[ It's Official ] - The Olympus E-P5 and VF4 (May 2013)

[Simon]

Option 01:
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 Body Only: $1,388 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)

Option 02:
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 17mm f1.8 Lens Kit: $1,998 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)
· Body (Available colours: Silver/Black/White*)
· M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8
· VF-4 Electronic Viewfinder

Option 03: (OLYMPUS ONLINE STORE ONLY)
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 17mm f1.8 Lens Kit with Limited Edition Premium Hand-made Wood Grip (Built-to-order): $2,088 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)
· Body (Available colours: Silver/Black/White*)
· 2 colours, Walnut Brown OR Ruby Red, available to match colour of camera
· M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8
· VF-4 Electronic Viewfinder
· Limited to 10 sets of Walnut Brown and 20 sets of Ruby Red.

 

[Oly5050]

About time. I like the wifi capability.

 

[sje4182]

About time. I like the wifi capability.

Don't be too happy yet. My NEX 6 wifi was pretty useless. 80% of the time not able to transfer files.

 

[undergrd]

Option 01:
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 Body Only: $1,388 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)

Option 02:
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 17mm f1.8 Lens Kit: $1,998 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)
· Body (Available colours: Silver/Black/White*)
· M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8
· VF-4 Electronic Viewfinder

Option 03: (OLYMPUS ONLINE STORE ONLY)
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 17mm f1.8 Lens Kit with Limited Edition Premium Hand-made Wood Grip (Built-to-order): $2,088 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)
· Body (Available colours: Silver/Black/White*)
· 2 colours, Walnut Brown and Ruby Red, available to match colour of camera
· M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8
· VF-4 Electronic Viewfinder
· Limited to 10 sets of Walnut Brown and 20 sets of Ruby Red.

Option 2 seems to be a better deal.

 

[ed9119]

 

[JW73]

I am glad Olympus is clear about positioning the Pens (w/o Built-in EVF) and OM_d series.
Will skip this Pen and save for the 75mm.

 

[ed9119]

The 17mm f1.8 in black ..... I MUST say, its sexy

in MF mode

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in AF mode

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with Lens Hood LH-488 attached

 

[diCam]

ISO 100, live bulb with histogram, wifi connectivity for remote shooting & GPS geotag, 1/8000s are new. The silver looks really nice.

Working preview: The OIympus PEN E-P5

Do note Ming thein mention "again with no AA filter" , I have not so sure about this statement..though his pictures look kinda too sharp imo, he uses +1 sharpness....good review otherwise.

Best achievable DR still maintained at ISO 200.

As far as I'm aware, there is AA filter but minimal.

 

[diCam]

Don't be too happy yet. My NEX 6 wifi was pretty useless. 80% of the time not able to transfer files.

The WIFI connectivity with OI Share 2 is a treat.

 

[keithwee]

Option 2 seems to be a better deal.

Agree

$600 more for both the EVF and the 17/1.8. Lens alone the 17/1.8 is already close to $600.

The black version of the lenses are really making me interested. But gut feeling tells me even in B n S , they gonna be selling for a premium at least for the next few months.

 

[bousozoku]

Don't be too happy yet. My NEX 6 wifi was pretty useless. 80% of the time not able to transfer files.

I find the capability in my GH3 to be interesting (with Lumix Link) where I can see what's happening through my phone, and have some control over it remotely.

 

[ed9119]

OK here are the body cover and straps..... must say, Olympus really did a good job with the colors and overall design

 

[ed9119]

The cream beige canvas and leather strap and case looks really good

 

[ed9119]

Customized hand-made wooden grips

 

[ed9119]

And the camera bag is absolutely classical without looking like a camera bag

 

[diCam]

I'm glad to see the faster shutter speed and the quicker electronic viewfinder. It sounds like they'll have something great for the end of the year in that other model.

Of course, it makes things a bit odd with the current E-M5, but that's life, isn't it? Something arrives and the new is immediately old.

The shutter lag is further reduced. Also, the shutter release is fast, really fast. It's quieter too.


That year end thingy... hmm... :think:

 

[speedtest99]

Well done Olympus for coming such a nice pen, finally they know how to design the silver body.
They know if they do a all silver body, most people will buy the black leatherette for silver body,
hence this time they design in a black silver body so as to save consumer trouble to leatherette it.
Plus the whole package is truly stylish, hence I must say their marketing dept had done a good job.
Thumbs up.

Some question:
if we buy option 2 silver body, can we choose the black leather case instead of the brown case?

Does all option 2 package comes with black 17mm f1.8? Or some comes with silver lens? For me I prefer black lens.

Is the grip interchaeable just like ep3? Lastly is the bag free?

 

[ed9119]

Option 01:
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 Body Only: $1,388 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)

Option 02:
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 17mm f1.8 Lens Kit: $1,998 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)
· Body (Available colours: Silver/Black/White*)
· M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8
· VF-4 Electronic Viewfinder

Option 03: (OLYMPUS ONLINE STORE ONLY)
OLYMPUS PEN E-P5 17mm f1.8 Lens Kit with Limited Edition Premium Hand-made Wood Grip (Built-to-order): $2,088 inclusive of GST (standard bundle 16GB SD card PEN Suit Case+ 3 months extended local warranty)
· Body (Available colours: Silver/Black/White*)
· 2 colours, Walnut Brown OR Ruby Red, available to match colour of camera
· M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8
· VF-4 Electronic Viewfinder
· Limited to 10 sets of Walnut Brown and 20 sets of Ruby Red.

Thanks Simon appreciate it

 

[bousozoku]

The shutter lag is further reduced. Also, the shutter release is fast, really fast. It's quieter too.

That year end thingy... hmm... :think:

We are due for an E-5 replacement, and they mentioned such a camera body would be announced late this year. Of course, they also mentioned some enhancement would be made to the E-5 after about a year, but we won't think too much about that. :bsmilie:

 

[ed9119]

Is the grip interchaeable just like ep3? Lastly is the bag free?

No the grip is not interchangeable

Been advised that the wooden grips have to seperately order because they're hand-made and hand-finished in Japan and they are limited to a few hundred worldwide