To wait, or not to wait - Oly OM-D or ??

Started 4 months ago | Question thread
mchnz
Regular MemberPosts: 468
Like?
Re: To wait, or not to wait - Oly OM-D or ??
In reply to dubweiser, 4 months ago

I would think the salient point to consider would be that Olympus seems to be committed to  better supporting 4/3 lenses on some future body.  Do you need better 4/3 lens support.  That would almost certainly mean faster focus.  It might also mean better focus tracking, but I'm not sure I've seen any mention of that so I would not consider it a certainty.

There are some secondary considerations.  For example, they seem to be hinting at a better EVF.  They seem to be saying it will be more up market than the OM-D.  Then you have to wonder if their financial issues might cause them to delay, change direction, or go under.

If the current level of support provided by the OM-D is sufficient for your purposes, then it just falls back  to evaluating its features which are well known, well reviewed, plus there are many sample images available.

Finally, I guess there is the price.  I would presume the promised camera will be more expensive than the current OM-D.  Consider also that the OM-D is already very pricey.  If money is not an issue then OM-D now and promised camera later might be quite workable.

For me, the OM-D was good enough already - most of my 4/3 lenses are used for landscapes.  It was a bit pricey, but within my budget.  Providing my OM-D keeps going, I don't think I'll need another Olympus body for some time.

--
----
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitaltrails/

Reply   Reply with quote   Complain
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark post MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow