Our reader KTF just sent us that CP+ invitation image he recived via email (Click here to see the full invitation). It says that a new Olympus OM t-short will be distributed at the event. What is really interesting is that “PEN OM IZM XA TRIP” you read on the T-shirt. These are all indications of former Olympus-camera’s.

Olympus PEN -> you all know what they mean with it :)
Olympus OM -> That the new system based on [shoplink 28222 ebay]OM film cameras[/shoplink].
Olympus IZM ->  ‘AZ SuperZoom’ also known as IZM meaning ‘Infinityzoom’ ([shoplink 28348 ebay]Click here to see them on eBay[/shoplink])
Olympus XA -> Also 35mm film cameras ([shoplink 28355 ebay]Click here to see them on eBay[/shoplink])
Olympus TRIP -> Also filmcameras ([shoplink 28349 ebay]Click here to see them on eBay[/shoplink])
Olympus µ -> The compact cameras.
Olympus Camedia -> More compact cameras. ([shoplink 28357 ebay]Click here to see them on eBay[/shoplink])
Olympus E-system -> The Four Thirds line.

The photo on top has been found on Photogeek.fr. On the picture you can see the [shoplink 23683 ebay]17mm pancake lens[/shoplink] but such a photo is almost deifnitely fake :) A wonder what that subtitle means: “The new seven-point twin….”

I am almost sure the new specs from Digicaminfo are correct:

1. It looks like old OM but not any OM reforms.
2.Two dial button left and right beside central penta part,and another dial button side at release button.there have other one small button in left of release button.
3.Grip curve looks like [shoplink 23568]Olympus E-P3[/shoplink],but this one continues to the bottom of camera,paste with leather.Leather has also paste at both side of lens mount.
4.two kinds of leather style. black ones is more artificial, and silver ones is more natural.
5.packed with an GN10 flash.
6.Five-axis image stabilizer in body.
7.FAST AF and 3D tracking
8.Minimum sensitivity is ISO200 and maximum sensitivity is ISO25600 with tweak.
9.610.000dots organic EL,vari-angle monitor
10.use MPO as file save type.

It’s a translation from the original japanese text made by one of our readers (Thanks!). What do you think about the specs and picture?

Digital-Camera-Info posted first spec bits about the OM-D. That’s what he found out:

1) It has an OM look
2) Built-in 1.44 dots integrated viewfinder
3) New in body stabilization and AF system
4) Comes in Black and Silver
5) Weather sealed magnesium body
6) 16 megapixel sensor
7) Width 121mm, weighs 425g
8) Worldwide shipment in late March

In Summary: The EVF has the same resolution of the current external VF-2 viewfinder (Click here to see on Amazon). We know that it looks like an old OM but there were so many different OM bodies that it really doesn’t help us a lot! Here is again the list of all OM filmcamera. My favorite design is the [shoplink 28222 ebay]OM-1[/shoplink].

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The graphic in top has been registered by Olympus at the german patent institution (Click here).

I know you are all waiting to here more about the upcoming new sensor inside the OM-D camera. I just got something for you: I have been told by top sources that the sensor has 16 megapixel and actually has been designed for a “High Dynamic Range“. I don’t know yet is how you get this dynamic range increase. Is there a software trick or is the sensor really a newly designed Olympus sensor rather than the same GX1 sensor? The ISO goes up to 25.800 which on paper beats every current Micro Four Thirds camera!

I take the chance to ask my sources if they can tell me more about HOW this dynamic range performance has been archived and if that is really a completely new sensor. Thanks!

P.S.: The new weather sealed 12-50mm lens which will be the new kit lens of the OM-D is in Stock at Fotomundus (Germany) , Pcstore (Taiwan) and soon at Adorama, BHphoto, Amazon UK and Amazon Japan.

We just got the price info from Asian sources. The upcoming Olympus OM-D should be priced at around $1.100 in USA or 1.000 Euro in Europe. I think that’s an OK price for a high quality weather sealed body with integrated viewfinder and new sensor (I have been told the sensor is Olympus “tweaked” and designed). That’s around $600 (or 500 Euro) less than the just announced price of the Fuji X PRO 1 (more about that on Fujirumors). And the Fuji isn’t weather sealed :)

And here is a new question to you:

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A couple of years ago Olympus said that 12 Megapixels were enough and there was no need to increase the Megapixel number on the Micro Four Thirds sensor. I tend to agree with them but I would have been happy to see some sort of new “version” of the current über-used 12 MPX sensor. Now according to two trusted sources and a new source (Thanks!) Olympus choose a 16 megapixel sensor for their upcoming new digital OM-D camera. I have been told that the sensor has been “tweaked” by Olympus to get a a super EVF performance. The new electronic viewfinder is really the most advanced new technology of the camera. The sources didn’t tell me if the 16 Megapixel sensor is basically the same as the one used for the [shoplink 22077]G3[/shoplink] and [shoplink 26836]GX1[/shoplink] but I guess the answer is yes.

Message to sources: I always try to double check rumors before to post them. As you can imagine I get many false rumors and I don’t want to make a mess. A particular thanks goes to the new source that send me the name and the specs of the camera. I am double checking it and will post them soon on 43rumors! I have some question to all of you:
1) Will Olympus announce “something else” along the camera? Like lenses and adapters…
2) Can you tell me more about the new EVF?

Thanks!

P.S.: Hope to get some GH3 specs soon too ;)