You have ot pay $150 extra to get the E-M5II (Preorder at Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus). But in exchange you get some nice stuff and the knowledge that only 7,000 of these kits will be produced and sold by Olympus.
Owners card with card case
Titanium Strap
More pictures (Click on it to enlarge):
Click on those Preorder links:
7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK.
8mm f/1.8 PRO lens: Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus, WexUK.
Titanium E-M5II: Adorama, BHphoto, GetOlympus.
Accessories:
7-14mm Olympus LC-79 Lens Cap at BHphoto.
Olympus PPO-EP02 Dome Port for 8mm at BHphoto.
Olympus PPZR-EP05 Focus Gear for 8mm at BHphoto.
Olympus POSR-EP10 UW Anti-Reflecting Ring for 8mm at BHphoto.
32 Responses
If that would just have been E-M1 II special edition…. Not interested about E-M5 II because the terrible screen hinge.
Terrible screen hinge? How is that screen hinge “terrible?”
You need to swivel it before you can tilt it…
at least you CAN swivel it 😉
I doubt you have actually used a camera with that screen arrangement. It was on Olympus DSLRs for a number of years with great success with the E3 (although the E3 was a little weak), E30, E620 & finally the E5. I certainly appreciated it being on my E30!
They’re great for vertical (portrait mode) shooting!
Yes, & difficult low position macro shots too.
The other part I liked with the E30 was to be able to turn the screen into the body for storage giving excellent protection in the bag. Without that screen protectors are essential (having saved my recent cameras from deep scratches).
lol happy with my em1, now a em1 with improved ibis, pdaf and that terrible hinged screen of the em5 ii, oh and a build in flash (trigger) maybe even a pop up flash with a red dot sight combination for bif.
For me, I’m hoping the next version of the EM1 has the screen/hinge of the EM5 II. That crosses something off my wishlist.
In fact, if the EM5 II had the EM1 focus ability or better, I’d finally be off the fence. As it is, I’m waiting for the EM1 II. The EM5 is good enough, and I have an A55 when I need focus speed.
That’s pretty good looking. I already have black em5ii. If I didn’t id consider the titanium one.
lol @ that card
“I’m part of an exclusive club: The OM-D Titanium club. Check my card everybody. It proves it.”
Very gimmicky, but I’d still try to get it if it were the same price as a regular EM5II. That strap looks nice. 🙂
The card can be placed on one’s alter to the god Zuiko.
Olympus makes some excellent stuff, but that fetish card is really puke-worthy.
…but what about that embossed leather case FOR the card..now that is something!!!!
You’d think they’d have included a secret decoder ring with it, too!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvKlqMjfk1Y
Now THAT is REALLY funny!!!!!!! Thanks for the laugh.
Also if the 12mm “Limited Black” lens is any indication, when these sell out Oly will launch a mass-produced version for $200 less…
I’ve just found an incredibly interesting wikipedia article regarding the so-called nice stuff.
I still prefer my silver em5II with a black silk Artisan&Artist strap.
Saving my money for the E-M2….Will just keep shooting with my E-PL6 and E-M1 until then.
This is a smart looking capable camera though.
Does the embossed leather card case double as a screen cover?….I am just looking for a useful purpose for it…LOL!
Awesome looking camera.
The wanker cam
AKA “stuff you fondle for 10 mins, and then throw into a drawer until you need it to sell as a complete commemorative package on ebay.”
Oh THAT changes EVERYTHING. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
Haha, well it’s a nice detail for those who buy the camera, but it won’t make anyone buy it, who wasn’t already going to.
It comes with a piece of cardboard? With a number on it?
TAKE MY MONEY!!!
With the prices like that, they will be glad to sell even 7,000.
Price premium on the Titanium, $150. This one is for film-era OM-aficionados. I’d buy if I didn’t already have one. Don’t care much for the free stuff. For those who don’t remember that the “M” in OM is for Maitani, and the quote on the card is the main thing. Take another: “The OM-D cameras are convincing photographic instruments to photographers who own and use them.” The naysayers talk too much. The OM-D system delivers 95% of fantastic for 25% of the cost. Even if you have the money, you have to ask if that last 5% is worth the diminishing return. 95% of the time, the answer will be “no.”
The PRO lenses. Three best of breed, relatively fast, constant zooms, a very fast fisheye, a tele-converter, and a super-telephoto. Who for? I tend to think that the 12-40mm is for everyone because it lurks on the edge of affordability, and the rest are for those with money to burn. Some of us prefer faster primes. What is Olympus thinking? The lenses deliver credibility and sales traffic. That is for sure. Profit too. They also do the same as every bag of lenses. They bring you back to the camera-counter every few years. Or you sell for a loss and start over.
The 12-40mm f2.8 is an outstanding lens. Fast, standard zooms are popular with most photographers. Ultra-wide and telephoto fast zooms are, again, very popular, the telephoto’s especially. Having three lenses that go from 7mm-150mm all with a constant f2.8 is a good thing.
As for the 2nd half of your comment, I’m not sure I understand the point you’re trying to make.
My first two lenses were the 12-50mm and the basic 40-150mm. They came for a good price, and with what compromises they imposed, I was back in the game from a previous lapse where all my gear was burgled. Over a year, I got the 45mm, 25mm, and 17mm f1.8 primes, and I seemed, afterward, never to be in a situation where I could not shoot everything I wanted. The exception was not on the low-light end where you might expect, but on the overly bright end. I wanted more bokeh, and I did not have an ND filter to allow the aperture to open on the 45mm. I recently grabbed the Panasonic 8mm fisheye, not because it was what I wanted next, but because the sale price was tempting. I have had much more fun with it than I would have guessed because it turns out to be a useful addition to the toolbox. I do think the 12-40mm constant is next. And yes, I agree, even though the group runs about $3100, 7mm to 150mm at f2.8 is a very good thing. That very pedestrian 14-150mm part intermittently attracts my attention too, because Scout Camp is not a serious enough subject to take a whole bag of lenses. (The picture of it mounted on the titanium body seem awkward because the ad copy should have had one of the pro lenses mounted instead.)
I thought I’d hate it, but I really like it. Love the strap.