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Olympus announcements - timing.

Started Aug 27, 2015 | Discussions thread
sderdiarian Veteran Member • Posts: 4,248
Re: Olympus announcements - timing.

bs1946 wrote:

As for the EPL-8, I don't think we will see one unless Olympus decides to make it slightly larger, put an EVF in it, and slide in between the GM5 and GX8.

Like cars without AC, I don't think you'll see many cameras without an EVF in the future other than bargain hunter specials. That is, other than smartphones, which now own the market those formerly populated (i.e., why put up with a 3" screened camera without EVF when your 16MP smartphone has a 5"+ screen?).

I think there's a niche for an E-PL8 provided it has an EVF/built-in flash/IBIS and matched the E-PL7's 4.5 x 2.6 x 1.5″/12.6 oz size. Panny has the GM5 with EVF at 4 x 2.4 x 1.4″/7.4 oz, and GM1 with flash at 3.9 x 2.2 x 1.2"/7.2 oz, so an EVF/built-in flash/IBIS in an E-PL7/a6000 size (latter with built-in flash/EVF) isn't much of a stretch these days.

Panny came close in the GX7 (EVF/built-in flash/IBIS in a 4.8 x 2.8 x 2.1″/14.8 oz body), but inexplicably (to me) went the other way in the truckish GX8. Leaves a nice spot for a "right-sized" full featured E-PL8, so that will assuredly never happen .

The details for those who like such things: http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=panasonic_dmcgx8&products=oly_ep5&products=panasonic_dmcgx7&products=sony_a6000&products=oly_epl7&products=canon_eosm3&products=oly_epl5&products=sony_a5100&products=panasonic_dmcgm5&products=panasonic_dmcgm1&sortDir=ascending

My bet is down for an E-M1 II in time for the 2015 holidays, too many good cameras around for Olympus to dally, plus I like the idea of 2015 as year of the II's.

Here's to the fine sport of armchair camera predictions!

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