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Olympus E-M5 successor coming on 2nd week of September

Olympus-E-M6-ImageAccording to latest rumors Olympus OMD E-M5 successor coming on 2nd week of September 2013, the upcoming camera name is still not confirmed yet, but the E-M5 successor is rumored to feature New DSLR type grip and advance core specification…

Olympus E-M6 Rumored Specification

  • 16MP sensor
  • 81 AF target points
  • 10 fps
  • Built-in Wi-Fi
  • Flash sync speed: 1/320s
  • ISO range: 200-25600
  • Shutter speed: 1/8000s-60s
  • 3″ tiltable TFT LCD touch screen
  • EVF with 2,360,000 pixels
  • Micro Four Thirds mount only (not a hybrid mount)
  • Weight: 430g | 0.9Ib
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 122mm × 68mm × 37mm | 4.8″ × 2.7″ × 1.5″

More Confirmation

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Olympus Facebook UK tease about upcoming product on facebook

What is going on? Get it in your diary:
Exclusive Olympus events in London and at a store near you in September…..

There is a bit of a buzz going round at the moment and it’s not someone taking the Vespa from the E-P5 exclusive Harrods kit for a joy ride. It is simply that there are a lot of special Olympus events being organised in London and at retailers during September.

A full current list of events is at the bottom of this post, and more details will be released over the coming weeks. So keep your eyes peeled!

We also recommend registering to receive our newsletters as these too will contain further information. You can do this by visiting: https://myolympus.olympus-consumer.com/en-GB/Newsletter/Subscribe

or alternatively you can follow us on Twitter @OlympusUK and of course on here.

Retailer Events (September):

Friday 13: London Camera Exchange -Horsefair
Saturday 14: Park Cameras – Burgess Hill
SRS – Watford
CameraWorld – London
Wednesday 18: London Camera Exchange – The Strand
Thursday 19: Ffordes Photographic – By Beauly
Friday 20: Merchant City Cameras – Glasgow
Saturday 21: Clifton Cameras – Dursley
London Camera Exchange – Colchester
Harrison Cameras – Sheffield
Saturday 28: Warehouse Express – Norwich

Other events – contents TBC (London, September):
Sunday 15, Monday 16, Tuesday 17, Sunday 22, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26, Friday 27, Sunday 29.

So finally its coming on September 2013, however the Olympus OM-D E-M5 available at Amazon with 12-50 kit lens at $1,149.

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Panasonic GX7 vs Olympus E-M5

Panasonic-gx7-vs-E-M5-imagePanasonic GX7 vs Olympus E-M5, Take a look at the major specification difference between both the camera,

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Sensor: Both camera features same resolution and sensor size, But the newly developed sensor if GX7 features bit better lower ISO range compared to the Olympus E-M5.

Image Stabilization: The Olympus E-M5 features 5 axis image stabilization and the newly announced Panasonic GX7 comes with MEGA O.I.S. The Image stabilization system of  Olympus E-M5 is better, it covers horizontal shift, vertical shift, rotary motion, as well as the yaw and pitch.

AF system: Both camera features contrast detect AF system.

Shutter Range: The Panasonic GX7 comes with more shutter range and electronic shutter for silent operation when needed

Top-Continuous Shooting Speed: The MAX Continuous shooting speed of the Panasonic GX7 is 20 fps, the Olympus E-M5 shooting speed is limited to 9fps only.

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Display: The Panasonic GX7 features tilting display unit with higher resolution and touch control, better than the Olympus E-M5.

Viewfinder: The GX7 features built in tilting EVF with resolution higher than Olympus OMD E-M5.

WiFi: Panasonic GX7 features built-in WiFi connectivity , no WiFi available in E-M5.

Price Difference: Panasonic GX7 available at $999 | Panasonic Olympus E-M5 available at $899

Verdict: We recommend New users to buy Panasonic GX7, The Olympus OMD-EM5 features almost same ISO range and available at $100 less than Panasonic GX7, on the other hand Panasonic GX7 features More shutter range and Fast Top continuous shooting speed, Better display and a tilting viewfinder, you also get WiFi for wireless data transfer.

Buy Panasonic GX7 from Amazon and B&H

Olympus EM-5 from Amazon

Olympus E-P5 vs Olympus E-M5

Olympus E-P5 vs Olympus E-M5Specification comparison between Olympus E-P5 vs Olympus E-M5, both features almost same core specification, but Olympus offers but more, take a look at the details below

Olympus E-P5 Specification Cmmparison Review

Sensor and Image Processor

Both camera uses same 16.1 megapixel High-Speed Live MOS Sensor and Olympus’ TruePic VI image-processing engine.

Image Stabilization

Both camera  features sensor-shift type 5-Axis Image Stabilization , the 5 Axis stands for camera shake on 5 separate axes: yaw, pitch, roll, vertical shift and a horizontal shift.

AF system

Both camera uses Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology (F.A.S.T.) AF in Single, Continuous and Tracking modes is available for high speed autofocus.

E-P5 offers macro fans the option of using a very small AF point to pick out part of a subject they have already framed

Shutter Speed

PEN E-P5 delivers a stellar shooting experience with 1/8000th of a second shutter speed – a world-first for the Compact System Camera class

Olympus E-M5 shitter speed is limited to 1/4000.

Video

Olympus E-M5 video is limited to 30fps at Full HD mode, with Olympus E-M5 you can shoot Full HD at 60fps.

Display

The new Olympus E-P5 have big 3.0-inch tilting monitor. Approx. 1,036,800 dots LCD capacitive touchscreen, better than the E-P5.

What’s New
E-P5 is the world’s first mirrorless camera equipped with a 1/8000 sec. high-speed mechanical shutter , WiFi introduced in PEN Series with E-P5, you can share your videos and images with smart devices and you also have in-built GPS for geo-tagging of your images.

Verdict
If you are willing to purchase a new Micro-Four Third Mirrorless camera, E-P5 is the best choice, but for Olympus E-M5 users I will not recommend to update your camera. Since camera features almost same core specification.

Buy Now
Olympus E-P5 Body only – Amazon
Olympus E-P5 17mm f1.8 and VF-4 16.1 – Amazon

Panasonic GH3 vs Olympus E-M5 vs Fujifilm X-E1


Fujifilm X-E1 Image compared with Panasonic GH3 and Olympus E-M5, the Fujifilm X-E1 High ISO performance is better compared to GH3 and E-M5.  The fujifilm comes with 16.3 MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS Sensor and Standard Range to ISO6400 and Extended Range to ISO25600.

Both Pansonic GH3 and E-M5 features smaller 4/3 sensor  with 16 MP resolution.

Image credit – focus-numerique.com

Olympus E-M5 vs Panasonic GH3

ephotozine done a High ISO comparison test between Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic GH3, Both camera was using Panasonic Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 ASPH OIS Lens and ISO at 1600 and other settings set to Auto (AE & AWB), The Olympus E-M5 JPEG output streight from camera is more clear and sharper compared to Panasonic GH3.

Olympus E M5 vs Panasonic GH3

source / Image credit: ephotozine

Fujifilm X-Pro1 vs Sony NEX 7 vs Olympus EM-5

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Fujifilm X-Pro1 vs Sony NEX 7 vs Olympus EM-5 Specification comparison review, all these three camera are the most popular mirrorless camera of today.

First See a quick Specification Comparison
Fujifilm X-Pro1 vs Sony NEX 7 vs Olympus EM-5

Low-Light performance and Dynamic range

From the specification comparison it is clear that Fujifilm X-Pro1 have big APS-C size sensor and 16 megapixel resolution , the Sony NEX 7 have a high resolution 24.3 megapixel APS-C sensor and Olympus OMD EM-5 have small 4/3 format sensor with 16 megapixel resolution.

From the specification comparison it is clear that Fujifilm X-Pro1 will perform better in low-light condition, bigger the pixel is, the lower the noise : The size of the photodiode and this has a big impact on the dynamic range and low light performance.

Video Performance

Sony NEX7 offers Full HD at 60 and 24 fps, Olympus EM-5 also offer Full HD at 60 fps (but no 24fps) and Fuji X Pro-1 Full HD video recording limited to 24 fps only.

A Image (JPEG) comparison test between Fujifilm X-Pro1 vs Sony NEX 7 vs Olympus EM-5 done at focus-numerique (french website), see the result of test below

ISO-1600

ISO-3200

ISO-6400

 

ISO-12800The Fujifilm X-Pro1 JPEG from camera look clear and usable upto ISO  3200, Sony NEX 7 performance is also good but I am really disappointed by Olympus EM-5 High ISO performance.

Conclusion: Fujifilm X-Pro1 and Sony NEX 7 both are excellent performer, buy any one of them.

Buy
Fujifilm X-Pro1 from Amazon
Sony NEX 7 from Amazon
Olympus EM-5 from Amazon

See more Specification Comparison Review

Olympus E-M5 High Resolution Sample Images

Olympus E-5 sample images

Olympus E-M5 High Resolution Sample Images now available at Chinese website PCPOP (translated by google), click on the view original to view full size images of Olympus E-M5,

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Sample images of Olympus are really very good, you can see no noise and sharp details even at 100% crop (below)

Toy car taken from Olympus E-M5

Toy car taken from Olympus E-M5

Toy car CROP @ 100%  taken from Olympus E-M5

Toy car CROP @ 100% taken from Olympus E-M5