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Sam Bennett said:
simpy said:
Breakfastographer said:
simpy said:
I don’t think the original source said anything about a PEN-F, just ‘PEN series’. That will probably be the E-P7 successor: the budget 4/3 model. I hope they finally ditch the outdated E-P naming, though, and just call it PEN 8. (even numbers for PEN cameras :))
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That would close the lid on E-PL and E-PM or any other similar series. I would be very surprised if they cut themselves off like that. The Olympus PEN E-PL10 in particular is from Q4, 2019 - not much older than the E-M10 IV!
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Well, the regular P series has moved downmarket with the E-P7, and smartphones have moved up. I doubt there is much of a market to sustain the PL and PM series. But only OM Systems knows…
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They could also just go to a naming convention like OM, where the number represents the “level” of camera and “Mark II” indicates the generation. So, PEN-F could be the top of the line, PEN-5 could be midrange, etc. I don’t think with todays market having a lot of different levels of PENs is feasible, in any case.
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Every time you rename a product line, you're throwing some of your pre-existing marketing effort out of the window. It is not something you want to deploy in a market that customers are generally LOSING interest in unless you have a very, very, very good reason.
 
Breakfastographer said:
Sam Bennett said:
simpy said:
Breakfastographer said:
simpy said:
I don’t think the original source said anything about a PEN-F, just ‘PEN series’. That will probably be the E-P7 successor: the budget 4/3 model. I hope they finally ditch the outdated E-P naming, though, and just call it PEN 8. (even numbers for PEN cameras :))
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That would close the lid on E-PL and E-PM or any other similar series. I would be very surprised if they cut themselves off like that. The Olympus PEN E-PL10 in particular is from Q4, 2019 - not much older than the E-M10 IV!
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Well, the regular P series has moved downmarket with the E-P7, and smartphones have moved up. I doubt there is much of a market to sustain the PL and PM series. But only OM Systems knows…
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They could also just go to a naming convention like OM, where the number represents the “level” of camera and “Mark II” indicates the generation. So, PEN-F could be the top of the line, PEN-5 could be midrange, etc. I don’t think with todays market having a lot of different levels of PENs is feasible, in any case.
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Every time you rename a product line, you're throwing some of your pre-existing marketing effort out of the window. It is not something you want to deploy in a market that customers are generally LOSING interest in unless you have a very, very, very good reason.
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Fair, but OM System has already demonstrated they’re willing to take that risk since they already renamed the E-Mx lineup to OM-x. 🤷‍♂️
 
Sam Bennett said:
HicHic said:
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.

So, what would you like to see?

For me...
  1. OM-3M - Monochrome body with higher resolution due to lack of RGB filter.
  2. OM-3T - Titanium Model. Not much more to say there. Just pure sexiness. 😂
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I see requests of titanium versions of aluminum products all the time from people who know absolutely nothing about manufacturing and how businesses work. Just drop it, it's not going to happen.
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I don't think everyone asking for this is necessarily expecting an actual material change. Some probably just want something limited edition and cool looking, like the E-M5 II titanium.

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/1189276416/olympus-offers-limited-edition-titanium-om-d-e-m5-ii
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That's asking for a specific color scheme, which is totally different and much more doable.
 
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.

So, what would you like to see?

For me...
  1. OM-3M - Monochrome body with higher resolution due to lack of RGB filter.
  2. OM-3T - Titanium Model. Not much more to say there. Just pure sexiness. 😂
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I'd like to see the camera disappear forever.
 
Searching said:
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.

So, what would you like to see?

For me...
  1. OM-3M - Monochrome body with higher resolution due to lack of RGB filter.
  2. OM-3T - Titanium Model. Not much more to say there. Just pure sexiness. 😂
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I'd like to see the camera disappear forever.
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So you would like to see the special kamikaze edition with the self destruct button then?
 
the bluesman said:
Searching said:
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.

So, what would you like to see?

For me...

OM-3M - Monochrome body with higher resolution due to lack of RGB filter.
  1. OM-3T - Titanium Model. Not much more to say there. Just pure sexiness. 😂
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I'd like to see the camera disappear forever.
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So you would like to see the special kamikaze edition with the self destruct button then?
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The beta version only crashed into aircraft carriers. The release version is programmed to hit cruise ships, making it much more useful. 😃
 
Sam Bennett said:
Breakfastographer said:
Sam Bennett said:
simpy said:
Breakfastographer said:
simpy said:
I don’t think the original source said anything about a PEN-F, just ‘PEN series’. That will probably be the E-P7 successor: the budget 4/3 model. I hope they finally ditch the outdated E-P naming, though, and just call it PEN 8. (even numbers for PEN cameras :))
Click to expand...
That would close the lid on E-PL and E-PM or any other similar series. I would be very surprised if they cut themselves off like that. The Olympus PEN E-PL10 in particular is from Q4, 2019 - not much older than the E-M10 IV!
Click to expand...
Well, the regular P series has moved downmarket with the E-P7, and smartphones have moved up. I doubt there is much of a market to sustain the PL and PM series. But only OM Systems knows…
Click to expand...
They could also just go to a naming convention like OM, where the number represents the “level” of camera and “Mark II” indicates the generation. So, PEN-F could be the top of the line, PEN-5 could be midrange, etc. I don’t think with todays market having a lot of different levels of PENs is feasible, in any case.
Click to expand...
Every time you rename a product line, you're throwing some of your pre-existing marketing effort out of the window. It is not something you want to deploy in a market that customers are generally LOSING interest in unless you have a very, very, very good reason.
Click to expand...
Fair, but OM System has already demonstrated they’re willing to take that risk since they already renamed the E-Mx lineup to OM-x. 🤷‍♂️
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Yes, but it could be argued that this was to bring the name of the models and the name of the company in line to improve recognition in the market. It's possible that most of the target market is old enough that they do remember the original Olympus OM cameras. Beyond the products themselves, "OM" is now the only thing that connects them to the original company in any way, so it might make sense to focus consumer attention on that. They probably did research that we don't have access to. That doesn't necessarily always make it the right decision - market research is a complex exercise.
 
R Liewenberger said:
cba_melbourne said:
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.
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There never was a Pen-F special edition. I cannot imagine I would have missed it if there ever was. They just came in black or silver. Interestingly the silver was sold out one year before the black.
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It seems there was one: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59359787 But posted on April 1st. :-D

And another one, same poster: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57721986

RL
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Not special editions - just good old consumer customization

- Leatherette kits as supplied by Aki-Asahi, USD17 per set plus $7.20 postage

- Gothic letter F by your local laser engraving service, approx $20
 
the bluesman said:
Searching said:
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.

So, what would you like to see?

For me...
  1. OM-3M - Monochrome body with higher resolution due to lack of RGB filter.
  2. OM-3T - Titanium Model. Not much more to say there. Just pure sexiness. 😂
Click to expand...
I'd like to see the camera disappear forever.
Click to expand...
So you would like to see the special kamikaze edition with the self destruct button then?
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Well, I don't think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. Secondly, a Special Edition is even more folly.

OM Systems is just rejigging various components to see how much money they can make through what is perceived as some type of niche product.

I thought my answer was clear and honest. Let it become a part of history quickly and be forgotten along the way.
 
Amazing, Rick. I have or had all three cameras you show here. Although, I did not have the fancy 35-70mm rangefinder zoom on the Contax G2. I had only the 45mm prime.

I found the Contax T3 a delightful camera, but only for color negative film. Its metering was "flexible" enough that getting consistent results on transparency film was challenging.

Olympus Pen F, Contax G2, and Contax T3: All excellent cameras. I still own my Pen F and silver 12mm f/2.
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Cheers,

Rick
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James
 
Day Hiker said:
Amazing, Rick. I have or had all three cameras you show here. Although, I did not have the fancy 35-70mm rangefinder zoom on the Contax G2. I had only the 45mm prime.

I found the Contax T3 a delightful camera, but only for color negative film. Its metering was "flexible" enough that getting consistent results on transparency film was challenging.

Olympus Pen F, Contax G2, and Contax T3: All excellent cameras. I still own my Pen F and silver 12mm f/2.
Day Hiker said:
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Cheers,

Rick
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James
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Hi James,

Good insight on the T3 metering. I did shoot chromes with it and my sunlight default was -2/3 stop, to not blow highlights. (Oddly, years later exactly how I set the E-510.) Also got the hood and adapter, which are very helpful.

Inertia is the only reason I kept the T3 and in that time, collector prices have shot past what I paid for the thing. And to force myself back on topic, the black limited edition ones get a premium above the premium. Precedent!

Rick
 
OM-3 with matte black or gunmetal grey and army green or olive leatherette. My money would float out of my account and fly to Japan of its own accord!
 
Zf comes in colors and art wraps, that kind of special edition would be easy, and inexpensive to implement.
 
Art_P said:
Zf comes in colors and art wraps, that kind of special edition would be easy, and inexpensive to implement.
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I think that is a good observation Art , but I think that many are looking for more "special" editions :-)

The ZF options do look interesting



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BG28 said:
OM-3 with matte black or gunmetal grey and army green or olive leatherette. My money would float out of my account and fly to Japan of its own accord!
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My money too, but please no camo. That's just pretentious.
 
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tilted_horizon said:
I just bought the 20/1.4 in advance since it's on sale and it's the lens I'm most interested in.
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That is a delightful lens. You will enjoy it. It's my go-to (only) fast prime when I travel. It's a perfect complement to the 12-45mm f/4 Pro or the 12-100mm f/4 Pro.


James
 
Searching said:
the bluesman said:
Searching said:
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.

So, what would you like to see?

For me...
  1. OM-3M - Monochrome body with higher resolution due to lack of RGB filter.
  2. OM-3T - Titanium Model. Not much more to say there. Just pure sexiness. 😂
Click to expand...
I'd like to see the camera disappear forever.
Click to expand...
So you would like to see the special kamikaze edition with the self destruct button then?
Click to expand...
Well, I don't think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. Secondly, a Special Edition is even more folly.

OM Systems is just rejigging various components to see how much money they can make through what is perceived as some type of niche product.

I thought my answer was clear and honest. Let it become a part of history quickly and be forgotten along the way.
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'Ugly' is in the mind of the observer. There seems to be a lot of that in yours.
 
SusanLane said:
Searching said:
the bluesman said:
Searching said:
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.

So, what would you like to see?

For me...
  1. OM-3M - Monochrome body with higher resolution due to lack of RGB filter.
  2. OM-3T - Titanium Model. Not much more to say there. Just pure sexiness. 😂
Click to expand...
I'd like to see the camera disappear forever.
Click to expand...
So you would like to see the special kamikaze edition with the self destruct button then?
Click to expand...
Well, I don't think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. Secondly, a Special Edition is even more folly.

OM Systems is just rejigging various components to see how much money they can make through what is perceived as some type of niche product.

I thought my answer was clear and honest. Let it become a part of history quickly and be forgotten along the way.
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'Ugly' is in the mind of the observer. There seems to be a lot of that in yours.
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Ya, and you sound like a real dandy too.
 
Sam Bennett said:
I think most of us can agree that OM Systems is really on the right track with the OM-3. One of the things I'm excited about with the OM-3, is that it lends itself to some Special Editions, like we saw with the E-M5 and PEN-F.

So, what would you like to see?

For me...
  1. OM-3M - Monochrome body with higher resolution due to lack of RGB filter.
  2. OM-3T - Titanium Model. Not much more to say there. Just pure sexiness. 😂
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OM-3T is almost a dead cert!
 
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