The OM System OM1: Faucet Torture Test
A quote from our full review on ThePhoblographer.com:
"With OM Digital Solutions's approval, I went to do the site's standard torture tests for gear made by Olympus and OMDS. I've been doing this for years with their cameras, and they know they can trust us. Why do this test? Well, years ago, Olympus brought the press to Iceland where a bunch of cameras had issues in the conditions. Some got smashed by hail, some got extreme cold, some got very wet. So considering all this, I think that running the new OM System OM1 under a faucet for a while isn't all that bad. And of course, it survived. Did it have a few hiccups? Yes, and I'd expect it to have such a thing."
"For what it's worth, OMDS won't get angry at this. Our videos have literally been shown to customers and retailers to display just how durable their products are. What's more, I mean, look at our product photos! The OM System OM1 survived a lot of abuse."
"Besides how durable the camera is, it also feels really good in your hands. Somehow OMDS found a way to make a small camera with excellently placed buttons, and still make the camera feel good in the hands. What's more, they put a full dial and button set on both sides of the viewfinder area up top. This is shocking to me as lots of other companies say that they can't do this. Through and through, OM system cameras have always had some of the best ergonomics I've ever felt in my hands. The only ones that come close otherwise are Leica and Fujifilm."