Olympus · Mirrorless · Micro Four Thirds · 2019
Olympus launched the E-M5 Mark III in October 2019, the third version of the camera that started the OM-D line in 2012. It took most of the E-M1 Mark II's insides, including the 20.4-megapixel sensor, TruePic VIII processor and 121-point phase-detection autofocus, and packed them into a much smaller weather-sealed body. Stabilization is rated at 5.5 stops, or 6.5 with a stabilized lens, and High Res Shot builds 50-megapixel JPEGs or 80-megapixel raw files on a tripod. The OLED viewfinder has 2.36 million dots, the screen flips out to the side and the mechanical shutter reaches 1/8000 s. Reviewers praised the size but criticized the plastic exterior and short battery life from the small BLS-50. It came in silver or black, and it was the smallest and lightest 20-megapixel Olympus of its time, which makes it a natural travel and hiking camera.
Rated shutter life
No published rating
Shutter count
Olympus doesn't show the count in its normal menus. Owners of earlier OM-D bodies read it from a hidden service screen reached through the monitor brightness setting, and the same route is reported for the E-M5 Mark III, but we couldn't confirm it for this model. If the seller can't open it, judge the body by its wear. Without a rating, compare the count with how the camera was used and price a busy body lower.
How to read a shutter count →The family
The E-M5 Mark III uses the same 20-megapixel sensor as the E-M1 Mark II and III in a smaller, lighter body with one SD slot and the small BLS-50 battery. Its 2022 successor, the OM System OM-5, keeps a similar body.
We couldn't find an Olympus or OM System service advisory for the E-M5 Mark III. Reviewers' complaints were the plastic exterior and short battery life, so look for scuffs and plan on spare batteries.
Buying guide
We'd pay about $655 delivered for a low-count body that ships from the US, and one titled 1,010 shots asks exactly that. There are at least 75 listed, most asking $700–900 delivered, with Japan dealers adding $77–469 shipping and kits with the 14-150mm zoom starting around $743 delivered. Olympus publishes no shutter rating and hides the count on a service screen, so ask the seller for a photo of it and judge the body by its wear if they can't open it. Plan on a spare BLS-50 battery, since reviewers found the small one runs down fast, and skip the silver bodies that several China sellers list with one shared photo.
$555.33delivered
A refurbished body from a US seller at $555 delivered, the lowest on the page. The title names no battery, charger or count, so ask, and budget for a BLS-50 and charger if they're missing.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III Mirrorless 20.4MP Digital Camera Body #193
![OLYMPUS OM-D E-M5 Mark III Body Black Shutter Count:1010 [Mint] US Stock](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1B0AAeSw5s1qx5Oy/s-l500.jpg)
$655.00delivered
Titled 1,010 shots and graded Mint, from US stock with free shipping at $655 delivered, under the usual band. Ask whether the battery and charger come with it.
OLYMPUS OM-D E-M5 Mark III Body Black Shutter Count:1010 [Mint] US Stock
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Refurbished$555.33delivered
$555.33 · free shipping
Buy It Now$555.33
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Good buy
Refurbished body from a US seller. No accessories named.
Seller: robertscamera
99.8% positive
Used$655.00delivered
$655.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$655.00
Good buy
Titled 1,010 shots, from US stock with free shipping.
Seller: camera-honpo
99.5% positive
![[Exc+++] Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III 20.4MP Mirrorless Shutter count 46242 #5554A](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-eMAAeSw2t1qvPqR/s-l500.jpg)
Used$614.15est. delivered
$529.15 + $85.00 shipping
Buy It Now$529.15
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Titled 46,242 shots. Exc+++ is the dealer's grade; ships from Japan.
Seller: gusulabo.japan
100% positive
Used$645.18est. delivered
$625.00 + $20.18 shipping
Buy It Now$625.00
Our take
US body with the FL-LM3 flash, titled under 2,700 shots.
Seller: uscamerapro
99.9% positive
Used$742.95est. delivered
$730.00 + $12.95 shipping
Buy It Now$730.00
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Our take
Kit with the 14-150mm zoom, from a US seller.
Seller: yi_7047
100% positive
Used$859.99est. delivered
$559.99 + $300.00 shipping
Buy It Now$559.99
Our take
Boxed body titled 1,360 shots, but $300 shipping from Japan.
Seller: kameraken
99.6% positive
Used$769.99est. delivered
$730.00 + $39.99 shipping
Buy It Now$730.00
Check the seller
Ships from China. Three other sellers use the same photo.
Seller: yisheng34
100% positive
Used$2,003.00est. delivered
$1,898.00 + $105.00 shipping
Buy It Now$1,898.00
Priced high
Kit with the 14-150mm at over twice the usual ask. Seller at 96.7%.
Seller: tokai-shop
96.7% positive
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