Olympus at Photokina 2010: Concept Camera Unveiled
Focus Numerique (google english translation) interviewed Yoshiyuki Ôyama from Olympus. Not really an interesting Interview. Those are the most interesting news:
– We will know more about the compact camera by first quarter 2011. It will have a larger sensor than the usual compact cameras but without reaching a size of 4/3 sensor.
– MicroFourThirds will replace the low-end Olympus DSLR
– Olympus will not join the 3D-hype for now: “It’s to early”
E-3 vs E-5 vs E-30 (Dpreview forum and Olympusclub.pl).
E-P1 + Pentax cctv 25mm f/1.4 Snap Shots (Dpreview forum)
Olympus E-5 image samples at Four-Thirds.cn (chinese)
Panasonic LX5 Review at Photoxels
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Microfourthirds will replace low end models, so if I need to replace/imrpove my E620 I will be forced to lose the fast focus and the body-lens balance with my SWD lenses (620+grip does it fine) and as extra buy an expensive adapter at my expense, I still have another options, to invest in a oversized for my needs out of spec $1600 body or to wait “nobody knows how” for a “nobody nows what” spec body at “nobody knows which” price and with the SWD lenses focusing at “nobody knows how” fast.
Well done for olympus, for now I´ve prevented in forums 5 people(and growing) to enter 4/3-m4/3 system, we will lose money together. First OM, then 4/3 what a fame.
Yes.
For sure i can’t recomend Olympus DSLR system anymore, PEN AF sucks big time, E-5 is to expensive, the specs are below average, sure it seems to take nice pictures. Why not just make the E-630 as a beefed up E-PL1? History has showed that it was no problem for them just releasing new versions of the E-XXX camera’s every year? why do they stop now? Stupid if you ask me. They should have invested just 5% off the E-5 effort into an E-630, and everybody would have been happy.
> Why not just make the E-630
I doubt we ever would get the response to this question.
Though I personally think as margins of m43 would go down (and they would fall faster than Oly apparently wishes to admit) they would have to return to 43 to diversify their portfolio. Or close the shop altogether/sell the division.
I’m pretty sure that Oly’s m43 would see the same destiny as 43 now. The problem is not the system or sensor size or whatnot – the problem is the Oly’s incompetent PR & marketing. They are bad at selling stuff to the target audience: amateurs and enthusiasts. Compare how magnitude better they are at selling the point-and-shoot stuff.
There is still Panasonic in the consortium you know… 😉
… what is negated by the technical decision where to put the IS.
Here – “I’m pretty sure that Oly’s m43 would see the same destiny as 43 now.” – I was referring to the sales of the Oly gear. And yes, if Oly doesn’t change, I’m pretty they might find themselves far behind the Panasonic when everyone would start thinking “m43 == Panasonic”. The fact that one can get m43 gear from Oly too wouldn’t matter much.
Looking at the RAW photos of the E5 I would say that there is a very good improvement from my now usable 800 to a usable 3200 with good NR software.
I thought that the improvements were only to do with the Jpeg from Olympus, when it came to detail and noise, but it looks like I can work with RAW and still good a very good improvement.
Oh for a decent review!
Random observation – something funny I noticed on Thom Hogan’s site: “The funny thing is that none of this is enough for the Nikon faithful. Cries of “where is the D400”, “where is the D700 replacement”, and “where is the affordable D3x” can clearly be heard.”
Gee, users of other cameras are unsatisfied too? I thought other brands were perfect and only Olympus users had anything to be unhappy about, judging from some of the comments here. 😛
Well I don´t want to lose the SWD speed and the possibility of having a very portable and optimum camera for manual lenses (EVIL + Adapter = SLR sized = shit) or one with good handling for big lenses adding the grip, obviusly is not that what I have now it won´t be improved, it will be taken. Honestly I don´t care about other brands, one thing is to don´t offer camera substitutes and another is to throw a complete system (for second time).
It’s weird but I think the best results for the e-5 are definition +1 and noise filter strong. Am I wrong?