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New Pen F thoughts

Started Dec 29, 2019 | Discussions thread
LandscapeWhisperer Regular Member • Posts: 184
Re: I also was a latecomer to the Pen F
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I sincerely hope that Olympus doesn't shelve any part of the Pen line of cameras (and definitely not the Pen F line). There's lot to love about this line and not every one is inclined to purchase a DSLR-style body.

It sounds unlikely that Olympus will make another camera like this anytime soon. The market for cameras is under pressure from smart phones, and some of the Pen line are not much larger than smart phones.

There aren't really that many good rangefinder-style mirrorless bodies out there. There is the Sony A6000 line, but with crummy ergonomics and mediocre IBIS. There is Fuji with no IBIS. Panasonic has the GX9, and I was thinking of picking one up because of its style of screen (non fully articulated), but I've been scared off by the number of complaints about its viewfinder and the back control wheel breaking.

We might have to wait a while until something as good as the Pen F comes along again. The whole camera market may need to stabilize before something like that happens.

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