As I previously mentioned Olympus will announce also two new compact cameras. The name has been registered a couple of days after the E-M5II registration. am sure the E-M5II will be announced at CP+. Don’t know yet if the compact cameras will be announced today at CES.
via Digicameinfo.
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thank god not usa
Come on XZ-3!!!!
A new tough and a travel cam?
Status says SP3, BALAI UJI. In indonesia, Balai means office or bureau and Uji means Test. So, Status: Test Bureau. Probably testing for Wifi conformity. But I don’t know what Uli Burer means in Indonesian so don’t ask me. Haha, just kidding.
my name means “he-who-stalks-aneu-sonia”
How hard it is to people understand that it isn’t “E-M5 MkII” or “E-M5 Mk2” but it is “E-M5II”
It is read as “E-M5 Two” and not as “E-M5 Mark Two”.
The “Mark” is a military term to inform the variant. It can be used with other way like with “Mk” or “M” or even “Mod” naming.
The Olympus names the next model in the normal manner “E-M5II”
Who doesn’t get that is just an idiot or diehard Canon fan.
why you act so silly just because of a military mark thing, beats me.
It isn’t because military thing, it is beacuse IT IS NOT CALLED AS THAT!
It is “E-M5II” and not any “E-M5 Mark II”
How hard it is to understand that if a product is called as “E-M5II” then it is “E-M5II” and not “E-M5 Mark II”?
It is “A7II” and not a “A7 Mark II” for next version of the “A7”
Canon lovers have custom to see that Canon names their products with “Mark” like “Canon EOS 7D Mark II” because Canon believes it looks and sounds cool.
Olympus chose just a simple and clear way “E-M5II” just like Sony did as well “ɑ7 II” Then if you look closely, Sony use the product model versioning it as “ILCE-7M2/B”
If people don’t have respect to product names and registered naming, they don’t have any respect to manufacturer or ANY manufacturer altogether.
sorry, I wont change my opinion about it; you making such a big thing of it, much ado about nothing. But I do sense alot of anti-canon sentiment in it.
Bad time , you are dealing with Oly sitter .
Whatever it called , doesn’t really matter , it still reflected to the same stuff .
Of course , respect only pay to innovative products , lousy stuff don’t deserve it .
You are right this time .
no i just want to bug him…i had a bad day so please let me lol
To be fair, both Olympus and Canon have terrible naming conventions.
OM-D EM5II doesn’t exactly. roll off the tongue. Or would you prefer a Canon 700D? Or Kiss X7i or a Rebel T5i? It’s ok, they’re all the same camera. This is one area where Nikon actually leads the pack.
I have always voted for the OMD Goldstar, but whats in a name
First of all, we are talking about a successor to a particular model. I admit that Canons way by using different names for the same product in different markets is strange. But here we talk about a successor to a product. And Canon is very predictable in that area.
Nikon, on the other hand, looks like one, where the marketing is permanently on dope. Lets have some examples. The successor to D50 was D40X. The successor to D40X was D60. Ok thats ancient (it was in 2007). So lets have a look on recent models. D40->D3000->D3100->D3200->D3300. Easy, right.
D50->D40X->D60->D5000->D5100->D5200. Easy right.
D70->D80->D90->D7000->D7100.
D800->D810
D600->D610
So whats the successor to the D700? D710? No! D750!!!
In other words, they all suck 🙂
I still can’t identify the hierarchy of Nikon or Cannon 🙁 Is there a cheat sheet?
Try wikipedia on a particular model. There is timeline below, which you can expand.
…and not to forget the newest successor to D5300. It is …. try to guess, its ….. D5500!
Nitpick much?
Olympus needs to use more hyphens. Their model numbers aren’t hard enough to identify. O-M-D-E-M-5-II. Being able to identify them is like belonging to some sort of secret society.
OM-D E-M5 II is read out as:
OM- camera, Digital model, E-system- Mark 5 versio 2.
Now if people would follow the stupid “Mark II” style it would be read out as:
OM- family camera, Digital model, E-system- Mark 5 Mark 2.
I think the M in EM-5 stands for “Micro” not “Mark”
I agree with you, where are people reading ‘mark’? But it would be better to call it simply EM6, cause saying EM-five-two sounds a bit weird actually. I don’t get this naming party.
maybe the USA edition will be named Evil Marky 5 Deux
I guess you must care about the specific naming of the models even more than the manufacturers, which is weird. I’m certain none of the employees would be offended if you called it a “mark 2.” Look right on Sony’s website where they alternatively call the RX100ii the RX100M2, and the RX100iii the RX100M3. GASP! What do you suppose M stands for? Maybe your pants are too tight…
I really wish they had called it the EM5n …. much more Olympus instead of Canon !!!
This argument is already getting old. I would like to start a new argument. The Sun vs the moon. Which is better and why.
I hate a hot summer, so I’ll go for the moon. 🙂
Moon is easier to shoot with this alleged 300/4… But since it isn’t here, we all might as well stare at the sun and bang our heads against our EM5’s… That will leave a mark!
OK, my dumbest post ever
It is very hard to understand. It also doesn’t matter. And who cares. The ‘mark’ has already become accustomed.
Where is mark accustomed to?
You probably mean people are used to the expression “mark”
Maybe people like the Riders of the Mark or there is some nostalgia about the defunct Deutsche Marks 😛
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So what you are saying is this isn’t a variant on the E-M5?? Which is clearly complete and utter rubbish.
And if it is a variant on the E-M5 it is the Mark II version of the E-M5.
So there.
Put that in your Finnish pipe and smoke it
Are you a Repubelican? (Not misspelled))
You can call it what you like & E-M5II will be referred to by many as the Mark Two version, whether you like it or not. On the other hand, if writing down the camera’s name it would be correct to write OM-D E-M5II.
For someone just coming into photography, the E-M5 will not be available, so he will see the camera as E-M five hundred and eleven.
TG-850 was quite an update over TG-830. Tilting screen alone makes shooting while snorkeling much easier, and allows for selfies etc. 22mm lens is also great and necessary under water. 860 is probably going to be just about WiFi though.
What does mark stand for?
Who is this Mark ?
….and, also…who is this Merk??
This is confusing…are they bros.?
Merk means brand in english. Indonesian borrowed this word from the dutch.
Mark stands for “Maintenance & Reliability Kit”. Means the whole “product” that comes with everything to maintenance the product. Like a weapon comes with all parts to clean it and keep it reliable (tools to adjust aims etc).
ps. My nickname doesn’t mean “Mark 82 bomb” while it is like it “Mk 82” without dot.
Hello MK.82!
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Nothing interests me more than the 300mm f4 lens. Why does it take Oly so long from showing a prototype in 2/2014 to take this to market? It will only be avilable in Oly financial year 2016, meaning after 1 April 2015 and before 31 March 2015. It has been on their Roadmap already in 2013 and at that time was already “under development”. As an end-customer I am quite pissed to see the carrot stick for such a long time without getting to it!
I am already waiting long time for a 100mm and thats without confirmation it will ever be real.
as far as I am aware a 100mm has never been on their roadmap – you will need to wait for a very very very long time
I know , it has only been announced for FT, but we know that story right…
Then use the existing 75mm
imo 100 shows the tele effect more to my taste then 75. But since its not a matter of waiting..the 75 is the obvious choice. 45 is in a different ballpark and ideal for classic portraits. Another 45 on the other hand gives less extra for the system then another 100mm, so i think you could be wrong.
Yes , tele effect at 100mm for portrait works but I afraid less buyers know to appreciate such lens .
Maybe Oly will make it one day or maybe Pana will do it .
I just think a f/2 version would be awsome for me, no idea who wants it more except for me ofcourse.
I would appreciate sth like 62.5-65 mm lens, we need 130mm (FF EQ) portrait lens. F1.8 or faster.
I agree but has to be F1.2 at least for maximum defocusing effect .
My guess would be the 40-150/2.8 took priority as they thought that would be more popular and more profitable.
Strange that camera manufacturers are able to release 6 new cameras at a time but have to concentrate on only 1 lense at a time. Is a lense so much more complex? I cannot believe this
I can. Camera bodies are relatively easy, really good lenses are hard, which is why they are fairly rare and so few and far between.
So, this means no TG-4 announcement on CES?
Fingers crossed the 300 f4 will be announced with the e-M5II, I have been waiting for that lens first for 4/3 and then for m4/3 for years! It will be THE lens that makes leave my trusty ZD 50-200, your an amazing lens but everytime I’m shooting wildlife with you I’m fantasizing about your 300 mm big sister….
ZD 300mm F/2.8 ?
yes sorry I know, I was just in the mood to say it.
I’m new to the M43 world: Is there any successor/hardware revision of the E-M1 expected to be announced soon or is it fine to buy an E-M1 body now?
Buy now! It just got a price reduction
We’re unlikely to see any update for that model until at least late this year & maybe next year. The prices are at their best now, so go for it.
Well prices didn’t get reduced in Europe, but there’s a free battery grip (€200 value) + 200€ lens voucher promo ending soon. Is the 12-40mm Pro lens the lens to go?
I recently re-bought the Olympus 45mm. The first 2 had were made in China, but the new one was made in Vietnam. It appears Oly is moving production of both bodies and lenses to Vietnam now, probably to save costs.
I just hope they’re putting some of those savings into better QC. My E-P5 had be serviced 2x for failing components, and my new E-M10 had to be returned for a faulty battery.
Hmm, I have a giant dent on the side of my EP5. Never pass your camera off to someone else to take a picture. Still works though, I just can’t get the flash to pop up. About 5500 shots thus far.
Yes, Olympus quality seems to be low. My 9-18 lens had to be repaired because the collapse mechanism did not work anymore even though I did not use that lens very much, costs 100 Euro to repair.
On my brand new EM-5, I had to glue the rubber of the viewfinder to avoid losing it. And now after just 2 months the sensor has half a line of failing pixels.
Here’s my dream m43 camera: non interchangeable 17mm 1.8 lens with a rangefinder style body and the LX100 viewfinder. We know that lenses on non ILCs can be a lot smaller that on ILCs. Just look a the X100 series. They’re crazy small for carrying f/2.0 lenses.
If it is “non interchangeable 17mm 1.8 lens”, it is NOT m43. m43 is the standard of the mount for interchangeable lenses.
And if you want X100, why not buy X100? You can always crop to 4:3 in post.
Perhaps I should say a camera with an m43 sized sensor. I prefer the 4 to 3 ratio to a 3 to 2 ratio. Cropping in post really takes the fun of photography away.
Also, don’t forget the Stylus 1 gets the version 2.0 firmware (as in the Stylus 1s released in Japan only) update on the 15th Jan. http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/index.cfm#stylus
It includes Focus Peaking & Small AF Target among other things.
I really wish they had called it the EM5n …. much more Olympus instead of Canon !!!