It's official, it is goin to be a digital Pen

I am actually excited about this product. Having my wide angle rangefinder lenses that are slow but with the built in image stabilization makes them so much more useful. Just looking at the specs it seems to really put pressure on the DP2. The IS and interchangeable lenses is huge IMHO.
 
padraigm said:
I am actually excited about this product. Having my wide angle rangefinder lenses that are slow but with the built in image stabilization makes them so much more useful. Just looking at the specs it seems to really put pressure on the DP2. The IS and interchangeable lenses is huge IMHO.
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Will wides (and uber wides - say the CV 15mm) be usable in the Micro 4/3 body? I keep thinking about how deep the rear of such lenses protrude into the body.

Cheers,
Dave
 
Here's what I think is nice about this camera: WB bracketing. Do the LX3 or DP2 have this?

What it is missing is dedicated Sepia mode. You have to capture in some other mode, then convert.
 
dcsang said:
Will wides (and uber wides - say the CV 15mm) be usable in the Micro 4/3 body? I keep thinking about how deep the rear of such lenses protrude into the body.

Cheers,
Dave
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Doesn't the micro 4/3rd sensor turn a 15mm lens into a 30mm equivalent field of view? How has Oly addressed this issue in their regular 4/3rd dSLRs?
 
dcsang said:
Will wides (and uber wides - say the CV 15mm) be usable in the Micro 4/3 body? I keep thinking about how deep the rear of such lenses protrude into the body.

Cheers,
Dave
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Well maybe not all legacy lenses, but you would need an adapter as well that would take up some distance. And that 15mm would only work out as 30mm, so not wide anyway. But Panasonic have a 7-14mm m4/3 lens that will fit (14-28mm equiv.). Is that wide enough?

Steve
 
Pickett Wilson said:
Trius, it wasn't a goal, but if you have to hang it off your shoulder, what's the real advantage?
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An M, even a CLE, is not pocketable. Of course, no one has yet defined a "standard pocket" ... ages ago when I sold computers, we tried to get Arrow Shirt to add 3.5" floppy drives to the Compaq "lunchbox" portables they were ordering, as 3.5" floppy disks easily fit into shirt pockets. Their response, of course, was that they could make pockets any size they wished. 😀

My point was that everyone who whines... er, complains ... about what this camera is NOT is not thinking about what Olympus intends it to be. It is what it is, and for me the possibility of digital street camera that is not TOO small, has good image quality, can take lenses in just about any mount ever made is pretty damn interesting.

And as Mr. Watanabe said, their market research shows a lot of people are looking for something in this class. The follow-on models (and lenses) may well draw in a lot of the undecideds of that 20% who are looking for things such as the EVF.

And as for "hanging on your shoulder" ... there are other solutions for anyone who is creative.
 
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Trius said:
It is what it is, and for me the possibility of digital street camera that is not TOO small, has good image quality, can take lenses in just about any mount ever made is pretty damn interesting.
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I think Earl has a point. Nowadays it doesn't have to be "tiny" to be a good inconspicuous street camera. Hold it out in front of you like any tourist taking a photo of someone flashing a "peace" sign and you're good as gold. 😀

Mind you, I'm still waiting for an official price and review - because @ $900 USD for the camera with the 17mm lens; I'm just gonna say... "ouch" it's a bit much.

CHeers,
Dave
 
dcsang said:
I think Earl has a point. Nowadays it doesn't have to be "tiny" to be a good inconspicuous street camera. Hold it out in front of you like any tourist taking a photo of someone flashing a "peace" sign and you're good as gold. 😀

Mind you, I'm still waiting for an official price and review - because @ $900 USD for the camera with the 17mm lens; I'm just gonna say... "ouch" it's a bit much.

CHeers,
Dave
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Yes, I've been having thoughts that the best and most appropriate way to document lives now - and I am not thinking of 'street' so much as documentary work (ducks and runs for cover...) - is with a small but capable digital camera. My 5D and 1Ds3 are big, black and intimidating in the sort of social situation I am thinking abuot, as well as being heavy to tote. Film rf's are from the past - I love them, but they are not now. When I make a black and white rpint from film I am told that it looks 'old fashioned', so brings an extra layer of value judgement to the work (this is not an aesthetic argument). Hence a decent digi may be the answer, and the Oly Pen looks to me to be the best compromise for this purpose so far.

Just some thoughts.

Mike
 
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