I received this adapter as a free bonus gift from the shop to the purchase of KIT with E-M5 (OM-D) camera. Existence of this adapter was one of the main reasons why I finally decided to purchase E-M5 (OM-D). And it was very good choice! This adapter allows me to use ANY of my old Zuiko Four Thirds lenses including Tele Converter 2,0x on my new Micro Four Thirds E-M5 (OM-D) mirroless camera system with absolute back compatibility!

Extra spare battery of Olympus E-M5 (OM-D) (or for any camera) is always practical thing. Olympus E-M5 (OM-D) is mirror-less camera which means it has electric viewfinder and thus also greater demands on power consumption than DSLR cameras such as Olympus E-500. Manufacturer states that E-M5 (OM-D) is able to record about 320 images (according to the CIPA test standard) per one fully charged Olympus BLN-1 battery. I am happy to say that in reality the number is actually much higher for me. My personal experience tells me that one fully charged Olympus BLN-1 battery is usually able to record about 450 photos and about 100 short (10~30 sec.) Full-HD stock videos for one shooting session with Olympus E-M5 (OM-D). That is very nice surprise, because it is much higher number than I initially expected! Of course it will surely vary greatly from user to user or from usage conditions to usage conditions, but the overall duration of BLN-1 battery with Olympus E-M5 (OM-D) is great! But as I mentioned above there is never enough of extra spare batteries especially when shooting in exteriors. Because as experience tells usually the most interesting photographic opportunities start to happen when the battery runs out of power. So it is good to be prepared in advance. ;-)

Great wireless (80m / 263ft) device that features LCD with many functions. Single, multiple shots, bulb, delay and timer. Timer planning mode can be set as low as 0 (sec), or even up to 99 (hours), 59 (minutes), 59 (seconds) of delay between every shot. Number of shots can be limited to specific number or set to infinite. It is possible to use shutter button on this remote device to focus camera wirelessly and thus to take photos from great distance without touching camera or tripod. This is especially useful for wildlife close-ups, macro or any type of shooting where shake of camera or physical presence of the photographer is undesirable.