The new Olympus E-M5

For a while I've been announcing the end of digital SLRs as an useless concept for amateur and even some pro photographers. And now Olympus comes up with a new compact mirrorless design that looks like a (retro) SLR! Strange days.

The camera has an integrated hi-res viewfinder. I may be wrong, but I think I prefer the external version that is available for the E-P2 and E-P3. I got used to framing with the viewfinder at a 45° angle. Apparently most people use it this way also. There is also a tiltable LCD, which I find useless. And an external grip too!

We'll see what the first reviews bring us...

Cozy

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

Sleeping beasts

These images were taken at Lisbon Zoo last December. Don't you just feel like petting that lion?

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

Gears

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

Twisted

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 20/1.7

Don't go into the forest at night!

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

Lake (IV)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

Lake (III)

Olympus E-P2 + Panasonic Lumix 14/2.5

Lake (II)

Olympus E-P2 + Olympus Zuiko 45/1.8

Oh my god! Oh my god! It's the new Fuji X1!

The "semi-official" specs for the new Fuji X1 (or Fuji X-PRO 1, as they call it) are out. Read all about it here. It is a compact interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C sensor and hybrid viewfinder.
And man is that a sweet looking little thing!

UPDATE: Is Olympus about to launch an also classic looking compact camera, with an incorporated EVF? Read here.