UPDATE: The Silver E-M5 with 12-50mm lens is in Stock at Amazon (Click here) and it may soon de thron the new Canon EOS-M in overall mirrorless camera sales ranking (here at A). The E-M5 with lens is also in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
UPDATE_2: Also the Panasonic 12-35mm X zoom is in Stock at Amazon (Click here).
P.S.: There is a super Gold Box deal on the Lensbaby for Micro Four Thirds on Amazon (Click here to check it out).
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WARNING – Apparently this Lensbaby will NOT FIT on an E-M5. It is too big to fit under the EVF according to a post on DPR.
I was just about tho write the same. I have a tilt transformer and an E-M5 and can confirm this. With a little force the lensbaby fits, but over long time it definately will damage/scratch the OMD (under the EVF).
My lensbaby tilt transformer fits (albeit barely) on my em-5. Have they changed it’s design recently?
Four Thirds User:
“Panasonic’s 100-300 can’t keep up with OM-D E-M5 continuous shooting rate”
http://fourthirds-user.com/2012/07/fast_frame_rate_problem_with_panasonic_lumix_100300_zoom.php
I wonder if this applies to the 20mm 1.7 as well?
Olympus 75mm will arrive tomorrow 🙂
I pre-ordered here (but it’s not in stock):
http://www.cameranu.nl/nl/objectieven/olympus/micro-ft-vast-brandpunt/olympus-m-zuiko-digital-75mm-f-1-8-zilver/h128_20174_264884/
Do you s p a m much, Amanda?
3% claimed for Sony, 8% claimed for m43. Even on sale the Lensbaby is overpriced plastic crap.
wow RRP for the Canon EOS M $1,200.00
It must be bad if they slash already 1/3 off with the camera not even in the shelves yet…
It’s a marketing trick.
Classic Marketing Ploy
It’s worse than a marketing trick or ploy, it’s downright dishonest advertising, but unfortunately, some of these places do it without blinking an eye.
This is why the Canon is doing so well – people think they’re getting a $1200 Canon for $800! This utterly false advertising should be illegal.
It doesn’t look like this is Canon’s doing. $799 is the listed msrp on every other site including Canon’s.
No, I guess Canon is buying their own camera. Like record labels who purchase their own discs to push them to the top of the charts. Once there the lemming effect takes over… Seems like Canon rather invests in “marketing” than R&D
Wow wow wow I can save 400 bucks if I order that Canon! I must hurry I guess, that thing looks precious, can’t miss the bargain!!! Wow wow wow 🙂
/I wonder how they could they even think of claiming such a ridiculous list price for the poor thing…/
Olympus just emailed me saying my 75 was shipped
OK Scott, an extensive and superfast report and test gallery of the sweet thing is expected from you.
Cheers
Does anyone know if Olympus plans to release a 35mm equivalent lens on par with their recent 12mm and 75mm? I’d love to go with the E-M5, but the 12mm is too wide, the panny 25mm is too narrow, and the 20mm panny has that banding problem. I can hold off a bit longer, but by end of September I’ll need to pick up the Sony 24mm Zeiss for my current body if there isn’t something from Olympus. Thanks!!!
What about the existing ones:
Olympus 17 f2.8
Nokton 17.5 f0.95
Sigma 19 f2.8
Would be nice to see a weather sealed 17.5 f/1.4…
The Olympus 17 & Sigma are too slow and not in the same league optically as the Sony Zeiss glass.
The Nokton would be wicked if the E-M5 had focus peaking.
I’m a bit spoiled- in-camera hdr, focus peaking, etc. will be sorely missed if I do make this system change.
Cheers,
-JW
And a 60mm f/1.8 while you’re about it, please. To fit in between the 45mm and the 75mm. And with a black option. In fact, all with a black option. Then I’ll rend my piggy bank asunder with a smile.
I want the GH3 to have a butt. But I want it to poop pancakes out of it instead of poop so I can eat them.
That is pretty good grammar for a 5 year old.
What I see is that they are discounting the Canon EOS M by 33% to get the pre-order sales numbers up.