Olympus Malaysia launched a new website with the following teaser: http://www.evolve.com.my/.
But CNET Asia learned that this is not a teaser for a new product announcement:”We got back to Olympus Singapore which told CNET Asia that the microsite is just part of the company’s marketing scheme for the already-announced E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera. Also, no new dSLRs are expected on February 28.”
[Thanks Sam and Thanks Leonard Goh from CNET Asia]
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I like the word EVOLVE. It looks so much like EVOLT.
And that 4/3 logo behind it…mmmm, sweet.
🙂
god dam cant wait for this one…. i wish this is something WOW factor or else im gonna get the D300s
i just came , if it has a new sensor with better low light ISO and it gets rid of the xd card and doubles up a CF and SD i will buy this camera
At last some good news on the 4/3 front. If I’m not mistaken, the E-3 replacement has been refrred to in terms of revolution, not merely evolution. This teaser is probably for an E-xxx model with the E-5 to follow hopefully a little while later.
Nice that they at least put out something like this…then again, it’d be a disappointment if it’s not a pro model upgrade…(E-3 or E-30 next).
This is indeed great news. I also hope this is an E-3 replacement.
Now let’s just hope Olympus can keep up with the demand. I’ve heard suppliers mention that they are bad at keeping their suppliers well stocked….and that Olympus is “difficult” to work with.
New lenses? Nice!
You can’t be serious giving this FT5. The domain “com.my” is not related or affiliated with Olympus. Check their whois.
FT2 would be generous.
Prog.
Hi Prognathous! The company which registered the domain name is a very big malaysian marketing company. They probably registered the domain for Olympus. And there is also a nice Copyright! I don’t believe a BIG marketing group wants to have a legal dispute with Olympus 🙂
Here is their whois info:
a [Domain Name] com.my
b [Registration No.] D6A005440
c [Record Created] 09-JAN-2008
d [Record Expired] 09-JAN-2014
e [Record Last Modified] 01-FEB-2010
f [Invoicing Party] MYNIC
Billing Department
.my DOMAIN REGISTRY
Level 3, Block C, Mines Waterfront Business Park
No.3, Jalan Tasik, Mines Resort City
43300 Seri Kembangan
Selangor
Malaysia
(Tel) 603-89917272
(Fax) 603-89917277
g [Registrant Code] MYNIC0.ORG
MYNIC Berhad
(735031-H)
Unit 3.2 & 4, Level 3, Block C
Mines Waterfront Business Park, No.3, Jalan Tasik, Mines Resort City
43300 Seri Kembangan
Selangor
(Tel) +603-8991 7272
(Fax) +603-8991 7277
h [Administrative Contact Code] DCA016140
Registration Unit
MYNIC Berhad
Unit 3.2 and 4, Level 3, Block C
Mines Waterfront Business Park, No.3, Jalan Tasik, Mines Resort City
43300 Seri Kembangan
Selangor
Malaysia
(Tel) 603-89917272
(Fax) 603-89917277
i [Billing Contact Code] DCA016139
Billing Unit
MYNIC Berhad
Unit 3.2 and 4, Level 3, Block C
Mines Waterfront Business Park, No.3, Jalan Tasik, Mines Resort City
43300 Seri Kembangan
Selangor
Malaysia
(Tel) 603-89917272
(Fax) 603-89917277
j [Technical Contact Code] DCA016140
Registration Unit
MYNIC Berhad
Unit 3.2 and 4, Level 3, Block C
Mines Waterfront Business Park, No.3, Jalan Tasik, Mines Resort City
43300 Seri Kembangan
Selangor
Malaysia
(Tel) 603-89917272
(Fax) 603-89917277
http://whois.domaintools.com/com.my
Prog.
Yeah right. Olympus already have their own domains. Do you actually think they’ll use http://www.evolve.com.my/ instead of http://www.olympus.com/evolve or http://evolve.olympus.com/?
Prog.
Prognathous….that’s just a local malaysian Olympus teaser! And every country has different ways to make marketing for Olympus.
Do you wanna bet a couple of beers? 😉
Olympus’ Malaysian site also carries the .my
http://www.olympus.com.my/
fingers crossed it’s real…been waiting to upgrade from an e-510 for the e-3 update
Olympus already have a website for the Malaysian market: http://www.olympus.com.my/
There’s nothing here:
http://www.olympus.com.my/evolve
…or here:
http://evolve.olympus.com.my/
I’m not going to bet because I don’t have any info that tells me whether Olympus will or won’t release a new camera (though with PMA coming, there’s not much risk to guess that they have something new coming). However, I do know that a random page on a non-Olympus site is very far from what you wrote (“UPDATE5: The link to the official Olympus website”).
If you care about the reputation and credibility of this site, you should only use FT5 rating when you have solid information from a known and trusted source. Is this the case here?
Prog.
Prognathous what is more likely? A big marketing company makes a joke and do risk a legal dispute with Olympus or that they made the teaser for Olympus? And as I told you few weeks ago we already know a new FourThirds camera is going to be announced…
Maybe it just the website that will evolve… or they will build some store… or something instead the camera itself… lol
One more thing – have you ever, once, saw a teaser for a camera release on anything other the official website of a camera brand? I don’t recall one, and don’t see Olympus being the first to do so. Why not drive people to their own website? It makes a lot more sense and is likely to be much more believable. This one smells hoax from miles.
Prog.
Neither the Olympus E-4 or E-40 I think, but the biggest bang for the bucks.
I think it’s another volume seller, which means a merger of the E-420/E-520/E-620 models.
Those will be split into two new models, all with IBIS on board, name them E-540 & E-640 and let them use the same battery grip HLD-5. E-540 will be using the thinner BLS-1 battery as well.
Both with 720p video and xD memory replaced with SDXC.
I think that with the E-450 so is the E-4xx series finally gone, since it’s substituted with m4/3. Or is the title “world’s smallest DSLR” still important? If so, a retrofit of IBIS into an E-440 could take place, but I doubt it. Let the m4/3 play the worlds smallest EVIL, while it lasts. (until the rumoured Nikon 1″ EVIL coming.)
In eleven days we’ll know, maybe in 10 days, since the official leak comes within 24 hours of the deadline.
Why would they announce the camera next Wednesday? PMA starts on Friday. No way they are going to wait till PMA is over to announce something.
My guess is that we will see the announcement tomorrow or Friday.
Anticlimax would be if it just was another of those substandard cctv lenses with aftermarket mount attached.
And not a genuine m4/3 legitimate product at all.
These f***ing count downs are getting ridiculous.
For those who claim that this is a hoax…
if you do proper whois or whatever on the website you would probably get these company..
– mynic
– exabyte
– immerse communication
And if you do further google… you would probably got these info
mynic = Malaysian authority on .my registration
exabyte = Malaysian web hosting company
immerse communication = Malaysian marketing company that have won some local award
So.. probably in 10 days the website will just reveal entry level body, or a new lens, or maybe just a local online store selling 4/3 proucts….
but its definately not a hoax…
I think it is going to be just like the Panasonic (Singapore) mini site for the Lumix G system. This is going to be a mini site for Olympus Micro 4/3 in Malaysia.
Why use such an obscure site?
Would it create nearly as much buzz if it was on an official Oly site?
Anyone think we’ll see another ‘Will It Blend’?
I hope we’ll see an upper entry model with all the bells and whistles of E-620 with video and better grip.
And some primes would be great too.
as someone noticed on DPreview:
E-5 LOVE: spell it backward, and you get EVOL5E. Change the 5 in the roman V and you get EVOLVE
….oh yes, and if you play the Beatles White Album backwards, you will here that Paul is Dead…
gimme a break…
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Good work OMolympus… sounds promising
I dont think its just a site for Four Thirds w/o an actual product… that would be very silly since there hasnt been anything new in FT since e-620. has to be some new cam, thought might not be the E-3 replacement
Olympus has done viral before so it’s not that far fetched. we might see the camera this PMA anyway… the site doesnt say that the camera will only be announced once the countdown is finished, does it? so its possible we’ll see the actual cam on PMA and the detailed site on Feb 28/March 1.
just my guess
Interesting… I got a butterfly in my stomach when I saw this on the RSS feed. Fingers crossed because I wouldn’t mind replacing all my Nikon crap for a new E-X this air show season.
Sorry for the interrumption, but there is a very, very interesting article in EOSHD about future GH2
This new camera will surely have the Olympus in-camera image stabilization coupled with HD video. It must.
“This new camera will surely have the Olympus in-camera image stabilization coupled with HD video. It must.”
I would be very dissapointed if it wouldn’t.
Olympus the feature king is outfeatured by canikon and pentax in the moment. That’s not olympus which i used to know.
Hurry oly, so i can spend my hard earned cash.
What else?
It is a full-frame 4/3rd camera.
Got it? Evolve… to full-frame… 🙂
Hi Folks,
I Am from Malaysia and A Mod In our local 4/3 Forum……You can be sure this Is A E-3 Replacement Web Launch page……And It’s A First In A Country where Canikon Dominates Most Of The Photo Forums…..The Info are From An Oly Staff , So dream On, My only hope Is for a 100-400 or 200-500 Zuiko Zoom…..Do pay us a Visit at : http://www.mychiaroscuro.net ( Only 4/3 Users site In Malaysia )…………Thanks Uncle James.
Check out Olympus Malaysia Facebook. Announcement about the site is there.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Olympus-E-system-Malaysia/45631676393
just a question: Olympus Malaysia already has the E-PL1 on their website… http://www.olympusimage.com.my/products/dslr/epl1/
so why will they launch a countdown for E-PL1. and does Oly Singapore know this for a fact or a “AFAIK” thing? also why would they admit anything before the countdown expires? wouldnt that spoil the countdown?
i know it could just be a microsite but the surrounding details are just very strange
I guess we will find out in 9 days.
If you look at the right bottom corner of the site, you will see it labeled EPL1, so it is indeed an EPL1 website. What marketing company does such a stupid thing to use a count down site for a product already announced….
okay so its confirmed… its a countdown for something that is already written on the bottom right page LOL
and can someone tell them E-PL1 is micro FT… its has a different logo than FT!
Hi Napalm. They added the E-PL1 writings hours after we posted the teaser!
‘Forbidden’
Can’t get into the ‘evolve’ site today, someone locked the door!
Maybe just shut for renovations?
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