Olympus
It’s less than two months to go until the big announcement time by end August. There will be plenty of new mirrorless cameras coming right before the IFA show in Berlin. One of them is certainly the new Olympus OMD camera. For now rumored specs do say that it will retain the same sensor, same EVF and same form factor as the E-M5. But like the new E-P5 it will have 1/8000 shutter and Built-in WiFi. An interesting new fearure is the 81 AF points system which suggest that the 16MP sensor may contain some extra phase detection pixels. (Source: Photorumors).
Fuji
There are three more X cameras to come. One interchangeable entry level X camera (yes cheaper than the X-M1) and two fixed lens X cameras. One of them shoudl be the X-30 with a larger than 1 inche sensor and placed to compete against the new Sony RX100MII. (Source: Fujirumors).
Reminder:
Panasonic will announce the GX7, Sony the new NEX-7 successor. Everything coming in late August!
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I´d like very much to see a X30 1″ sensor camera with a f/2.0-2.8 zoom lens on it. Better with 24 mm eq. or less at the wide end. RX100 is only a point and shoot with a big sensor, but this would be a dream camera.
I like my RX100 because it can fit in a pocket. Your dream camera would not and I already have a NEX for when I want a camera that is small and light but compared to a SLR.
How big would you expect your dream camera to be and what would you use it for?
I kind of agree. The nice aspect of the RX100 is that it can be always with you, even if you don’t have a coat with large pockets or a bag with you at the moment. If Fuji makes a better camera with the same size, I may think about buying it. But if the size is larger… Well, I already have other cameras for that.
However, in my wish-list for a Fuji RX100: wider zoom (if possible without compromising the size), better sensor (esp. at high isos), compatibility with some basic accessories (i.e. having a hot shoe, plug for external wire, etc.), possibly tiltable screen, a minimum of modes and programs (I’d love to have a better HDR mode, etc.), and (most importantly) better external controls.
I kind of know that having all this together is very difficult. Let’s see…
I partly agree you all, but for me the point is I don´t need a very small camera because I always dress outdoor and casual clothing with big pockets and frequently also carry a small or medium sized backpack. I prefer a small camera but not too small and with a luminous lens. You see: despite of their smaller sensor, you can get far more DOF control with X20 or EX2 than using RX100. Also like fixed lens (No dust problems). Probably I´ll buy a new camera by the end of the year and if X30 has a bigger sensor while maintaining aperture, a tilting screen and maybe a wider zoom, for me is an easy choice.
Well, I have the RX100 in my working bag every day. Since the bag is often full (very full), the fact that the camera is not too “3D” (= the lens does not protrude at all) is really a bit plus for me, and my daily usage of it.
The days I am not going to work, and can have a walk the way I want to, I tend to carry my D7000 (or my wife’s epl3, in case of a severe struck of laziness… which recently happens quite often…).
So for me the size of the RX100 substitute is quite a fundamental factor here…
If they make a 1″ 10-12MP sensor x-trans camera with a 4x f2.0-2.8 lens and a viewfinder (OVF not necessarily) for sure I’d enlage my pants pockets…
Better a point and shoot with a big sensor than a point and shoot with a small sensor like the X10 and X20. Especially at the price. 😀
IMO it would make NO sense to introduce a supposedly higher end omd model if it does NOT have the new generation of EVF which is coming now onto some $800 compacts
Harold
I have to agree here. The sensor in current OMD is good, but improvement would be welcome – in particular in the light of X-trans sensors. The current EVF is not a state-of-the-art anymore and has rather low magnification. In my book large viewfinder counts. So I hope that Olympus has some REAL updates than just AF sensors and WiFi.
BUTm truth to be told – the name E-M1 does not really sound like replacement of E-M5, but rather like a lower-end model. But I am just guessing here.