OM-D vs. NEX-7 by Mirrorlessreviews (on top Video Part 1 and here Video Part 2).
Finally I have some deals for our canadian readers too 🙂 Steve sent me a terrific deal: The Olympus 12mm f/2.0 lens is selling for $499 in Canada. $300 off the list price at Lozeau (Click here) -> UPDATE: Deal now is now dead 🙁
The Panasonic DMW-LVF2 (GX1 viewfinder) suddenly went on sale for $160 last night at B&H and Adorama.
Panasonic 14mm for $265 via thrid party resellers at Amazon (Click here).
Since yesterday the Black kit is in Stock at Amazon (Click here). And at the moment of writing even the Black Body only is in Stock for the normal price via third party resellers at Amazon (Click here).
P.S.: On June 1-3, the first Olympus E-M5 workshop took place in Münster, Germany. Professional fashion photographer Ralph Man prepared the sets and gave valuable insight on the camera and creative tips. All the participants were given a silver E-M5 for the duration of the workshop. Here are some shots of the weekend: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68603035@N04/sets/72157630052837280/detail/.
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Thanks for the news Admin. The 12/2.0 is very tempting at that price……
The 12 mm is not $499 anymore, it must have been an error.
I was going to buy it.
Whew, lucky thing. I was just about to buy it and it wasn’t even on my list of upcoming purchases.
Not an error. Got mine shipped today! They prob only had a handful even though they’re pretty large.
The e-p3 is going for 579 though
Lozeau only ship to Canada
I paid $950 for mine 🙁
It wasn’t an error. They were running out of stock. Quantities were limited so they removed the deal from the web instead of making a lot of frustrated customers. You can always call toll-free at the store: 1-800-363-3535.
Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered my body only. Now to decide on what lenses to get. I’m thinking for general use 12mm and then for the portrait work i’ll eventually grab the 45mm to start.
This deal seemed to be for Canada only – no shipping to US or other countries…
BTW… The EP-3 silver only with the 14-42mm lense is at 579$ at the same store.
The deal is not dead. Canadians can always buy it at that price by calling at the store. Just not on the web anymore. I know because I called.
Maybe it’s just me but those workshop pictures aren’t impressing me much. Not sure why there not clicking with me. Anyone know what lens or lenses they were using?
mostly 45mm F1.8
The shots with model Sarah are nice..at least here a wide aperture was chosen, giving a 3d feel to it. Mostly i dont like studio shootings because they have that boring “close your aperture and be there” looks.
Whoo! Just ordered the 12mm for 579 CAD including tax & shipping. 🙂 🙂
Search for seller “nomohideo2005” on ebay. Bought Pana’s 14/2,5 only for ~ 170 bucks last week (Kitlens). Took a bit waitingtime, but here i am 🙂 lucky new widelens owner.
Just bought the LVF2 with some accessories through your link. 😛 Didn’t purchase earlier because of the $50 shipping fee to my country. Now it is “subsidized”. LOL. Hmm, your are bad, if you didn’t make this post, I can skip it…
Called and they don’t have it anymore at that price 🙁
Exactly…
I ordered one from a private seller a few days ago for $699 – cannot wait to try it.
WHEN DOES THE OLYMPUS 75mm f/1.8 SHIP TO THE USA?????????????????
The picture of OM-D with its long kit lens illustrates a problem, it is big even compared to the NEX7 with zoom lens size destroying the size advantage that m4/3 has with most models. The 20/1.7 lens, 45mm and even the 14-42X compact lens reportedly seem to work very well on the OM-D for a much more compact package.
Surely you can’t expect the 12-50 equivalent to 24 -100 in 35mm format should be shorter than 18-55 in APS-C which equivalent only with 28 – 83/85 in 35 mm format ? Not to mention the internal focusing, electronic zoom mechanism, weather sealed, and macro mode lock, and one L-Fn button…
while the 14-42 X is smaller (since that’s what the design after at the first place), were lack the L-Fn button and priced higher than 12-50 (without forgetting the disparity in focal length) if you want a cheap alternative and much more compact lens to go with OM-D without sacrificing the quality too much and fairly equal to 18-55 in NEX-7 you should opt for 14-42 kit instead 12-50.
You have options, though, that make the EM-5 smaller.
You can use it with one of those fancy collapsing lenses, or the Panasonic powerzoom pancake kit lens, if you want a tiny zoom. You can also use it with one of the pancakes, if you want a tiny system with good IQ and aperture.
But not everyone needs tiny all the time — sometimes, things like versatility or weathersealing or performance are more important. That’s why they made the 12-50 kit lens.
Now they need to get busy making other lenses that prioritize performance: the one I want is a 300/4 with matched 1.4 converter for wildlife work.
“Now they need to get busy making other lenses that prioritize performance: the one I want is a 300/4 with matched 1.4 converter for wildlife work.”
I’d second that. 😀
@safaridon – Use primes, and the size advantage over the NEX will be just one of the many advantages. Don’t forget to mention the superior image quality, colors, JPEGS, stabilization, all metal body, water-resistant seals, better system of flash guns, better assortment of lenses….essentially the NEX has not a single advantage over the OM-D. The OM-D is in a class of its own.
JP,
you’ve got a serious case of lovestruck. Get real. The tiny sensor of the OMD is no match for the NEX 7. How about DOF? How about Ergonomics? How about build in flash? How about beauty? How about focus peaking? How about big print? How about 60 frames per second movie? etc etc etc. The OMD can not touch the Nex. You talk about IS. Thats nice if you want to take pictures of frozen objects but in real live its better to have fast lenses…… And yes the weather sealing is nice but only works with the crap kit lens. The new system has plenty of lenses and legacy lenses works superb on the nex with its focus peaking. So maybe there are more lenses than you can imagine.
You’re right that the OMD is a class of its own ( snap shots iphone quality ) and never can be compared to a superior NEX 7.
Ha ha, you sound even more insane than the poster you’re replying to. 🙂
Thanks i did my best.
Ariaantie,
If you are a such a Sony fan, why are you here? Sony makes good sensors, but their camera lenses are a joke. Fast lenses you say… What fast lenses does Sony have? Oly has tons of good ones. And legacy glass, Oly is the king of that, in fact I have a FT lens that is weather sealed and works on my OM-D with a weather sealed adapter. Another one of your comments debunked.
You are clearly in love with Sony, have fun taking oversaturated pics with horrible colors.
The only thing, and I mean the only thing that Sony has, is a bigger sensor – and even with the big sensor – it is the total package that matters, and in that case the Olympus is a total package and the Sony is a total piece of shit.
WC,
Yep thats wat a lovestruck will do to you.
great argument…your lack of intelligent response speaks for itself…as do all the positive reviews of the E-M5. Show me some NEX7 reviews that back up what you claim…
As usual a lot of words from people that do not use cameras to take pictures but only as little toys to be proud of.
Personally I prefer to talk with my pictures.
I really love Olympus because you have a lot of lenses that can fit any professional use. But I’m sure that also Sony is a good camera.
Thake a look: http://photographer.photoshelter.com/
And here: http://www.wedding-photographer.it/
Vitt, and wedding photographers, they really use cameras. Such a creative field to be in…god I wish I could be wedding photographer…or maybe even better, a paparazzi. I prefer to photograph drunk wedding goers and celebs stepping out of their car. You really talk with your pictures I’m sure.
I would have thougt you would wish for a bigger brain.
When you say “I would have thougt you would wish for a bigger brain” – you might want to spell “thought” correctly. Idiot.
Oh…NEX7 looks much smaller and compact.