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Soon, at 2 am London time Olympus will officially announce the E-M5. The price will be the following:
Olympus OM-D E-M5 body only: $1000 or 1.100 Euro
Olympus OM-D E-M5 with 14-42mm lens: $1100 (don’t know the price in Euro yet)
Olympus OM-D E-M5 with 12-50mm lens: $1300 or 1300 Euro

Now in order to kill some of the waiting time I ask you: Within one month we had three new “WOW” cameras. The Fuji X PRO 1 (Click here to check price and specs), the Nikon D800 (Click here to check price and specs) and now the Olympus E-M5 (Click here to read the specs). So…..

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Don’t be fanboys

P.S.: I will not sleep the hole night. Will drink tons of coffee and chat with you all the time!

The D800 is probably the most reliable and best technically, the X PRO 1 is the most interesting and exciting but the E-M5 is the one I’m thinking of getting because it has almost all I need in a compact and durable body at a reasonable price.

I voted for the X Pro 1, but will be saving up for the E-M5!!!

Yes, the included flash can tilt and price is only $200 less than previously rumored.

I wonder what the angle of the included tilt flash is.

Hmm… the price is much better than I thought. Well… if you’re using USD.

The “WOW” factor should to the camera that took the biggest leap. So based on that it should be X-PRO1 followed by E-M5 and then D800.

Looks like some people voted for D800 because it has the best features/IQ.

Yep, has to be the X Pro 1.

The D800 is derivative, and too many “recycled” parts plus the HUMP in the OM-D E-M5. (and the name is too long)

As much as I love m43 and what it stands for, new products like the Nikon D800 makes you realize how advanced actual “serious” photo cameras are. While the E-M5 may be a nice camera and all, I doubt it will hold a candle to the D800…granted it is 3x the price The E-M5 feels a little like a re-worked E-P3 in a faux DSLR body with little actual technological prowess behind it other than a faster autofocus.

Even though I’ve been very happy with my GF1 for the past 2-3 years, if I were to do any serious shooting (architecture and landscapes), I’d really consider the D800 despite it’s bulk. Thankfully though, I can save myself the $4k since I don’t shoot very seriously