Olympus Troubles

More than a year ago, I decided to put the Olympus E-3 and E-30 aside in favor of the Canon 7D. At that time there were no stories about the Olympus financial scandal. In retrospect, I'm glad to have made the move, especially with the flagship E-5 not meeting the prosumer demands.

I still have the entire Olympus system, and I'm looking at selling the whole kit and kabootle. You never realize how much you have until one does a full inventory.

I think the real and only market for Olympus is the non-series amateur to the consumer. The way the iPhone and other smart phones implement the usage of cameras, Olympus may want to reconsider going telcomm as opposed to just a point-n-shoot.

Just my 2-cents worth.

You've never heard of Micro four-thirds, the Pen series of the OM-D have you, Rip Van Asleepunderarock, have you?

Yep, $.02 was about it in terms of worth.

"Max" is the right word..... as in, out of touch.

I think the real and only market for Olympus is the non-series amateur to the consumer.

I cop a plea on the consumer part, but non serious? , uh whoah, that sounds like some dpreviewforumish fightin' lingo overkill , hombre......

Really a very amusing concept to the serious m4/3 user LOL :-)
I can see going from Olympus to Canon in the DSLR field might make sense for reasons other than Oly's financial problems.

OMG, Ken, you did it. Switched to Canon and see what happent so Oly :-) Please don't ever do that again.

At least I didn't get bashed for mentioning the wonderful flagship, E-5 not being a prosumer camera. I don't see how Olympus can set the price of this dSLR and also compete against the BIG boys, Nikon and Camera, by which they have better cameras at the same or lower price.
A serious m4/3 user doesn't necessarily make a serious amateur or professional. These small cameras seem to cater to the less informed consumer market. With the advent of better cameras in the iPhones and Androids, sales have slipped dramatically and Olympus is at a loss.

I can never understand the concept of a small camera (mirror less) and yet have to attach a protruding lens... not quite comfortable in the shirt pockets. Just one of my observations.

Come to think of it, since the Olympus financial woes hit the press, I haven't used the Olympus system in more than 8 months. I ddid manage to get a convrter for the 55mm f/1.2 Zuiko lens for the Canon EOS; it makes a good portrait lens. Also. the Hassy 80mm Carl Zeiss lens fits well on the Canon 7D.


I'll say this much... Olympus makes some good legacy glass.

The OM-D... is that a REAL camera?

Say what you will about protruding lenses and what not, but m4/3 cameras still have a nice little place in the world. 4/3 cameras on the other hand... Not so much. I had an E-520, E-620 and an E-5, all of which were nice cameras, but none of which are still in my hands. They were simply too big for the results I was getting, so like you, I switched to a Canon camera. Guess what? My 5Dii is around the same size as an E-5, but about a million times better. Seriously. Did I completely give up? No, I've had my E-P2 for a long time now, longer than any other digital camera by a long shot. With the 20mm, I can slip it in my jacket pocket and get some great shots. Do I have gripes about it? Sure, but it is still a great piece of kit.

Does the camera REALLY matter all that much in the end? Not really. So long as you enjoy using it, you'll get the shots you're after. I didn't really like the D7000 (crazy? right), so I got rid of it. E-P2 stayed.

Canon 5D2 w/ 28mm

Olympus E-P2 w/ 20mm

Nikon D7000 w/ 35mm