Oh My Goodness (digital OM)

shadowfox said:
No kidding.
I can only think of another system with a kit 24mm-at-the-wide-end lens: Contax N1. And it didn't have a $1300 price tag.

On another note, check out the top of the camera:

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Doesn't that just scream: Use me...!
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it sure does Will! and tbh i still dont get the insane contax n prices. as for this beauty, olly hit every thing on the pro wanna be's wish list, every single one down to the freakin' thumb rest. the only way they couldve hit a bigger home run is if it was FF. of course those sample iso3200 images really do need to be as noise free as the x100. if so, wow!
tony
 
How much closer could this retro be????

How much closer could this retro be????

Not only does it appear from specs to be an impressive cameras, but the retro aspect comparison is awesome:

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This image is of one of my well used OM2S programs. I have a number of OM's that have been well used for years now. Comparing this image, particulary with the battery grip shows what great design work went into this OM-D (E-M5). The top deck has almost identical placement of dials/buttons on both cameras, with the exception of the wind lever, which has been compensated for by the thumb grip on the back or the OM-D.

How close are weight and dimension. The OM2S with 50mm lens weighs 510 grams. The OM-D body only weighs 425 grams. Width of the OM2S is 136mm, Width of the OM-D is 122mm. (one half inch difference)

This is going to be my next camera purchase. My fiirst OM-1 film SLR ws purchased new in 1973. I have been shooting Olympus 4/3 DSLR's since the E-300 and the last Oly M4/3 E-PL1 purchase a while back.

I have a running challenge going with a friend who uses Canon Rebels models. I have been kicking Canons ass on IQ with my Oly DSLR comparable mp ratings, using kit lenses only. I even outshot the Rebel XSI (12 mp) with my E-520 10mp 4/3.

My friend quit letting me use his rebels for comparisons (Hmmm?) So I purchased a Canon T2i and outshot it with my Oly E-PL1. Sold the Canon at a loss of $50 in 45 days. Shot two car shows, carrying both rebel and e-pl1 and shot simultaneously.

This new sensor with more Mp and better ISO numbers and the improved processing engine should show considerable improvement.

It's on my "will do this list" and my only other digital will be the venerable kodak sensored E-1. I will also buy the grip. I loved that grip on the OM series cameras, and it looks like the retro grip on the OM-D is the re-incarnation of that original grip.
 
raytoei@gmail.com said:
http://info.natcam.com/olympus-om-d/details

I am sure this is response to Nikon 800,
not that I am a digital user at all.

raytoei
(sorry if this is posted already)
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I would guess it's more a response to the x100. Olympus SHOULD have been the first to make this traditional/hybrid style of camera, and they SHOULD have brought it out soon after the e-p1, but they were slow to progress and didn't read the market correctly, and so were beaten by fujifilm.

Better late than never though, and I haven't gotten tired of looking at the om-d yet!
 
we live in interesting time. How soon will Nikon follow with Nikon F-D?
Btw, am I the only one who is missing dedicated retro shutter speed dial on OM-D, and aperture rings on MTF lenses?
 
I still regret that when I was young, too many years ago, I did not buy the OM-1. Probably now, 40 years later I can get my Olympus !
robert
PS: it will be an interesting moment for digital user, om-D, Fuji x1-pro, new leica mirrorless system, and ...
 
I too miss dedicate shutter dial, but as i'm looking at the top there's probably not enough space for it. As about the camera - Olympus finally did something right. That thing is soooooo nice. Put two pancake lenses on it and you'r ready to go. Oh and my zuiko 50 1.4 will make a really nice portrait lens :)
 
As nice as this little jigger is, and I'd definitely have one, it chips away at what we frequently seem to fight for around here ... and that's film's future.

When I see RFF folk, whom I know to be fairly die hard film users, frothing at the gills over these digital marvels I feel a little sad. Cameras like this aren't really killing film directly but they're certainly giving more and more people less reason to bother with the analog process!
 
Omd

Omd

Forgive me if someone else has already said something similar, I only just started reading this thread.

The absolute joy of the film OM's was the amazing viewfinder, huge, bright and lovely to look through.

Even the best EVF I've seen (Sony A77) is pathetic by comparison, so it can have all the retro charm you can muster, but it's never going to have the original appeal of the OM's as a camera to enjoy looking through.
 
Igor.Burshteyn said:
Btw, am I the only one who is missing dedicated retro shutter speed dial on OM-D
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Nope, you're not the only one. I can live with it though. When I let the camera make the exposure decision I'm almost always in aperture preferred mode, so it's not a big deal.
 
f6andBthere said:
As nice as this little jigger is, and I'd definitely have one, it chips away at what we frequently seem to fight for around here ... and that's film's future.

When I see RFF folk, whom I know to be fairly die hard film users, frothing at the gills over these digital marvels I feel a little sad. Cameras like this aren't really killing film directly but they're certainly giving more and more people less reason to bother with the analog process!
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Range Loser said:
Forgive me if someone else has already said something similar, I only just started reading this thread.

The absolute joy of the film OM's was the amazing viewfinder, huge, bright and lovely to look through.

Even the best EVF I've seen (Sony A77) is pathetic by comparison, so it can have all the retro charm you can muster, but it's never going to have the original appeal of the OM's as a camera to enjoy looking through.
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In both cases it is what it is. I will continue to shoot film in my OMs and 35SPs as long as I can. In my case, this system could INCREASE my photographic output.

But to cling to resentment over how the photo universe unfolds only results in suffering. I am 99.9% sure there will never be an OM styled camera with optical viewfinder. Waiting for a .1% possibility would be silly.
 
By the way, did anyone make any punning references to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark?
If not, let me be the first to bring down the tone.
 
Drago said:
I too miss dedicate shutter dial, but as i'm looking at the top there's probably not enough space for it.
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Well, this is exactly why OM series shutter speed dial was placed around lens mount, creating design than some hate but other love. I read somewhere that this was real challenge for Maitani - in today's electronic cameras you can place controls as you wish, but with mechanical controls you really need space for shafts, mechanical linkage etc.
 
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