The next PEN won't have built-in VF

[mh2000]

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

That's a little of a stretch in my mind, but whatever. The E-P5 will be in the same class of camera as the OM-D IMO and not in the same class as the E-PM2. I guess a small quality camera with a hump for a built in EVF is not the same a small quality camera without a hump, but with the electronics and everything else essentially the same, the only real difference is body styling.

I like the handling of the E-P3 and the OM-D and not the handling so much of the E-PM2.

But granted, styling is important... and most of us here take our cameras seriously, so I guess I should defer to Mr. Wilde:
“In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.” -Oscar Wilde

They are more similar to each other compared to OM-D, no?

 

[Jim-st]

As a photographer with a nose, there's more than just an aesthetic reason to eschew the raised, centred EVF of the EM5. Ideal for me would be a built-in, tilting EVF on the left-hand side of a flat-top body. I value a lot the tilting EVF on my GF1, but would prefer IBIS in my next purchase. Plus the downside of the Pana EVF is that the need to remove it does compromise the easy pocketability of the camera
Just my 2p-worth

 

[ZeissFan]

I know a lot of us here require internal VFs, but I'm not so sure the average consumer wants it. I see people all the time in NYC (tourist spots) using VF cameras with the LCD instead.

An excellent point. The average consumer is happy to take snapshots with their camera held at arm's length. Not my kind of shooting, but I do it on occasion with my phone.

 

[mh2000]

When B&H was selling off their Leica 0-Series reissue for only $1000 I really considered buying one... and shooting it at arms length. They were out of stock when I tried to place an order though.