New photo leaks of OM-D

[st3v4nt]

I don't mind the price but I don't like the idea of carrying yet another attachment of small external flash, for US$1000+ camera it should have built-in flash. But the silver-black OM-D is very tempting. BTW why they not just use OM-D 1 or just EM-5 instead? OM-D EM-5 just make us confuse.

 

[vainqueur]

I don't mind the price but I don't like the idea of carrying yet another attachment of small external flash, for US$1000+ camera it should have built-in flash. But the silver-black OM-D is very tempting. BTW why they not just use OM-D 1 or just EM-5 instead? OM-D EM-5 just make us confuse.

I think that's because they want to name it along side E-5, could be their marketing strategy, its like... "You want FT? Use E5... You want mFT? Use EM5"... easier to remember...

 

[ageha]

I don't mind the price but I don't like the idea of carrying yet another attachment of small external flash, for US$1000+ camera it should have built-in flash. But the silver-black OM-D is very tempting. BTW why they not just use OM-D 1 or just EM-5 instead? OM-D EM-5 just make us confuse.

I thought the silver/black one is just a homemade fan mockup?

 

[Anthony Lee]

looks good but boring. Why they have to make it like a camera made in 70's n 80's...

There are many ways to rekindle one's legacy and I feel this OM-D is everything but boring. I will wait another day for the real thing, but with what it promises, this one seems to have all covered, from technology to egornomics of a DSLR in a small package. And with all the exciting lenses, like the coming CV 17f0.95 and Panosonic f2.8 zooms, I feel m43 can be really exciting. Good move for Olympus and it really need this boost.

 

[ageha]

I don't get why the look is important nowadays. 10 years ago nobody was arguing about SLR designs, it was not even a criteria.

 

[Benares]

I don't get why the look is important nowadays. 10 years ago nobody was arguing about SLR designs, it was not even a criteria.

Simply put, it is a fashion statement which bears the company's pride and copyrights to a particular design/ID which is "unique" to others, just like how you will correlate Nikon being 'yellow', Canon being 'red', Olympus being 'blue' as part of their corporate colours etc...

 

[edutilos-]

I don't get why the look is important nowadays. 10 years ago nobody was arguing about SLR designs, it was not even a criteria.

It may not be important to you or me, but it is important to many people, sadly. And this has a part to play as to whether further future development will be made. If you make a great product that no one buys, you won't survive. And looks, as frivolous and superficial as they may be, do count for most consumers out there.

 

[spidey89]

I don't get why the look is important nowadays. 10 years ago nobody was arguing about SLR designs, it was not even a criteria.

I'm willing to look pass the look, but whether its ergonomically suited for my hands, that I'm very very concerned about

 

[NazgulKing]

There are many ways to rekindle one's legacy and I feel this OM-D is everything but boring. I will wait another day for the real thing, but with what it promises, this one seems to have all covered, from technology to egornomics of a DSLR in a small package. And with all the exciting lenses, like the coming CV 17f0.95 and Panosonic f2.8 zooms, I feel m43 can be really exciting. Good move for Olympus and it really need this boost.

Well, the OM was a 35mm film system. This is like stuffing the half frame Pen system into an OM-D body.

 

[NazgulKing]

I don't get why the look is important nowadays. 10 years ago nobody was arguing about SLR designs, it was not even a criteria.

I have no idea too. Either Leica-envy is in vogue, or something else. Some months ago, people were saying the GH2 was ugly etc. etc., but along comes Olympus with a DSLR-lite and now people are swooning over it. The funniest part is the sensor in the camera was already out for over half a year and Panasonic is in all likelihood getting ready by July-Sept to release a new sensor.

 

[ed9119]

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/four-thirds-standard-4-3-m43/1042535-questions-mr-toshiyuki-terada-olympus-product-manager.html

meeting the Olympus product manager from Japan this evening at 5pm

if you have any questions please go to this thread abn=ove and post it so that i can collate and sort out

 

[Evilmerlin]

If the looks of a camera isn't important, why are you all complaining/discussing about it? It obviously has struck some sort of cord in you right?

 

[edutilos-]

If the looks of a camera isn't important, why are you all complaining/discussing about it? It obviously has struck some sort of cord in you right?

Because it will also affect your decision to buy the camera.

It can be the best camera in the world, but without sufficient market support obviously technical support is going to be an issue. Not to mention for new systems, if the whole project is eventually scrapped you might be stuck with a great camera with a poor selection of lenses slowly being discontinued from the market. :bsmilie:

 

[Anthony Lee]

Well, the OM was a 35mm film system. This is like stuffing the half frame Pen system into an OM-D body.

You should ask ed9119 to pose this issue to the Olympus product manager this evening.

 

[fengwei]

There are many ways to rekindle one's legacy and I feel this OM-D is everything but boring. I will wait another day for the real thing, but with what it promises, this one seems to have all covered, from technology to egornomics of a DSLR in a small package. And with all the exciting lenses, like the coming CV 17f0.95 and Panosonic f2.8 zooms, I feel m43 can be really exciting. Good move for Olympus and it really need this boost.

Yeah right. Other than its aged look, it doesn't offer much more than a GH2 or even a G3 in actual use. It doesnt even have a built-in flash which is more useful to the majority than a fancy EVF (btw, I love EVF, and love to have a built-in flash too) 'cause most people take photos w the screen, not through EVF. Now Olympus give you an EVF but take out the flash!


But I'm sure you need to pay a lot more for the look...

 

[pinholecam]

looks good but boring. Why they have to make it like a camera made in 70's n 80's...

I'm kinda getting 'old style' overload, the OM-D design does not seem to appeal as much as I'd thought it would.
Or maybe its looks like a over lean mean SLR (sort of 'Decepticon' like... wrt the old cartoon Megatron face/look... ok.. sorry my mind wandered... )

I have mixed feels.
On the one hand 'old design' overload as mentioned above and sort of a hyped up GH2/G3.
On the other hand, Oly JPGs, IBIS, the 16mp sensor that is giving Panny the 'dirty' advantage so far and more old styling, does seem to be all good.

 

[cannedpineapples]

Yeah right. Other than its aged look, it doesn't offer much more than a GH2 or even a G3 in actual use. It doesnt even have a built-in flash which is more useful to the majority than a fancy EVF (btw, I love EVF, and love to have a built-in flash too) 'cause most people take photos w the screen, not through EVF. Now Olympus give you an EVF but take out the flash!


But I'm sure you need to pay a lot more for the look...

I guess you can't have one camera that appeals to everyone. When I first bought the EP3 I thought the same, then I realised that my amateur shooting skills meant I was afraid to use the flash and liked to use the EVF to understand the FOV I was shooting at. In fact, I never once used my EP3 flash in about 7 months of owning it, and in fact used my VF-2 every single day. I found myself really wanting a camera with integrated EVF and a removable flash that could bounce, if I ever wanted to use it. I might have gone Panny for the integrated EVF, but I like IBIS and the Oly art filters, both of which look to have been further improved with this camera.

Aesthetics-wise, I must admit I'm not much of a fan of the Sony ultra-modern look. I like my cameras looking old-school, and seriously thought about buying the X100 for that reason...

This, in other words, is the perfect camera for me.

 

[fengwei]

I guess you can't have one camera that appeals to everyone. When I first bought the EP3 I thought the same, then I realised that my amateur shooting skills meant I was afraid to use the flash and liked to use the EVF to understand the FOV I was shooting at. In fact, I never once used my EP3 flash in about 7 months of owning it, and in fact used my VF-2 every single day. I found myself really wanting a camera with integrated EVF and a removable flash that could bounce, if I ever wanted to use it. I might have gone Panny for the integrated EVF, but I like IBIS and the Oly art filters, both of which look to have been further improved with this camera.

Aesthetics-wise, I must admit I'm not much of a fan of the Sony ultra-modern look. I like my cameras looking old-school, and seriously thought about buying the X100 for that reason...

This, in other words, is the perfect camera for me.

I agree w/ you that no camera can please everyone I'm sure EM5 is a very good camera, I don't mind getting one to replace my G3 so I can have IBIS and Oly's colors. But I just don't think it's a very innovative product, that's all

 

[fengwei]

I'm kinda getting 'old style' overload, the OM-D design does not seem to appeal as much as I'd thought it would.
Or maybe its looks like a over lean mean SLR (sort of 'Decepticon' like... wrt the old cartoon Megatron face/look... ok.. sorry my mind wandered... )

I have mixed feels.
On the one hand 'old design' overload as mentioned above and sort of a hyped up GH2/G3.
On the other hand, Oly JPGs, IBIS, the 16mp sensor that is giving Panny the 'dirty' advantage so far and more old styling, does seem to be all good.

I'd love to have the IBIS and better JPG output too, but I think Oly should've figured out a way to add EVF in its already excellent EP3 and squeeze in whatever technologies they developed in the past year, plus the tilt screen, it'd be definitely a winner. The look is really secondary. But I guess they put effort on the wrong thing IMO.

 

[wonglp]

I am still unsure about this camera, and i dun think there will be much surprises tomorrow, shall see the samples and hands on session b4 deciding.