B&H had advertised they would start shipping April 16 but I didn't receive
a black one with 12-50 until about 2 days ago (ordered April 1). I don't
have anyway of knowing if orders were high or Olympus delivery slow.
A few quick handheld shots at ISO 800 make me think it is achieving pixel
resolution. It caught a pixel wide spider web which I didn't even see while
taking the picture. My impression is that if you were happy hand holding a
35mm camera the OM-D can beat that. It is way more pleasing to carry around
than a Canon 5D
In terms of aesthetics of the camera itself, I really like it. Probably
every other DSLR I've touched I thought was somewhat ugly. Having the two
adjustment wheels on the top of the camera is very pleasant especially for
a left eyed shooter.
The 12-50 has a very nice feel to it probably in part due to the powered
zoom mechanicals making it feel more substantial. (very nice switching
between powered zoom and manual zoom). The 40-150 has a plastic camera
mount and doesn't feel as nice as the 12-50 but is almost unnoticeable in a
jacket pocket ... so I think I'm going to be happy having it.
The body itself is slightly smaller than a film OM (heigth and depth almost
the same, width roughly 1/2" less). The thumb rest and finger grip bump are
nice. Although the display doesn't have all of the movements of the E620,
the OM-D just feels like a much nicer camera. IMO it's not just one more in
a progression but the first digital that deserves to be labeled OM. I like
it a lot.
Jeff Keller
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Frank Wijsmuller <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> As I understand the amount of pre orders has never before been so high for
> an Olympus digital camera. So I think this is bigger then before. It could
> be immature (although I would like you to write about that in more detail),
> but on the other hand it could be mature *enough*. Is there a saying like
> 'Better is the enemy of the good' or something like that in English?
>
> I had some discussion on a local list about the D800 and the fact that is
> seems to outresolve older-designed and less expensive Nikon lenses. There
> is an interesting blog post @ lensrentals.com about that <
> http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/03/d800-lens-selection>.
>
> And developed a theory: could it be that Canon holds back on higher
> resolution sensors because that would make to all to clear that (too many
> of) their lenses can't keep up?
>
> Best, Frank.
>
>
> 2012/5/26 Ken Norton
>
> > Since the advent of Micro Fourthirds, there has been a "must have"
> popular
> > model every few months. The E-M5 is just the latest variant. Decent
> camera,
> > though. But it is so evident that we're still in such a mode of product
> > immaturity. The E-M5 is close to being a longer-term camera, though.
>
>
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