According to multiple trusted sources Olympus will announce the new E-M10, 25mm, 14-42mm and 9mm lenses on January 29 at around 5-6 am London time! Mark the date and hour on your calendar and as usual be sure to be online at 43rumors to follow to announcement live! I will continually update this site with links to first tests, reviews image samples, news and preorder links.
And this is what will be announced on that day:
Olympus OMD E-M10
– 16MP sensor (same as E-M5 and with no PDAF)
– True Pic VII processor (same as E-M1)
– Very small body
– integrated flash
– 3 axis stabilization
– comes with new compact zoom as kit lens
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
– 37mm filter diameter
– Comes in black and silver
– Estimated retail price of around 35,000 yen (250 Euro or around $335)
– Has a lens cap (correction, it’s not built in. You can remove it!)
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm F1.8
– 46mm filter diameter
– Minimum focusing distance is 0.25m
– Comes in black and silver
– Estimated retail price of around 35,000 yen (250 Euro or around $335)
BCL-0980
– Fish-eye lens of 9mm f/8.0
– Minimum focusing distance 0.2m
And now let us know…
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33 Responses
25mm 1.8 for me!
If the rumors are true about the specifications around E-M10, isnt it better to invest in E-M5 for much cheaper price? I’m not a MFT expert, just wondering!
I would wait and see the first tests. If you need a small camera, maybe em10 suits better for you. Consider also the different IBIS. Today m43 system is offering camera bodies for every need, and that’s a great thing.
Most likely it will be the same price than a new e-m5, at lest in Europe. so you could choose witch fits your needs more.
E.g. if it got the 2×2 dial of the e-m1 and a button layout like the e-p5, I would buy it just for that over the e-m5.
But that’s just personal taste, and the e-m5 is still a great camera to buy. So what could go wrong, if the new e-m10 is not better in the areas I prefer, I will buy a e-m5 instead and be happy with that 😉
No PDAF? What gives?
If you want PDAF, buy an EM1.
Judged from all the lenses coming to launch , all share a common point , there are compact & small .
So my guess for this EM-10 is likely a direct rival to the famous GM1 .
I vote for buying nothing for the moment .
The Nocticron alone will cost me a lot .
Thinking to have alternate cameras ,
Fuji X-T1 or X200 or X Pro 2 are top of my list .
There is no way a camera with a hump will rival the GM1 in terms of size. On the other hand, there is hope that it will be followed by an even smaller PEN (preferably smaller than the PM2), with full manual controls and a few features lacking from the EM-10, such as a 5-axis IBIS and a weather-sealed body (otherwise they would have to sell it even cheaper than the EM-10). Now, that would be truly a GM1 rival!
You can grab a new E-M5 kit with lens for 75k YEN and I bet the new E-M10 price will be at least the same, probably even more.
Don’t see a point unless this gets released for 60k YEN in a kit which won’t happen.
http://digicame-info.com/2014/01/om-d-e-m10.html
HAHAHA and there we have it! 80k YEN body only costing more than every E-M5 kit option. And no 25mm kit option… seriously, no one but ill informed people will buy this thing over the E-M5. Why do that to your customers?
I won’t buy any of these products: I already own a good 25mm lens, the 15mm caplens is useless in dim light and I don’t like fish eyes. I’m not interested in a pancake zoom either.
Nocticron is gathering my attention but I consider it also a result of GAS 😉 The price will eventually keep me away from it, at least until it reaches 1000/1200 €.
There were rumors of a fixed lens camera from Olympus, I wonder if it was a fake or what..
Probably references to the Stylus 1.
I feel as you do…I own two Olympus bodies (E-P5 & E-Pl6), and also the Panny/Leica 25mmf/1.4 and the Panny 8mm fisheye…so none of theses announcements really sway my vine…I am however very interested in the Nocti…but it just must come down in price for me to consider it….Perhaps in about a year after the release we could expect to see some discounts…but then again…it could just be one of those premium lenses that you rarely see for a lower price. time will tell.
I’m having the E-M5 and what I miss most is:
– Focus peaking (especially for Video)
– 1/8000 shutter
– More video frame rates for the PAL Region
If the E-M10 provides this for a reasonable price, I’m in.
What makes you think those specs will come on an Entry Level body?
You are not “having” an E-M5, you have an E-M5. Unless of course you are in the process of eating your E-M5, in which case, yes, you are having it.
what about EVF on m10? it’s missing in this post, I wish it’s an error :/
It would be the same as the E-M5 (& Stylus 1), of course. 😉
Is it the date Olympus go into administration?
…you wish. Olympus are almost number 3 in Japan for all interchangeable lens cameras and have increase their Mirrorless market share across the world.
But I do know of a country that is fast losing camera market in the world market.
The thing is with these trolls is that they are not even mildly entertaining. At least you can laugh at most but these ones are quite sad.
2 of us?
It’s nice that people show some sense by declaring interest for the 25mm.
Now it could be that there is a majority of newbies that still have to build a system? A majority of new m4/3 users that read 43rumors?
Classics first, Oly was right.
I might buy the em10 if it will be priced $700 or less with a new kit lens. And i’m sure I’ll be buying also the 25 f1.8. I miss my ep3 & my 45 f1.8 & pana 20 f1.7. I droped it unknowingly while long driving on my motorcycle. So just in time for a new replacement. 🙂
I am short of money now…maximum 9mm but must be good
kokot
Admin, E-M1 image and price here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdigicame-info.com%2F
Sorry, E-M10.
One day after the new Fuji X-T1 announcement. Based on current info, I’ll be more interested in that announcement than the E-M10’s. It’s more likely that I’d switch from my E-M5 to that that than to the E-M10. However, the biggest chance is that I won’t switch to either.
no PDAF = big fail, Olympus…
I want Wifi because em5 doesnt have it.
Iwant pdaf too.
If the 25/1.8 is weather sealed then it’s the lens I’ve been waiting for. I’ve always liked the perspective of a standard lens but I’ve held off buying an MFT 25mm until a weather sealed one becomes available. I have two bodies, an E-P1 (which I keep as a spare) and an E-M5, given the low light abilities of the E-M5, f1.8 is fast enough for me.