The next bunch of MFT cameras is expected to be announced in August-September. But we already had four new cameras in this year. You know the specs and you read reviews and previews. So let us know….
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Curious to see what you vote 🙂
Full new MFT stuff preorder list:
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and in Europe at Technikdirekt.
Panasonic GF6 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Technikdirekt, Wex UK,
Panasonic G6 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).
Panasonic 14-140mm lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).
Panasonic LF1 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at WexUK (Click here).
E-P5 Black at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 White at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 Silver at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 Black with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon UK.
E-P5 Silver with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon UK.
E-P5 White with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon UK.
E-P5 Black with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and Wex UK.
E-P5 White with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany and Amazon UK.
E-P5 Silver with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
17mm f/1.8 Black at Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.
45mm f/1.8 Black at Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany.
75mm f/1.8 Black at Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.
VF-4 viewfinder at Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.
96 Responses
Admin, any lens poll planned (wish list or released)? I know, you are on the edge with time, just asking, since there are no announcements in near future 😉 This camera poll is too one-sided as GF6 and G6 cannot compete with EP5 🙂
I vote for EP5 .
No doubt , it’s the best in still among the rest .
Lol.. this is 43 rumors/ why would people vote nex
theres no nex on vote
theres no vote for nex
Surprise, surprise, NEX is not a u4/3 camera.
If you have a short look at the black magic camera you could easily misinterprete it as a NEX 😉
There is not Zanussi wash mashine. I wanted to vote for it.
I voted for the EP-5 ….but with the current price breaks on an OMD…the cost of an EP-5 is just silly especially if you include a VF4. So if price is considered, the G6 may be the better cam.
There are the 4 new mft-cameras side by side.
Is the GF6 bigger than the E-P5?
If price does not matter: EP5. If is does (it should!): G6, hands down.
Spot on!
For me, a built-in EVF and an articulated screen trump overpriced fashion statements.
The G6 is the biggest bang for the buck, but also has much better handling and ergonomics, if we use the G5 and EP3 to compare, since neither is available to handle yet.
The biggest downside of the G6 for me is that it lacks the GH2 and GH3’s Constant Preview function in M mode. It’s a terrible omission of a fantastic feature! Full-time Live View like it oughtta be!!!
What is the difference of the Constant Preview mode of the GH2 and GH3 compared to other Panasonic cameras? My GF2 has a Preview mode that simulates aperture and shutter speed in the live view picture and the G6 manual also lists this feature.
Constant Preview works only in M (manual) mode, but there’s no f/n button to push to see exposure changes on-screen/EVF, like the GX1. So, when I change aperture or shutter speed I see the change on-screen or thru the EVF instantly. It’s fantastic and a real shame that it’s not in EVERY Panasonic M4/3 camera! For me, once I found it buried in the menus, it was a game changer!
must admit, I do like the look of the G6 more so than the G1-G5 … hope its viewfinder is nothing like the thing they put in the GH3 though (gotta try before you buy) but I still prefer the PEN form factor and the Oly sensor does put the rather elderly Pan sensor to shame
while I super impressed with the G6 looks I think Pan have been lazy not getting a new sensor inside by now and that’s a real shame (show stopper for me)
+1
So far all of it are worthless news we want a constant f2.8 aperture
For those interested in a more accurate size comparison :
http://j.mp/11W7tBN
None, they’re all overpriced crap.
overpriced …yes…crap…no…I know of of pros using the OMD with good results and besting the canon 7D
omd besting the 7d? LOL. All you have to do is to even shoot low iso and then push the image a bit brighter and you can see the coarseness the m43 crap image is. Overpriced, yes, Crap, also yes. Build, is also crap on the omd. Sorry, no one is buying that the omd is better than the 7d except for the fools in the omd hipster wannabe club.
No Sex for a long time or why do you need this bashing?
Well, speaking of the wishful thinking 40 something year old virgin..and he appears. No, homeboy, the omd is over rated and a pos. Sorry, but I can’t let you kids lie about your little toys. Don’t be scared of the truth , little homie! LOl
So what are you doing on 4/3 and m4/3 site, idiot. Go and masturbate with yor Canikon on a appropriate Canikon site!
Cause nerds like you are on the other sites. Hahahaha. Don’t be scared homie. LOL
Theoretically, democracy allows everyone to express their views; but your “views” are bollox and casual readers must be protected from lies. I guess you never took a pic, probably never went out of the house, right?
Funny results. All people complain about the lacking evf of the P5 and cry it´s too expensive. Many people praise the G6. And despite that the P5 wins. ???
It just says how much demand there could be for a properly priced EP5. Remember, this is just a “which camera would you want of these 4” comparison. Of course, I’d want an EP5. If they asked which I’d buy, probably none… the EM5 and GH3 are the ones that most have my attention.
+1000
properly priced EP5!!!
question was well worded … which is the best
since the sensor in the two Pan’s is tired the EP5 is a hands-down-winner!
if we had a sub-question (and do you think the price is right?) then I’m sure the G6 gets lots of votes for price and the EP5 should get a proper bashing
give me the EP5 sensor in the G6 body with IBIS and a price between the two and I’d have it in a blink of a eye
Where Olympus fanboys roost, clutching their phased out-to-everyone-but-them-because-Olympus-wont-tell-them-that-FT-is-dead cameras and lenses.
Where Olympus can sell overpriced lens hoods and black lenses with no backlash.
Where if it doesn’t say “Olympus” on it, then it’s considered Crap.
Feel better now that you got that off your chest? Now back to the topic at hand, which camera of the four do you think is best? I can empathise with the treatment of 4/3 users and the lens hood robbery practices, and with olymous stealing your girlfriend, but the poll wasnt asking which is the best m4/3 company; it was asking which is the best m4/3 camera on the list.
I voted for E-P5 in a technical point of view but it’s too expensive…G6 is maybe a better quality/price ratio
IMO – “Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera.”
Rest is just meh: GF6/G6 – dated, E-P5 – expensive. Meh.
The results of this poll demonstrate a common misconception whereby a camera equals its sensor. I don’t especially like the G6, but it’s a more comprehensive photographic tool than the E-P5 despite its slightly weaker sensor.
Couldn’t agree more. Not only is a camera not just a sensor but the major changes since the very first m43 camera are in functionality and features.
I voted ep-5, not only because of its sensor. I use manual lens a lot, a good stab is more important to me than viewfinder (don’t miss it that much on epl-3).
I also much prefer a tilting screen than swivel one, which has to go on the side if I want to look the camera from above.
I don’t know if I am representative of the people voting ep5, but i think you are generalizing too quickly.
With a built-in EVF your head and body are the stabilizer. That and learning to rely on photographers’ tricks like leaning your body or the camera against fixed objects.
With a P&S style body floating in front of you at arms length, stabilization is FAR more important, especially under some circumstances, like low light.
A flippy screen helps, because you can compose and focus at waist level, which is much more stable than waving the camera in the air.
well, I had a Pentax k100d before, and the stab was great with a 50mm 1.4 smc-k.
Stab is relevant with or without viewfinder.
I still shoot 100 iso slide films very often, I carry a monopod in these cases, and I have learn about how to stabilize myself. Because I know the related constraint related to stabilizing yourself, I will not get a new body without IS for my use.
I am not saying that this experience is relevant to all people voting ep5, but that’s one example. I think there is a few people voting for the ep5 not only for the better sensor
With an add-on EVF you can do all of the above.
And is the add on free? Are you going to pay for it? LOL. Why dont you try to sell a camera and then ask someone to pay extra for the battery as well? LOL
How shocking this concept of having to pay extra for something that not everyone needs? Absurd that you have to pay for things like kit lenses, bags and all that.
Most shocking however is your insistance on proving how sad an excuse for a human you are.
Don’t be scared of the truth , homie!
‘Dirty diaper’ style handling makes stabilization more important still, that is true, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t relevant when having a viewfinder. All the things you mention and stabilization (lens or body based) add up to increase the number of keepers even at moderately fast shutter speeds. For general photography stabilization isn’t absolutely required as some suggest but dismissing a useful tool just because your brand of choice doesn’t offer a solution that is available with all lenses is just as silly as claiming it always helps.
If I have to choose among these cameras, and have one FOR FREE I’d choose Olympus E-P5. And then I’d SELL it. (I’m already happy with OMD-Em5 and waiting for the two new cameras)
I like them all, so hard to choose
I think Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera shouldn’t included in this vote. Because for those of people who doesn’t really care about RAW video shooting. They will never voted the Black Magic ^.^
I’d go the E-P5 for taking photos of the Socceroos at the World Cup RIO!!
I vote for the E-P5 but will buy it in 2015 at Olympusmarket for 250 Euros 😉 For the moment my E-P2 with the Panaleica 25 makes decent photos!
Olympus should have implemented the 5-axis IS in the E-PL6 instead of the crappily-priced E-P5. So I abstain from voting. 😉
What a JOKE of a website, plagued by Olympus fanboys. THIS may well be the camera that may doom the camera division at Olympus. Insanely overpriced for what it is.
I hope you fanboys are gonna buy it in droves when it releases for Olympus sake.
Jeez, read the posts again! I looks more like Pany fanboys are big fat A-holes with huge inferiority complex.
-guess his point was Just Proven.
I think he probably assumed that all of the anti-olympus comments were made by panasonic fans rather than blackmagic fans. That makes sense seeing as that is usually were the inferiority/persecution comments come from.
What? The poll wasnt asking about price, or which camera was going to be the best seller. It was asking which camera is the best (in peoples’ own opinions). You may not agree with someone elses vote but that doesnt automatically make them wrong.
If everyone other than you is an Olympus fanboy, why dont you tell us which camera you voted for and why.
I agree its over priced – still a dam good camera – for me the most desirable currently on the market – I’de take the EP5 over a 5DIII…
When they said size does’nt matter – they lied!
You’d take the ep5 over the 5d111? ROTFL! Homie, why are you trying so hard to keep that 4 cents for a shill msg job at Olympus? LOL.
Well he’s right. I occasionally rent FF DSLR’s just for the one thing m43 isn’t yet able to do, fast sports that need continues AF, and I mean very fast sports, not tennis or volleyball etc.
When I need to be at such an event I rent a DSLR, in all other situations I use m43 and no client is able to tell what I use.
It’s the photographer who can make pictures interesting or not. He decides the quality.
THAT has nothing to do with pixel peeping on a screen which has a too low resolution anyway.
Photo’s need to be seen in a frame or poster or on a billboard. And all of that, even, my E-1 was able to do.
Jimmyboy, size does matter, I know this is how you’ve been growing up but it’s time to face life.
Bollox doesn’t have any.
Here’s 4 cents for you.
Why not “which camera will you purchase when released”, or something like that? That was a loaded poll, knowing that the Olympus faithful will choose the E-P5.
Why even bother vote when we all know where the leading vote will go to?
+1
If I did video, it would be the Black Magic.
If I didn’t have a GH2, it still wouldn’t be the G6.
If I wanted to match my purse and pumps, the EP5. But then, maybe a Nikkormat would be a better choice for that… and I might even buy some film for it! 😉
If I didn’t give a shit about photo quality, the GF6 😉
Put me down for None of the Above. 🙂
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On paper, as I havent handled one yet, the E-P5 appears to be an awesome camera. Its 1/8000th shutter, iso 100, two dial plus toggle switch controls, low lag times, 5-axis stabilization, and expected IQ abilities, make it – if not the best – at least a worthy competitor. The glaring omission is lack of a viewfinder but because this poll doesnt consider price, the vf-4 also appears to be a better viewfinder than the integrated one on the g6, while still having the option of being removed when you want to be more compact. Whatever, there are probably strong arguments to be made for each of the cameras listed, that’s why there is a poll.
But otherwise intelligent people who are attempting to pass off Olympus’ technical accomplishments as nothing more than a fashion statement to match you shoes? Come on guys, which one is the fanboy really?
“the vf-4 also appears to be a better viewfinder than the integrated one on the g6”
Link? Proof?
The VF-4 has a 2,360k-Pixel LCD Resolution.
The G6 VF has a 1.44 Million dot (800×600 pixel) resolution, and it’s OLED!
Has anyone even handled the VF-4? How do you know this? The Picture of the E-P5 “APPEARS” to be Smaller than the GF6, but in reality, it’s NOT.
Fanboy much?
Uh, that’s why I said “appears” to be and stated that my comments are based on “on paper” figures. The vf-4 has higher resolution, higher magnification, only 0.032 seconds of lag, and can be removed when you dont need/want it. That’s why I think it is the better viewfinder.
You might think that OLED trumps all of that, and maybe it does, in a viewfinder, you wont experience the same bright-light shortcomings that OLED screens have and the colours should be very nice. Your entitled to your opinion, but again you should be able to see that there are arguments to be made for the other side as well…
The VF4 has >significantly< better resolution, marginally better magnification and better eye-point. It is pretty obvious that it will be better. Fanboy much?
http://www.pekkapotka.com/journal/2013/5/20/olympus-pen-e-p5-w-vf-4-hands-on-preview-pt2.html
You are giving too much importance to these polls. Have fun.
Shouldn’t you be over at some Canon or Samsung thread trying to bash some camera you never used , kid? Haters gotta hate I suppose. Don’t try so hard to a be shill , kid. LOL
Haters gotta hate.. and you seem to have an unstoppable urge to prove it over and over.
Cry babies gotta cry. Don’t be scared of the truth , homie!
Why the deliberate deception showing the EP5 to be smaller than the GF6?
The actual dimensions are GF6 4.4″ x 2.6″ x 1.5″ and EP5 4.9″ x 2.8″ x 1.6″ so in fact the GF6 is considerably smaller than EP5. Note this is not the first time this misrepresentation has happened.
this is just a handmade photoshopped work. Sorry, had no time to look for right proportions. Despite that, everybody on 43rumors knows the size and features of the new GF camera.
jeez look at the diameter of the lens mounts, they are all the same size in reality, so resize the photos of the cameras in your mind … it’s not a great conspiracy. It easy enough to do and you even list the measurements; so you know ‘which is which’ dimension to begin with. Yet you imply some kind of sleight of hand going on? Get serious.
Yes, no conspiracy but consider that most sites from where these pictures come do show them on same scale. Consider the outcries if the EP5 had been shown or depicted to be larger than the G6?
One of the biggest factors for the GF6 including onboard flash, full sized LCD screen and WiFi connectability like the EP5, has been its relatively small size and this rumor depiction takes that away for many. The smaller size by any manufacturer is aimed to appeal to the fairer sex and especially in Asia so the depiction as shown would naturally effect how they may vote in this case or even buy. If the price was right I would love to have a EP5 that could cram the 5 axis IBIS into a body as small as the GF6.
“Consider the outcries if the EP5 had been shown or depicted to be larger than the G6?”
Like… you?
First, it’s Titled:
“What is the best MFT camera announced so far in 2013?”
Then, the Poll is:
“Pickup the one camera that you like most:”
Shouldn’t it be:
“What is the best MFT camera announced so far in 2013?”
Either Way, it was clearly Fanboy Bait.
Well, these are the cameras that were announced so far in 2013, so it’s actually the same thing. Clearly, lack of thinking.
E-P5 is the best so far, but then again, it is not an improvement on OM-D (MORE THAN A YEAR OLD OM-D!!!) and its price is ridiculous. Second most ridiculous price after BM Pocket, which does not even have a decently sized 4/3 sensor, so all focal lengths will be screwed up.
The best is probably the G6, while the most interesting may be the Pocket Cinema.
Why include the Black Magic Pocket camera?? It shoots a 16:9 picture, NOT M4/3 and it has a SMALLER than M4/3 sensor. I don’t get it, if this camera had a Nikon F-mount, would you call it a Full Frame camera??
It is a part of the system, because of the mount it uses. Simple as that.
Quote from Black Magics site: _”The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera supports a wide range of adapters for converting from Micro Four Thirds to other lens mounts such as PL. This means you can take advantage of the most amazing professional Super 16 cine lenses as well as any other type of professional lens you want to use.”_ http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicpocketcinemacamera/
Scroll down and see the huge Arri 18-180 using a M43 to PL adapter) mounted on the Black Magic Pocket camera. I don’t expect that many Professional Film-makers will use m4/3 lenses
I am not sure who would use it with Arri. It’s a camera that is compact and the native mount is m43.
surprize to see the GF6 so far down in the pick list here … is it that the other 3 options are SO good or just another bad price thing. I think the GF6 is launching at £479 here with the new 14-42 …… if they made it £399 with the 14-42PZ that would be niiiice
shocking results!
E-P5 wins by default. BMPCC is a video camera with very niche market. The Panasonics are non competitive consumer appliances, only for the Panasonic firesale fanboys.
No camera in the m43 world wins, they’re all over priced crap.
There’s seems to be an echo in here.
they let you post again! cant wait to see your professional trollism!
Professional trollism? Then why is it that you’re here practically everyday opening your yap? Shouldn’t you be at another thread trying to lie and bash Canon and Samsung products, then come running back here like a scared little kid hiding behind inferior m43 products? And you call me the troll? Hey at least I don’t comment here everyday, it’s called, I gotta LIFE, kid. Don’t be scared , it’s just the truth ,homie. LOL
Everything in life is over priced… so its a level playing feild
No…taking a dlsr and taking out the mirror, then putting in a smaller sensor, then charging more or just as much is over priced. Get your facts straight, homie.
Jeff needs a couple of wallops so he may learn a bit of manners, but he is dead right. He might even learn how to shoot in a few years.
I just read an updated EP-5 review final version by Ming Thein so i vote EP-5 ; it said slightly better and has THE BEST JPEG ENGINE IN ANY CAMERA
http://blog.mingthein.com/2013/05/10/oiympus-pen-e-p5/