Will there be an E-PM3?

sigala1 wrote:

I would really like a small and light camera like the E-PM2, but with updates like electronic first curtain shutter, custom modes on a mode dial, and other new stuff Olympus had added since back when.

Can multi-axis IBIS fit in a small light body or would it be stuck with the old 2-axis IBIS?

And it would be nice if Olympus could also come out with a super small and tiny 14mm pancake lens that doesn't have the massive purple fringing of the Panasonic lens. Don't care if widest aperture is very modest like f 2.8 or even f.3.1, just want it to be super sharp.

I have an E-PM2 and first off it doesn't have a mode dial, everything must be done on the touch screen, it's okay if you know the Olympus menu but there isn't option for a custom modes as their is no dial. The other downside to the E-PM2 is the non-tilting screen which makes it very hard to use in bright light or held really high or really low, it's great as a second camera but it is flawed as a primary camera.

I also had the Lumix 14mm f2.5 for several years and shot it on an E-PL2, E-PM2 and E-M1, and while there is some purple fringing in areas of high contrast I would never describe it as massive.

Now I use the Lumix 12-32mm kit lens from the GM-1/GM-5 on my E-PM2, it's a great compact combo and unless I'm looking for it I never see a problem with purple fringing.

Anyhow the E-PL8 looks like it will be the entry level model and will probably fill your needs plus having the tilt screen is really necessary if you don't want to use the VF-2/VF-3/VF-4.

Olympus hasn't really done pancakes since they released the 17mm f2.8 back in the day, you can find those for a song on ebay now, but frankly it's no where near the performance of the Lumix 14mm f2.5