This is the first image of the soon to be announced Olympus E-PL7! As you know this has the [shoplink 47604 ebay]same Olympus E-M10 specs[/shoplink] but comes without the integrated viewfinder. It looks like it’s made of a very high quality. And it’s likely to be the only new PEN coming this year. Let’s see if this will help Olympus to revive the PEN sales…
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Looks like a smaller e-p5 with more textured rubber.
Are those two front dials?
One shutter release / front dial combo, one general mode dial a.k.a. PASM, no doubt.
The whole PENs series need to redesign to attract other users if Oly intend to keep the RF series up to expectation .
As m4/3 buyers are limited , mostly are due to PENs users migrate to OMD resulted the PENs series drop dramatically in sales .
I merged from the OMD E-M5 to the E-P5 and never regretted. Use the VF-4 when needed, the rest of the time I have a smaller just as good camera. Cannot see why everyone glofifies the OMD over PEN all the time.
I think its a preference thing. For me I would never buy another mFT/mirrorless camera without a built-in EVF. I absolutely hate the holding camera up in face mobile phone style of shooting, the GX7 with its built-in EVF is only a little deeper than the E-P5.
It is possible that I am just a fuddy duddy lol
I did the same thing. The EP5/VF4 is just soooo much more camera.
One thing that puts me off the Pens is the afterthought half a grip, why can’t Olympus at least take it down to the bottom edge, full height would of course be a better idea.
Maybe you might think differently if you tried the camera. Personally I prefer the OM-D with grip & EVF instead, although the Stylus 1 works well with what it has.
Fair comment, though I have E-P2, E-M5 with grip & E-M1 with grip, E-M5 has grip ‘1’ always fitted.
Why does Disqus repeatedly close accounts, this is the fifth time I have found in necessary to create a new account, please, please, please Admin end this relationship with this garbage operator.
It will be a winner if the price will be the price of the E-M10 minus the EV3. If not… i’m gonna buy another E-M10 as second body.
is this APS-C or FF ?
Medium format for pros only. Not the kind of photographer from Bulgaria.
It’s two times FF. 😉
maybe you mean medium format?
awesome!
Is that Mega Eight-Sixths? Or Mighty Sixteenth – Twelths?
Looks nice. But I still like my E-P1 better.
not bad, will check if it has some improved video codec compared to my e-pl5.BTW the 9mm fisheye on it, is great, i have it to make some youtube videos, but it s really a 9mm as 135, not 18mm as the specification.quite funny.
so its actually 4.5mm on MFT?!
yeah
oh cool…..someone please confirm this, if its true then we have the first MFT lens that is below 10 mm
BCL 9mm has introduced few months before and nobody knows such ‘secret’ of that tiny lens. Sadly, it is still 9mm. 9mm is 9mm, never changes even it’s not a rectilinear. For a fisheye, only the way of calculating viewing angle changes so 9mm lens on 4/3 sensor can show 140deg angle of view in diagonal – equivalent to 6.55mm – not 9mm – rectilinear lens on 135 film. However, when it comes to horizontal and vertical angle of view, BCL 9mm does not act as 9mm lens on 135.
Another glorified P&S?
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You know nothing about how this camera handles.
You know nothing Jon Snow. ^.^
Jon Snow knows how to bang wildlings
Lemme guess…
As bad as the rest of the PENs and the EM10? 😛
How can a camera with PASM modes, raw, two control wheels, and interchangeable lenses be called a P&S? Not everyone needs an integrated viewfinder.
My Stylus 1 does raw, PASM dial, front dial (ring actually) & rear dial, has many advanced enthusiasts features & an EVF the same as the E-M10 with the body with some similar looking features (to the E-M10) & with a constant f/2.8 10.7 X lens but is still a P&S with a 1/1.7″ sensor, but I love it & it performs very nicely.
But of of course jeffharris (I believe) is just making a “tongue in cheek” comment here.
I wouldn’t call the Stylus 1 a P&S either. A P&S is an all-auto camera that doesn’t give you any manual control over exposure or focus. It has nothing to do with sensor size. Put a large sensor in a Canon ELPH, and it’s still a P&S. Conversely, a Nikon D4 body with a small sensor wouldn’t be a P&S. It’s about the amount of control the photographer is allowed.
dont know, but i consider all cameras P&S
If only it includes a pop-up EVF, and my perception of it will change completely for the better.
And the gm1……? Dear jeffy can you tell us the diferences between both 🙂
Is there a built-in flash or not?
Looks really nice. Gained a control wheel on top, too. Now the price needs to be right.
That wheel is surely an improvement.
Look smaller than the ep5/epl5 right?
Now it’s maybe the last PEN by Olympus and they are focusing on EM1, EM10 and next EM5?
Decrease number of models is a nice thing, same for Panasonic, GH, GX and GM only.
I doubt that, not everyone want an EVF, I dont.I m so used to use a Phone that i much prefer an articulated touch screen than a bulky EVF, it s less awkward IMO, much easier/accurate to focus with the touch.
It’s the camera that could have been … but isn’t.
Would be great if it has a twisty flippy screen to set itself apart
Looks really good that they’ve got rid of the ugly EVF bump.
What about the 4k video.
Somehow, that “EVF hump” is rather useful! But then a PEN never had a hump!
They compare it to the E-M10 .
Steve, we compare you to a fool.
The internals. Are you stupid?
Sorry steve, bad comment overall. The ugly hump you claim is the EVF of a different line. And than the 4K part…. LOL
Are you serious?? The PENs never had hump. And such a hump on the OMDs are actually the viewfinder.
But, if you’re talking about the add on EVF, I’m sure that it still does.
A cute camera. Given its aging sensor and parts-bin image processing capability, this would be a nice camera in the $499 range. Knowing Olympus, they will offer this for double that, and then find any other excuses than the back-room ivory tower pricing for why it is not selling.
You mean the sensor that has more DR than FF cameras a generation ago? Also, given Canon still sells about 3 cameras for everyone else’s collective 1, it could be said that it has more DR than the majority of DSLR camera’s being used today.
Micro 43 is about compromise. It’s a fantastic system, but if you’re only interested in top sensor performance, you’re interested in the wrong format. Don’t be surprised though when you realize it’s you and not your camera that is the problem with your photography.
let me guess exact same still image quality , give or take a small fraction of a stop as every other Olympus mFT camera since the E-M5. Considering the often spectacular decline in mFT body prices over time why would you buy this, you can get teh exact same still IQ in an older $400 EPL5 ?
But not with WiFi & other features the E-M10 has. If I was a new buyer (to whom this would be aimed at) I think I’d rather have the new model with all the latest on it than an older model with less features, although for the ‘thrifty, budget minded’ buyer the E-PL5 would be a good buy at the lower prices now.
And ronin, try & be a little bit positive for those that would love this camera! It’s likely the majority of prospective buyers don’t visit here perhaps though.
As has been the same with every camera manufactured in the last 6-7 years or so. There are some who still prefer the old 16 MP to the new 24 MP Sony APS-C sensor. There’s no need to even bring up Canon in this argument. Same goes for FF. The D800 36 MP was and still is by far the biggest sensor improvement in the last 10 years and still a lot of people still prefer shooting with the old 12MP and 16 MP sensors. Even if a new tech came out that boosted IQ, there would still be some drawbacks to it.
900 euro but the same crappy image quality…..
It’s very good image quality you jackass!
I like how it looks..and good it have 1 extra dial
Who is this ffisdeader guy, and why is he talking to himself?
Disqus bug.
Disqus is all bugs
Looks more like one of our resident trolls.
No no. Disqus bug indeed! Look again some minutes later… the names get updated…
lol, sounds like an impersonator. Probably the same Sony/Nikon FF user not liking the handle making fun of their trolling.
That’s funny. I might talk to myself a little, but who says I can’t be a little crazy & be happy. Actually, this is one reason why I prefer to comment as a guest. It might compromise my details otherwise.
Wow. Olympus has done it again! They have such a talent for consistently making the ugliest cameras, year after year.
I have the E-PL5 in white, it s a cute camera IMO.
I have the EPL-6 in white with a custom-made black grip, black half-case & VF4. Where ever I go with it people ask about it.
I think the new EPL7 looks like more like my EP5!?
I think that the newer pens are fantastic photographic tools…especially the EP5. I can see no reason to buy another, though until the sensor tech improves.
Different strokes for different folks. I think the camera looks fantastic. (I love the OM-D and E-P5, E-P2/1 designs too. The early E-PL cameras were ugly as sin, though.
…said someone named “poonsauce”.
Is that the moisture a woman generates when sexually excited?
i know a few models with the name Poon
Is the sauce tangy? 😉
LOL Sid. Are you European? That sounded like such a proper way of getting to the bottom of such an improper username. 🙂
unlike the M-10, this E-PL7 can get an external stereo-mic, that s pretty good.Hopefully it will also be delivered with the (unlikely of course) M1 big firmware update with new codec ( even this whole big firmware story is doubtful)
The Pen problem is related, I think to the OM-D solution. I have an XZ-1 and an E-M10. The XZ-1 fits in some pockets, thought I keep it on a strap. Not far out of the size neighborhood, the E-M10 is also smallish, but not tiny. I love using the viewfinder for serious photography, and find it to be indispensable in bright sunlight. Between the two, there is a gap. The 2/3 sensor on the XZ-1 has a bright lens, in turn, as a compensation for an ISO range that ends at ISO-400. I have taken many great pictures with it. To fit in the gap, I do not need another camera that switches the same lens group. Hmm… Look around. The E-PL7 sensor beats the Canon GX-1 sensor by a degree, and the Sony RX cameras by at least a stop, but both of the range-finder style cameras have brighter lenses, so they don’t need ISO-3200 very often. A killer Pen camera needs to have a pancake zoom, not with f3.5 to 5.6, but say f2.5 to 4.0 apertures. A fixed version. albeit, is found on the GX-1. If I had to do it tomorrow, the Canon might win.
Looks really nice. More like EP than EPL. Leather on lens release button looks kind of weird though. I think body cap lens should come with all kits. More video options please.
“Leather on lens release button looks kind of weird though.”
Please STOP taking LSD. It’s bad for you and worse for us.
Ha ha. You’re funny Sid. I’m glad you like it.
Looks nice ! I really don’t like that grip though.
Yeah really nice! I like the grip on my E-P5, looks like it’s the same used here, nothing wrong with it actually
Other than a bit flat… But overall this mini P5 looks really nice. A kind of tiny-add-on-grip would be terrific though…
Looks like mini EP5. Looks cute, I wonder if there is a silver color too?
I enjoy my EPL5 since it shares the same sensor as EM5. It is small, always in my backpack with pany 20f1.7 . Make a great small camera to take landscape and friend pics. For kids pic, i replace the lens since pany 20 focuses slow. I have taken so many good shot with it that it shares a special place. Only thing i miss is 5 axisIBIS.
not sure i want to upgrade unless the sensor has improved a lot than EPL5.
Looks stellar.
Is a less E-P5, and lower price will probably be more a camera for many people.
But i think the is more plas for a Pen by fix lens, (digital XA)
The lack of a proper command dial has always put me off the E-PL cameras. It looks like this one has one. That may temp me to finally upgrade from my E-P3 as the E-P5 was too expensive for me.
Removable grip gone :(.
Because of the wifi antennae most likely…
Apples and oranges. One should not exclude the other.
So basically its an EP5 ripoff at a lower price point. Well….wait, what? That makes zero sense.
Hmmmmm….it has a control wheel around the shutter release. I wonder if there is another wheel on the back of the camera as well. That would be sweet control for a small PEN!
According to the manual leak from May, this wish is sadly unlikely. There was no rear-wheel visible in the pictures there, though we can hope for a last-minute change. But I think this total control, along with the 2×2 switch will be reserved for the E-P line of Pens, if they will make more of those that is. Who knows
Oh yeah…I forgot about that user-manual post. Just checked it out and there was no wheel in the back. …but there is definitely one around the shutter release button.. There are also more fn buttons on the camera the my EPL6, too.
There doesn’t seem to be enough room to even hold on to the camera, so let alone having more switches and dials there. If a PEN is what you fancy (and are looking for more control) then a E-P5 has a much more ergonomic size. Even comparing the E-M5 to the classic E-P1, the ergonomics of the ‘original’ PEN is just much better sadly. Though the E-M10 has improved on that a little.
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No evf.. what is Olympus thinking? Camera without it is useless.
No. Some people don’t need it, just buy an em10.
The are thinking that you have the option to buy the incredible VF4 and have a centrally mounted viewpoint whenever you desire it.
Faux leather on the Lens Release?
ILL.
That’s tacky. I can’t wait to hear the retail price on this one. Should be good for a laugh. Should’ve added a corner evf, but honestly, why did Olympus even bother making this camera, unless it’s exclusive to the Asian market?
Yawn. Your usual style of comment. You haven’t seen already all aspects of the camera, but as the typical Olympus hater, know everything already.
Together the with the optional VF-4 (provided the camera has an accessory port), the camera is a small attractive package.
Get your act together, and stop your silly campaign.
Let’s be real here, this shouldve been Olympus’s answer to the GM1. It should’ve had a corner evf. It should’ve been around the same size.
The PEN series was about being small, like a pen. The GM1 achieved that. Could it been better? Maybe not sensor wise, but adding a EVF would’ve been big.
What if the GM2 adds a corner evf? Does it kill the PEN series?
It is an answer to the GM1. The GM1 is no panacea for a small m4/3 camera. For very many this camera is simply too small and fiddly. The size of the E-PL7 probably fits much more people than the size of the GM1. Presumably, the E-PL7 has a tiltable screen, which is an asset in favor for it.
Reportedly, the GM2 will have a build-in view finder. However, if it is like the finder of the Sony RX100 III with an ill designed unfolding mechanism, the solution with an attachable high quality VF-4 might be preferable.
So, to dismiss the E-PL7 based on what is known, is not justified yet. At least the E-PL7 is smaller than the GX7 and E-P5, but not has diminutive as the GMx. To me that is a reasonable market position, especially if the camera has good sensor stabilization.
go make nice photos instead mr AC, or else you become one of those sad cases who have talent for photography, but very boring otherwise.
MrALLCRAP – you’re still here? I thought that Admin got rid of you trolling scumbags. As usual, your idiocy is on display for all to see. Moron.
No, we’re still here, but some of us have toned down the trolling a bit lately. MrALLCAPS is going strong, though.
Yeah, he’s really passionate about what he’s doing, an enthusiast in the true sense of the word!
Unlike you MrALLCAPS, you are never good for a laugh. Just sad really!
I’m too lazy to do the work; is it smaller than the E-P5?
Looks nice, professionalish; does not look like a “lesser” line any more, even with the lens cap lens on it.
The previous EPLs were, so yes it will be smaller than the E-P5
Really don’t like the stick-on looking grip. The integrated looking grip on E-PL2 is much much better. Otherwise, the E-P5 look is fine.
A camera without an EVF is at a disadvantage these days, GM1 or this one.
That’s why I prefer the OM-D models (E-M5 & E-M1 in my case).
I’m not looking to start an argument, feed the trolls or hurt anyone’s feelings, so I urge everyone to just think about my comment for a moment or two. Just let it be food for thought.
Once upon a time I committed the lion’s share of several paychecks to buy my first brand-new, enthusiast camera. It was a Yashica Penta J SLR. By today’s standards it was primitve, limited, big and heavy. No built-in light meter. No automatic anything. It was beautifully designed and constructed and it worked perfectly for decades. I had to supply the savvy and skills to make worthwhile photographs with it. Fair enough. I Iearned how to read light in all sorts of conditions, with or without a handheld light meter, and to operate the camera quickly and efficiently.
Today, I have an E-P3 and E-PL5, among other Pen series cameras. Every one of them is a gem, IMO. Their quality, capabilities and results under all kinds of conditions continue to impress and delight me. I went decades shunning automatic exposure. With the coming of digital cameras, I’ve seen auto exposure go from from primitive/hit and miss to near science fiction in flexibility, sophistication and accuracy. Same goes for automatic focusing.
Reading many of the “meh” and negative comments about this impending new E-PL7, I’m reminded of an old sitcom episode in which a spoiled rich kid bitched and moaned because the temperature in the backyard Olympics-size swimming pool was a couple degrees too cool to suit him.
Stop, think, take stock and appreciate what’s available now. Anyone here who couldn’t take an E-PL1 with 14-42mm kit lens out for a day and have a good time capturing interesting images under a wide range of conditions is beyond jaded. If you prefer another brand of camera; go get one. If a built-in EVF is a must, they’re not hard to find, whether from Olympus, Panasonic.or Nikon. Go get what suits you and use it to take satisfying pictures. I guarantee you’ll have more to show for your time and effort than you’ll ever get coming here to bemoan how imperfect Olympus’ latest Pen model is in your opinion.
Milt is right. No EVF= no sales
Duh!!!! That’s why they make 3 OM-D models.
Maybe you need to tell someone who cares!
Looks good BUT If this body does not have full 180 degree tilt LCD or silent shutter… it’s pointless.
It might be a good camera but frankly, will the “average buyer” think it’s something other than overpriced point & shoot? It doesn’t look like a professional camera and his existing point & shoot is probably collecting dust somewhere. We photo enthusiasts know the difference but if Olympus is looking for growth it must find _new_ customers, not just the same people over and over again upgrading their cameras. The whole PEN series seems pointless to me.
Yes, if the average consumer (not enthusiasts or pros) is going to buy a camera, it will most likely be a DSLR or a mirrorless camera that looks like one. Or possibly a superzoom/bridge camera, because they look like DSLRs too.
Cameras that look like compacts aren’t interesting, because most people have already replaced their compacts with smartphones. We may know that a mirrorless ILC or a large-sensor compact is much more capable than a regular compact camera, but most people have no idea.
The DSLR market is declining somewhat, and the mirrorless market is growing somewhat, but when all the enthusiasts have gone mirrorless, I think that the DSLR decline will stop. The average consumers will always prefer “professional-looking” cameras.
Therefore, I think that both Canon and Nikon will go mirrorless with
their regular lens mounts, making mirrorless cameras with the same form
factor as their current DSLRs. The masses will keep buying them like they always have.
And if they had the idea, they’d be looking for more control and more sophisticated device. Unless this camera can post directly to Flickr/Facebook/Instagram via WiFi and use Lightroom-like, high-fidelity filters, what would make an average person go through all the pains of downloading RAW, post-processing and uploading stuff? It’s just too complex. If they want to showcase capabilities, they should make it easy. Nobody is going to spend money on something that brings 2-times better image quality but 10-times more work.
I guess you could always get a Samsung Android camera, if that’s what you really want. To each their own!
It is now confirmed! The E-PL7 will not use XQD cards, only SD/SDHC/SDXC cards, just like all previous Olympus m43 cameras. Also, it will not have weather sealing.
I post this here, rather than mailing the admin, to get this information out to you as quickly as possible. This information is 100% reliable.
Why would anyone buy this instead of a Kodak S-1 or a Panasonic GF6? What’s the deal here?
Why would anyone buy a Kodak S-1 period?
I look at GX7 and wonder why it’s so difficult for Oly to put an EVF in a PEN series body. Why??
that’s such a weird strategy of PEN series.
For instance, the existence of Pana GH4(more DSLR like) is not in conflict with GX7(more rangefinder like), so to Fuji XT-1 and X-pro1.
The point is that, what is the purpose for PEN series to exist??
The only good thing for me is PEN looks pretty,
but I will use OMD to do my work.
The rumored upcoming GM2 is what Oly should really think about PEN series.
Olympus is under the oppinion that an evf should be placed paralell to the lens, and therefore not on the side as in gx7, but only on top as in the OMDs. So in this regard I dont think pens will have build in evfs in the near future. It’s ok! Just bring the VF-4 when birding or doing other photography which requires it. I only use it then, most of the time I’m just using the articulated lcd.
I don’t get the point though – for optical viewfinder it makes sense to be aligned with the lens. But EVF “sees” what the sensor sees anyway – there’s no chance to be off axis when you compose your picture.
It’s not about what you see in the EVF, but a question of stability and balance. With the EVF in the corner, you hold the camera slightly to the side, which isn’t optimal when shooting with longer or heavier lenses.
I agree completely. I had an EM5 and for a second body I bought the E-P5 kit w/VF4 & 17mm. The EM5 was so much more fluid in use. The controls were more positive, the VF4 was so much better that I ended up selling my EM5….LOL! That was not what I expected going in.
Sorry…I meant that the EP5 was more fluid in use. Typo.
But it’s more optimal for my nose 🙂 For longer lenses I support the weight with the left hand anyway.
Yes, but even if you support the lens with your left hand, as is the correct way to hold the camera, you don’t get as stable grip as when you hold the camera directly in front of you. You still hold the camera slightly to the side.
Specs are disappointing. The new rumoured Sony a5100 looks much better. Bigger sensor and probably cheaper too.
a5100
– 24,3 MP APS-C sensor
– Full HD, XAVC-S, AVCHD and MP4 video recording
– Max bit rate is 50MPs in XAVC-S
– Hybrid AF (same as A6000) with 179 AF points (25 of them are contrast AF points)
– 3 inch and 920.000 dot Touch LCD. 180 degree tiltable
– 1/4000-30 sec shutter. 1/60 syncro. Electronic front curtain shutter
– ISO 100-25,600
– Built.in Flash
Yes, Sony a5100: smaller, yet bigger, better sensor, better video. I can’t believe that Olympus STILL after all these years doesn’t seem to understand point-and-shoot up-graders want and expect a built in flash. Oly once again seem brilliant and clueless all at once. No sale. NEXT
Well, yes, a _rumoured_ camera will always be better.
Look seriously sweet!! Glad they have transferred the “E-Px” look to the PL range. Not that I myself am interested in another PEN, the E-Px range has always looked amazing!
The front plate says “Olympus Pen.” All but the top of the line have just been labeled as “Olympus” on the front plate. I think this hints that this model is a replacement for the E-P5, not the E-PL5 and E-PL6,
I think you might be right. Looks like all PENs are converging into this one. The E-P5 will stick around until the inventory runs out, it is still quite a capable camera.
I hope you’re right. The EP / EPL differences are superfluous right now. If they gave the EP line a built-in EVF, then at least it would have a reason for being. Otherwise, why buy the EP when you can save money and get an EPL?
Olympus, please. Just stop making new models for the sake of making new models. Too simple for enthusiasts and too clunky/obstructive for casual snappers. I wonder if you noticed how people nowadays take and consume photos.
This looks great, but I hope that they keep the EP line. EP should add EVF and weathersealing, on the level of EM5. They need more options for weathersealed bodies to go along with upcoming weathersealed lenses.
Since the E-P5 has 5-axis IBIS, the only differences between it and E-M5 basically is the EVF and the weather sealing. Adding those would make the two cameras identical feature-wise. Sure, the E-P5 has 1/8000s shutter speed, but I suspect the E-M5 successor will get that too. So what’s the point of making two identical models?
Feature-wise, they may be the same, but would be very different in terms of style and handling. Following this site since it started, people don’t all want the faux DSLR style. I personally like it, but many here want an EVF in the corner. And, we’re not exactly sure that the EM5 will remain, are we? No update in a while. So maybe there will be two models in each line… A high end and a low end in the Pen and OMD series. With the EP placed between the high and low OMD lines and the EPL as the lowest of all. Seems like that is what Panasonic did with the GX7, but that is missing the weathersealing.