Olympus OM Micro Four Thirds camera!

Please give me a FF OM-1(D) DSLR and not micro 4/3 Olympus ... and especially not something that resembles an OM camera with a electronic viewfinder!

WHy would olympus want to sell a camera they have no lenses for?

It'll be m43, be really odd to do otherwise surely.

A camera like this with FF will certainly be expensive. Too bad it won't happen.

tkbslc wrote in post #13769886
WHy would olympus want to sell a camera they have no lenses for?

To make more money maybe? I'm sure there are more Oly fans than just me that can't be bothered with a M43 DSLR.

jdizzle wrote in post #13770787
A camera like this with FF will certainly be expensive. Too bad it won't happen.

It sure is too bad. If there was a FF OM DSLR that was a fully automatic/AF version of my old OM-1MD I'd most likely sell all of my Canon and Nikon gear.

Bob_A wrote in post #13776621
It sure is too bad. If there was a FF OM DSLR that was a fully automatic/AF version of my old OM-1MD I'd most likely sell all of my Canon and Nikon gear.

I do like the idea though. Maybe throw in a 1.3X crop sensor.

jdizzle wrote in post #13776671
I do like the idea though. Maybe throw in a 1.3X crop sensor.

1.3 would be ok I suppose. But to get that true OM experience nothing beats the big bright viewfinder of the OM-1 . It was the best camera I've ever owned, and if it had AF I'd still be using it.

Been looking for a smaller carry everywhere camera to go along with my 7D. Like the look and style of that camera, plus it does remind me on my old OM-1md camera.

Who's gonna pay $1300 for a nostalgic looking E-P3?? P A S S!!!

I guess the same folks paying $500 for this:

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AngryCorgi wrote in post #13794805
Who's gonna pay $1300 for a nostalgic looking E-P3?? P A S S!!!

New sensor + built-in EVF + weather sealing = not nostalgic looking E-P3.

Where'd you get the price anyway? Hope that doesn't turn out to be real.

Yohan Pamudji wrote in post #13794847
New sensor + built-in EVF + weather sealing = not nostalgic looking E-P3.

Where'd you get the price anyway? Hope that doesn't turn out to be real.

That was on the most recent speculative article I could find on it.

http://www.slashgear.c​om …ch-details-leak-23210422/

The EVF is a plus and if they use the Panny 16MP, that will be an upgrade. For some reason, the newer Oly 12MP sensor wasn't any better noise-wise than the old one. The Panny 16MP seems to be an improvement though. I'd still prefer to see this UNDER $1k, if I was to consider it.

AngryCorgi wrote in post #13794805
Who's gonna pay $1300 for a nostalgic looking E-P3?? P A S S!!!

I guess the same folks paying $500 for this:

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Agree. No matter what new tech they put into this camera it's still going to be M43 and have an EFV. Sad to see that Oly is going to market it with the OM branding. Maybe going the gimmicky route is the only way they can see staying in business.

Latest spec leak says 9 frames per second. What do you want to bet there's an asterisk next to it that says AF is off when shooting 9 fps?

Bob_A wrote in post #13797664
Agree. No matter what new tech they put into this camera it's still going to be M43 and have an EFV. Sad to see that Oly is going to market it with the OM branding. Maybe going the gimmicky route is the only way they can see staying in business.

I don't see it as gimmicky. Nothing wrong with taking inspiration from past successes. Olympus have a long and proud history, and it's smart of them to take cues from their past. Strike a good balance between some of what made the old OM series great combined with their current technology and we could have a really nice camera on our hands. I'm waiting for full specs but am cautiously optimistic.

Besides, how many units do you really think they'll sell based on the OM branding alone? This camera will live or die on its merits, not its name.

I use the Panasonic G1, a micron 4/3 camera. Personally, I love it and really enjoy the fact that it has a doubling effect on the range of any lens you can use an adapter with. For example, A 45-150 I have actually functions like a 90-300.