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Re: [OM] OM-D Official Announcement

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-D Official Announcement
From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:56:15 +0800
The kit lens aperture is ridiculous... F6.3? Is it a Zuiko 600mm? It should
use at least a F2.8-3.5 (E-1's kit lens).

The viewfinder is also a step back, the attachable one for my E-PL1 has
1.4x mag., OM-D only has 1.15x!

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


> You might like this one.
> I told the OLy Aus MD that it looked like someone had locked an OM 1 and
> an E-PL3 in a shoebox and then presented the offspring.
> It's a bit small alone but the screw on battery grip is very clever
> indeed.
> Two piece - grip only or grip and battery pack.
> Lots of lenses announced - the 75mm f1.8 looks impressive. And the new
> Macro.
> The 12-60mm 'kit' lens is a tad slow aperture compared to big brother but
> has a clever feature - push/pull clutch zoom ring for either electronic or
> manual zooming. I didn't like the electonic zoom much but the manual is
> good.
> Lens and body are weatherproof.
> Focus is very fast in low light.
>
> A lot of what I fondled was pre-production or dummy.
> Long day - two flights, long taxi rides, presentation, scratch editorial
> meeting, networking,  looooong lunch.
> Going bed now.
> Tired.
> On 08/02/2012, at 3:40 PM, Peter Gilbert wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Just received this info from olympus - OM-D is now avail for pre-order at
>> US$999.99
>>
>> Black or Silver
>>
>> http://olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1583
>>
>> Enjoy
>>

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