Olympus E-P1?
June 6th, 2009 Posted in Third Party Cameras
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Sometimes I post stuff about other brands. Stuff I think is cool.
Front View?
Top View?
Side View?
These may be leaked images of the new Olympus Micro 4/3 camera. I think I’ve had it on preemtive preorder for 6 months. I’m quite eager to see it.
From Photo Rumors
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June 6th, 2009 at 11:51 am
wow. this is cool. i very often walk around with my rebel & EF 35mm, keeping it simple it a lot of fun.. this would be make me consider owning something other than canon!
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June 6th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Canon what ?
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June 6th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
come on, don’t screw this one up Oly.
and Canon when can I get a 35mm version of above camera?
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June 6th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Amazing post!!!
It’s not screw up. It’s about to be open mind!
And why wait or expect a Canon version once Olympus ALWAYS did it so well with their rangefinders and point-and-shoot?
For those like me who are not so crazy to get a M8, a Olympus like that would be a good one to have a ‘digital vintage’ feeling! hehe!
and Sigma has done beautifully with their DP2 and its larger sensor.
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June 6th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
I’d certainly hope that Olympus has finally been able to come up with something I would use. We need a rangefinder type with large sensor and interchangable lense. I do not believe a fixed lens camera with a fixed focal length will have a large following. When you have to plunk down $500 or more, it needs to be more versatile.
They made great 35mm compact cameras, and the lenses were suburb. In the late 1990’s it looked like they were well on the road to being the best digital camera maker, but their insistence on the unreliable smart media, and then the XD memory were just a sympom of the wheels coming off the wagon. If it requires XD memory, I would have no use for it.
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June 6th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
I will be buying one to replace my emergency p&s for sure
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June 6th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
count me in for sure. that thing looks sweet.
Oh and Ed, it has already been confirmed that it used SD cards, not XD.
Can you use the micro 4/3 panasonic lenses on this thing?
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Canon Rumors Reply:
June 6th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Hey Dan
Yes, the Panasonic lenses will mount.
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regular Reply:
June 7th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
So I guess M-mount lenses can be used via the previously announced Panasonic adaptors, right?
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0905/09052101panasonicadaptors.asp
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June 6th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
whats so special about the micro 4/3rds??
will this be like a G series with interchangeable lenses?
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Q Reply:
June 6th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
The sensor is larger than that of G10.
There is no flip-up mirror in the optical path, so the camera can be a lot more more compact than a dslr.
Rumor has it that Canon may have something similar in the works. Maybe an APS-c sensor cam with interchangeable lenses that could take smaller lenses optimized for a non-mirror optical path, and ef/ef-s lenses with an adaptor. But I haven’t seen anything on that for quite some time.
I loved my old Olympus stylus epic with its 35 2.8 lens. It could even shoot some nice Velvia. Ahh… those were the days…
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June 6th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
And if it has a body as tough and durable as the compact Olympus TOUGH series. That would be awesome
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June 6th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
aaauuuuuuu…. prudy!
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June 6th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Really Cool, I’ve heard it will be announced on June 16th. It’ll be perfect if it has HD movie mode. Can’t wait to get one.
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June 6th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
this looks like a Leica M8 (don’t screw me Leica fans!), I bet the designers got the idea of simplicity and compactness from viewing a Leica. Could be very useful to have in our pocket when scouting for venues ;)
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ossme Reply:
June 7th, 2009 at 12:03 am
I actually find the Oly more appealing. In fact, I believe it will be popular among female photographers (brad Pitt of the Cameras sort of speak).
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Bill Reply:
June 7th, 2009 at 3:17 am
dammit! you’ve just ruined the camera for me.
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ossme Reply:
June 7th, 2009 at 6:17 am
lol, Sorry mate. But don’t look at me when you see a huge poster of cute chick with lepstick and full makeup holding this camera near to up her face!
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Suzuko Reply:
December 12th, 2009 at 8:03 am
She’s so beautiful, anyone know her??
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Anonymous Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 12:38 am
No, it looks like a digital version of the Olympus Pen F.
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June 7th, 2009 at 3:47 am
I’m using Oly Zuiko’s on the 5Dmk II.. GREAT lenses.
I also used the OM4 which is still the best 35mm body ever imo!
Its TLL is fabulous and its something I miss on DSLR’s :)
I’m not into the Oly DSLR’s but this one looks nice. :)
If it excepts the old Zuiko’s with an adapter it would be heaven. A 21mm F2 on that sucka :)
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June 7th, 2009 at 7:14 am
The sensor is still pretty small though.
2x crop.
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DOOF Reply:
June 7th, 2009 at 11:23 am
True… looking through my OM10 viewfinder, I keep wondering how back in the day Olympus & others made 35mm film _SLRs_ that were pocketable-size, complete with optics that that would today be called “micro”… that was normal size back then!
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Mike V Reply:
June 8th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
I know what you mean.
Back in the day, I had this tiny Canon point and shoot with a 24mm prime lens that I won at a trade show.
The lens was very sharp.
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John Reply:
June 7th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
cause Oly is pushing at the four-thirds standard :eek:
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June 7th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
It’s quite ugly (compared to the Leica, although less compared to the Panny equivalent), but I guess it’s the quality that comes out that’s most important. That will be interesting. Does it support RAW?
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June 8th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Thats pretty cool, but I was hoping it would look like this. I’m sure this one is entirely a concept model as there are no markings on the top, but I really liked the design.
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/oima_slr_microfourthirds.asp?intCmp=oima_mftsignup_smchip
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June 9th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
This is an interesting camera. Apparently it can take canon FD lenses with an adapter (no glass elements), already available on ebay. Now those f/1.2 could come back to life again. Also it can take Leica M lenses. The Panasonic one is already out and does all of that. Samsung is developing an APS-C version of this.
I also hope this camera means the extinction of the cr**** PS cameras. 1/2.5″ sensor is a joke.
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June 17th, 2009 at 12:35 am
Perhaps a bit gratuitous to add this here, but it is now official.
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1461
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0906/09061601olympusep1.asp
Personally I like it with that 17 mm 2.8 pancake as a starter kit. Sweet.
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