Comments on: (FT4) New Olympus E-3 and E-30 successor (one single camera?) http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-new-e-3-and-e-30-successor-one-camera/ Panasonic and Olympus Digital Camera News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Chris http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-new-e-3-and-e-30-successor-one-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-11995 Chris Sat, 15 May 2010 18:26:03 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=9548#comment-11995 I'm still using an E-330 and getting very nice photos. I recently had an opportunity to use a Nikon D-90 for about a month and frankly, it wasn't that much better than my now outdated E-330. In some ways, especially interface, I preferred the Olympus. The proof is that long before I had to return the Nikon, I had already got into the habit of leaving it at home and taking out my old reliable Oly instead. My E-330 has a special character and robustness that I didn't see in the Nikon and frankly, I think this is one of Olympus's strengths. With all of the above in mind, I hope Olympus don't rush out the next best thing but follow their tried and true method of building really dependable cameras with character. I too am in line for a new body, and I'd like to upgrade to an E-3 successor. Here are some attributes I hope the new camera honours: Excellent Dynamic Range - This is more important than high ISO performance for me; Excellent colour fidelity - as usual; Excellent optical viewfinder - This is the biggest problem with most 4/3s cameras, especially the E-330; Reasonably compact dimensions - The E-330 is close to perfect in this respect, though it still seems bulky compared to OM series; Reliable components - as usual with Olympus; Rugged Construction - a la E-3 or Pentax K-7; Market leading image quality at lower and moderate ISO settings; Very good ISO performance up to 1600 - I personally don't care about extreme ISO performance; Arrange buttons so that shooting specific controls are on right side and review or edit controls are on left; Shooting mode and focus mode should be available as physical switches; Excellent B&W options available in-camera. There are certainly more, but those are what come to mind. It would also be nice to see Olympus release a fast prime lens in conjunction with the new camera. Something falling somewhere between 35 and 60 mm range (70 and 120mm equivalent range). A new high quality FourThirds lens will say as much or more about the Olympus commitment to FourThirds than a new body. Make it feel as solid as the old OM lenses. I’m still using an E-330 and getting very nice photos. I recently had an opportunity to use a Nikon D-90 for about a month and frankly, it wasn’t that much better than my now outdated E-330. In some ways, especially interface, I preferred the Olympus. The proof is that long before I had to return the Nikon, I had already got into the habit of leaving it at home and taking out my old reliable Oly instead. My E-330 has a special character and robustness that I didn’t see in the Nikon and frankly, I think this is one of Olympus’s strengths.

With all of the above in mind, I hope Olympus don’t rush out the next best thing but follow their tried and true method of building really dependable cameras with character. I too am in line for a new body, and I’d like to upgrade to an E-3 successor. Here are some attributes I hope the new camera honours:

Excellent Dynamic Range – This is more important than high ISO performance for me;
Excellent colour fidelity – as usual;
Excellent optical viewfinder – This is the biggest problem with most 4/3s cameras, especially the E-330;
Reasonably compact dimensions – The E-330 is close to perfect in this respect, though it still seems bulky compared to OM series;
Reliable components – as usual with Olympus;
Rugged Construction – a la E-3 or Pentax K-7;
Market leading image quality at lower and moderate ISO settings;
Very good ISO performance up to 1600 – I personally don’t care about extreme ISO performance;
Arrange buttons so that shooting specific controls are on right side and review or edit controls are on left;
Shooting mode and focus mode should be available as physical switches;
Excellent B&W options available in-camera.
There are certainly more, but those are what come to mind.

It would also be nice to see Olympus release a fast prime lens in conjunction with the new camera. Something falling somewhere between 35 and 60 mm range (70 and 120mm equivalent range). A new high quality FourThirds lens will say as much or more about the Olympus commitment to FourThirds than a new body. Make it feel as solid as the old OM lenses.

]]> By: c http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-new-e-3-and-e-30-successor-one-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-11659 c Sat, 08 May 2010 11:42:21 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=9548#comment-11659 come onnnnnnnnnnnnn whre is the bludy E5 come onnnnnnnnnnnnn whre is the bludy E5

]]> By: v http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-new-e-3-and-e-30-successor-one-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-11636 v Fri, 07 May 2010 14:47:29 +0000 http://43rumors.com/?p=9548#comment-11636 well here it is may and there is no new four thirds camera. micro yes. well here it is may and there is no new four thirds camera.

micro yes.

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