New Olympus PEN-F

olakiril said:
Unfortunately on the new pen it is just an art filter dial.
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It's the same on the Pentax Q. A waste of space really, since you can only turn it to four positions too. It's user configurable, but all the functions you can choose are pretty dumb in my mind. (Aspect ratio? Art filters? Image size settings?!)
 
I've really enjoyed the E-P5 and the images it produces. For me, the big selling point for the new Pen-F would be the incorporation of a vf into the design. I bought into the m4/3 system some years ago, so I'd be interested in the Pen-F body only.
 
So many dials but none that really matters. No aperture, no shutter, no ISO. I like that you can hide away the LCD panel, but what's the point if you don't have these three physical dials?
 
Ruhayat said:
So many dials but none that really matters. No aperture, no shutter, no ISO. I like that you can hide away the LCD panel, but what's the point if you don't have these three physical dials?
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Actually, it looks like the shutter speed and aperture are controlled by dSLR style wheels, one around the shutter release, and one right above the thumb notch. Much quicker IMHO than a twisty shutter speed dial that makes you take your finger off the shutter release.

Some of my Panasonic/Leica 4/3 lenses have a conventional aperture ring, but I seldom use it anymore because the index finger wheel is convenient and quick.
 
Larry H-L said:
Actually, it looks like the shutter speed and aperture are controlled by dSLR style wheels, one around the shutter release, and one right above the thumb notch. Much quicker IMHO than a twisty shutter speed dial that makes you take your finger off the shutter release.

Some of my Panasonic/Leica 4/3 lenses have a conventional aperture ring, but I seldom use it anymore because the index finger wheel is convenient and quick.
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I am the opposite. I have an analogue brain and could never get used to changing settings by turning a blank wheel. I prefer sighting the scene and setting my aperture and ISO first, and then I put the camera to my eye, meter, and change my shutter speed accordingly. Sometimes I just guess all three before I even put the camera to my eye and snapping.

I have become too used to analogue rangefinders, I guess.
 
Trius said:
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and...you can flip the screen closed!!! Like the R-D1! [close quote]

EVERY digital camera should have that option. I would name it the "no-chimping configuration."
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That feature is very handy, and I like being able to turn the screen inward for its protection as well as less visible bother. My wife insists on an articulated screen for her cameras, largely for the tilt viewing ability.

But... the downside for me is the extra body thickness that results.
 
Ruhayat said:
So many dials but none that really matters. No aperture, no shutter, no ISO. I like that you can hide away the LCD panel, but what's the point if you don't have these three physical dials?
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I think many of the dials and buttons are customizable, as all the above-average models from Olympus are.
 
I think it looks gorgeous! Thankfully for my pocketbook, I'm still happy with the look, feel and performance of my E-P1! :)
 
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