Olympus Announces new Pro SLR
read the Olympus Pro SLR news release here from dpreview.com
Yes, it's exciting to finally see (a mock-up only) images of the successor to my E1 - code named "P1" and yes I'm disappointed there's no real camera to ogle at this point in time.
We're still waiting on it's proposed resolution also - everyone is still speculating on 10 megapixels, 12MP or more...for whenever it finally shows up sometime 'later in 2007'
In the meantime, I'm still shooting my E1 everyday here in the Philippines - I shot my neighbor Shane's House Blessing over the past weekend - his big house sits right on the cliffs above the sea, and the next morning noticed my Olympus 14-54mm lens was coated with that hazy, waxy sea-spray residue.
But both the E1 body & the lens are weather-sealed, so a quick wipe down & we were back in business - no issues.
Same deal with these dusty, rock filled back roads here - the camera's always got dust on the outside of the body & the lens after I've had it out - but the E1 was made to operate in humid, dusty & wet environments (exactly like where I am in Philippines), so I really never have to think about these things, and I shoot the Olympus E1 exclusively.
see 2 other new compact Olympus SLR's here on the Olympus website
March 6, 2007: This morning's sunrise - looking to the east at 5:53am, then a shot looking due west at 6:08am
Olympus E-1, Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital: 1/640s f/5.6 at 54.0mm iso100
...and looking due west this morning with the Moon still high in the sky.
Olympus E-1, Olympus Zuiko 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Digital: 1/800s f/5.0 at 37.0mm iso100
Thanks for reading today,
PJ