btrancho
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Looks like Olympus is dribbling out the announcement - next update May 26th.
http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/products/dslr/special/pen50th/pen/
http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/products/dslr/special/pen50th/pen/
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If they continue to update the teaser every two days, there are 12 day-pairs between May 24 and June 15 (Monday) inclusive.I've been tracking this and the rumor mills place the actual launch of the Olympus PEN G Digital at June 15.
It looks as if they're following the Pen model breakdown on their Pen history page, which includes seven model groups... so conceivably they could stretch it out even longer. (The bar under the media player could become a scroller to allow more teases.)OK the first was cute but the spacing leaves room for 5 installments which is annoying.
Yes, I think so too about the leather vs. fabric even though I mentioned fabric. It had been phrased that way on a discussion about the camera on rangefinders I think---and I noticed that the EE has a similar insert (though not as bright).Incidentally, I thought the orange inserts on the tobacco tin were leather not fabric (FWIW - not much I guess)
Still, I think we know pretty much what we're going to get - here's my take:
1. camera about the same size as Canon G10 (possibly a little larger)
2. LCD and no EVF
3. no popup flash
4. some kind of viewfinder attachment - possibly electronically connected
5. retro look
6. around 5 lenses - including zooms and primes
7. in body IS (same as E620)
8. same sensor as E620
9. video (but not 1080p)
but of course, this might be disinformation, and I can think of both an absolute wondercamera and a complete lemon which would fit these criteria.
Well, having done manual focusing on the live view on the E3, and with the promise of a much improved LCD I'm not so sure that it'd be difficult.Yes, I think so too about the leather vs. fabric even though I mentioned fabric. It had been phrased that way on a discussion about the camera on rangefinders I think---and I noticed that the EE has a similar insert (though not as bright).
I suspect you are close to right Jono. It would make sense with all their hints and the 'other' m4/3rds--which they need to differentiate themselves from to go with a G10 sized one. I would think they would be making a mistake not to have at least an EVF as an accessory though. I would not like to try and focus, esp. MF, with just an LCD and interchangeable lenses.
Diane
Well, having done manual focusing on the live view on the E3, and with the promise of a much improved LCD I'm not so sure that it'd be difficult.
Still - ricoh did a plug in EVF on their cameras (horrid though it was . . .
I'm not a gadget freak but as a photographer any thing less than a direct evolution of the PEN F is going to be not just a disappointment but a failure by Olympus.It looks as if they're following the Pen model breakdown on their Pen history page, which includes seven model groups... so conceivably they could stretch it out even longer. (The bar under the media player could become a scroller to allow more teases.)
I also want to point out that, even though the collective wishful thinking of the photo-forum community has ordained that Olympus will introduce a tiny but feature-packed "digital Pen FT" type of camera, so far their campaign has been giving lots of loving attention to the minimal, feature-sparse scale-focusing Pens. For example, today's feature camera, the Pen EE, had a fixed 1/60 sec shutter speed and three-zone focusing!
If that's the design philosophy that Olympus plans to follow (which would make a lot of sense as a way of differentiating their offerings from those of Panasonic) then a lot of gadget freaks are going to be disappointed...
Looking at that crop, one would almost hope they use the Panasonic lens as wellI hope they use the GH1 sensor...
GH1 + Lumix 14-140
1/800s f/5.6 at 58.0mm
100% pixel crop, top left corner :
Kind Regards
Brian
Brian -- ISO 200, I presume?I hope they use the GH1 sensor...
GH1 + Lumix 14-140
1/800s f/5.6 at 58.0mm