Happy New Year 2014 to all you beautiful people! I have been busy shooting and it was for a blog review of this new camera, of course from Olympus. I am in the midst of shooting and compiling my images and should be writing my full review soon.
I shall show a few of the images I have taken so far with this new camera, and can you guess which camera and lens combination used to take the following images? No prizes for right answers though.
the new stylus - Happy New Year, Robin
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ReplyDeleteThe mosquito on the parrot's head! OMG!! Superb!!
ReplyDeletehey Johan, love that shot too!
DeleteOM-D EM-10? Aiyoh, that clarity is just like....aaaah!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is! Yaaahhh I went Aiyooo also haha
DeleteOMG the peacock is so gorgeous!
ReplyDeletelet's go Bird Park!
DeleteStylus 1
ReplyDeleteMaybe!
DeleteHi Robin,
ReplyDeleteSuperb images and love the mosquito on the parrot's head. Wow!!
My guess is one of the new OM D which is an upgrade version of OM D E-M5. Whatever it is, it produced excellent images which is very tempting except my heart had been tuned to E-M1. Unless something better is uncover in your next blog. BTW my Finance Minister had approved my purchase requisition. Now just waiting to off load my Nikon set. (Psst my brother in-law really do not like my move and he is a Canon shooter.)
Looking forward to your blog on this amazing new photography's tool.
May you have a great Sunday.
God bless us.
John Ragai
Hey John, no worries. Whichever gear we use, the most important thing is we enjoy shooting and make the best of what we have. Both E-M5 and E-M1 are great cameras.
DeleteRobin, is it the new Stylus 1?
ReplyDeleteMaybe, maybe it is. Hehe
DeleteWhatever it is, I am impressed by its output! The sharp detail and gorgeous rendition of the images on my screen is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim. The images were better than expected
DeleteOne or two more days for me to push out the blog entry. Stay tuned guys!!
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping for the 40 - 150 f2.5 =D
ReplyDeleteMaybe!
DeleteThe photos show a fairly natural perspective. I don't think it's a 40-150 unless the 40mm end has very close focusing. That would be nice from a telephoto lens
DeleteYou're killing me! This series made my day so much better. I woke after a nightmare about me having wrongly picked an OM-D instead of going Nikon full frame. This series showed me that my nightmare was just that: A nightmare. These images are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteand they are not Micro Four Thirds, i bet! it´s a compact!!
DeleteGeir, what a nightmare you have!
DeleteSven, I think you are on to something there.
My guess would be the new pro lens long zoom plus em-1 or em-5
ReplyDeleteInteresting guesses. We will find out soon.
Deletehmmm canon 60D??
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I can immediately say wrong answer to this one haha
DeleteEM-1 plus Zuiko 12-40mm
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, this is the first guess for 12-40mm lens.
DeleteI would guess the E-M10 w/ the 25mm f/1.8? :)
ReplyDeletefirst mention of the 25mm F1.8!
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DeleteRobin must have been veeery close to the birds with a 25mm lens. And I doubt it's a Stylus. Great shots!
DeleteI would give it a 10 on the OMD scale.
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We shall find out soon.
DeleteI would have to guess the Stylus 1 since there are so many photos of birds. How I wish I could say excitedly it is the rumoured entry OM-D with the rumoured 50mm f1.8 but I doubt you would reveal that so soon even if you got access to it (you went to Japan recently after all).
ReplyDeleteYou are again setting new height for what we can expect from an Olympus.
there are a lot more photos than just birds! But of course shooting birds does suggest something very important about the camera I was shooting with. Good observation!
DeleteI would have to guess the Stylus 1 since there are so many photos of birds. How I wish I could say excitedly it is the rumoured entry OM-D with the rumoured 50mm f1.8 but I doubt you would reveal that so soon even if you got access to it (you went to Japan recently after all).
ReplyDeleteYou are again setting new height for what we can expect from an Olympus.
Thanks for the kind words! Will be blogging really soon about the review.
DeleteGreat photos. Of course the photographer is the most important element in such images. Is there any logic behind Olympus's camera numbering? First we had E-M5, then E-M1, now (maybe) E-M10...
ReplyDeleteYes there is perfect logic. You will find out soon.
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ReplyDeleteEM-10 with 25mm panaleica MFT ?
ReplyDeletePanaleica is surely out of the question! But glad that someone is putting an F1.4 into the equation.
DeleteAny chance it's a full frame Olympus? ;)
ReplyDeleteKidding :D
It should be E-M10
Maybe it is!
Deletewow the colours are so VIVID
ReplyDeleteYeah the output from this session seemed "punchier" than usual.
DeleteStylus 1 for sure! :)
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ReplyDeleteIf it is the Stylus 1 then I'm placing an order right now! That camera looks to be 'bout near perfect as far as a compact goes, but I don't know about such shallow d.o.f. with a small sensor, so... if this is the new OM-D and there is logic in Olympus' model numbers, maybe we're looking at an E-M5n. :)
ReplyDeleteLens wise I reckon these all show some form of telephoto compression, so maybe it's the 40-150/2.8. But that's only due out in the second half of the year which draws me back to the Stylus.
Very, very good observation on the lens!
DeleteI'd have to guess the Stylus 1. The E-M5 was the first too bring mft into professional space. The E-M1 was the camera that united the Zuiko Digital and M.Zuiko Digital lense ranges (and in the darkness, bind them). Unless mft sensor technology took a huge leap forward, I'll stick with the Stylus 1 as my guess.
ReplyDeleteSoon, I am writing my blog entry now.
DeleteI guess it's the E-M10 and the 60/2.8 macro lens.
ReplyDeleteInteresting!
DeleteVery nice shots!
ReplyDeleteI also bet on the E-M10 + Oly 40-150 f2.8
When are you planning on posting the full review?
Will it be a camera review or camera + lens review ?
Thanks :-)
Very very soon. I am busy with some errands to run but after that I will divert all my energy to this post
DeleteSince the Stylus One is already out on dealer's shelves so I wouldn't think it will be the time for the Stylus One review. You should have done the Stylus One review last month. The rumors has the E-M10 being announced this month. Either just before CES or CP+, so a blog of E-M10 photos in a few days is likely and expected. The lens is another question. The images looks like a longer and faster lens. So I will guess the 40-150 f2.8. Hopefully if it is that lens I hope this means we will get to buy it before the second quarter of 2014.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, wonderful series if photos and I am looking forward to the actual blog review.
Thanks. Working on the actual review now. Give me a bit of time. Writing review takes a lot more time than people think!
DeleteI'm guessing the XZ-3. It's about time we had an update to that.
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DeleteNow this is new!
DeleteYou are talking about a camera...
ReplyDeleteMy guess, and hope... Stylus 1
Guess, and Hope!
DeleteEM-10 with 75mm
ReplyDelete75mm! Hmm
DeleteIt definitely looks like a telephoto zoom with a short minimum focusing distance, so I know that it's not a ZD 50-200mm lens on a micro Four-Thirds body.
ReplyDeleteI'd guess that it's an E-PM3 with a 40-150mm f/2.8 lens but I'm sure I'm wrong..about everything, since I usually am wrong. :-D
Oh dear don't beat yourself up that like. It is just a guessing game and no one gets hurt. No worries. Answers coming very soon
DeleteIt worked out just fine, since I was wrong and it wasn't an E-PM3, sadly. :-D
DeleteI asked Nikon today what happened to the D400 and D7200. :-D
for sure it's not the stylus.
ReplyDeleteIf it was, Robin would say it, and it's already on the market.
If Robin ask what camera it is, it's because it's a new one. Is it that hard to understand ?
Hi Robin, greetings from Jakarta! I'll take a wild guess here. But since you said "...which camera and lens combination..." in the opening, and the relatively shallow DoF, I'd say these were taken by the-soon-to-be-announced OM-D E-M10 and the mZD 40-150/2.8 PRO Lens.
ReplyDeleteWe shall see if that combination is true!
DeleteI hope the lens is a 25mm Oly in some shots. Very curious about that lens. I like the panasonic 25, but the noise of the lens puts me off.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. The chattersound on the 25mm Panasonic can get annoying.
DeleteJudging by the large amount of BOKEH on the first photo it definitely can't be the Stylus-1. Has to be OM-D E-M10 with 40-150mm @ 150mm F2.8 or 75mm F1.8.
ReplyDeleteMaybe!
DeleteIt is definitely the Stylus 1. In fact the Stylus 1 is quite capable of bokeh, especially at 300mm equiv.
DeleteHowever, the main reason I think it is the Stylus 1, is because of the quality of the bokeh, if you look at the first pic, you can easily see in the corners the "cat eyes" bokeh rings, which I have never seen on the 75mm f1.8 for example :) And for this reason I don't think it is any of the Pro lenses either.
Just my opinion.
Nevertheless, awesome pictures and great camera!
Looking forward for the review. And belated congratulations on your new job!!! :)
EPL6 With the 75mm 1.8
ReplyDeleteBut why E-PL6?
DeleteEPL6 With the 75mm 1.8
ReplyDeleteThe E-PL6 has already come out as a Japan exclusive... minor tweaks and I think differnet colour options.
ReplyDeleteFind it hard to believe it's the Stylus 1 (but I hope so as I have one on the way from a competition).
I'm thinking the E-M10 with a possible fixed telephoto 100mm 2.0 or the forthcoming 40-150mm 2.8. As much as I love Olympus they need to sort out the supply of the current models before making more new ones.
Here's hoping Robin can tell us in the next few days after a CES announcement :)
Soon, sooner than expected. Working on the review now.
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ReplyDeleteEM10 + 40-150 f2.8 is my guess. The DoF is too shallow to be a compact. But the first photo displayed some odd bokeh.. the blurred lights are not completely round or displayed any circular shape.
ReplyDeleteHey Calex! The clue is in the bokeh actually, as you have observed how odd it was!
DeleteExactly why I think it is the Stylus 1 :)
DeleteGood thing I went out shoot with u yesterday and I know what camera u r using! :P
ReplyDeleteLOL... sssshhhhh
DeleteOnly one question. Will I regret my brand new super cool EM-1 purchase?
ReplyDeleteOf course not! E-M1 will always be an awesome camera
DeleteSince the EM-1 is still new. Maybe It EM-1 with the new 40-150 2.8
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DeleteNice photos, whatever you're using! I agree with the others above about it seeming unlikely that a small Stylus sensor could produce those results. I'm hoping it is the rumored to be forthcoming EM10 and 40-150 2.8, or a new weather sealed PEN with built in, left side EVF ;)
ReplyDeleteWeather sealed PEN! That is new!
DeleteThe weather sealed, freeze and shock proof PEN is indeed new. But only available in my head! Hey OLYMPUS: please make one! :)
Deleteit is impossible that it is Stylus 1. I saw the pictures of Stylus 1 in flirck. They are all worse than those above.
ReplyDelete"impossible" is too strong of a word!
DeleteBut Robin Wong had never reviewed a un-released camera before. right?
ReplyDeleteThis time Olympus gave him the priority to review a unpublished new camera?
Yes, I have never reviewed an un-released camera before!
DeleteWhatever the camera and lens combo is, those are great shots Robin! If I had to guess I'd say EM-10 with either the 40-150mm f2.8 or the new Pro telephoto lens that hasn't been disclosed yet. Given the DOF & bokeh I'd be surprised if it's the Stylus 1. Looking forward to your review - whatever it is!
ReplyDeleteWorking on the review. Hope it will give some surprises.
DeleteStylus?
ReplyDeleteMaybe?
DeleteThanks for the kind words!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! I think it came from E-M10. Such a nice innovation.http://chromakeysoftwares.com
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThe bird's shots has suggest something about fast AF-C + fast long focal lens.So i bet that's the new omd with new AF system + something like OM 100mm f2.:-)
ReplyDeleteThe bird's shots has suggest something about fast AF-C + fast long focal lens.So i bet that's the new omd with new AF system + something like OM 100mm f2.:-)
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Whatever camera/lens combo it is, it is a very good combination. Maybe a new Oly compact/superzoom? The optics are superb, that's for sure. Spectacular pictures, Robin. The parrots (one with the insect on top) are real stunners.
ReplyDeleteThose are wonderful images and you certainly have more than whetted my apatite (not for the food only!) I really hope it is the 40-150 as it looks as sharp as the 75 f1.8 and I wish it was out now coz it is cheaper in Malaysia than UK and I'm just finishing off 3 weeks in Malaysia/Singapore.
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ReplyDeleteMy guess it is 75mm 1.8 lens on EM-10. The wait is killing me pl let us know which camera it is.
ReplyDeleteBy the way what are the spec of EM10....
EM-10 & Oly 75mm 1.8
ReplyDeleteMore people guessing 75mm! Expectation is very high
DeleteXpectacular detail! If this is a preview of the EM5 successor, I'd like to see samples in low light... If (and that is a big maybe) Olympus is going all out with a full frame to compete against the A7/r, then I would rush order it now.
ReplyDeleteFull Frame! That is something that I must immediately say no.
DeleteI've seen the de blurred picture, so I know what it is. :)
ReplyDeleteOh what de blurred picture are we talking about now?
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ReplyDeleteDo you want me to post the link? :)
ReplyDeleteMacro + Tele + Colors slamming + great photographer = 1 Stylus
ReplyDeleteWow despite almost no leak on this product, so many people are hoping for the new entry OM-D. I gotta admit I'm one of them.
ReplyDeleteStylus 1 + TCON 17X tele converter.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is the silver em1 with the 40-150!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant images, can't wait to read the full review.
ReplyDeleteCan I ask what you do to prepare your images for viewing on screen; I'm always impressed with the quality of yours?
Paul :-)
I think it should be style!
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ReplyDeleteGuys, the review has been published! Stop guessing!
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