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Re: [OM] Another big article on the Olympus Pen and Micro 43 on Zone-10

Subject: Re: [OM] Another big article on the Olympus Pen and Micro 43 on Zone-10
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:24:47 -0400
I am really looking forward to this camera series.
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Ken Norton wrote:
>> 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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