Iwert, I think we were all thinking of the introduction of the
OM series, and hoping Olympus would pull something of this magnitude
off again. Something really innovative, not just something pretty.
I can't think of too many things they did wrong then...
However, of course, we will see in time what the E-Px system
amounts to.
On 18 Jun 2009, at 5:34 PM, iwert bernakiewicz wrote:
> I think we are all being too critical for a first product in a whole
> line which we couldn't even handle yet (if I am correct?).
> And looking at images with beta firmware by non-photographers :).
> There is a very big variance I see in the images appearing now. Some
> without or very minimal CA at f2.8,
> some with severe @ 5.6, some showing very good noise performance @800
> and 1600 ISO, some bad.
> Some with very nice blacks @ ISO 200, some with noise.
> And the good is comparable with the 5D as I can see. Nothing is
> consistant at pixel-peep-level for what we see now.
> So why this big hurry?
> There will be more to come, that's for sure. The original pen F also
> had its shortcomings,
> which were nicely corrected by the FV. (that's excluding the optics.)
> And the pen pancake 38 f2.8 (yes 2.8!) wasn't that
> stellar a performer either (and so cramped to be barely useable :).
>
> I like the little thingy, but also know it is not for me yet. I'll
> wait a bit longer :)
>
> Iwert
>
> 2009/6/18 Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>> How cool is the retro-Pen look?
>>> It's a non-starter, really -- at least the Pen part. If anyone buys
>>> the e-p because of Pen nostalgia, he gets the Super Duffer Award,
>>> presented, I would suggest, with a big wet kiss from Ag Schnozz.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Well, let's put things into perspective. I never had a Pen, and
>> probably
>> never will. I do believe that Olympus is doing a brilliant move
>> here and
>> playing on the heritage of Olympus. Why not? After all, the full-
>> blown 4/3
>> lineup has been anything but earth-shattering. Shall I regurgitate my
>> disdain for 4/3 and the current design criteria? Olympus did a few
>> things
>> right with the E-1, which is why I still use it, but for everything
>> right, I
>> can point to two things so wrong as to be laughable. So it is
>> quiet, it
>> feels good in the hand, and has good image color. Anything else?
>>
>> (crickets)
>>
>> Frankly, It isn't until Olympus rediscovers what it was about the
>> OM system
>> which was so successful that Olympus will start building DSLRs that
>> I give a
>> rip for. The Pen system was EXTREMELY successful in its day. Olympus
>> rediscovered what was successful about the Pen and is trying to
>> revisit it
>> today with the E-P1.
>>
>> In the next day or two, I will be posting a big opinion piece on
>> Zone-10
>> about the E-P1. In a nutshell, I believe the camera is a brilliant
>> design
>> and marketing decision and WILL be a top seller. I also believe
>> that it is
>> extremely revolutionary in one very very specific area which few in
>> the
>> industry can grasp--not even Olympus. Up till now, the time for
>> the m43
>> format wasn't right. As Joel indicates, the time is right for the
>> pack-animals to realize that there is life beyond battery-grip
>> equipped
>> monsters with 70-200/2.8 big-whites hanging off the nose.
>>
>> However, be forewarned, my opinion piece will not be all positive.
>> In fact,
>> it just might attract the wrath of my partner-in-crime. I don't
>> care, after
>> all, it is an opinion piece and I know where the website is located.
>>
>> "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
>>
>> Too late, I'm already angry.
>>
>> AG
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