The NEW E-M1

<p>4/3rumors.com has "leaked" photos if anyone is interested.</p>

<p>Looks interesting. If I ever get my original OM-D paid off I would even say promising. :)</p>

<p>They really shouldn't have "OM" in the designation any longer. The original OM-D looked like a logical digital progression of the old OM line, but this looks like every other Nikon Panasonic Sigma of the past 20 years. Now Olympus is just playing games with the "OM" designation.</p>

<p><a href="http://photorumors.com/#ixzz2bRl7TpEz">There are better photos on photorumors</a>.</p>

<p>Looks like this design has been confirmed by a <a href="http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/olympus-e-m1-accidentally-leaked-by-engadget-team/">video leak</a>.</p>

<p>They seemd to have moved from the 70s retro look to more of an 80s retro look. Seems a bit ugly to me. The 80s was a bad era for industrial design.</p>

<p>Ignoring the appearance for the time being ( some neighbors have shitsus), it has some obvious merits. It can use the ED lenses, a research goal that must have been tricky to fulfill. The ED lenses are still some of the finest things Olympus has produced. It had to have a substantial grip function built in, and assume there will be a battery pack add on grip available, as is the case with all top of the line flagship Oly cameras. It has a solid weather resistant body, which contributes to the need to make the price an eye boggler for the average resident of this forum I would assert with confidence. Olympus has always tried to tie their design to the past, and I guess it has enough OM heritage to be in that realm....well it does not look like a Leica anyway.... Surprised me that they did not stuff a small flash into the top. I haven't seen the video specs. Latter is becoming a differentiating feature for live view models. I doubt I will go for it. More likely to the GX 7 Panasonic with focusing aids. Which will help if I want to use my Zuiko 50-200mm. Curious though to think that the E-5 could in fact be the last mirror pentaprism pro model from Olympus. Not shocking. Just surprising. Some folks do not want a small camera and like the old optical finder. Am getting used to EVF have to say. They work.</p>

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<p>Curious though to think that the E-5 could in fact be the last mirror pentaprism pro model from Olympus.</p>

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<p>I was really surprised when they released the E-5 :)</p>

<p>I am not that keen on the look of the E-M1 but it looks like a very solid camera, even more so than the E-M5. I'll probably skip it - especially if the price of the E-M5 drops and I can pick one for half the price of the new one. I am tired of the custom batteries and chargers required for each camera I had.<br>

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And I noticed now that the photorumors link I posted earlier does not work anymore. <a href="http://photorumors.com/2013/08/18/olympus-om-d-e-m1-camera-leaked/">Here is a new one</a>.</p>

<p>One feature of the new GX 7 reminds me of the E-1. The nose does not get in the way of the eye level finder. I hope the finder does not suffer from some of the shortfalls associated with reports of low eye relief identified by some users of the GH 3. It has some attraction down the road. No early adopter here. Panasonic is no slouch on features and their models show incremental improvements. They keep the good stuff like fully articulated LCD. I have never used focus peaking. One day I will get to try it. After all, where would I have been without my split image rangefinder and microprism in the good old days. Focusing manually was never great shakes. Turn and turn and turn more slowly and judge focus on the point of interest. Eyes age, autofocus became better and better with lenses and systems that react quicker than our optic nerves and optical brain cells. Science marching on. Layout of controls has been a bit slower to develop. Some are logical, some experimental. Some confusing. Real live view has allowed me to guage exposure in difficult lighting situations without much chimping. That is a value of mirrorless not often mentioned but it gets habit forming. I won't give up my E-3. I would have an E-5 but price has been stiff and resistant to sales so far.....gs</p>

<p>Its design would seem to make some sense as a successor to the E1, rather than the EM-5, and thus will allow Olympus to continue to sell its 4/3 lenses. However, I am still doubtful of the future of 4/3 system as opposed to M4/3. At least 4/3 owners have not been abandoned and it should be a useful bridging body between 4/3 and M4/3.</p>

<p>I don't think there is any future for FT (like I don't expect much future for Sony alpha either). All FT lenses will be usable on MFT cameras, so they won't go to waste. And Olympus looks like they are starting to build higher end zooms for MFT already (there is a rumor of an f/2.8 zoom to be announced soon).</p>

<p>I attended a demo of the GX7 last week and it's a sweet camera and I'm sure the new OMD is going to be a great machine also. I really don't understand the constant complaining about these new cams. We've never had it better for new camera gear!</p>

<p>The lenses of both Pannasonic and Olympus (excuse me if I don't use the repulsive vernacular of Panny and Oly like they were names of cars) are spectacular and the camera features are awesome. For me the OMD has the features I need but I may end up buying a GX7 as well. I really like the GX7.</p>

 

<p>I attended a demo of the GX7 last week and it's a sweet camera and I'm sure the new OMD is going to be a great machine also. I really don't understand the constant complaining about these new cams. We've never had it better for new camera gear!</p>

<p>The lenses of both Pannasonic and Olympus (excuse me if I don't use the repulsive vernacular of Panny and Oly like they were names of cars) are spectacular and the camera features are awesome. For me the OMD has the features I need but I may end up buying a GX7 as well. I really like the GX7.</p>

 

<p>In the time-honored tradition of Internet griping:<br>

<br />1. I'd prefer the E-M1 sans the grip on the right side. Small size is king. That being said maybe it won't feel obtrusive in the flesh. <br>

<br />2. For $1500 I have a hard time imagining buying it, especially because the 6D and D600 are in the same neighborhood. Then again I waited until the OM-D was about $1000 with a kit lens, and for rebates, to buy it. <br>

I assume that, like most M43 cameras, the initial prices will fall relatively quickly. </p>

<p>I just got a good deal on an E-P5 want to use it with the 14 f2.8 and the 20 f1.7 as<br>

a take along street camera. I love the dual dials, controls assignable for everything, tiltable touch<br>

screen with total control and touch AF point and touch shutter control. I know that soon <br>

low light sensitivity will be boosted when Oly uses a new generation of Sony BSI sensors, but<br>

I can always upgrade my Nex 5n. <br>

Only the M43 has small enough lenses to be used as a P&S and controls like my D7100.<br>

So if I expect to go out for night shooting I will take the D7100. </p>

<p>Well the OM-D EM-5 is a beautiful camera and they should have stayed with that. The EM-1 with the new ugly duckling design and a big price tag may not be the big seller they are looking for. It seems strange that they would call it the EM-1 instead of EM-6. But maybe they are going to have two camera lines running together. Possibly the EM-1 being the flagship wedding shooter rig and the EM-5 series for the slightly more affordable line. </p>

<p>Don't get too excited by this cam as I just got an email from Olympus saying that a REVOLUTIONARY NEW CAMERA is coming.</p>

<p>Having had a look at some more pictures I don't think it is too ugly anymore. And it is clear that it is not a successor to the EM-5 but rather a new body at a higher specced tier.</p>