There are some really good improvements to new Camera and a sign that new owner of OM brand is quite interested in actually selling cameras to photographers(JiP has notorious reputation in laptop sector). New menu system is really great and lets wait for final production units to see how the new sensor compares and performs to older ones.
Edit: Checked B&H turns out along with new battery OM System has released a new charger to charge dual batteries(though quite expensive). I know Fuji sells similar dual battery charger for their own batteries and I hope Canon also comes out with a 1st party Dual battery chargers soon.
Link for new charger
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod..._blx_1_lithium_ion_battery_charger.html/specs
Yes I agree. I struggled to comprehend Olympus past menus system which had indecipherable terminology, ambiguous icons on a horrible grid-style interface, and low resolution. So I very much welcome the improvements. With the OM1 on paper almost everything has been improved, including the ergonomics, and the camera can match most FF cameras on specification, and has the added bonus of Pro-capture (
a feature that *all* cameras should have) and in-camera merging for focus-stacking and HDR.
I also absolutely appreciate the weight-saving and greater portability of M43, which would allow me to pack a complete M43 system in a flight case, and to carry a wider range of lenses in the field - so I've been tempted by M43 in the past. Many of the reasons that have prevented me from using M43 in the past have been answered with the OM1, but the meagre buffer and low MP count are total deal-breakers for me.
When I read about the "wow camera" stories, I hoped that the OM1 would have a global sensor, as this, combined with a really powerful processor, would enable near-instantaneous in-camera multi-shot merging, with massive benefits for hand-held pixel-shift with moving subjects, focus-bracketing, HDR and noise-reduction. I still believe that smaller formats such as M43 are the future, I'd much prefer a compact system to my existing FF, but OM have not yet come close to realising the full potential of the small format.
I wish the new company well though, and look forward to seeing their future offerings.