What if when it eventually comes it's called the E-M3?
Or should that be OM-D E-M3? Or as some here would like to say, OM-D3. It seems that a lot of people can't get their heads around whether these cameras should be 'OM-D' or E-M'.
Or maybe E-M5X.
My dear friend Bob.......are you OK? Your camera gear all OK? Are you serious or do you wish to discuss the fact that its not sensor size but pixel size that makes the real difference....
I'm happy to discuss what you want. And if it's pixel size that makes the difference (it isn't, by the way, just to clear that up before you go on a diversion) then mFT really is stuffed, isn't it? Because for the same pixel count it has to have pixels a quarter of the size as FF. Luckily, what really makes the difference is how much light you capture, so if you set up your mFT camera to capture the same light energy as a FF cameras, there won't be a difference.
A video from the idiot that completely fabricated the whole 'D850 sensor designed by Forza and made by Tower' fiction (it was designed and made by Sony, as was proven when a teardown was actually done and the sensor had a Sony part number on it). I suppose you were only trying to choose a video from the only person on the planet who has less credibility than you. You very nearly succeeded.
Like you, he knows nothing about the topic. He runs a nonsense You Tube channel for gullible fools. That's your ambition, but unlike you, at least he's had the smarts to actually do it.
That said...lets keep it simple and call it the Best Mirrorless Camera (A++) on the market and we will all be HAPPY.
The new Sony A7RIII looks pretty impressive. It can do 26MP in APS-C crop mode. And it still has bigger pixels than an EMIX.
At $3500 this has to be a masterpiece, wonder what will happen to the EM1X price......gues profitability will have to go down a little.......was it planned
$3500 is an absolute steal for this camera. Not the camera for everyone, but for a whole load of folks. It won't affect sales of the EMIX, because that only sells to people who must have the biggest and best Olympus camera. Those who just must have the best mFT camera around buy the G9. The A7R IV doesn't compete in either market because (i) it's not an Olympus, and (ii) it's not micro Four Thirds. It's won't impact EMIX sales at all, because the people buying it would never, ever buy an EMIX. Also, if they wanted an EMIX because it's huge, then the A7R IV isn't for them, because it's a dinky little camera, about the size of an E-M1 II (and the outfit can be the same size if you choose small lenses).
As for 'masterpiece', I think it might qualify. I just saw Kai Wong's take on it, and I think he's not a bad arbiter of a camera's 'delight factors'. Looks like Sony has taken care of all the little Sony niggles, improved build quality, made doors that can be used one at a time and seal, made the controls that bit better to use. Then there's just what it can do:
61MP, 10fps full function (EMIX 20MP, 10fps full function)
960MP HR mode (EMIX 80MP HR mode) (and anticipating the file size comment that will inevitably come back, there's a range of HR modes, the 980 is the 16 shot HR mode)
AF that is generally acknowledged as the best in mirrorless, if not the best overall (EMIX, AF generally acknowledged as decent but a bit iffy). Kai was photographing a real BMX race, the camera captured and tracked and stuck like glue, impressive, even without a dedicated bike recognition mode (Kai was able to recognise a bike for himself and put the focus point on it). The DPR video of the eye detect AF tracking a dancer in video mode was also pretty impressive.
26MP APS-C mode, which gives reach with small lenses equivalent to anything the EMIX can do, with the smaller body as a bonus.
Access to the widest range of lenses in mirrorless, with full function AF lenses from at least 5 vendors.
What seems to be very effective IBIS, keeping things sharp even at 61MP.
All in all, it seems one hell of a camera. Given that people buy different cameras for different reasons, what is the 'best' is a moot point, but if there has to be one 'best', there's a good argument that this is it.
All said, I am honored with you taking the time to reply to my humble Oly fan boys chat......
Fan boys are fun.
Have fun friend, you the best....
Maybe using your fan boy expertise, you could tell us, should we be saying E-M5 or OM-D? It's an important question.
People identify with the E-M5 within the OM-D family......commonsense, right?
But, there are times when a subtle update of identity can be a good marketing idea. By the time you get to 'Mark IV' you're beginning to lose differentiation between the updates. That's why Canon went from EOS 1D Mk IV to EOS 1D X. One thing a change can do is deflect from a run of boring, incremental updates. So, even without much R&D, Olympus could make an impact. Take an E-M1 II, make it a little more compact, do some subtle styling changes, call it an E-M3, sell it as 'in between', and many E-M5 owners will trade up, because they're told by the number, it's an upgrade. Then repackage the E-M5 III as an E-M7, sell that as a 'tweener', and many E-M10 owners will buy because they'll see it as an upgrade. And also because many think that 7 is a lucky number.
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