If you are going to buy the new [shoplink 33622]E-PL5[/shoplink] or [shoplink 33620]E-PM2[/shoplink] than you will be happy to have this, the new Olympus image share App. It’s now available for free on iTunes (Click here). By the way the E-PM2 shipment should start this week according to BHphoto and the E-PL5 should ship on October 23th (again BHphoto).
And there is also a new shipment info about the Panasonic 35-100mm X lens. Panacam will ship the lens from October 31th through Amazon (Click here). Panacam is a Hong Kong reseller that proved to have a good and reliable service.
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Panasonic and Olympus Preorder Links with specs and price:
Special GH3 page at Amazon (Click here) and a full Olympus presentation page at Amazon (Click here).
GH3 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) and in Europe at Wexphotographic UK and Technikdirekt.
35-100mm X lens at Amazon (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
E-PL5 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here). In EU at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon France,
E-PM2 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here). In EU at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK, Amazon France,
XZ-2 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
60mm macro at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
12mm Black prime lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
15mm cap-lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
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I wonder whether this will work on the E-P3 and E-M5 when using an Eye-Fi card ?
I wonder whether this apps could also work with an Eye-Fi card on an E-P3 or an E-M5 : these two bodies are supporting the Eye-Fi cards.
I wonder whether this apps could also work with an Eye-Fi card on an E-P3 or an E-M5 : these two bodies are supporting the Eye-Fi cards.
Duplicate comments detected, what the heck is that ! I started each of the comments from scratch, because none would be accepted … But now each is showing up ? And I’m still in the “awaiting moderation status” it piss me off and I come here less and less.
Looking forward to hearing more news on GH3 shipping 🙂
Does this technology make an accessory like the penpal, obsolete?
I hope they come out with an ap for blackberry as well.
For iPhone users, PenPal was obsolete when it first came out, so to speak. PenPal doesn’t work with iPhones.
I hope they make an accessory for this that support iPhone so older pens or em5 will work too.
So has Toshiba definitely ironed out the IP problems with Eye-Fi?
(http://www.pcworld.com/article/257531/eye_fi_plays_the_waiting_game_with_the_sd_association.html)
And assuming they have, is this capability going to make it to the E-M 5? I’m very happy with Eye-Fi and ShutterSnitch as a download solution, but the capability to control the camera remotely would be a nice addition to what is, after all, currently Olympus’ top-end MFT camera.
If the E-M 5’s card slot doesn’t support the two-way features of the FlashAir card to enable remote control, you’d think this capability could be added via an accessory-port device similar to an updated PenPal (which even Olympus reps admit is lame.)
In terms of wireless remote view and shutter release, there are devices that do this, such as the GWII-3L Aputure Wireless Viewfinder II ($208 on ebay). However, as I said in another article, the Olympus software doesn’t seem to be able to do that.
“I hope they make an accessory for this that support iPhone so older pens or em5 will work too.”
No need for an accessory, this could be sorted with a firmware update.
Looking forward to the Android app…
It’s available for Android too :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.olympusimaging.oishare&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImpwLm9seW1wdXNpbWFnaW5nLm9pc2hhcmUiXQ..
I have smartphone with Windows Phone system.
I need app for this system.
And for Android is necessary too.
I don’t apologize for the rant that follows.
Farking gimmicks. The rest of the world can wait to see the latest pictures of Aunt Edna, as far as I am concerned. Many want to share their most trivial junk. Do they ever wonder if others want to be flooded with what usually amounts to insignificant drivel? Let’s say you have 20 friends. Every one of them sends you one image per day. Then you gotta read their Twitter, check the Farcebook etc. What kind of life is that?
PS: Do you think Adams would have twittered freaking Moonrise over Hernandez from the blasted roadside? 😛
I agree.
Also agree. No need to apologize. Personally, I too find most of what I receive, via the new paradigm of electronic communication, to be utter piffle.
Imagine a modern day Adams who could capture a scene, requiring no post processing, and deliver that image to the world within minutes. That is where the real magic of this technology lies.
What’s the rush? Is instant-gratification desirable?
Manipulation during development and printing was an essential part of Amsel’s work. I suggest reading his book ‘the negative’ for an idea about why he did what he did. Surely he’d have used the latest technology, but instant publication of images is the radical opposite of everything he ever did.
If I imagine what you suggest, one of the most important aspects of his images would be gone.
Instant publication is very nice for social stuff, events etc, but it is totally unsuitable for carefully crafted images, because taking your time to do well considered and careful manipulation is essential for those.
“Let’s say you have 20 friends. Every one of them sends you one image per day. Then you gotta read their Twitter, check the Farcebook etc. What kind of life is that? ”
Here’s an idea, dont use facebook, twitter, etc, your life will be better for it!
I don’t use any of those atrocities, and I have no interest in a camera that is cluttered with stuff I don’t use.
Got Thursday my FlashAir, inserted in my E-PL3 and decided to make firmware update (for the card). Card was killed, Toshiba send me a new one. Now I´ve got the app for my iPad, waiting for Saturday, then i can test the features for the “old” pens.
To me this is a non-starter, as I never have shared photos via the phone. Frankly, if you are going to share photos that way, dispense with the Pen and just use the phone’s camera. It gives that instant picture of your life, and you don’t have to lug the Pen around.
I really, really, really would have liked this app to be a remote control device, where I can see at a distance what the camera is going to take, and trip the shutter. I have a wired device (Yongnuo) that does this, and I know there are several wireless devices that also can do remote view and shutter release. Even better if the device could change the settings in the camera, that the current remote devices can’t do.
can it work without router? I mean straight from camera to android devices.
Yes. More info here: http://www.toshiba-components.com/FlashAir/index.html you have to use a specific Toshiba SD card.
So you’ll set you other device to search for wireless points and should pick up the camera/SD card.
The whole idea is to transfer data from the card to another device, such as your phone/tablet/laptop so your camera essentially has instant access to the internet.
What I’d really like is an iPad app that you can use to preview and remove photos without removing the card from the camera. The built-in photo app + USB/card reader doesn’t allow you to easily remove after upload.
Sorry, what you really want is a tablet.
Can’t wait to suffocate my phone with 16MP photos!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.olympusimaging.oishare&feature=search_result#?t=W10.
Common Admin, there’s more than just Apple in this world…
I agree, ditch the iCrap!
Installed OI.Share already on my Android phone. 🙂