New photo of the OM-D

Photohobbyfun · Jan 30, 2012

Jeremy_T said:
frelwa said:

About the "E-???" in front of the mode dial: the "???" is something hidden by pixelation. A model code like "E-PL4"? It's suspicious, whatever it is.

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I'm currently thinking E-OM1.

We've got E- "P" for "Pen," "PL" for "Pen Light," and "PM" for "Pen Mini" already - followed by their respective numbers in the production sequence.

Guess it could be E-OM-D1 too. We know "OM-D" is not a product name, but they may still be using that terminology in the product name.

E-OM1 rolls off the tongue and as you noted, it makes a lot of sense given the way the other cameras have been named. E-OM-D1 on the other hand, sounds ridiculous. So now Olympus will have the Electronic Pen series and the OM Digital series.

J4Hug said:
I am still feeling very positive about what will appear on the 8th .
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I also feel positive about what will be released on the 8th. I have realistic expectations though. I believe that these are the features we will get;

-A retro looking camera that looks close to an OM-4

-16 megapixel sensor that performs the same as the GX1 or G3 with a slight possibility that it will be the GH2 sensor.
-Slightly improved IBIS
-Improved video

-Slightly improved AF speed (hopefully the improvements will be focused in low light settings)
-Weather sealing

-Built in EVF with a small improvement in performance over the VF2. Same 1.44million dot resolution but the implementation will be improved by better processing that will provide a clearer display by making the most of the available hardware.

So overall, we will see many small improvements over the current Pen line. Current Pen users who really want a built in EVF may be swayed to upgrade but those that are okay with the external VF-2 may not find there is enough to make them want to upgrade.

There will be no revolution on February the 8th. It will be the continued evolution of the micro four thirds line of cameras.

Olympus already has a professional series dSLR line with excellent glass. With four thirds, Olympus chose to make big and heavy glass with a no holds bar quality approach for professionals. With micro four thirds, Olympus did the opposite. They targeted the consumer with less expensive glass that is smaller but with a compromise in quality.

I think the OM-D will be marketed at enthusiasts and not professionals so we should have that level of expectations. I do hope Olympus will slowly start filling in the lens lineup with enthusiast grade zooms as well. They already have the consumer part covered.

If not, Panasonic's F2.8 lenses may be just the thing to pair with this new OM-D body. Hopefully they place nicely together.

ADSinger · Jan 30, 2012

Wondering if this will be the beginning of the end of the older 4/3 system. Building a new mirrorless "DSLR-like" pro system body for the m4/3 lenses.

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Barugon · Jan 30, 2012

SirSeth said:
... is something I can live with out. It's an emergency quick and dirty half-solution: for me at least.

A popup flash is very nice to have for triggering remote speed-lights, so you don't have to carry another flash just to be used as a trigger.

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cameron2 · Jan 30, 2012

ADSinger said:
Wondering if this will be the beginning of the end of the older 4/3 system. Building a new mirrorless "DSLR-like" pro system body for the m4/3 lenses.

Olympus has only invested minimally in 4/3 since the PEN came out. Pany hasn't invested anything. So the "beginning of the end" was in 2008/2009 ..
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Melbourne Park · Jan 30, 2012

Photohobbyfun said:
I think the OM-D will be marketed at enthusiasts and not professionals so we should have that level of expectations. I do hope Olympus will slowly start filling in the lens lineup with enthusiast grade zooms as well. They already have the consumer part covered.

If not, Panasonic's F2.8 lenses may be just the thing to pair with this new OM-D body. Hopefully they place nicely together.

If the Panasonic F/2.8 is weatherproof.

When the m43 concept was first publicised, on the list of its features, was weatherproofing. But weatherproofing has not yet happened.

If one combines small size and quality capability, weatherproofing should always have been part of that mix, at least for the upper range models. And a sign of quality with Olympus lenses has always been weatherproofing. I hope Panasonic follow suit, although if they did, they might drop the OIS switch, would would negate many reasons to buy Panasonic tele lenses.

But perhaps the E-M1 or whatever they will call it, will have IBIS video?

Jeremy_T · Jan 30, 2012

Tim F 101 said:
A small focus assist light could easily do double duty to activate Olympus RC flashes. No need to add a pop-up flash. Since 'pro' camera models never have an onboard flash I doubt that Olympus will inlcude one here.

I don't know what size savings would really be realized by an alternate RC trigger mechanism. It doesn't really seems like it's worth losing a popup for in either case.

This body is supposed to be on the "big" side of things (relative to the Pens) so it seems silly that they'd be too cramped to just toss the flash in.

The E-5 has a popup, FWIW, so I don't know that Olympus actually cares about "pros don't need popups" thing in any case.

johnduncan · Jan 30, 2012

..and a Canon user now...this looks totally hot.

pocketpygmy · Jan 30, 2012

Photohobbyfun said:
E-OM1 rolls off the tongue and as you noted, it makes a lot of sense given the way the other cameras have been named. E-OM-D1 on the other hand, sounds ridiculous. So now Olympus will have the Electronic Pen series and the OM Digital series.

yeah. they started with the 4/3 "E" then with m4/3 added the Pen line hence "E-P" (and E-PL and E-PM). now that they're adding an OM-D line, "E-OM" makes sense. and, looking at the pixelated area, it looks like there's just enough room for about 3 characters: OM1. why they wouldn't just call the line E-OM instead of OM-D (having two initialed designations) is kind of weird though.

sigala1 · Jan 30, 2012

Photohobbyfun said:
I also feel positive about what will be released on the 8th. I have realistic expectations though. I believe that these are the features we will get;

-A retro looking camera that looks close to an OM-4

-16 megapixel sensor that performs the same as the GX1 or G3 with a slight possibility that it will be the GH2 sensor.
-Slightly improved IBIS
-Improved video

-Slightly improved AF speed (hopefully the improvements will be focused in low light settings)
-Weather sealing

-Built in EVF with a small improvement in performance over the VF2. Same 1.44million dot resolution but the implementation will be improved by better processing that will provide a clearer display by making the most of the available hardware.

I am optimistic that there will be worthwhile evolutionary improvements to focusing and the EVF.

I hope that the new IBIS system fixes the problems people have experienced with the existing IBIS.

I am optimistic that the sensor could be a "new" Panasonic sensor, which would be similar to the existing sensor in the G3 but with some improvements that will improve the DR and SNR a little.

Altruisto · Jan 30, 2012

This is what we call photo-nography

That zoom erection !!!
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sigala1 · Jan 30, 2012

Jogger said:
There really isnt a need for a mode dial. Look at the NEX7 or Fuji x pro.. no mode dials. Look at pro cameras.. no mode dials.

If you have control over shutter and aperture.. you dont need PASM dial. There is no need for a movie mode either, just a record button that starts recording based on your settings.

PASM are film thinking.

Cameras should have three dials, one for shutter, one for aperture, and one for ISO, and you can set any or all three to "auto" so there would actually be 9 different modes.

But I guess if Olympus did that, where would they put the Art filters????? Oh no, got do have the art filters!!!!

sigala1 · Jan 30, 2012

cameron2 said:
ADSinger said:

Wondering if this will be the beginning of the end of the older 4/3 system. Building a new mirrorless "DSLR-like" pro system body for the m4/3 lenses.

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Olympus has only invested minimally in 4/3 since the PEN came out. Pany hasn't invested anything. So the "beginning of the end" was in 2008/2009 ..

Olympus currently doesn't sell a consumer-level 4/3, and that the E-5 is way overpriced compared to the Nikon D7000, the latter having a way more sophisticated PDAF focus system and a 2 EV DR and high ISO advantage.

So yeah, Olympus has given up on 4/3, I think they are just trying to sell off their existing inventory of lenses.

sigala1 · Jan 30, 2012

frelwa said:
UPDATE: 43Rumors said recently, "The final camera name starts with the usual “E” letter. The “OM-D” is the new camera line name like it is with the 'PEN'."

-Quoted from near the bottom of this page:

http://www.43rumors.com/ft3-om-d-two-stop-improvement-over-the-e-p3/

So maybe its official name will be "E-P4" or "E-PL4"

E-OM1 makes the most sense for the "pro" camera.

And E-OM10 will be the enthusiast model.

And E-OM100 the advanced consumer model.

And E-OM1000 the entry-level consumer model for price-sensitive consumers.

Wellington100 · Jan 30, 2012

contaxndigital said:
Here's a new collage of the pieces that have been collected of the camera.

One thing that is clear from the image is that the camera is thicker than the current Olys which all need a built up mount to keep the right distance from the lens to the sensor.

This is a chunkier camera than those, probably around the thickness of the original EP1

This is also confirmed by the built in EVF, these need a certain amount of depth in the body if they are not going to stick out on one end or the other.

The shape of the EVF on top of the body reminds me of the Nikon F3, one of my favorite camera designs.

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Dheorl · Jan 30, 2012

Jogger said:
There really isnt a need for a mode dial. Look at the NEX7 or Fuji x pro.. no mode dials. Look at pro cameras.. no mode dials.

If you have control over shutter and aperture.. you dont need PASM dial. There is no need for a movie mode either, just a record button that starts recording based on your settings.

Filters and such can be applied via menu and why would you need to move away from PASM control if you wanted a filter.

I don't get a better way to change between shutter priority and aperture priority etc than a mode dial? What do other cameras use?

Also a seperate movie mode is useful if you actually want decent maual control over movie settings.

Louis_Dobson · Jan 30, 2012

Button and control wheel. This means it can be stored in custom modes, and it doesn't waste a wheel.

I almost never use the thing anyway. Stays in A 99.9% of the time.

Dheorl said:
Jogger said:

There really isnt a need for a mode dial. Look at the NEX7 or Fuji x pro.. no mode dials. Look at pro cameras.. no mode dials.

If you have control over shutter and aperture.. you dont need PASM dial. There is no need for a movie mode either, just a record button that starts recording based on your settings.

Filters and such can be applied via menu and why would you need to move away from PASM control if you wanted a filter.

Click to expand...

I don't get a better way to change between shutter priority and aperture priority etc than a mode dial? What do other cameras use?

Also a seperate movie mode is useful if you actually want decent maual control over movie settings.

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Barugon · Jan 30, 2012

sigala1 said:
I hope that the new IBIS system fixes the problems people have experienced with the existing IBIS.

The problems that people are reporting don't exist on the E-P3, or ant least I haven't been able to reproduce them.

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rrr_hhh · Jan 30, 2012

I don 't know which " pro " camera you are using ? But both my Canon D60 and the 5D have a mode dial.

How are you going to change quickly from Aperture priority to shutter priority without it ? Not with the aperture/ shutter button.

The video mode is very usefull for those who shoot mainly stills and affect an other function to the red video button.

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Barugon · Jan 30, 2012

rrr_hhh said:
How are you going to change quickly from Aperture priority to shutter priority without it ? Not with the aperture/ shutter button.

I believe that Jogger is referring to the recently announced Fujifilm X-Pro 1. The shutter and aperture dials both have an "A" (auto) setting. If you want aperture priority then you set the shutter speed dial to "A". If you want shutter priority then you set the aperture dial to "A". If you want full auto then you set both to "A".

Personally, I don't see much difference in use between that and having a mode dial. I mean, one isn't going to provide a better shooting experience over the other.

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mh2000 · Jan 30, 2012

come on! you are incapable of just selecting the mode that you actually want???? If there are modes you don't use you can't buy the camera??? This is retarded! I never use Tv mode, yet every stinking camera i've bought since my K-1000 has had a shutter speed priority mode! I only use aperture priority or manual modes!!!!

Okotoks_Photos said:
Well, if that photo is real, seeing the "ART" setting on the mode dial pretty much kills any interest I had for the new camera - I was really hoping for a more pro-oriented product.

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