For a short moment Olympus displayed a mysterious “OM-D E-FZ1” camera name. It now has been removed. I don’t think this is a real name of a future camera. More likely this was a mistake…I guess 🙂
UPDATE: A source just told me that this was the internal code name of the E-M1!
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Whoa! Very interested! I cant wait to check it at PhotoPlus
Especially since the top “Introducing…” line says “OM-D E-FZ1,” while the bottom one says “OM-D E-M1.”
I suspect we’ll see this same graphic and text again, but with the *real* compact camera name. Maybe FZ-1?
So I guess the large sensor compact will have a Fixed Zoom. 🙂
And OMD would also suggest an EVF prism.
I hope its true ,. 43sensor 14-70mm F1.8-2.5 ZD lense, built in EVF
Its the project name for E-M1.
I think you’re right.
Not connected with the new camera at all.
@Admin
I have a problem with flickr, every time I try to connect to Flickr I got redirected to 43rumors…
Robbie/bbking I tried to upload a picture, yesterday, after three weeks, through the mobile app Flickr. It keeps crashing.
On iPad mini I managed to upload it through Safari.
I have already sent a report to the developpers, let’s hope they can fix it soon.
(I haven’t been redirect to 43rumors site, though)
Someone else also screen shot it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-system/9774729842/in/photostream/
Some predictable reactions:
FF trolls:
“Who cares? The sensor is still gonna be too small.”
NEX trolls:
“Who cares? It’s gonna be humongous!”
Fuji trolls:
“Who cares? It won’t have APS X-Trans.”
Other trolls:
“Who cares? It’s gonna turn my Summilux ASPH into a yucky f/2,8.”
Oly bashers:
“If they don’t fix video, I’m not interested. Olympus never listens.”
Panny bashers:
“This will be the end of the GX line! Panasonic is dead!”
Large-handed people:
“It better be bigger than the E-M1.”
Small-handed people:
“If it’s larger than an E-PL3, not interested.”
And, last but not least, someone like me:
“Any news on the [Pick one: E-M6; E-PL7; GH5; XZ-3; LX-8; GX-8]?”
Did I miss anyone?
Your list is fairly complete. You just saved time for a lot of people.
If I’m nitpicking, you’re missing Pany trolls (but this is a heated subject!) and some of your own Oly users:
Oly users that are part time market strategists: “future is FF and if that new model is not bigger sensor, they won’t sell any. They need to price it 200$ to get attention, and we’ll have to see Oly ads all over prime time television. Once we see that, Canikon will be the new Kodak.”
Heavily invested Oly users that threaten to move to Fuji/Nex/FF/iPhone if said new camera doesn’t have an either an OVF, swivelling LCD, usable ISO 25000, real ISO 50, video 24-25-50-60p, black/silver/pink body, unobtrusive strap lugs, big/small/interchangeable grip or some random flash spec.
And also, to be fair, I don’t recall seeing any Fuji troll here.
LOL, made my day! Spot on…
Thank you so much you two :).
Fuji trolls are slow to focus on a good troll.
Whaaaat wwaaass tthhaaat??? 😉
Relax. I’m no Fuji troll. 😀
“Any news on the [Pick one: E-M6; E-PL7; GH5; XZ-3; LX-8; GX-8]?”
Not anytime soon. Prepare for a few months without rumors :(. I don’t see any m4/3 ILC coming before February.
there are the proboscis challenge, who’s nose and camera will not match …
Best comment Ive seen here at 43rumors!
Maybe Olympus and Panasonic joining hands? Panasonic has an FZ1 with 60X zoom, constant f/2.8.
Sorry, got my models mixed up 🙁
Yes Olympus start M43 with the Pen, and after this OM-D, but now is the IS series so Olympus will develop. 😀
Oly and Pany really did it! It’s the ” One Beautiful System”!
FZ – Full Zuiko? 🙂
The OM-D E-M1 was also a mistake
The OM-D E-M1 was also a mistake
You are one funny mofo…
Don’t you know that you yourself were a mistake too?
Some moments in human technological history occasioned by a mistake:
1) discovery of penicillin
2) synthesis of Buckyball (the first carbon nanoparticles)
3) invention of Post-It notes
4) development of chaos theory
5) invention of telephone
6) discovery of X-ray
7) invention of EPROM (a precursor of Flash memory)
8) Development of m4/3
EXACTLY! (you fool).
very generous of you considering m43 on par with those other inventions – you have to be a fanboi…
Well, Olympus names are a mouthful of confusion.
And here’s a question. What is the successor to the em5 called? EM6? Or EM7? Then what is the successor to the EM1? The EM2 or EM3? And then, where do they go?
Have you seen Star Wars?
LOL!
Maybe E-M5 mark2 like Canon 5D mark2
Until we figure out what is coming, Fuji introduced the new mirrorless X-A1. Although it is an APS-C sensor camera, it is still a lot cheaper ($599) than any of the new m43 cameras introduced in the past months.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/09/17/fujifilm-unveils-x-a1-entry-level-mirrorless-with-conventional-sensor
Olympus E-PL5 is now only CAD499 at Best Buy Canada!
And the E-PM2 is even cheaper.
I wonder if Olympus will do a Leica over Fuji using XA as a model name?????
Now what iffffff
What if Sony and Oly are going to jointly release the Nex/OMD FX sensor camera. And it has nice adapters to take all Sony and all Oly lenses past and present, all M lenses and a few on top. Just select the image size depending on the chosen lens.
Its name is OMD E-FZ1. or Nex9. Maybe simply as noted above its just a fixed lens m43, or even the E-M1 code name! Pity, but thats life.
You can find the name here:
http://cameras.olympus.com/de-de/omd
Sourcecode => “Vorstellung der OM-D E-FZ1″ / (Presentation of the OM-D E-FZ1)
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ximg src=”/assets/cms/overview_bg_03.jpg” alt=”” /x
ximg id=”omd-hero” src=”/assets/img/omd-overview/hero_omd.png” alt=”Vorstellung der OM-D E-FZ1″x
x/divx
imho if they were now introducing a OMD-EM5ii (with the new sensor) it would be a marketing mistake, it would definitely hurt the sales of the EM-1 just a couple of months too soon.
Otoh if they were just telling it is on a road map scheduled for first better second quarter next year release, and the same for a lower specced and priced model.
They would definitely be preventing some people to jump ship olympus.
imho the mmf3 should be part of all those packages for free or at least at cost price.
200 usd makes it debatable if you want to use cheap 43 glass instead of getting new m43 kit lenses.
but you will see the news will be a we also make a non zoom 43 sensor enthusiast camera at a premium price.
Hello!
Any info about a XZ-3 for xmas???
🙂