Image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisgampat/2969961737/
The website “The Phoblographer” realized the Olympus teaser camera is something very similar to the orange mockup we saw one year ago :)
Read more: http://thephoblographer.com/2010/01/28/the-teased-olympus-camera-looks-very-familiar/
I just received following mail:
“Hi. I’ve seen you rumor on GH2 coming in 2Q 2010. That would concur with my information. As I live in Korea, where there is no import of GH1, I contacted sales dept. asking if they will import in March GH2. The answer was, yes they are planning to import all GH models from now on, but GH2 will be release same time as in Japan….by the end of summer. I don’t know how reliable is sales dept. of Panasonic Korea, but they seems confident that GH2 won’t be on the market before the summer is over. Hope they are wrong, but combing it with what you posted today seems like G2 will be on PMA and GH2 later on this year.”
I don’t know if we can trust sales dept. I hope he doesn’t tell the truth!
Olympus just changed the teaser message:
The “old” teaser message said:
Message to Olympus…can you also change the position of the hand? We want to see a little more…move it just a little bit on the right :)
P.S.: Thanks Napalm ;)
The guys from http://blog.livedoor.jp/e_p1/ made a very accurate size comparison!
Well done friends!
UPDATE: One of our sources told us that the specs they have are completely wrong. Also the size comparison isn’t correct
Finally 43rumors found the first leaked image on an asian forum. It has been removed after few minutes but a reader sent us the screenshot! :)
I post the official Olympus image for comparison. You can see the leaked image uses has the 14-42mm lens
The camera is not going to be announced on February 2nd but later. It has a plastic body and it is priced cheaper than the Olympus E-P1
UPDATE: From trusted source: autofocus is a little faster ;)
UPDATE2: Corrected-> same E-P1 sensor!
UPDATE3: Corrected -> It has one new feature (we will tell you soon)…if it is what I have in mind than it’s HOT!!!
UPDATE4: Name E-Pxx (two unknown numbers/letters)
UPDATE5: New Kit-Lens for the E-Pxx!
UPDATE6: That’s only speculation…but could it have the In-Body EVF we are all waiting for? (). I know I am dreaming only :)
UPDATE7: A close look to the pictures do suggest there will be a built-in pop-up flash. Maybe that’s the new feature our sources were talking about!
UPDATE8: It’s slightly thinner and slightly smaller.
UPDATE9: A size comparison between the E-P1 and the new leaked camera is available here: https://43rumors.com/ft3-e-p1-vs-e-pxx-size-comparison/
I am just arrived at the Munich airport and I checked my mails. Finally after days of struggling with uncertain rumors I have some very reliable rumor from my “old” trusted sources :). Just few informations but at least they are FT4 :)
The teaser camera is definitely a MicroFourThirds camera (plastique body)
Also the E-5 is going to be announced veeeeeery soon.
No Mft prime lenses from Olympus yet, they will come in Q3! We will see the previousely announced zooms instead.
That’s it for now. I received some more informations but I want to double check them before to post it!
Cheers from Munich
Ale
P.S.: Sorry for beeing so hurry but I am writing you from my iPhone.
