Thanks Wiliam. I wonder how they will do Live View in the E-x and 500
series without the corkscrew mirror box. Where have I been? I
thought the prismless body and LV were hand and glove.
Joel W.
On 1/29/07, Wiliam Wagenaar <wiliam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Olympians,
>
> I was at an Olympus dealer event today and spoke an Olympus
> representative who was at the internal briefing for the thing to come
> this year. This is an excerpt from what to expect as far as he could
> remember all that was said. He also reminded us that he had received an
> E-400 training just a month before it's introduction and in that
> training the E-400 was supposed to have live preview, so Olympus Japan
> is know to change any possible detail up to the last minute.
>
> 3 new bodies:
> E-410. I think this will be what the E-400 was supposed to be. Grossly
> the same as the E-400 but with Live preview (don't know about A and/or
> B)
> E-510. Follow up of the E-500 Live preview and in-body image
> stabilisation
> E-x. Finally. Unknow if this will be at PMA to view or even handle.
> Available from july/august. Faster AF, More AF points (maybe 12-14), 5-6
> fps and larger buffer. Live preview with more robust screen. in-body
> Image stabilisation. at least 10mpix. Different sensor than that of the
> E-400 however. Nothing known about noise or body size. Would be nice if
> the size stays the same. E-1 handling will be continued in this body.
> From that moment on the E-300 series will be discontinued and Olympus
> will allways have 3 types of DSLR's available:
> S series for Small
> G? series for enthousiasts
> P series for professionals.
>
> 6 new lenses:
> 180?-500mm (f= xx-6.3)
> 12-60mm abouf f=3.5
> 14-35mm
> 3 other lenses, most likely zooms, not fixed focal lengths
>
> New flashes with wireless possibilities
>
> That's about all I can remember.
>
> I was a bit dissapointed to hear that the new E-x would not be
> introduced at PMA, but I have seen prints from the E-1 that werem blown
> up to 150x200cm. They were just as clean as any print I had ever seen.
> Of course I was not supposed to leak this info, but I know quite some of
> us are waiting for this kind of info, so I tried to inform you as good
> as I can.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wiliam
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