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Playing me-too with Canon and Nikon = suicide, because you'll never
match their sensor output. But, adopting a smaller, FAR more
ergonomically-friendly E-1-type body with a modern sensor would have
been a very appealing idea. I'd go back to Olympus for it because I
loved the E-1.
http://www.43rumors.com/olympus-e-5-teaser-leaked/

RichA <> wrote:

>Playing me-too with Canon and Nikon = suicide, because you'll never
>match their sensor output. But, adopting a smaller, FAR more
>ergonomically-friendly E-1-type body with a modern sensor would have
>been a very appealing idea. I'd go back to Olympus for it because I
>loved the E-1.
>http://www.43rumors.com/olympus-e-5-teaser-leaked/


Here's another rumour, suggesting a 12 MP low noise sensor with ISO
speeds up to 6400, and 720p HD video.

I agree with you about the Olympus E-1. When it was introduced it was
quite competitive with 5.1 MP, but Canon brought out the 8 MP 1D Mk2
within a short time, and Olympus was always behind the curve after
that. But its colour rendition was second to none, thanks to the
Kodak sensor.

I have an old (2004) Kodak DCS Pro 14n which has a Kodak CMOS sensor
that gives 13.5 MP images (4500 x 3000 pixels). The colour rendition
is very, very good indeed and it reminds me of the Olympus E-1.

To come back to the E-5, I can't see professionals buying one, and
amateurs are already well catered for by Olympus' existing 12 MP
DSLRs. So what is the point of the E-5? It surely has to be the last
ever "Pro" Four Thirds DSLR.

Meanwhile, Olympus Europe still has many unsold E-1 bodies gathering
dust on shelves.

On Sep 11, 6:24*pm, Bruce <docnews2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> RichA <rander3...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Playing me-too with Canon and Nikon = suicide, because you'll never
> >match their sensor output. *But, adopting a smaller, FAR more
> >ergonomically-friendly E-1-type body with a modern sensor would have
> >been a very appealing idea. *I'd go back to Olympus for it because I
> >loved the E-1.
> >http://www.43rumors.com/olympus-e-5-teaser-leaked/
>
> Here's another rumour, suggesting a 12 MP low noise sensor with ISO
> speeds up to 6400, and 720p HD video.
>
> I agree with you about the Olympus E-1. *When it was introduced it was
> quite competitive with 5.1 MP, but Canon brought out the 8 MP 1D Mk2
> within a short time, and Olympus was always behind the curve after
> that. *But its colour rendition was second to none, thanks to the
> Kodak sensor.
>
> I have an old (2004) Kodak DCS Pro 14n which has a Kodak CMOS sensor
> that gives 13.5 MP images (4500 x 3000 pixels). *The colour rendition
> is very, very good indeed and it reminds me of the Olympus E-1.
>
> To come back to the E-5, I can't see professionals buying one, and
> amateurs are already well catered for by Olympus' existing 12 MP
> DSLRs. *So what is the point of the E-5? *It surely has to be the last
> ever "Pro" Four Thirds DSLR.
>
> Meanwhile, Olympus Europe still has many unsold E-1 bodies gathering
> dust on shelves.

And yet their only chance is to be different. Churning out Nikon-
Canon lookalikes without large sensors and without the Canon or Nikon
name immediately brands you as second-rate.