Olympus EP-2 coming?

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Been seeing some rumors on the internet that Olympus is coming with EP-2 before the year ends ,now with a viewfinder. If that is true and the viewfinder is useable then this is the camera I have been waiting for.......until I can afford the M9 :)

Anyone here that knows soemthing reliable about this camera?

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Looks like a logical next step.

I wonder how fast the old Pens evolved into the Pen FT? How many months between them were there? How does this compair to the current length of life cycle between digital cameras?

B2 (;->
 
This is beginning to p me off.

I'm all set for the GF1, having waited a year because I didn't like the G1, then the E-P1, and now this.

Have given up on Samsung, who appear to have appalling customer service and won't reply to emails asking about the NX. And then there's rumours of everyone else jumping on the mirrorless camera idea that we've been sold on for years.... Grrr!!!!

20/1.7 okay, but where's the 10/2.8, the 12/2?
 
I would like to see a 45-200mm f4-5.6 similar to Panasonic's except faster, maybe fixed at f2.8 if that's possible without making the lens ridiculously huge.
 
Trius said:
Where's the new fast primes without the distortion of the 17? :D :D :D
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Endless delays of buying decision. Buy the Panny 20 or wait to see if Oly will offer any new lenses in the near future? I won't be making any decision until at least November regardless.
 
count_zero said:
I would like to see a 45-200mm f4-5.6 similar to Panasonic's except faster, maybe fixed at f2.8 if that's possible without making the lens ridiculously huge.
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I hear you, but really, there is a lot to be said for that lens as is: goes out to 200mm, image stabilized, good images, and a very very reasonable price.

Want something way better for shooting animals at twilight on your African photo-safari, or [humans] at a night ball game? Maybe bolt on a 90mm f/2 Summicron, or one of those nice 4/3 Sigma lenses.

Exciting times we live in.

Tom
 
Now, seeing this today, I feel very upset buying the EP-1 last week. Used it and liked it, but I really miss the viewfinder... Oh well, perhaps I can manage with the live view alone...

One other thing, I think the good reviews for the EP-1 is well deserved, but having used it extensively now for over a week, e.g. shooting at night and in churches, I am still not as impressed as some of the reviewers are in terms of the high ISO performance. The noise is not pretty, and had it only looked grainy, film-like. I think it's not. In my humble opinion, Olympus still has a bit to go on their ISO capacity. When reviewers praise this models ISO performance over the previous Olympus DSLR's, it really only shows how bad the DSLR's are.
My advice: stick to RAW when shooting in low light.
 
LOL! But I figure Panasonic has what, one fast prime? Is it shipping yet? If not how do we know it's better than the ZD 17 wrt distortion? ;)

I could be uninformed about other Panasonic primes, and the Leica 25 doesn't count! :p
 
Want something way better for shooting animals at twilight on your African photo-safari, or [humans] at a night ball game? Maybe bolt on a 90mm f/2 Summicron, or one of those nice 4/3 Sigma lenses.
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I can only dream of owning a 90mm Summicron in today's economy. Sigma makes the 4/3 70-200mm f2.8, but it's too big to fit in my bag and a little too expensive. Maybe asking for the equivalent m43 lens at a cheaper price is too much to ask.

Now, seeing this today, I feel very upset buying the EP-1 last week. Used it and liked it, but I really miss the viewfinder... Oh well, perhaps I can manage with the live view alone...
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I don't miss an EVF. The 3" Hoodman Hoodloupe solved my outdoor glare problem. It's a little expensive, but much cheaper than the GF-1 EVF, and it has a diopter that you can use to adjust eye relief.
 
peepete77 said:
Now, seeing this today, I feel very upset buying the EP-1 last week. Used it and liked it, but I really miss the viewfinder... Oh well, perhaps I can manage with the live view alone...

One other thing, I think the good reviews for the EP-1 is well deserved, but having used it extensively now for over a week, e.g. shooting at night and in churches, I am still not as impressed as some of the reviewers are in terms of the high ISO performance. The noise is not pretty, and had it only looked grainy, film-like. I think it's not. In my humble opinion, Olympus still has a bit to go on their ISO capacity. When reviewers praise this models ISO performance over the previous Olympus DSLR's, it really only shows how bad the DSLR's are.
My advice: stick to RAW when shooting in low light.
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Think about selling it! Life is short.
 
count_zero said:
I can only dream of owning a 90mm Summicron in today's economy. Sigma makes the 4/3 70-200mm f2.8, but it's too big to fit in my bag and a little too expensive. Maybe asking for the equivalent m43 lens at a cheaper price is too much to ask.
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Maybe I drifted from my main point, but just so. The Panasonic lens is amazingly good, especially for the money. You can ask for faster but, in any form (Summicron, Panasonic that has not been built yet, etc.) that would cost you a lot.

It is true that something like a Sigma 105mm or 150mm f/2.8 would cost a lot less than a Summicron ($500 or $800 resp.) and probably be really sweet on the G1 or E-P1. Or maybe you have an old Nikkor 105mm or something like that lying around. Or your dad's old Vivitar Series 1. That's the beauty of it all. You can probably adapt just about anything to these cameras if you are willing to focus manually, and (in my view, especially with the G1) that is not an onerous thing to do.

Tom
 
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