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In an interview with Techradar (Click here) Olympus Japan’s Toshiyuki Terada said: “Looking at product lifespan, I think the next issue will be a new PEN.”

That isn’t really a surprise as we all expect new PEN cameras before the end of the year. I take the chance to remind Olympus that we don’t need many new cameras and more redundant products. Think easy, a new entry level cheap PEN and a a more advanced PEN are more than enough. In short…a new E-Pm2 and an E-P5 (having the tilting LCD of the E-PL3). My two cent: A new 12 Megapixel sensor based on the current Olympus E-M5 sensor technology would be amazing!

Links to the current PEN and OM camera list:
Olympus E-M5 Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Olympus E-P3 Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Olympus E-PL3 Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.
Olympus E-PM1 Amazon, Adorama, B&H, J&R, eBay.

Something else: Tsutomu Omori, managing director of Olympus India has been found death (suicide). My condolences to the family and to Olympus. More info at Indiatimes.

I don’t think the E-P3 successor should have a tilting display. Instead it should be made as compact as possible (but still high quality), to differentiate it from the E-M5.

Olympus is very good at milking their fans what with their every half year iteration of the last technology. The short time period between the E-P3 and the E-M5 is proof of that.

My E-P”next” would be like E-P3, but
- low cost
- as small as E-PM1
- remote control
- sensor as E-M5
- AF-speed as E-M5
- IS as in E-M5, with automatic focal width setting
- needs no tilt display
- needs no built-in EVF
- stronger built-in flash
- live bulb
- motor zoom operation compact style (from camera) if lens allows

hey ihateidiots:

It’s up to you….
I still use my E-p2 and I am happy so far. If you need the best quality on market, you should change the system, but if you like to take good pictures with a small kamera/lens you should stay and wait for a kamera, that is really better then the one you use. Better in your own eyes.
Maybe the next PEN is good for me, if you own a E-P3 wait for the next in 2013.
And enjoy the spring with your nice kamera, witch is better then a 6000,- Nikon from 2005.
Forget idiots, search trees and trails

Maybe that’s what they ( and you ) think, but I’m not upgrading until they put everything I want in new camera. I already skipped two generations that came after E-PL1 and I’ll skip more if they don’t deliver. I don’t know whether there are people that buy every new camera that comes along. I don’t know any and I’m not one of them.

Admin, you got the point…. hope they’re listening..!!!

Yes i think this also, but if we will se a EVF in bulid in Pen can this be it more compact VF3 to Olympus.