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E-M5II in Black or Silver at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus. In Europe at WexUK, Namencolor.
14-150mm II lens at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
FL-LM3 Flash at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus ECG-2 External Metal Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus HLD-6P Battery Grip at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8g at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
E-P16 eyecup at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
HLD-8G and HLD-6P kit at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Full leather case at Amazon, Adorama and GetOlympus.
Olympus PT-EP13 Underwater Housing at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 at Adorama, BHphoto and GetOlympus.
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– 10pm Los Angeles time (Still February 4 there).
– 1am New York time
– 7.00 Berlin time
– 15:00 Tokyo time
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Dicahub made that perfect size comparison between the soon to be announced E-M5II and the E-M1 and E-m5 cameras.
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29 Responses
Looks great! I’ll take one! 🙂
Me too! Oh wait…
Olympus is doing everything possible to get it to look like the original OM cameras. The more pointed “prism” on the E-M5 II is another step in that direction. This is after that On-Off lever on top for the E-M1 and now the E-M5 II. That is to resemble the On-Off lever on the old OM SLR cameras. The E-M5 II is even thinner now than the old one, again more like the old cameras. Legacy!
Check the prism and On-Off switch on this camera.
http://forum.fourthirdsphoto.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=47979&d=1406818993
OM-4ever
Except that shot is missing the (removable) hot shoe. Still, you’re right about the pointy top on the E-M5 II.
I’m looking forward to trying this cam. Want to see how it fits in the hand. And what that grip feels like. I really want something one size smaller than the Em-1. Thinkin the neat arca grip we’ve seen might make it exactly the same size as the em1 and negate any size advantage.
Good to see that the hump got smaller. Still, this version looks more like a refinement from a 1-year-old model than a true upgrade from a 3-years-old model. To do that, Olympus should have upgraded this with a newer and better sensor. Are we to expect that this same sensor will be the same for another three long years while the rest of Olympus’s competition passes it by? How sad.
Yeah, how sad. How truly and desperately sad.
Has anyone seen a release date yet?
4/3 rumors says late February
A pity that its becoming smaller. My E-m1 is OK but my E-m10 is too small.
I hope they don’t make the E-M2 smaller. It is barely large enough already.
I feel exactly the opposite! I wish they would cut the weight by 100g.
finally the thumb dial in the right place.. (unlike on the Em5)
I think it looks GREAT. It’s not bigger but actually a tiny bit smaller which is fantastic. Improvements in handling with the new dial positions – love it. The resolution trickery looks VERY promising with significant visual improvements. 1/16000!!!! I’m getting REALLY excited for this release. Can’t wait to read reviews. The only niggle I have is that I don’t like swivel screens. And the big omission…no gps. Ah well
I suspect it is not as high as the E-M5, because like the E-M10, it no longer has the accessory port (hence the need for a new flash for the E-M5 mark 2).
A more apt size comparison in terms of height might be to the E-M10 (appears about the same when comparing the 10 to the 5 on camerasize.com), but the 5 II is a bit wider than the original. Considering all the features and fixes the 10 provided, the 5 II better have some truly must-have features to pay the extra freight. Can’t see it based on what I’ve read so far, but happy to be proven wrong.
Beautiful machines.
I think the new em5 ii looks the best.
it’s good to see that they removed the stupid accessory port under the hot shoe.
That looks pretty sweet; and with a proper rotating screen like the Lumix G-series, even better!
The comparison with the e-m5 is wrong. The e-m5 is shorter than the e-m1 and they are the same height in this comparison. I think the new model will be the same height but slightly thicker and wider.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxAoC39KUnM
Like the looks but am most interested in seeing real world results. Starting to feel temptation coming on. Oh my!
Everything looks really great exept for the probable lack of a flip screen. Really really hope for a mechanism that makes i both flip and swing to the side. Otherwise it´s a goner for me. And I do wanted to replace my beloved E-P5 with an Oly with a built in EVF….
Fully articulated does all that but the flip up and down is out to the side, probably 270°, far better than a flip screen and no scratches or nose oil on it neither.
Now with a fully articulated screen, like the Panasonic GH series, I will consider switching to Olympus. A flip screen is better than nothing, but it is useless when shooting in a portrait orientation. Unless one wants to use the flip screen for shooting a vertical shot around a corner.
The Verge http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7983359/olympus-e-m5-mark-ii-announced-specs-price-release-date Some info, lots of photos of the E-M5II
PhotoRumors dot com Photos and Full Specs http://photorumors.com/2015/02/05/olympus-e-m5-mark-ii-micro-four-thirds-camera-officially-announced/#more-66902