Photo Expo is coming and Olympus has been pretty quiet about anything related to Micro Four Thirds or Four Thirds cameras. Not that the PEN's need anything new other than lenses and accessories. I'm very interested in seeing the new 14-150 MFT zoom lens. I haven't had a pressing need for a electronic flash unit or even a viewfinder for my E-P1. The E-P1 is easily the best digital camera I've ever owned - and I've had quite a few cameras. The E-510 comes in second (although I'd like to update the body to an E-620 body eventually).
That's the thing about these Olympus cameras - they work very well. There's a few minor details here and there I'd change but not enough to be overly concerned.
What I am hoping for, still, is better software. Master was ancient, Viewer 2 is better and Studio is in need of updating. Olympus seems to forget that some of us do shoot tethered and professionally. At the very least, make a plugin for Lightroom that allows this. The Olympus Updater was definitely a step in the right direction.
What's interesting here is the competition. Sony and Samsung have compact interchangeable lens cameras now - with larger sensors. Since we've gotten past the megapixel race now it's sensor size that's the hot topic. These new cameras are certainly good by all reports, but a camera is more than just parts and specs. More so with digital cameras, it's how it all works together. Olympus and Panasonic seem to have found the right balance.
Even more interesting is video cameras based on this new concept. We have compact interchangeable lens cameras that can shoot video but are not optimized for that shooting technique. Soon we'll have compact interchangeable lens video cameras that can shoot still images well. It's a great idea.
Photo Expo will be here in a few weeks. I'm sure Olympus and Panasonic will be sending out "hints" soon...
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