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Archive 2009 · Olympus EP-2 and 2 new lenses Announced!

  
 
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Yakim Peled wrote:
I must confess I'm a bit surprised to see all these harsh comments about the screen. I have the 40D (same screen) for about two years and am finding it to be perfectly fine. LV, magnifying pictures, the lot. I've handled 920K screens in a 50D, D300 etc. several times and while it is nicer, it certainly won't make or break any deal for me.


Same. In fact I'd prefer the same camera with no LCD and no AF and consequently a smaller battery, if that meant there would be enough room for a built-in VF with a rangefinder patch and 2-3 framelines for some basic primes or a built-in EVF in the corner of the camera. A small flash would also be nice so you can trigger other remote flashes like the s90 does. But I realise I'd probably be the only person to buy such a thing and its not gonna happen. Thankfully digital is not important for me, so when I want a truly enjoyable camera I'm sticking with film



Nov 05, 2009 at 06:45 PM
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A Super telephoto zoom, Macro, Fisheye, and a wide prime for the first half of 2011 according to the Olympus lens roadmap:

Lens Roadmap

Sorry, typo. The new lenses are due in the first half of 2011 not 2010.



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Nov 05, 2009 at 11:04 PM
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EOS20 wrote:
A Super telephoto zoom, Macro, Fisheye, and a wide prime and another lens adapter are planned for the first half of 2010 according to the Olympus lens roadmap:

Lens Roadmap



For the first half of 2011, no? And the adapter is the one already available (and even since Nov last year, branded Panasonic).

If they plan a WA prime I wonder what they are thinking of; something smaller than the 9-18 zoom, or something faster?



Nov 05, 2009 at 11:39 PM
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I personally wasn't planning on getting a lens wider than the 14-42 kit, but the 9-18 looks very interesting. I like the idea of the wide prime as well, but the 'first half of 2011' is a long wait. There could be a lot of competition in this market segment by then.

For me, the E-P2 isn't a compelling upgrade to my E-P1, but it's nice to have another choice on the market.



Nov 05, 2009 at 11:50 PM
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Spyro P. wrote:
Same. In fact I'd prefer the same camera with no LCD and no AF and consequently a smaller battery, if that meant there would be enough room for a built-in VF with a rangefinder patch and 2-3 framelines for some basic primes or a built-in EVF in the corner of the camera. A small flash would also be nice so you can trigger other remote flashes like the s90 does. But I realise I'd probably be the only person to buy such a thing and its not gonna happen. Thankfully digital is not important for me, so when I
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If it had a nice viewfinder with long baseline RF I'd also be a bit more forgiving of a 2007 vintage LCD. I think pigs will fly before that happens, as you need mechanical RF coupling on the lenses.

Will agree to disagree with Yakim that a 230k screen is acceptable on a live view only camera. Once you have used anything above 460k it is very hard to go back.







Nov 06, 2009 at 02:01 AM
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andrewd01 wrote:
Still only a crap 230k LCD are they on drugs?


+1



Nov 06, 2009 at 04:44 AM
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Dpreview have posted their review for the Olympus 14-150:

http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/olympus_m_14-150_4-5p6_o20/




Jun 24, 2010 at 03:20 PM
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Photozone has their report on the 9-18

http://www.photozone.de/olympus--four-thirds-lens-tests/529-oly_m918_456



Jun 25, 2010 at 04:35 AM
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