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"Soon" is a pretty loose definition of time. I am not alone in believing that Olympus will annouce the E-M5iii at the Photokina in September and delivery may not be until a few months after that. This means we are at least 5 months away and probably nearer 6-7 months, whether that is "soon" depends on the patience of the individual.
You may be right about the EM5 not getting PDAF, but that will be a mistake. I think there are relatively few people willing to pay a premium price for a camera with minimal action capabilities, when every other platform gives you PDAF or at least DFD.
I don't want PDAF because it has been reported repeatedly that the PDAF detectors on sensor cause noise patterns as these pixels receive less light and that is not 100% compensated for. I'd rather have only CDAF and the best image quality.
Interstingly, a major Olympus retailer in the UK suggested the E-M5 line might now be dead.
Bit condescending, don’t you think?
Why do you say that? These guys are chatting to Olympus regularly. They are also chatting to Oly ambassadors when they host Wedding, portrait or macro workshops led by these photographers at their store.
Yes, it will. It may come, it may not. Either way the photographic world will keep turning.
Seems like Olympus is making the product lines more distinct between the little E-PL, E-M5, and E-M10's.
Interesting indeed. Having dumbed down the E-M10 line a bit, I can't see that they would leave such a big hole between it and the E-M1 line, but it could be named something other than an E-M5iii. It could even split into two separate models instead.
Not really. My point is that just because it is a large retailer, it does not mean that all their staff have inside knowledge.
Maybe, but are they contacts to the Sales or R&D departments? I take your point that some retailers may have interesting links, to Oly ambassadors, who may have tested new stuff for instance, but the good ones are on non-disclosure. Also not everything tested reaches market. Remember the E-7, which never made it?
Agreed
Yes, about 4-5 more months. Although I would expect rumours to be leaked before that.
Why would it be closed. It would be suicidal for Olympus to keep that huge price gap in their OM-D lineup.
Of course they will. The alternative is to drop the price of E-M1 Mark II even further, which again, would be a bit suicidal.
Very slow? Looks like it will take 6 months longer than was expected. So no big deal.
What does that mean?
They are a bit different kind of camera I would say. Are you sure you're not just suffering from GAS attack?
There would be too big a hole indeed.
Also, deliberate rumour plants could be used to whip up expectation for a new model. Not that I am a conspiracy theorist
