Olympus OM-D E-M5

[groovyone]

Interesting retro styling.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 shots orchestrally maneuvers out of the darkness -- Engadget

[SJHester]

I think i might be in love!

[Abel]

nice screen size but kinda ugly design in my opinion... ugh

[groovyone]

Official and up for preorder!

Hands On: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Preview: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review

Press Release: Olympus announces OM-D E-M5 weather-sealed Micro Four Thirds camera: Digital Photography Review

Originally Posted by Olympus

•The world’s first*1 5-axis image stabilizer to compensate for multi-directional camera shake during both still photography and HD moviemaking
•The world’s fastest*2 autofocusing system (FAST AF) plus new 3D AF tracking for improved performance following moving subjects at up to 9 frames-per-second sequential shooting

The design makes it look huge but it is the size of Panny's G3.

The optional 2 part grip is kind of cool.

[tc95]

WOW...looks like a cross between my Leica R4 Mot Electronic and Minolta 9000...

Oly....!!!



Leica R4 Mot



Minolta 9000



Oly is going Old-School on us...!!!

[Kalrog]

Kirk Tuck did a pretty good writeup. And the thing that is really making ME rejoice about that is at the end where he mentions there being a "regular" 4:3 in the works. I don't want to have to buy all new lenses!

The Visual Science Lab / Kirk Tuck: Olympus Fans Rejoice !!! The OM-D is real. And it might be awesome.

[groovyone]

Engadget hands on: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera preview (video) -- Engadget

Originally Posted by Engadget

We went on a quick indoor shoot with the cam and were incredibly pleased with the focusing system's performance -- subjects came into focus instantaneously, even in low-light. We can't confirm that Olympus claim, but this thing is definitely very, very fast.

[Abel]

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[GypsyHighSide]

A hands on and first look at the Olympus OMD EM5, demonstrated by Mr Terada from Olympus.

Olympus OMD EM5 - YouTube

[groovyone]

The Online Photographer: New Olympus E-M5 (OM-D): First Look

Originally Posted by Eamon Hickey

Last week, I had a relatively brief chance to handle the new OM-D E-M5, courtesy of the folks at Olympus America. I thought I'd report a few random thoughts and impressions with an eye towards some things not necessarily apparent from the spec sheet.

Let me just get a business prediction out of the way first. This looks like a good all-around effort from Olympus, and I'm guessing it'll sell pretty well.

[darktiger]

I agree with Abel... the screen looks nice... but it is kind of ugly... I would not want that to be around my neck or on my shoulder :)

[RT_Panther]

A definite winner from Olympus!

[Jake]

I really like the way it looks. If I had money laying around I'd buy one for sure.


Live bulb mode sounds awesome! From DPReview:

The camera's clever 'Live Bulb/Live Time' modes give a preview of how the image will look during long exposure photography. In these modes, the display on the back of the camera (not the EVF) is updated up to 25 times at pre-decided intervals. In Live Bulb mode, the screen will update however often you've specified (every 0.5 sec, for example), and the exposure will continue for as long as you hold down the shutter button. Live Time is much the same but with the exposure starting with one button press and stopping with a second (allowing use with a remote release), again with a preview of how the exposure is coming along.

As someone who's spent countless cold hours standing around trying to judge long-exposure results, this sounds like a genuinely useful, if somewhat niche, feature.

[Hogleg 44]

I kind of like the retro look of it.
For my money it has just about everything I would want in M43 camera. I might go for one after I have seen more reviews of the production camera.

[GypsyHighSide]

Olympus black E-M5 mirrorless camera and internals eyes-on via Engadget.com