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Re: [OM] E-P2 to be announced tomorrow

Subject: Re: [OM] E-P2 to be announced tomorrow
From: Dawid Loubser <dawidl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:25:58 +0200
I sure hope you are right... But as a pessi.. umm... realist, and  
looking
at what Olympus has done over the past year or two, I very much doubt  
it.

They certainly have the potential for "wow"ing the world with a new
system similar in scope - and maintaining the values - of the OM system,
but from the same company that produced the M.Zuiko 17mm f/2.8 as  
their first
Micro Four Thirds prime lens, and as a lens+body which is constructed  
100% of
plastic internally with metal plates tacked on for visual / haptic
goodness, I very much doubt it.

Let's wait and see. But I would be surprised if they manage at all to  
produce
something which you as photographer can "become one with" in the same  
way we
can with an OM-1/2/3/4 body.

I get the feeling Olympus is no longer interested in producing compact  
cameras for
serious photographers, in the way they used to. I am afraid that only  
Leica fills
that niche currently, although some of the Panasonic offerings do  
warrant attention.

Panasonic seem to be much more serious about putting a decent range of  
lenses in
place for the M4/3 format.

But maybe... just maybe, we might by pleasantly surprised by Oly.


On 04 Nov 2009, at 5:42 PM, David Irisarri Vila wrote:

<snip>
> Let´s cross fingers :) The perfect camera is round the corner !!!
>
> Dave
>
> VIVA Yoshihisa Maitani !!! Your legacy will be continued.


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