New Olympus OM-D Teaser Trailer

[Mack]

..... Still, the lenses will definitely be smaller.

I don't know about that. Some of the Olympus PRO lenses are huge and heavier than the FF ones.

I have both the 300 f/4 in the Olympus and Nikon variety. The Nikon full-frame is half the weight and a lot shorter than the Olympus 300mm. The Nikon 300mm does not need a tripod mount nor comes with one. Sort of surprising, but it is their PF (Fresnel lens) one and maybe more plastic in the body too. Cheaper too by $500 than the Olympus.

The Olympus 300mm lens may be sharper though. Still comparing the two. I've seen some odd behavior with the 300mm Nikon PF and I don't know if it is due to the Fresnel optics or not. Below is an extreme 400-500% blowup of some gantry where the word "Warning" is sharp in the middle yet fuzzy towards the outsides with the Nikon PF lens. Scanning around the image seems to show a lot of these "It's sharp here, but move a little to the side and it's not sharp there."

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[RichardC]

I don't know about that. Some of the Olympus PRO lenses are huge and heavier than the FF ones.

I have both the 300 f/4 in the Olympus and Nikon variety. The Nikon full-frame is half the weight and a lot shorter than the Olympus 300mm. The Nikon 300mm does not need a tripod mount nor comes with one. Sort of surprising, but it is their PF (Fresnel lens) one and maybe more plastic in the body too. Cheaper too by $500 than the Olympus.

Equivalence! (................runs!)

 

[whumber]

I have both the 300 f/4 in the Olympus and Nikon variety. The Nikon full-frame is half the weight and a lot shorter than the Olympus 300mm. The Nikon 300mm does not need a tripod mount nor comes with one. Sort of surprising, but it is their PF (Fresnel lens) one and maybe more plastic in the body too. Cheaper too by $500 than the Olympus.

You'd probably be surprised by how much of the 300 PRO, and the PRO lenses in general, is made of plastic.

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[RichardC]

You'd probably be surprised by how much of the 300 PRO, and the PRO lenses in general, is made of plastic.

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Am I the only one who thinks of Laurel and Hardy in the sawmill whenever I see shots like this?

 

[alex66]

Am I the only one who thinks of Laurel and Hardy in the sawmill whenever I see shots like this?

The greatest comedy duo ever.

 

[Danny_SWE]

So this is how it looks like

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[RichardC]

So this is how it looks like

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Spoilsports have blacked out a rectangle in front of the body

 

[ac12]

Spoilsports have blacked out a rectangle in front of the body

Yup, they knew people would process the image to dig details out of the shadow.

 

[Danny_SWE]

hmm, thought you could do it better so I made this one...

Very thrilling!

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[ph.]

New kit keeps the company alive, but a very simple firmware update to the PenF making it possible to totally disable the round dial on the back would also be worth paying for.

p.

 

[DynaSport]

Looks tiny.

 

[pdk42]

New kit keeps the company alive, but a very simple firmware update to the PenF making it possible to totally disable the round dial on the back would also be worth paying for.

p.

What round dial is that?

 

[John M Flores]

hmm, thought you could do it better so I made this one...

Very thrilling!

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Is that round dial on the top right the film rewind knob?

And even if it's not, can we spread this rumor around?

 

[Giiba]

hmm, thought you could do it better so I made this one...

Very thrilling!

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Looks like an Olympus

 

[Giiba]

Is that round dial on the top right the film rewind knob?

And even if it's not, can we spread this rumor around?

OMG! Olympus isn't going FF, they're going film!

 

[hoodlum]

hmm, thought you could do it better so I made this one...

Very thrilling!

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I thought it looked familiar.

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[pdk42]

I thought it looked familiar.

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Urghh - that's pig ugly. Offends my senses!

 

[wjiang]

Rubber hoods are often used pool side to help shoot through glass viewing windows.

 

[drd1135]

Urghh - that's pig ugly. Offends my senses!

Agreed. Still, i’m not the intended market.

 

[Bengeo]

Looks like it. It seems like a zoom lens, but the hood is definitely not the one for 40-150 pro. Looks no larger than 40-150 pro, too, which is nice.

I asked the photographer Kelley L Cox about this on Facebook and got this reply:
"NBA games we have to have rubber hoods. To make sure I never forget mine, I just keep it on there all the time. $6.99 amazon find https://amzn.to/2s78WYK"