My new camera system arrived yesterday and I was able to play with it earlier than anticipated because I was unexpectedly gifted a few lenses that fit the mount. The lens that I purchased for the system, the M. Zuiko 17mm f/1.8, won't arrive until later today or by tomorrow evening.

First thoughts? It is very small. Like, comically small next to my Nikon D4. Also, it feels nice in the hand. The metal has what looks like a bead-blasted finish and the overall weight of the camera is hefty without being heavy. With the included strap and a 20mm pancake lens (40mm FF Equivalent) mounted, it weighs in at about 525 grams / 1.16 lbs. I have to squeeze it between my thumb and forefinger when picking it up and handling it.

Image quality: I only made a few test photos, but I'm already impressed with the color reproduction and sharpness. The 4:3 aspect ratio might take time to get used to, but I don't hate it. Usually, I crop my full-frame images down to a 5:4 / 8x10 anyway.

Further testing in different lighting conditions is needed, but here is what the camera produced (JPEG, no edits) using the Natural color profile.

Hand-held 1/60 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200

UPDATE: 01 JUL 2025 @ 1840

The following images were made earlier in the afternoon in cloudy overcast conditions shortly after a rain shower. All are hand-held and in aperture priority mode with the white balance set to auto. These are straight out of camera JPEGs with one being adjusted for exposure in-camera, but otherwise none of the usual post processing.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 (2012) body with a Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7 pancake lens