Oh My Goodness (digital OM)

[Trius]

I need to order a case of beano ...

http://youtu.be/_yutTntpDh

[j j]

I see a pen with the current m4/3 sensor, eye level finder built in and weather sealing. Anything else changed?

[funkpilz]

After seeing the engadget video, I kinda want one. It looks really compact and light, but you could use Zuiko lenses on it, plus the way the display swivels forward and not outward (what would be the point in that?), and then the handling and everything… I'm intrigued.
It doesn't bring anything new to the market, I just look at it as a camera that, instead of trying to innovate, goes back to the roots in its designs and focusses on the few things that make a great camera.

[mod2001]

Originally Posted by j j

I see a pen with the current m4/3 sensor, eye level finder built in and weather sealing. Anything else changed?

Faster AF, Live View for "BULB", better Image-stabilisation etc. etc., just look here:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/olympusEM5/

Yogi

[uinku]

Originally Posted by j j

I see a pen with the current m4/3 sensor, eye level finder built in and weather sealing. Anything else changed?

If you've ever been caught in a rainstorm while shooting, weather-sealing jumps up in your the priority list.

[jsrockit]

Originally Posted by j j

I see a pen with the current m4/3 sensor, eye level finder built in and weather sealing. Anything else changed?

Those are two major updates / changes though...

[jpfisher]

Were the dimensions stated somewhere? How does it compare to an OM-single digit? My only question is if it is too small.

The EM-5 is 3.5 by 4.8 by 1.7 inches (HWD). That's a little smaller than a Pentax ME (3.25 by 5.16 by 1.95) in all but height--that's the camera that it kind of "felt" like to me when I had a hands-on, but I've never shot with a film OM.

An OM-4 is 3.4 by 5.5 by 1.97 inches.

[j j]

Yes, as is the sensor an upgrade.

I have looked at DPReview, but it got very boring very quickly and I thought I might have dropped off and missed something radical.

I have met occasional bouts of inclemency while out with my camera.


inclement by jj birder, on Flickr

[maggieo]

I kinda want the silver one. It reminds me of my newspaper's OM-2 that I used the entire time I worked there.

[robbieduncan]

It's a really pretty camera. And I like the m43 system. There are some really nice lenses. Anyone know if it supports NEX style focus peaking?

[Paddy C]

I find the prism too "pinched".

Also, regarding weather-sealing, are any M4/3rds lenses sealed?

Does it mean anything to have a weather-sealed camera if there are no weather-sealed lenses?

[keytarjunkie]

"Choose from 5 different Aspect ratios while shooting to get the special compositional effect your photo deserves – traditional 4:3 and 3:2, 16:9 for cinematic effect or 6:6 that emulates the medium format look."

YOU GUYS. It emulates the medium format look!!!!

[Paul Luscher]

Olympus' announcement about the OM-D came out today. Looks like a camera I'll be getting in the future.

As a fan of Olympus products, it's nice to see the Olympus camera company still in the game and coming out with some seriously innovative products (Maitani lives!), after all the troubles the company's been through recently.

...And yes, I do drink North Korean beer......

[JohnL]

Originally Posted by paulfitz76

< big snip > Now if they would just allow the screen on the back to be rotated closed like the screen on the D5000 (to combat chimping) and I would think I've died and gone to the great afterlife of streetshooting.

I'd imagine you can at least turn the screen off ...

[Focal Plane Circus]

Originally Posted by mabelsound

Haha, maybe I'll do one of those "unboxing videos" the kids love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG6Rr...layer_embedded

[jpfisher]

Originally Posted by Paddy C

I find the prism too "pinched".

Also, regarding weather-sealing, are any M4/3rds lenses sealed?

Does it mean anything to have a weather-sealed camera if there are no weather-sealed lenses?

The Oly 12-50mm is sealed--it will be offered as a kit lens with the E-M5. There is also a sealed 60mm Macro coming later this year--but that's it for the moment.

[Koni Kowa]

I'm a Zuikoholic, honnestly. But what do we have here ?
Fuji made a 'false-rangefinder' (autofocus) X-Pro 1 with APS-C sensor, Olympus is launching a 'false-SLR' (no mirror) OM-D with M4/3 sensor.

The more I look at these products, the more I love my film cameras : manual focus, 24x36, large choice of lenses, large choice of films, real BW without any need to find the Tri-X filter in Silver Efex Pro...

On the official Olympus website, the two first things I see in the specs are the 'intelligent' viewfinder and the art filter. It sounds like 'my camera does not need me' and 'ugly photos inside', to me.

My conclusion is that they're all trying hard to reinvent the reel. I don't blame them for trying, but...

[rover]

Originally Posted by Koni Kowa

..... It sounds like 'my camera does not need me' .......

Not true, somebody has to push the On button.

[Koni Kowa]

Originally Posted by rover

Not true, somebody has to push the On button.

I won't find it.

[Paul T.]

Hmmm.

High on price, high on nostalgia... somewhat short on substance. Maybe when the price comes down, if the autofocus is good...

[celluloidprop]

It's not that high in price.

$2-300 cheaper than the NEX-7, roughly the same price as a GX1 w/ external EVF, $700 cheaper than a X-Pro 1 (but minus the OVF).
More expensive than the G3, but with better specs (the G3 doesn't have a true 1.44m dot EVF as I understand it).

Given the rest of the market, the price seems quite fair.

[Paul T.]

Hmm, I thought the Panasonic G3 was around $650 with lens. I admit I'm a shallow person and am far more drawn to the Olympus, but it seems they're going to make me pay for the privilege.

[shadowfox]

Originally Posted by plummerl

Being a lifelong Zuikoholic, I just placed an order for the E-M5 with 12-50mm (black) with next day shipping from Olympus. Something from above ordered me to place the order.

Larry, you and Earl are my OM heroes on RFF !!

[shadowfox]

Originally Posted by robbieduncan

It's a really pretty camera. And I like the m43 system. There are some really nice lenses. Anyone know if it supports NEX style focus peaking?

No, it zooms automatically when you rotate the lens' focusing ring*

* on lenses that supports this, of course. Which is growing in numbers and quality.

[rbelyell]

$1300 for weatherproof cam with these specs plus IBIS and a weatherproof 24-100 zoom is a steal in todays market.