The Real Digital Pen

[nightfly]

Actual photos:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/15/leaked-olympus-ep-1-micro-four-thirds-compact-has-us-hot-bother/

Not a fan of digital but this one I'd think about

 

[chambrenoire]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1075376

 

[jke]

Price = $900 supposedly. No idea what lens it comes with.

I guess we will find out tomorrow!

Go dig out your dusty 35mm viewfinders in the meanwhile.

 

[nightfly]

Just figured I'd give it a fresh posting so people wouldn't have to weed through 16 pages of complaining about the lack of a viewfinder.

 

[Florian1234]

What's the 35mm film equivalent of a 17mm m4/3lens?

 

[venchka]

17mm x 2 = 34mm

Thanks for adding an entire extra thread without anything new.

 

[chambrenoire]

Isn't it just x2?
17mm on 4/3 should be 34mm? Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Florian1234]

Thanks for the information, guys. I did not know, thus I asked. If that thing will have proper manual focussing and a reasonable price, it would be very interesting.

 

[chambrenoire]

Not that into the 4/3 system, but you can use M-lenses on them right, with an adapter ofcourse? I guess a 15mm Voigtländer for example would be a 30mm.

 

[Benjamin Marks]

Any word on use of existing Pen lenses?

 

[dwaoka]

Not that into the 4/3 system, but you can use M-lenses on them right, with an adapter ofcourse? I guess a 15mm Voigtländer for example would be a 30mm.

can you stack two adapters (ltm to M, and then M to olympus) and use LTM lenses as well?

 

[Jonas]

17mm x 2 = 34mm

Thanks for adding an entire extra thread without anything new.

Sorry. Couldnt help myself

I for one like a new thread cause I stopped going to the other one after it went past 10 pages.

 

[splitimageview]

Yes, it's micro 4/3 just like the Pana G1, you can use almost any lens including original Pen lenses, via adapters.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

I'm waiting to see a Noctilux hanging off this little guy.

 

[defoglesong]

Any word on use of existing Pen lenses?

I'd be surprised if they offered a Pen lens adapter, but does the larger (black) adapter in this pic say "OM ADAPTER MF-2" on it?
http://bayimg.com/image/eabeiaacb.jpg

It's much thicker than the Panasonic Leica-M adapter, so it's probably not for M-mount lenses. (It's also much thicker than the existing MF-1 adapter for OM lenses.) There are no electrical contacts, so it's not for modern lenses.

 

[Cindy Flood]

can you stack two adapters (ltm to M, and then M to olympus) and use LTM lenses as well?

Yes, and yes to the pen adapter, too.

On my G1, I use:

Oly adapter with Oly lenses
Oly adapter stacked with Oly>Nikon adapter for Nikon MF lenses
Oly adapter stacked with Oly>Nikon stacked with Nikon>Mamiya:bang: Ok, only just because you can...
I have a micro 4/3 to M (can stack with ltm to M) and a micro 4/3 to Pen-F (on the way). Some users have reported poor corner performance with wide M lenses. I am happy with CV 28 f/1.9, Canon ltm 35 f/2.8, Canon ltm 50 f/1.2 and Summarit 85 f/1.5 on my G1, but I am not a pixel-peeper.
Some feel the poor corner performance might be due to Panasonics corner-correction algorithms, so we will have to try the Oly to see if it has the same poor corner performance as some have reported with wide M's.
BTW, Canon FD and cine lens adapters are available, too.

 

[ZeissFan]

Without a viewfinder, you use the LCD to focus.

That means camera at arms' length, holding the body with one hand and focusing with the other. Should be fun with a 50mm lens, which turns into a 100mm lens. Then after focusing, you have to frame. Should be a fairly horrible experience, especially with a tabbed lens.

I see it best used with autofocus lenses, if there isn't some type of viewfinder.

If any of these photos are real, it's a nice retro design from Olympus. I like it ... but not with manual focus lenses.

Again, just because you can do something doesn't mean that you should.