{"id":4584,"date":"2011-07-02T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T03:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2011-07-02T13:31:11","modified_gmt":"2011-07-02T03:31:11","slug":"olympus-finally-delivers-new-micro-four-thirds-cameras-and-lenses-pen-e-p3-lite-and-mini-cameras-12mm-f2-0-45mm-f1-8-portrait-lens-and-a-new-compact-flash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=4584","title":{"rendered":"Olympus finally delivers new Micro Four Thirds cameras and lenses &#8211; Pen E-P3, Lite and Mini cameras, 12mm f\/2.0, 45mm f\/1.8 portrait lens and a new compact flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well its been quite a wait but Olympus have finally announced a few new cameras and lenses for Micro Four Thirds which will enthrall many and hopefully lay to rest some concerns of their previously slowish AF performance.<\/p>\n<h2>Olympus Pen E-P3 camera:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>similar physical design to the initial E-P1 including its built-in image stabiliser but added a  rotational dial, sub-dial and two new function buttons to the back<\/li>\n<li>adds built-in <strong>pop up flash<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>revised 12mp sensor with new Fine Detail Processing Technology       for greater detail in the photograph<\/li>\n<li>a 3&#8243; 614,000 dot 3:2 VGA-equivalent fixed <strong>OLED<\/strong> <strong>touch-sensitive<\/strong> screen<\/li>\n<li>new<strong> FAST AF Tracking System<\/strong> with 35 AF areas &#8211; &#8220;world&#8217;s fastest AF&#8221; (I presume for contrast detect AF\u00a0 although apparently rivals Olympus E5 dSLR AF speed)<\/li>\n<li>fast shutter response time &lt; 60msec shutter lag<\/li>\n<li>new faster and better dual-core\u00a0 TruePic VI image processing engine<\/li>\n<li>AF Illuminator<\/li>\n<li>ISO to 12,800<\/li>\n<li>up to 29 minutes  of <strong>full 1080i HD video<\/strong> in either AVCHD or AVI formats<\/li>\n<li><strong>10 Art Filters<\/strong>: Diorama, Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale &amp;  Light Color,  Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia and   Dramatic Tone<\/li>\n<li><strong>9 Art Filter variations and  enhancements<\/strong>, including new Pale &amp;  Light Color II, and five Art Filter  Effects, including new Star Light  and White Edge<\/li>\n<li><strong>new Art Filter Bracketing  function<\/strong> helps you develop multiple pictures utilizing different Art Filters  with a <strong>single shot<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>3D photos<\/strong> using a pan mode feature to produce a .MPO file, the universal  industry 3D format for easy display on 3D televisions or laptop<\/li>\n<li>compatible with SDHC, SDXC and UHS-1 memory cards<\/li>\n<li>can be utilized with the Olympus PENPAL\u00ae  or various Eye-Fi\u2122 cards for  instant wireless uploads to your  favorite social or photo sharing  websites<\/li>\n<li>electronic level gauge<\/li>\n<li>stereo mics<\/li>\n<li>3fps burst rate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Olympus Pen Lite (E-PL3):<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>similar to E-P3 but lighter, slimmer, more modern looking body and tiltable 16:9 460,000 dot LCD screen (not OLED), and loses a front dial and the 2nd function button, and comes with a clip-on flash instead of having a popup flash.<\/li>\n<li>for some reason it actually has a faster burst rate (5.5fps) than the E-p3<\/li>\n<li>it also does not have these E-p3 Art Filters: Loses Pale Light &amp; Color, Light Tone, Gentle Sepia and Cross-Process, and no level gauge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Olympus Pen Mini (E-PM1):<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>similar features to E-PL3 but loses the flip-out screen and mode dial, along with several of the  buttons but essentially all of the camera&#8217;s features and functions are  maintained in a simplified body that weighs roughly 50g less than the  E-PL3.<\/li>\n<li>burst rate is 4.1fps but can do 5.5fps with IS turned off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Olympus 12mm f\/2.0 lens:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>at long last a premium quality, fast wide angle prime to give an effective field of view of a 24mm lens on a 35mm camera<\/li>\n<li>even better, Olympus has listened to its users and added a &#8220;Snap Focus&#8221;manual focus ring and scale with DOF markings for manual zone focusing<\/li>\n<li>this should be a fantastic lens for street photography, low light photography as well as travel and landscape photography<\/li>\n<li>near silent AF for video<\/li>\n<li>pricing expected to be $US799<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Olympus 45mm f\/1.8 portrait lens:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>at long last Olympus has added a relatively affordable portrait lens with a wide aperture and 90mm equivalent &#8220;portrait&#8221; field of view which will allow nice blurred backgrounds for your portraiture.<\/li>\n<li>near silent AF for video<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The MSC mechanism is great for  tracking a moving child or pet, and  provides a quick and silent focus mechanism  for movies and still  photography&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>pricing expected to be $US399<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These 2 lenses along with the recently announced <strong>Panasonic 25mm f\/1.4<\/strong> lenses will be fantastic additions to the lens line up &#8211; now we need to see the new f\/2.0 macro lenses from Olympus.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Olympus has added a new compact flash for bounce flash &#8211; <strong>the Olympus FL-300R flash<\/strong> with remote TTL capability which can be used in tandem with the E-PL3 pop up flash or instead of it.<\/p>\n<p>All very nice Mr Olympus, but <strong>personally I would prefer one with a built-in EVF similar to the Panasonic GH-2 <\/strong>which I am sure you must be working on and announcing soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well its been quite a wait but Olympus have finally announced a few new cameras and lenses for Micro Four Thirds which will enthrall many and hopefully lay to rest some concerns of their previously slowish AF performance. 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