I had (and still have) very high expectations for m4/3. After I’ve seen the first leaks from Olympus, I am a little bit disappointed with the design of the camera. I kind of like the initial Olympus prototype pictures better – maybe because Olympus decided to go for the retro Pen look. Like someone said on another forum – “obviously it’s not a Leica”. But who cares how the camera looks like, right? I hope technically, the camera will perform well.
Olympus E-P1 m4/3
The confusion about the different Pentax product lines continues. Just few days after the official statement from Pentax UK, the Norwegian importer Aronsen states that it will no longer acquire any K20D and offer the K7 instead. The Km is also on the way out, which along with the phasing out of the K200D would mean that in Norway Pentax would only have the K7 in their line-up, unless they launch a new DSLRs this year.
There was a report at one point that the new Pentax K7 is a replacement for the Pentax K20D. A Pentax UK spokeswoman confirmed to Amateurphotographer that “The K7 is not replacing the K20D.”
Olympus has invited photography journalists and editors from all over Europe for a special event in Berlin on 15 and 16 of June. Those dates match the previous reports for the Micro Four Third official launch. Here is the front and back of the invitation (click for high-res):
I received some info on a upcoming Sony a800 DSLR – I cannot confirm it at that point:
Some info on the next Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus: it will be named E-P1. The confusion here is that two years ago Olympus already had a prototype with the name E-P1. We should know more in the next two weeks, prior to the official announcement.
Here is another screenshot from slrclub for Olympus camera model E-P1:
… that the new Panasonic GH1 will be available in 3 different colors (for now the pre-orders are only for black – expected delivery: June, 2009) ?
Update: iPhone 3.0 may have an autofocus camera.
After the first post about the future of the Apple digital camera, I came across those job postings – I know, they are mainly for the iPhone, but I still think that Apple is paying too much attention to the camera portion of their products lately:
Of course Apple will not replace your DSLR anytime soon, but your p&s may be in serious trouble. The next generation of iPod Nano is rumored to be equipped with a digital camera.
Via Cnet
