At the moment of posting this the E-M5 with 14-42mm lens is in Stock at Amazon US (Click here). And Amazon UK (Click here) and Amazon FR (Click here) are offering a free case along the E-m5. That said let’s talk about the magical event from yesterday when Venus did cross over the Sun. You can find some great E-M5 shot of that event at Footlessfish. Amazing! Now you have to wait over 100 years to see that again!
Some new E-M5 tests:
First impressions by Richard Chomko at TheOnlinePhotographer: “All in all the OM-D is a fun camera to use. It has just about all the features you’d want in an everyday carry around camera, aside from maybe a Leica M style range/viewfinder. But with its tilt screen, in-camera stabilization, built-in eye level finder, state of the art high ISO performance, vast range of Micro 4/3 lens options, retro styling and ergonomic functionality, it’s easily worth the $1,000 price to me.”
E-M5 review at The.me: “No doubt there will be better cameras in the future. The OM-D E-M5 though will allow you to skip the next upgrade cycle. That camera’s here to stay for a while. Pair it with the best glass available — good glass lasts a lifetime — and you can happily ignore what camera makers come up with for quite some time.”
Norwegian review at Akam.no. Focus Numerique posted the E-M5 hands.on (including sound check).
E-M5 (Pre)order links (Click on store name):
Amazon, Adorama, B&H, Jessops, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Amazon France, Amazon Japan and Digitalrev. Cheap [shoplink 31278 ebay]third party E-M5 batteries on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
The E-M5 keeps to be present in the Amazon Bestseller list(changes hourly!):
USA: E-M5 on position 7/10 (Click here)
UK: E-M5 is on position 40 (Click here).
Germany: The E-M5 is on position 4/13 (Click here).
France: E-M5 on position 22/23 (Click here).
Japan: E-M5 on position 22/23 (Click here).
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first!
…..immature person on the page. 🙂
Here is a video of the Venus transit across the sun with commentary from my children. This once in a lifetime event really was something special.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gwj1jXmRZ8
Nice image with G3:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1041&message=41709525
Well, actually twice in a lifetime.
I watched Venus transit also eight years ago, possibly from almost same place five meters from front door.
But for total solar eclipse I’ll have to some time travel elsewhere because clouds made me miss 1990’s eclipse.
Also visual observation of asteroid flyby (2002NY40) is checked so let’s see what else there would to see on sky. (too bad Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake weren’t like McNaught) so one good comet please…)
Good to see them shipping in quantity (at least maybe in quantity)
OOS!
“E-M5 with 18-55mm lens”
That must be Tamron m4/3 version of the NEX kit lens :).
18-55mm lens?? Must be a typo or a special USA only lens 🙂
lol, my brain went for a safari 🙂
I think I a going to have a “spare”…(brand new in unopened box) Silver Olympus OM-D and FL-300R Flash today. I canceled my pre-order a month ago (got an OM from another source), but I am about to receive a Fed-X package today from the retailer and I have nothing on order from them. The cool part is ….they never charged me for any of it??????? Go figure? What should I do? I have a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other…and they are having a heated debate.
LOL! (I swear…it’s true. Well….I will know once I get the parcel).
@ Bob B.
Quite a predicament! My opinion is i always want to be honest and truthful…life is much better when you have nothing to hide 🙂 although i can see why you are tempted 😛
you are correct…but what if it is an OM-D Body and Flash …for free…and I decide to give it to you? LOL! Would that change your outlook???????????????????
Chances are the charge will show up sooner or later. Its a big enough chunk of money that you can be sure they’ll be comparing their shipping and billing records
Have you thought it could be the Grip!!!!!
Could it be a bulk order of spare batteries? 🙂
I am leaving now to pick it up…..LOL!!!!!
OK…I now have a spare Silver OM-D, FL-300R, a lb. of mustard potato salad and a $6 meal, (meat loaf & macaroni). I stopped at Wegman’s after Fed-X. I had to pay for the food, though. Too funny.
I cancelled an Amazon pre-order and then wound up ordering again from a local shop about a month ago. I picked it up last week. I ordered the 12-50 kit, any color. I got a Silver body with a black 12-50. I would have preferred black at first, but it is really growing on me.
I guess the point is, if I can get on in my cow town, they are bound to start trickling out everywhere now. =)
I got my E-M5 silver body only yesterday by surprise from a local retailer. So pumped!
I picked up mine too (silver & 12-50 kit) that was prepaid 5 weeks ago from DigiDirect in Sydney, a web & shop front company. The price was excellent as was the service. It’s a lovely camera. Now for some more lenses. 😉 I’ve also put my claim into Olympus Australia for my free MMF-3 adapter so I can use my present lenses too.
Why is this compact camera so large and expensive? Is it April 1st?
Obviously it is April 1st for you everyday 🙂
Not Too Smart?
Why is this camera with such excellent IQ so small I wonder? Why is the 45/1.8 such an excellent lens AND so small?
But mine is worth every penny. $00.00 ! 🙂
They probably read these comments & they’ll be after you for their money. 😉
I slept very soundly last night….ahhhhhhhhhhh……..
Waiting for Schneider-Kreuznach. I bet: AF and “made in japan” or so. Not like Zeiss/Cosina.
I am skipping a couple generations more with my EP 2, GH2, X10 and K5. See my problem?
Sell the EP2 and get an EM5. I have both and there is a significant difference. It might even tempt you to sell the K5.
As an aside, m4/3rds must be doing something right, it’s bringing the trolls out from under their bridges.
I managed to get a decent shot of Venus from here in China close to noon time with my OM-D and 75-300 lens http://www.flickr.com/photos/76716215@N04/7343844572/in/set-72157630006674682
With all the great buzz around the OM-D, I hope the GH3 delivers. By the time it is released it will have been almost 2 years since the release of the GH2. So far we’ve only seen rumors of improved build quality. I’m hoping for a marked increase in overall IQ, hopefully matching the OM-D. I think it’s a given that on the video end it will have AVCHD 1080 60P, and that is the main reason I’ve held off getting the Olympus.
Shouldn’t be too long before we start getting some good GH3 rumors.
Can’t wait for GH3 rumors to kick in !
The OM-D is pretty tempting. It would be awesome with my legacy Canon lenses. But I got a slight video bug, so I think I’m going to wait too and see what the GH3 brings to the table.
That is all very nice, but let’s hear some 4/3 rumors. It’s June, we’ll get at least one 4/3 body (maybe two) in a few months, and supposedly there’s also a new SHG lens coming out.
shakes head
I’m getting ready to shake my wallet in autumn.
I have a good shot of Venus that I took with my E30 and 1000mm lens. http://www.facebook.com/alexqphoto