Here is the E-P2:
http://43rumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ep2.png
the optional viewfinder defeats the therm "compact" imho.
will have to see it in reality. Black is beautifull however!
Iwert
2009/11/4 David Irisarri Vila <div2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Well,
>
> IMHO Olympus has been watching what happens with micro fourthirds. It
> ´s much easier to wait rather than starting to manufacturing a wide
> range of lenses like Panasonic. This costs tooo much. Zuiko opticks
> are much better than Panasonic ones even with the "LEICA engraved
> name". Obviously 17/2.8 and 14-42/3.5-5.6 are cheapo lenses for
> selling them as a cheap kit. All reviewed Panasonic fourthirds lenses
> aren´t as good as Olympus ones. It seems micro fourthirds has an
> unexpected success so I am pretty sure tomorrow Olympus will reveal
> several prime lenses for micro fourthirds tomorrow. Plus if Kodak and
> Fuji start manufacturing micro fourthirds cameras, Olympus will
> benefit from this as they won´t manufacture lenses for sure and
> Olympus lenses will be more compact and cheaper.
>
> Dave
>
>
> El 04/11/2009, a las 17:25, Dawid Loubser escribió:
>
>> 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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