Olympus E-P2

[sture]

http://photorumors.com/2009/11/04/olympus-e-p2-picture/
&
http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=870668

Hm, no internal VF..

What do you think?

[Silva Lining]

Hm, no internal VF..

What do you think?

I think I'm quite happy with my E-P1 :)

[coelacanth]

Dang it. That EVF design is ugly as xxxx. Couldn't they make it a bit better? I was hoping they'll mimic an external light meter or something...

[Pablito]

I don't really care what cameras look like and if it fit my needs I'd buy it, but that thing is really ugly!

[.ken]

someone at Olympus really messed up here. They designed a retro clean body and then they match it with this honking big plasticky looking evf. ugh. I hope Ricoh will salvage the small format mirror-less cameras with internal evf. Now I really believe that Panasonic being the leader in m43... I hope this is not the "pro" camera that Oly was talking about.

[Avotius]

Oh dear...looks like they rushed this to be a "me too" with the GF1. Sad.

[ItsReallyDarren]

This mirrorless camera is great, if only I could have a huge lump on the top like my slr's......

[kshapero]

Once again I must say I am STILL happy with my film rangefinder. Money aside I still see the M9 leading the digital pack.

[Pickett Wilson]

That is one ridiculous looking finder. A lot of ugly.

[hausen]

Damn I was waiting for this as well. Looks like an EP-1 for me now.

[Leigh Youdale]

Well, I'm glad I didn't wait for this. I nearly did.
The Panasonic GF1 is sitting on my desk right now and looking good!

[kywong]

Am I the only one who thinks that it's not ugly? Just looks like a medium format SLR prism. It is rather big though, sort of missing the point of having a small body, but I guess you can't have everything!

[aizan]

considering that the only time i'd want to use an accessory EVF is with a bulky zoom lens, it doesn't seem that awful. at least they didn't build it into the body.

they also have two new zoom lenses:

9-18mm f4-5.6
14-150mm f4-5.6

less and less interested in m4/3. :(

[gnarayan]

Some useful pictures of the GF1 and EP2 with their respective EVFs mounted.

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/digitalcameras/0,39001468,45125664p,00.htm
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0911/09110501olympusep2.asp
http://web.me.com/pekkapotka/pekkapotka.com/Blog/Merkinn%C3%A4t/2009/11/5_Olympus_E-P2_plus_VF-2_page_2.html
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/EP2/EP2A.HTM

I'm not interested in the side of the finder that most people here seem to be complaining about. Given some of the user icons on this thread, I feel confident that the finder will not be the most ugly thing in the general direction of the camera anyway :-D

Still not much info - it will probably be a bit before the previews come out.

Cheers,
-Gautham

[Photon42]

I don't like it. An internal EVF like the one in the G1 would have been so nice. Since the OM2, Olympus has almost always managed to disappoint me. I have the same problem with the GF-1, though.

Cheers
Ivo

[ishpop]

I still love and use my old school Olympus E1. I really haven't needed an upgrade, but have long hoped for a similiar construction (in terms of weather sealing and ruggedness) in a smaller package.

If an EP-Pro ever were to come out, with a flip out screen and all-weather body, I would pay as much as I originally payed for the E1, as size is the primary upgrade I want now.

[shadowfox]

No VF, they complain.
Have one, now it must be pretty.

Folks, that EVF can swivel 90 degrees...

And finally, a real matte black body, none of those silver/white stuff.

I like it.

[dan denmark]

still waiting for the Leica X-2 M or 4/3rds. has to happen, you know. this is only the beginning...a kind of rally by the consortium for some ready cash to move on to the big one.

-dd

[rolleistef]

looks a bit like an Arca reflex...

[ItsReallyDarren]

B&H has them listed.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ci=15389&N=4294206662+4291306223+4291296566&Ns=p_PRICE_2|0 (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?ci=15389&N=4294206662+4291306223+4291296566&Ns=p_PRICE_2%7C0)