wjmeyer wrote:
So for those of us wondering why it is so big, here is our answer, it's not just the EVF that is in there, it's a bunch of other electronics as well.
It's a shame they couldn't have fit those sensors somewhere else in the camera. If would be great if this thing had an EVF hump more in line with the OM-1.
I like it just as it is, it has a real classic look. As a previous OM-2 owner I don't think it is that far out there. It certainly looks no more out of place than my HP viewfinders looked on the F3's I had.
I would also prefer an OM-1-style hump, but I think the main reason this one looks a bit off is that the camera is so small, but the hotshoe remains the same size. There isn't really a good way around that.
It is no so big, the camera is very small. A 75/1,8 has to have a minimum of 42mm front element, and the entire camera including the hump is only 86mm tall.
Spyro P. wrote:
if it was full frame, ie it had to cover 4X as big a sensor area, how much bigger would it have to be
Do you mean at 75mm, or at the same effective focal length, i.e. 150mm? For the former, look at the Leica 75/2 M lens. For the latter, look at the Leica 180/2 for an estimate.
no I mean same focal length but bigger image circle.
Cant find the zuiko spec sheet, I dont think it's been released yet.
maybe I'm deceived by the photo and it's not as big as I thought...
Based on the "system" image presented by Olympus that includes the 75/1.8 next to lenses of know dimensions the 75/1.8 appears to be 65mm in diameter and 67mm in length.
There are FF lenses of about the same size. The Pentax 77/1.8 is about 64mm in diameter and 73mm in length with an m43 adapter. Minolta MD 75/2 is about the same as that (also with adapter).
So it looks like this one is a bit shorter than those two options.
Olympus does warn that these are mockups and the final dimensions may be different.
As far as being smaller because of a smaller image circle I'm not sure. I don't know enough about optics.
Well $#&% I JUST bought a GX1! And although I love it I miss not having a viewfinder (I usually shoot Canon DSLR's)... I'm gonna pre-order the OMD and likely put the GX1 up on the B&S when it arrives, but...
I will test the OMD's autofocus first. The GX1's autofocus is very, very good, and with my 2 very active boys as my primary subjects for this camera, AF performance is a must. BTW I REALLY like being able to use the touchscreen to select the AF point, was VERY glad to see the OMD has this capability also. Once again I just hope it is implemented as well as the GX1. Then again if I'm shooting through a viewfinder I won't be using the touchscreen as much. Either way AF has gotta be fast, like the GX1.
Now, the only question is, black or silver? I cant decide...
Oh one more question/comment. Why are all the M43 zoom lenses slow, variable apertures? The system is sorely lacking something like a 14-35 f2.8 right?
ChrisDM wrote:
Oh one more question/comment. Why are all the M43 zoom lenses slow, variable apertures? The system is sorely lacking something like a 14-35 f2.8 right?
Presumably because on a first pass they wanted to keep the lenses small.
Panasonic has a 12-35/2.8 and 35-100/2.8 coming out this year. They showed mockups at the CP+ show this week. No date or price as yet.
OMD AF will likely be very fast. The recent EPs are as fast as the Panasonic cameras and the OMD is going to have 240fps readout mode for very fast AF (the GX1 does 120fps). That said, I think your idea of testing side by side before deciding is a good one!
12-35 f2.8, even better, thanks! One more question Ken, if you don't mind.. I am new to M43... I assume this Panasonic 12-35 will have IS... What if I have an Olympus body with IS, then mount a Panasonic? Will I be able to disable one or the other IS systems so it will run smoothly? If not, that lens alone may make my GX1 worth keeping... Thanks again,
You have to turn one of them off; well you don't have to but the system tends to get confused and the images come out whacky if you leave both on. At least it was that way with the earlier bodies.
ChrisDM wrote:
12-35 f2.8, even better, thanks! One more question Ken, if you don't mind.. I am new to M43... I assume this Panasonic 12-35 will have IS... What if I have an Olympus body with IS, then mount a Panasonic? Will I be able to disable one or the other IS systems so it will run smoothly? If not, that lens alone may make my GX1 worth keeping... Thanks again,
ChrisDM wrote:
What if I have an Olympus body with IS, then mount a Panasonic? Will I be able to disable one or the other IS systems so it will run smoothly? If not, that lens alone may make my GX1 worth keeping... Thanks again,
I believe it works like this:
Olympus IBIS - can always be turn on or off by the user
Panasonic OIS lens with a switch on the lens - Olympus users can select to use OIS, IBIS or none. Use the lens switch to control OIS, use the camera menus to control IBIS
Panasonic OIS lens without a switch on the lens - Olympus users can not use OIS (always disabled automatically) but can use IBIS.
IBIS = In body image stabilization (All Olympus camera bodies)
OIS = Optical image stabilization (Some Panasonic lenses)
kwalsh wrote:
... There are FF lenses of about the same size. The Pentax 77/1.8 is about 64mm in diameter and 73mm in length with an m43 adapter. Minolta MD 75/2 is about the same as that (also with adapter). ....
The 75/2 is manual and 77/1.8 is AF by screw from body so neither needs to make room for a focusing motor and would be bigger with AF motor built in.
Jonas B wrote:
...and yummy enough - but I would of course have preferred it to be black. Complain complain.
That's why they make the bodies in silver and black. Buy a silver body for silver lenses and a black body for black lenses (although black looks good on either color body). This way Olympus gets to sell more cameras.
I have a pre order in on a black body, since I don't have any silve lenses yet.
brubenstein wrote:
That's why they make the bodies in silver and black. Buy a silver body for silver lenses and a black body for black lenses (although black looks good on either color body). This way Olympus gets to sell more cameras.
I have a pre order in on a black body, since I don't have any silve lenses yet.
The odd thing is that two of the lenses aren't silver, but more of a champaign:
