Forget the speculation, I can wait to see what they actually give us (I'll
just go and play with my "new" Canon F-1n in the meantime).
...Wayne
Wayne Harridge
http://lrh.structuregraphs.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Norton [mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, 7 June 2009 6:45 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Another big article on the Olympus Pen and Micro 43
> on Zone-10
>
> >
> > I already don't like it. No viewfinder.
>
>
> OK, let's ASSUME for a minute that this is a legitimate photograph of
> the
> real thing. Without confirming or denying, let's put a couple of
> thoughts
> down:
>
> 1. Olympus (and Zone-10) have been heavily promoting the Pen series as
> the
> signature camera which is the essence of what Olympus has been all
> about.
> The tie-in with the 50th anniversary of the Pen cannot be ignored or
> underestimated.
>
> 2. The Olympus m43 camera has got to be one of the most anticipated
> camera(s) in years. Only Olympus can pull off this kind of extremely
> risky
> venture by creating a market where there was no market before. It
> would
> have been impossible to succeed with this kind of product five years
> ago
> while the market DEMANDS were for DSLRs. Now that we have our DSLRs,
> the
> market is now ready for something different.
>
> 3. A cup of coffee from the Breville Cafe Roma is WONDERFUL, especially
> with
> a fine, but not extremely fine grind.
>
> 4. WHAT? NO VIEWFINDER? Is it really an issue? If this camera had a
> built-in EVF we'd be grousing about that. If it had an optical
> viewfinder,
> we'd be grousing about how it doesn't adapt to zoom lenses (although,
> this
> was addressed in a few Olympus products by somebody that we actually
> know).
> How do you use an optical viewfinder (like a rangefinder camera) with
> a
> camera that takes interchangeable lenses and zooms of extreme focal-
> length
> ranges? Besides, as the LCD monitor takes up such massive amounts of
> real-estate, there probably is no way to add a viewfinder of either
> form
> without enlarging the camera! Then we'd be grousing about the size of
> the
> camera.
>
> 5. External viewfinders plugged into the hot-shoe. Frankly, I'd rather
> have
> a floating-line, two-eye open accessory finder with 1:1 magnification.
>
> 6. This is only ONE of multiple m43 bodies. :)
>
> 7. You think I'm going to buy an E-3 now???? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
>
> 8. Guess what camera is going into my OM bag next to the OM-3Ti and OM-
> 4T?
>
> 9. And finally... See Zone-10 article about multiple prototypes and
> designs
> floating around until the final minute. This is very likely a real
> picture
> of a final design, but not necessarily of THE final design. Probably
> safe to
> assume there is at least three variants of this exact same model. Which
> one(s) get introduced in a few days is anybody's guess. Yet, given the
> intense PEN marketing, it's probably pretty close. I am impressed with
> the
> classy look.
>
>
> AG (oh, and imagine what silvernosed lenses would look like on it)
> Schnozz
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