Olympus Pen & OM-D Links

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Some Panasonic links included, particularly where we need to check compatibility issues when mixing brands of bodies and lenses.
Olympus Pen/OM-D series of cameras. http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/products/dslr/pen/
New pages for Pen from here http://www.olympuspen.com and should open with your country specific pages.
New pages for OM-D from here http://www.olympusomd.com and should open with your country specific pages.
Official Micro Four Thirds pages http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/index.html
Tutorials page http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/oima_learn_center.asp

Some Collected E-M5 links in this box only.....

Olympus OM-D series (only E-M5 so far) http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/products/dslr/em5/
Informative E-M5 press release http://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/2012a/nr120208em5e.html
E-M5 User Manual  http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/manual/omd/man_em5_e.pdf
E-M5 FAQ at Olympus http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support_faqs.asp?id=1583
See the E-M5 sensor shift, demo setup  http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/olympus-om-d-e-m5-five-axis-sensor-shift-image-stabilization-han/
See the E-M5 sensor shift, in a camera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVNB3dayL-A
Review http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusem5/
Review http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/olympus_om_d_e_m5_review.shtml
Review http://www.techradar.com/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/digital-slrs-hybrids/olympus-om-d-1075717/review
E-M5 suggested settings http://www.ayton.id.au/wiki/doku.php?id=photo:olympusem5_settings&s[]=m5
DPReview User Guide http://www.dpreview.com/articles/9115179666/user-guide-getting-the-most-out-of-the-olympus-e-m5
E-M5 Setup http://thumati.com/chronicle/2013/4/7/setting-up-olympus-omd-em5
Some Tips & Tricks in this DPReview forum thread.
Some collected set-up links in this DPReview forum thread.
E-M5 resource blog  is very useful, and I particularly like the Fn button chart.
Siegfried's E-M5 links (and more) at http://www.photographyisfun.ch
E-M5 focusing explained in this DPReview forum thread.
Change Focus Box Size in this DPReview forum post.
E-M5 battery drain info in this DPReview forum post.

E-M5 Firmware, explanation at http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/omd/em5.html
E-M5 now at V1.6 firmware (Feb 19, 2013), charge your battery and connect using Olympus Updater program.
 http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/#omd

E-M5 rubber eyecup http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/catalogsearch/result/?q=ep-10 and other bits found from here, may have to select other bodies than E-M5 to find things like hot-shoe caps
Hint.... decent lens hood for 12-50mm lens is a Nikon HN-2 metal hood designed for their 28mm lens.

Pen/OM-D series manuals. http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/manual/pen.cfm#body
All Olympus manuals. http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/manual/
Olympus USA Support entry point for manuals, brochures, FAQs, downloads etc.. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support.asp?id=102
All Olympus bodies, FAQs and general information  http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/qa/products/slr.cfm

All Panasonic USA manuals. http://service.us.panasonic.com/operman/default.aspx  seems to be simple Operating Manuals, not proper full size User Manuals. Best is to Google for 'gf1 user manual' or whatever camera you need and someone usually has it stored somewhere for download.
Panasonic Australia Manuals. Again seems to be always the simple basic owners manual.
http://www.panasonic.com.au/Support/Customer+support/Downloads+and+documentation
Panasonic Euro Manuals Gateway.  http://dlc.panasonic-europe-service.com/EUDocs/
enter name like 'dmc-gf1', shows all available downloads.

Firmware is updated by using the update program that installs with Olympus Viewer 2 and connecting Olympus body via USB cable. Body, lens and accessory updates are checked and performed automatically.
Panasonic body users need to download the individual updates, place the BIN file on a memory card to do the update.
Read the instructions first http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/camera/cameraupdate.cfm
Firmware update list. http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/
Firmware downloads for those using Olympus lenses on Panasonic bodies http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/fourthirds_olylens.cfm
Panasonic Firmware notices http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/fts/

Olympus, Plastic bits that get lost http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/parts.html and then select your camera model to see all the bits available.

Olympus files only Viewer 3 download  Win/Mac.... http://support.olympus-imaging.com/ov3download/
Olympus files only Viewer 2 download Win/Mac.... No longer works, defaults to Viewer 3 download page.
Olympus Firmware Update Program alone..... http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_downloads_updater.asp
Panasonic files only free Silkypix SE RAW and jpeg editor. http://www.isl.co.jp/SILKYPIX/english/p/

Olympus RAW codec for Windows Vista and Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit. http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/codec/index.cfm
Panasonic RAW codec for Windows but no 64 bit http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/raw/index.html
Microsoft RAW codec pack for Vista and Win7, 32 and 64 bit, but check Overview first for cameras handled
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26829

See all M4/3 (and 4/3 lenses) and view specs. http://www.four-thirds.org/en/microft/lense.html

All Olympus compatibility tables from here. http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/
Compatibility tables for Pen series bodies.....
.....Lenses http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/pen_mzdl.cfm
.....Flashes http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/pen_flashes.cfm
.....Power supplies/batteries http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/pen_power.cfm
.....Viewfinders http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/pen_optical.cfm
.....Remote operation http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/pen_rc.cfm
.....Accessory port devices http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/pen_external_ai.cfm
.....Lens hoods http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/compati/di004042e_pen.cfm

All Panasonic body compatibility tables from here... http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/connect/index.html
(they are needed to see how Olympus components behave on Panasonic bodies)
All Panasonic lens compatibility tables here... http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/connect/FourThirds_lens.html
(they are needed to see how Panasonic lenses behave on Olympus bodies)

Olympus lens tests. http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showcat.php/cat/7
 Diwa labs link removed, they are now a paid subscription service.
Panasonic lens tests. http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showcat.php/cat/67

Nice lens chart at bottom of http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/systemcamera/gms/lens/index.html
Another lens chart. http://four-thirds.org/en/microft/lens_chart.html
Matching simulation, see any M4/3 body with any lens. http://www.four-thirds.org/en/special/matching.html
Size comparison, most brands http://camerasize.com/compact/

Olympus list of lens adapters. http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/oima_cckb/MFT_Adapters_EN.pdf
Where to buy lens adapters. http://www.rainbowimaging.biz/shop/category.php?id_category=3&p=2
Also adapters for sale. http://www.fotodiox.com/index.php?cPath=21_101&sort=2a&max=100
Adapters in Australia http://jjcphotography.com.au/catelist.aspx?cid=73&sid=735&bid=116
Also lens hoods in Australia http://jjcphotography.com.au/catelist.aspx?cid=73&sid=220&bid=1205
Also, expensive but nicer adapters. http://www.novoflex.com/en/products/adapters/adapters-for-microfourthirds-cameras/

Compatible flash list. http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/panasonic/11-flash.html#flashlist
Michael Meissner's excellent flash list http://www.the-meissners.org/olympus-flash2.html

A 1.5 hour video of an Olympus rep showing E-P3 menus and also wireless flash operation, it is a B&H organised seminar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxFFkZot24I and the general info is useful for all Olympus M4/3. Contains some errors and uncertainties, use with caution.

Using MySets http://www.mediafire.com/?a9av4rzk72pn4z6 5 page rtf file. Also here for more help.

A sensibly written page explaining crop factor and what you may expect when using a different sensor size than you normally are used to http://dpanswers.com/content/tech_crop.php

Olympus camera history since 1919 http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/

Pen reviews and previews at DPReview site.
http://www.dpreview.com/products/olympus/slrs?sort=chronological&view=grid

Some may also own the Olympus XZ-1, here's a nice collected tips page... http://jon404.com/xz1tips.htm

Nice user review of VF-2 and VF-3 http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=39337642

E-P3 LCD too vivid, fix it, see here http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=40003664

Panasonic about why to use Mode 2 OIS..... https://panasonic.ca/english/audiovideo/camerascamcorders/digitalstill/megaOIS.asp
Sensorgen tech comparison between sensors, many brands http://www.sensorgen.info/
Laws about street photography in Australia. http://122.201.92.45/info-sheets/info-sheet/street-photographers-rights/ and Google for similar information related to your own country or State or City.

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