Olympus E-M5 II for Street Photography

Is the Olympus E-M5 II good for Street Photography?

Olympus E-M5 II Street Photography Score

EXCELLENT

Olympus E-M5 II has a score of 93 for Street Photography which makes it an EXCELLENT candidate for this type of photography. It will satisfy all your need in Street Photography, no need to look further for other cameras.
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Olympus E-M5 II Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Fully Articulated LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Olympus E-M5 II ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

Medium sized Body

Mirrorlessbody of Olympus E-M5 II is a good combination of relatively small size and good handling camera, without giving the impression of a professional camera.

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Olympus E-M5 II Alternatives in SLR-style mirrorless cameras for Street Photography

Sony A7R III Compare E-M5 II vs A7R III	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #5 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #6
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money 97 Portability Overall Score 95	Portrait 97 Street 100 Sports Daily 93 Landscape

Sony A7 III Compare E-M5 II vs A7 III	24 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #13 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #11
	Imaging Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score 90	Portrait 93 Street 100 Sports Daily 95 Landscape

Sony A7R II Compare E-M5 II vs A7R II	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #10 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #4
	Imaging 93 Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score 96	Portrait 97 Street 100 Sports Daily 93 Landscape

Sony A9 Compare E-M5 II vs A9	24 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #8 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #8
	Imaging Features 94 Value for Money 92 Portability Overall Score 93	Portrait 93 Street 99 Sports Daily 90 Landscape

Nikon Z6 Compare E-M5 II vs Z6	25 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Nikon Z Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #7 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #7
	Imaging Features 97 Value for Money 99 Portability Overall Score 94	Portrait 94 Street 99 Sports Daily 93 Landscape

Sony A7R III

Sony A7 III

Sony A7R II

Sony A9

Nikon Z6