Here are some preliminary Olympus EP-3 specs:
- new, in-house developed 12MP sensor
- improved high ISO performance with a max ISO of 12800
- built-in flash
- 1080i 60i video recording
- a new, faster AF system
- touchscreen LCD display with over 600k dots
- new interface incl, buttons, menus, ports, additional pre-set filter
Olympus is expecting to announce the EP-3 together with E-PM1, E-PL3 and a new 12mm f/2 lens on June 30th.
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“touchscreen LCD display”…that’s interesting, I wonder if Nikon will put one on their D400 or D800 ?
Let’s hope not.
Why hope not? I think a nice touch screen interface, if done well, would be much more intuitive and quick than the existing menu structures.
Have you use the one on the NEX5 for example? No thanks!
No built in viewfinder? No deal for me …
Um, the PEN cameras have an accessory viewfinder. One rumor is that they’re coming out with a more affordable one. Do any of the mirror less bodies have a viewfinder?
M9?
Bingo…and its pretty cheap too….
Fujifilm X100
Leica M9
Electronic viewfinder is what I had in mind.
If it matches APS-C sonys DR sensors, i will be getting one…
It won’t, thought it’s supposed to be slightly improve. But the lens selection is light years ahead of Sony’s e mount.
I would love to love these cameras, but I just hate electronic viewfinders
im sure they will be great nonetheless although I wish Oly would put out a full frame camera, or just up there game with a pro level M4/3 camera
weird no seems to care about the biggest news here. ”IN-HOUSE SENSOR” which would be a first for Olympus. Can’t wait to see the results. I’ve always wanted a reason to go back to Olympus and their m4-3 are getting pretty dam close to get me to get a little walk around setup.