

Pictured above you can see the new Olympus E-P3 with 12mm f/2.0 lens. Cute or not?

The last couple of weeks I posted so many info that it’s time for a rumor recap! Olympus is going to announce the new products on Thursday June 30th at 6am London time. You can follow the announcement live on 43rumors where I will post all news, reviews and image samples we can find. If you want to help me send me interesting links at 43rumors@gmail.com. Thanks!

Those are all the products Olympus will announce on Thursday:

1) Common features of all three new PEN cameras

– Very fast autofocus

– Truepic VI engine

– New Olympus designed sensor

– All three PEN cameras do have AF assist lamp

– Old lenses will focus faster on the new Pen cameras (although not as fast as when using new lenses).

2) Olympus E-P3

– It has the new Olympus “tweaked” 12 Megapixel Sensor

– Truepic VI engine (two processor in one)

– ISO 100 to 12.800

– 1080i 60frs AVCHD or JPEG video

– 35 point autofocus

– OLED touch Display (610k resolution). Sounds like it is almost the same screen used for the Olympus XZ-1.

– pop up live guide

– dual dials

– flash is remote trigger capable, but no free bounce like Olympus E-PL1.

– fastest AF to date for any mirrorless cam (and I have been told that it is considerably faster that the Panasonic GH2!).

– updated art filters

– effects to combine with art filters (like starlight)

– 3D still images

– built-in Eye-Fi support for controlling the Eye-Fi cards (Click here to see the cards on eBay)

– Interchangeable grip. I have been told there are two different grips you can buy (and more will come after).

– Design changes: The top dial is now placed instead of the ON/OFF button of the E-P2. To make room for the built-in flash. There is a video recording button over the AEL button.

– Price somewere between $799 and $899 dollars

3) Olympus E-PL3

– Same sensor and af speed as the E-P3

– no built-in flash (Will have bundled external flash that uses the hotshoe+accessory port)

– tilting LCD screen

– Screen is LCD and not OLED.

– looks EXACTLY like the Olympus XZ-1 (Click here to see that camera)

4) Olympus E-PM1

– It is as small as the Olympus XZ-1

– No tilt screen, no built-in flash

5) 12mm f/2.0 lens

– It’s the very first High Grade lens for Micro Four Thirds and is made in Tatsuno (Japan)

– All metal construction with distance scale. You see the distance scale when you pull the focus ring from autofocus to manual mode.

– Lens size similar to the new Panasonic Leica 25mm f/1.4.

– Filter size 46mm

– Already in production since April and will be in Stock in July.

– Close focusing 20cm (0.67 feet)

– Price around $799

6) 45mm f/1.8 lens

– No macro

– Price around $299

7) New Olympus FL-300R

It works like the Sony’s F20AM (Click here to see the Sony flash on eBay). For example you fold down to turn off.

8 ) New external EVF

– cheap build quality, cheap price (Compared to the current VF-2 viewfinder (around $279.95)).

9) Olympus 14-42mm II R

Same price and optical performance as the current 14-42mm lens but with a much faster autofocus performance.

10) Olympus 40-150mm II R

Same price and optical performance as the current 40-150mm lens but with a much faster autofocus performance.

What are you going to buy? (You can select more than one product!) E-P3

E-PL3

E-PM1

12mm f/2.0

45mm f/1.8

14-42mm II R

40-140mm II R

the cheap external EVF

the new external flash

I will not buy any new Oly product View Results

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Reminder -> Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):

FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct

FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct

FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct

FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct

FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct