Author Topic: First full size pictures of E-M5! (Read 2581 times)

javarob75 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:39:45 PM »

Quote from: tamoio on February 05, 2012, 01:31:12 PM

I would really prefer a swing-out screen to the tilt screen, I am also beginning to think this is going to arrive at significantly more than $1100.

But I would almost buy the body just for the matching 75 f1.8 and the 60 macro.

If it's significantly over $1100, I don't think I'll be picking one up until some hit the used market...

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #26 on:** February 05, 2012, 03:52:27 PM »

Quote from: javarob75 on February 05, 2012, 03:39:45 PM

Quote from: tamoio on February 05, 2012, 01:31:12 PM
I would really prefer a swing-out screen to the tilt screen, I am also beginning to think this is going to arrive at significantly more than $1100.

But I would almost buy the body just for the matching 75 f1.8 and the 60 macro.

If it's significantly over $1100, I don't think I'll be picking one up until some hit the used market...

Agree

jemanner · « **Reply #27 on:** February 05, 2012, 05:08:32 PM »

Can we presume the arrow buttons (radiating from the OK button) are custom programmable? Hope they make this really flexible! Oly is know for their complex menu systems, so possibly one will be able to assign virtually any function the these?

lisandra · « **Reply #28 on:** February 05, 2012, 07:03:03 PM »

Im thinking theres a reason my brain kept telling me no A77, im thinking the OM has everything Im asking from sony for 700 dollars less, Im thinking it makes more sense to shoot with the same brand (both panasonic sensors), Im thinking Ill save a lot of money on lenses (AND accessories), Im thinking I get a nice small camera to lug around and a big gripy one for work (with the grip attached), Im thinking this forum might get an OM owner soon...

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #29 on:** February 05, 2012, 07:21:42 PM »

In the Bahamas, weather resistant is a plus for a lot outdoor stuff where salty air is plentiful.

lisandra · « **Reply #30 on:** February 05, 2012, 10:38:38 PM »

you dont know the half of it...salt ruins view finders, leather grips, EVERYTHING

everclear · « **Reply #31 on:** February 06, 2012, 10:50:26 AM »

I would have hoped for a body like the XPro1. Much more discrete.

Taking the design for their flagship mirrorless camera from an SLR doesn't make a great deal of sense to me. It's just Olympus trying to play on their history and emulate the success of the E-P1 (which was primarily successful for other reasons).

Having said that, I'm sure it will have me under it's spell when I see it in real life.

Agent00soul · « **Reply #32 on:** February 06, 2012, 12:00:24 PM »

Quote from: everclear on February 06, 2012, 10:50:26 AM

I would have hoped for a body like the XPro1. Much more discrete.

Taking the design for their flagship mirrorless camera from an SLR doesn't make a great deal of sense to me. It's just Olympus trying to play on their history and emulate the success of the E-P1 (which was primarily successful for other reasons).

Having said that, I'm sure it will have me under it's spell when I see it in real life.

What can be more discrete than something that looks like a 70's SLR? Just go for the silver version.

count_zero · « **Reply #33 on:** February 06, 2012, 03:25:52 PM »

I would say this is intended to be anti-discrete. It is clearly designed to strike fear into the hearts of the Canikons. Kind of like batman, with little bat ears and everything.

lisandra · « **Reply #34 on:** February 06, 2012, 03:47:10 PM »

Um...the Fuji x is bigger by quite a margin, what's discreet about it?

lisandra · « **Reply #35 on:** February 06, 2012, 03:53:07 PM »

The Fuji pro x is wider than a pntax k5 and almost as tall. If it weren't for the vf hump the Fuji would be taller

everclear · « **Reply #36 on:** February 06, 2012, 04:54:11 PM »

I'm talking about the style of the XPro rather than dimensions. I was hoping Olympus would just squeeze a view finder in the EP-x like the XPro or the Sony NEX 7 has.

Just a personal preference. I wouldn't have stuck a fake pentaprism on a mirrorless system

cosinaphile · « **Reply #37 on:** February 06, 2012, 05:40:59 PM »

part of me feels the same way but that central housing contains the workings of a not tiny evf , so some sort of bump is necessary there...

the sony sits nicely on the side even as it sticks out the i n the back ,

i too waited 3 years for an ep1 successor to get what the the x 100 the x pro and the sony nex got ..... i cannot understand why oly didnt do this .... but moving past that ive decided to embrace the om-d for the time being .... the humps looks like a pentaprism but its not totally fake its not filled with air,lol i really was waiting for an olympus with an integral evf mounted in the side of the camera

voyager · « **Reply #38 on:** February 06, 2012, 10:56:09 PM »

Isn't that what the PEN cameras are for though? I mean, I know you want one with an integrated viewfinder, and that may eventually come, but Olympus has to create some sort of distinction for marketing purposes.

everclear · « **Reply #39 on:** February 07, 2012, 02:29:57 AM »

Quote from: cosinaphile on February 06, 2012, 05:40:59 PM

the humps looks like a pentaprism but its not totally fake its not filled with air,lol

Quote from: voyager on February 06, 2012, 10:56:09 PM

Olympus has to create some sort of distinction for marketing purposes.

= premium product $_$

Looks like a great camera, I was just expecting an E-P design with built in VF.

The OM design could have also been kept for a killer SLR system.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #40 on:** February 07, 2012, 08:13:05 AM »

true true

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