Are you going OM-D?

Are you going OM-D?

  • O yeah, here's my pre-order confirmation!

    Votes: 36 10.4%

  • You bet! just have to de-GAS a few gears to fund it

    Votes: 23 6.7%

  • Positively, but only when it hits street price level

    Votes: 65 18.8%

  • I don't know, I like it, but won't my APS-C buddies shun me?

    Votes: 50 14.5%

  • Heck no! I won't be caught dead with a dinky m4/3rd camera

    Votes: 110 31.9%

  • OMD? Are they coming out with a new album?

    Votes: 61 17.7%
  • Total voters
    345
  • Poll closed .
f6andBthere said:
What is your problem that you feel the need to put down whatever doesn't personally interest you?

The amateurs out there are what keeps photography alive and keeps the companies that actually make the pro gear in business ... get of your friggin' high horse!
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I only said it because I knew it would make you stamp your feet and cry.
 
JonasYip said:
I'm getting one. In my bag small-sensored "amateur" m43 crap lives very comfortably alongside my full-framed "professional" crap and medium format film crap. I find m43 quite capable and if there's a camera that's always with me I say it's one of the Olympuses...
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hear hear! all the "amateur crap" people can think whatever the hell they want, atleast the rest of us know better. 😉

that said, hell yeah i want an OM-D. it will replace my E-P2... eventually. right now i'm really craving full frame digital, so the E-P2 will remain my portable camera for now.
 
shadowfox said:
There is a lot of things to like with the new OM-D.

Is it good enough for you?
Is it enough to sway you from your previous bias towards the smaller sensor? (smaller, not tiny)
Is it just another pretty body without substance?
Is it the answer to your dream?

Vote and chime up.
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YES
N/A I shoot m4/3, have been for over 2 years
NO, It has a ton of substance.
For the moment
 
Chriscrawfordphoto said:
I only said it because I knew it would make you stamp your feet and cry.
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I just don't get why cameras have to be separated into professional or amateur in their intention in your world Chris.

I shoot professionally with a full frame digital but couldn't really care less what the credentials of any other camera I care to pick up may be if it gets the job done on a professional or strictly casual/recreational level.
 
I'm ensconced in M glass and digital rangefinders and the GXR at the moment, but I've been back and forth to m4/3 a few times over the years and I always liked the system. If they chose the E-1 to emulate with this design, complete with a tough crinkle-coated magnesium alloy body, I'd be more excited. But I'm not that taken with the look of the OM-D, the center hump seems (especially from the back) like a ziggurat with a few too many levels, it's too angular, I never liked the OM-4 anyway. But nonetheless it's an intriguing camera, probably way more likely I'll someday end up with one as opposed to the X-1 Pro, and overall...I'm very happy with this move by Olympus even if I'm not jumping in at the moment. It's a strong move by Olympus. Now let's see if the camera can actually clear the high bar they set for it.
 
I'm tempted :
I just can't get to grips with trying to manual focus Leica M lenses on the GXR's EVF.
Single shot AF and just using an EVF for framing may be the way forward.

So maybe it's time to upgrade the EP1 and sell the GXR.
 
To the poll: none of the above. I pre-ordered the X-Pro1. I have an E-P1, and the biggest disappointment on it is the lack of viewfinder (no optional EVF).

Had Fuji not released and X-Pro1, I might upgrade to the E-M5, but even then, what's the point compared to my 5DMkII.

Don't get me wrong, I believe this is a decent camera. It might not be for everbody.
 
This year, I am concentrating on film. Still have over 90 rolls to go.

I have DSLRs that take my Zuiko lenses, when the need for digital arises, so there's not a pressing need for a new camera body.

However, when the bugs get worked out on the OM-D (there's always bugs in new products), and if the owner reviews are positive, then I'll take a look and see if it will provide me with something that I don't currently have. The 5-axis stabilization looks to be the most promising in that regard. Or, maybe wait for the E-M5Ti.
 
I applaud Olympus for providing their loyal customers with a great camera. The weather/dust sealing is impressive. I know I would enjoy the retro look.

I tried m4/3 for a year and was was disappointed with the results. I sold everything.

I am patiently waiting for my X Pro 1 to arrive to pair with my X100.
 
People seem very quick to condemn Olympus and praise Fuji here for their separately motivated styling exercises.

What is the problem with the faux prism housing of the OMD harking back to their own early OM series. Fuji made their X100 look so much like a Leica M from certain angles that it's uncanny and we all applauded them. The X-pro is constantly being compared to the M9 in it's dimensions and we seem happy with that too!

Cut them some slack here and accept that like everyone else they are trying to sell cameras and style (love it or hate it) is a part of their approach.
 
1. Is it good enough for you? YES
2. Is it enough to sway you from your previous bias towards the smaller sensor? (smaller, not tiny) MAY BE
3. Is it just another pretty body without substance? NO
4. Is it the answer to your dream? NO *)

*) = I never owned OM SLR and I went away from other SLR bodies to RF (or alike) cameras. Therefore the SLR reminiscence doesn't affect me.
 
I voted no. Everything about the camera seems right though. But I don't think I need to start a new system. I've even curbed my GAS for a OM-4T for the past month, but tomorrow is a different day 😀.
 
hub said:
Had Fuji not released and X-Pro1, I might upgrade to the E-M5, but even then, what's the point compared to my 5DMkII.
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Sometimes I don't want to hump 35lbs of gear on my back up into the mountains. And as I get older, it becomes more common. (Although I've got next Sunday pencilled in to lug the RB-67 kit back in the hills again.)

Don't get me wrong, I believe this is a decent camera. It might not be for everbody.
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There's no such thing as a camera for everybody. Good thing, too, as we'd be waiting forever for our turn.
 
Pablito said:
It's not the camera that makes the amateur.

My pal at Magnum uses the 4/3rds Olympus stuff. I guess he is an amateur.
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You're right, it's not the camera that makes someone pro or amateur. An amateur with a D3s is no more an amateur than an amateur with a point and shoot.

That being said, your pal at Magnum might be a professional, but he's still using an amateur camera. It's not insulting, it's just the truth. It is you calling him an amateur (in jest) not me. I never called anyone an amateur, just a camera.

I don't understand why people get so defensive about a camera.

I own a holga - that's a hipster camera, but I'm not a hipster.
I own a couple small sensor cameras - they're all amateur cameras, but I'm not an amateur.

Do comments like that really offend?
 
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