure.
If you change it to 5fps it will do continuous AF tracking. give that a try and see

05Xrunner wrote in post #17735119
are you shooting full speed burst. the 9fps or whatever it is. if so that only locks the first image and doesnt keep tracking the subject just shoots off 9fps with same focus and exposure.
If you change it to 5fps it will do continuous AF tracking. give that a try and see

No. no burst.

I sold the camera and lenses

Dave

geoffpowell wrote in post #17622422
My experience too. I've just sold an OM-D E-M1, 12-40 PRO, 40-150 PRO and TC and I'm moving back to Canon. Found the Olympus AF slow and the focus points too big.

I sold my OMD M5, grip, and all three lenses. Slow autofocus. terrible results with moving subjects. Few in focus

Luckily I kept my D300S. I need to replace one lens sold in a weak moment.

My "small" system is a Sony RX100-2, and a6000 with several lenses.

Ouch! I was considering an Oly OM-D series camera and this isn't the type of stuff I want to hear. I don't expect it to shoot sports, but it should at least be decent for snapshots of kids or similar.

Are you happy with the A6000? It's one of the three on my "small kit" short list. Oly M10 II, Sony A6000, or Fuji X-T10 are my top choices.

Lyndön wrote in post #17808661
Ouch! I was considering an Oly OM-D series camera and this isn't the type of stuff I want to hear. I don't expect it to shoot sports, but it should at least be decent for snapshots of kids or similar.

Are you happy with the A6000? It's one of the three on my "small kit" short list. Oly M10 II, Sony A6000, or Fuji X-T10 are my top choices.

Non of the cameras you listed "excel" at high speed tracking, The Panasonics are better, either a GH4, GX8, or a G7( the Oly E-M1 and E-M5 II are also decent). Mirrorless cameras arent as good as DSLRs at high speed tracking, but if you understand them they can do the job. I have seen people that use them to shoot Greyhound racing, motorcross etc. The Mirrorless cameras excel at single point focus, they can acquire focus and shoot extremely fast i.e. they can focus and shoot a dragon fly in mid flight, but tracking it for multiple shoots across a large distance will not be great. They can deal with children and pets in normal situations with no problem( as long as you do your job and have a lens that can do it)

Lyndön wrote in post #17808661
Ouch! I was considering an Oly OM-D series camera and this isn't the type of stuff I want to hear. I don't expect it to shoot sports, but it should at least be decent for snapshots of kids or similar.

Are you happy with the A6000? It's one of the three on my "small kit" short list. Oly M10 II, Sony A6000, or Fuji X-T10 are my top choices.

I'm happy with my a6000 except I've compromised it with my lens purchase. 24-240 Sony full frame lens is heavy and focuses slowly. I bought it when I had an arm in a sling.

Now my shoulder has healed, I would prefer a smaller lens.

Gary Fong has published a video describing the cameras features and use