New OM-3 vintage MFT camera to be announced soon?

[@AA-ni3km]

An OM-1 Mark II in a smaller body is seriously good news for street and travel photographers. I can't wait to buy one. The CEO's emai also indicated other useful information about their direction: "As we look to the future of the camera business; we will provide more options for compact, lightweight, splash & dust-proof products to expand photographic horizons for our customers." My take on that is that the OM-10 / Pen model(s), plus new Tough cameras, are going to be delivered. The other good news in the email is that OM System is profitable, and their profits are growing, which is welcome news for the future of OM and MFT.

[@gregfeeler6910]

Totally agree!

[@altbinhax]

Yes, the market for retro style is popular and there is an illustrious Olympus line of compacts to draw on, and certainly Nikon and Fuji see this market. Overall the explosive growth in the ramping up of digital 2005 on has abated, and "good enough" phone-cams impacted the market. Minolta went, and the market may not be big enough to support the range of players forcing more mergers (this is already happening to the car industry big time). To really grow the real market is China and SE Asia where disposable income is increasing.

[@grantmedical]

All I would like is a Photo-centric Pen-F with a bigger view finder and the OMD EM-5 III internals…. Oh… and the tilting screen like the OMD EM-10 IV…. And for the lenses I would like them to produce a manual clutch trinity of prime lenses 12mm, 24mm and 58mm would be the perfect lenses!

[@frankygamaliano7058]

Finally bought Pen F few weeks ago and am very smitten. Won’t hesitate to add another Pen F if I find one with the right price or of course Pen F II is OM decides to make one.

[@AnastasTarpanov]

I don't want the EM-5 III internals. They need definitely a better sensor. OM-1 sensor is the perfect solution. There is no need to be stacked and so fast reading, but the BSI part ensures better DR and high ISO noise.

[@marcp.1752]

And metal build quality, of course.

[@AnastasTarpanov]

@@marcp.1752 yes, let's hope so.

[@piotr1707]

Make micro 4/3 micro again!

[@gregfeeler6910]

I'm very excited about your description of this "OM-3". I have two OM-1's and love them totally, but if I could have essentially the same functions in a OM-5-sized body, perhaps with a more retro look, I would certainly buy one immediately. I do agree that a PEN-F II type design, and an under US $1,000 PEN body are also needed, but OMS needs to move deliberately as they build their product line and volume, and this OM-3 sounds like a very exciting next step!

[@RainIndex]

Things I want for MFT: 1. Faster lenses: remember those crazy f/2 zooms back in the four thirds system? Imagine what improvements could be made today. 2. More pancakes: it's been brought to my attention that there aren't that many pancake lenses which is puzzling, there's the Lumix 20mm 1.7, the Olympus 14-42mm EZ, the Lumix 12-32mm and the Lumix 12-42 power zoom, and those are all the lenses I recall. I just think, if Viltrox could make a tiny pancake for full frame then what the hell are we waiting for!? 3. PEN and E-M10 series back: olympus has pushed itself more towards the prosumer and pro market and that doesn't seem right to me. I think they could have an opportunity targetting smartphone users. 4. New sensors: personally, I'd love a modern 16MP image sensor for better lowlight performance instead of the old sensors we've been getting for years. 5. Better connectivity: no more USB micro, we need USB C and better wireless connectivity with other devices, kinda ridiculous the amount of technology we have nowadays and we still have to take out an SD card and plug it into a computer. 6. I want old Olympus back!: they used to be a lot more innovative and bold with their products and they were always pushing boundaries, that hasn't been the case lately, which is sad because I think it's just what the company needs.

[@marcp.1752]

I'd like to see a matching, fast 18mm F1.7 to F2, for this new, digital OM-3, if it would really come. Also, consider a black body. Of course, both should come with WR - weather resistance (sealing). I've just lost an old Tamron lens 16 days ago, because within the 5th to 18th jan. this year, it developed glass fungus on one of the internal lens elements, because it wasn't being weather sealed, and due the extreme rare winter mood here into my state and cities, i've had taken the chance to take pictures for >4h into snowfall...but now the lens is toast, sad..but true.

[@TheLDunn1]

I shot OM2n & OM4 when I was a teenager, they helped me get into photography. I have a soft spot for the old OM single digit film cameras, to such a degree that I have an OM film system collection, including an OM3 & OM3Ti, and most if not all of the others….& most of the prime lenses too. A true digital OM3 would be super interesting, but, I don’t think you can just repackage their existing models into a retro body and stick an OM3 badge on it and expect success. The huge thing about the OM3 & 4 was its metering system, I think something like it would need to be replicated in a new model, but even that may not be sufficient. For me, I’d want it to be a FF sensor too, and there is no way that’s going to happen.

[@robertarmero6320]

Man if you are going to make a small sensor camera then MAKE THE WHOLE CAMERA SMALL. Sell grips and accessories if people want them, or maybe together as a set with long lenses. Why full on bodies for a tiny ass sensor. I think it would be very beneficial to them. A lot of people want unassuming cameras

[@dayeah765caoni3]

Edison，why don’t you make your own cam😂

[@perkristoffersson4153]

The E-M10 is quite small. There is a limit to how small a camera can be and still be practical to use. And while a vintage slr might seem large, consider that they were still smaller than the original sony A7. The real benefit is with the lenses. Sony A7 and the rest struggle here, unless you opt for a slow 35mm lens your setup gets to be about as bulky as your average DSLR.

[@gregfeeler6910]

A body had to be big enough to hold and provide space for controls and buttons. Apparently you don't shoot with longer lenses, but I do, and an E-M1 or OM-1 body, often with the battery grip, is essential for bigger lenses. But, small bodies are best for small lenses, so both sizes are needed.

[@patrickvandervalk9622]

Exactly, that is wat M43 is all about. Still using a Panasonic GM1. Smallest M43 camera ever. Stick it in my pocket all the time with the 20mm 1.7 Lumix pancake lens.

[@moishelande-se6sf]

That's what Panasonic did with the s9

[@TheGreenEggFarm]

Om1 II is one of the top 10 cameras in the market. OM/Olympus lenses are truly amazing. So, I don't think they need to develop a new sensor or anything new. They have computational features that are the best in the market. They need a new Pen F which sells used like it was made out of gold. I hope this is what they are coming out with. I would buy it just as an investment. :)

[@sebastianweise5832]

Imagine a olympus trip 35 with the option to add custom presets and the build quality of the em1ii. Would be great!

[@couchumina]

Oh yeah a Olympic trip size and shape camera with a micro 4/3 sensor , hybrid viewfinder and weather sealed. Make the solar cell around the lens a flash . It would sell like hotcakes

[@raalaa121]

The best camera I have ever used ... G9 Mark 2 with the Leica 10-25 and 25-50. It's just ridiculously good.

[@sdhute]

I’m so excited to see OMD creating something new. I’ve been a Panasonic m43 user in the past. I love the small lenses.

[@Nicool333]

In shifting from Panasonic to Olympus, did you notice any improvements? I currently use. Gx7 but my actuation count is really getting up there and it’s slowing down a bunch.

[@sdhute]

@@Nicool333I’ve only shot panaaonic m43 and moved to Panasonic FF. Now I miss the m43 size

[@K7.2023]

i would love to buy a new MFT camera with vintage looks!❤

[@kevinramsey2967]

If the rumour was "100% confirmed", it wouldn't be a rumour.

[@michal_nova]

Get info about Panasonic!

[@davidcompton4885]

They should make an EP-8. Compact, rangefinder styling, current sensor and processor is ok. Add in some film styles (sims) and make it available worldwide, preferably sub $1000 USD. Then they need to begin updating the compact f 1.8 primes. A good, fast, pancake could be launched with the camera to make an appealing EDC kit. I think it would be a good selling product in today's camera market.

[@MonJahrenel]

will hold off buying an om5 for now.

[@ken9576]

Same here

[@MichaelGerrard]

Repackaging the guts of the OM-1 in another, smaller body, that is a good idea. It makes sense, the OM-1 II is the flagship. The new model can't be better, it can be different. I agree completely that a new E-M10 and PEN E-P7 are needed. The under 1000 dollar space needs new entry level models. Why should Fuji get all the sales? If they could put the guts of the OM-5 in a PEN E-P7 body, that would be great.

[@cristibaluta]

And don't fking cripple the panasonic lenses, this is the only way i will consider to come back

[@gregfeeler6910]

What do you mean? I shoot a lot of Panasonic lenses without issue.

[@cristibaluta]

@@gregfeeler6910 the lens IS and aperture ring doesn't work on olympus

[@Democratiser]

@@cristibaluta Lens IS isn’t really a significant benefit with the latest bodies with the latest IBIS. Apparently the longer the lens, the more IBIS is used and OIS is not.

[@gregfeeler6910]

​@@cristibaluta Actually, the Panasonic lens IS is supported on Olympus bodies - it's just integrated SyncIS which is not supported, and the reverse is true - Olympus/OMS lenses with IS are not integrated with the IBIS on Lumix bodies. So this lack of lens/body IS compatibility is a decision of both Olympus and Panasonic. Certainly, the Olympus/OMS image stabilization technology is a very valuable trade secret, so no right thinking company would give it to a competitor, any more than they would share their color science technology. I expect Panasonic feels the same way. I have a number of Panasonic Lumix and Leica lenses and yes, it would be great if they supported SyncIS with my Olympus/OMS bodies, but the body IBIS does as good a job or better on it's own as the lens IS and this includes the Leica 100-400 f4-6.3.

[@dublbude]

​@@Democratiser i think he is talking about sync style IS, where the lens would take care of 3 directions, and the IBIS would do the other 2. Also, there is no reason to not have the aperture rings work, that is stupid, and seems super easy to correct..... Also smart to do, because customers think it's stupid, it helps to give customers what they are looking for, rather than releasing a bunch of stuff they aren't looking for, like we have so far seen out of OMDS. Maybe we can get another full frame lens, with a MFT mount, and eventually just a company that doesn't exist.

[@al_in_philly5832]

I've been aching for something like this to com from OM Systems for a while now. I've been shooting m43 since the start: I had one of the very first EM-5s in the US. Now, I'm mainly shooting with the OM-1, but wish I had something a bit more "pocketable" to have with me 24/7, between major shoots. Something small, similar to a Pen F, or EM-10 would be great, but with the OM-1's back-lit sensor and autofocus system inside. Something that could deliver spot-on images in 90% of most shooting situations; I don't need all the bells and whistles of the OM-1 all of the time. I have a whole slew of lenses just waiting to toss onto such a camera.

[@sandnoodles]

my hope would be something like the x100vi but interchangable lenses. If it is a more SLR style then i hope they make the EVF good at least.

[@anthony-qm3pn]

Do you happen to have any new information about OM systems bringing out a new camera with an all new higher resolution image sensor?

[@WhoIsSerafin]

This rumor sounds fantastic to me!

[@robertmerrifield2932]

Fingers crossed we get a choice of new toys to play with!

[@dasaen]

I think if they use the same sensor on the om-1, but remove some features for price, they can actually make a pretty compelling daily driver. The issue is I don’t know where the om-5 would fall in this lineup.

[@robertmills4591]

It would be the next tier down. Older sensor, older processor, slower readout, buffering, lower LiveND, etc.

[@RIDGIEDESIGNS]

If they make it the exact same dimensions as the original om3 and have a decent battery I’ll buy it..

[@shinsenbii]

Give it a tilt-screen and I'll be the first one to order this.

[@WidgetWW]

Sounds like a camera aimed at me but I just bought an x-t30 because I’d lost hope in OM-systems. Too little too late

[@anthony-qm3pn]

2 to 3 years ago, there was talks of a 50-200mm f/2.8 or 3.5 is pro built-in 1.2TC mini white as a possibility, this is the first time in a long time I heard about an all new 50-200mm coming out, would like to hear more information about this lens.

[@robertmills4591]

They have been talking about this lens for a long time. There was a leak there would be two lenses, a 50-200mm f/2.8 PRO and a 50-200mm f/4.0 PRO (they even then put two spots on their official lens road map - later reduced to one), but I can't remember ever reading about either having a built-in TC.

[@franklingonzalez544]

I think it will be more oriented to the 55-250mm f4 pro

[@robertmills4591]

@@franklingonzalez544 I'm inclined to agree.

[@marcp.1752]

If its really cute, with matching, wr sealed prime lenses, i'd consider it. Because small & sexy, classic camera style is always nice. I don't mind, if it's old 20 MP MFT/E-M1/M1 II tech inside. If it's not too expensive....maybe at the end of this year...

[@GrainOnTheGo]

If this is true I’ll actually buy back into MFT.

[@MorkusReX]

My E-P7 literally shipped today.. sigh. I guess I can return it. Hope we will see new info soon

[@robertmills4591]

This will be a very different camera to the E-P7. It will be one tier down from the flagship camera, not a compact like the E-P7.

[@MorkusReX]

@@robertmills4591 But it looks cool and I like cool :) Should be great with my 20mm f1.4 I guess it all depends on how much it will cost. I got the E-P7 double kit lens combo for $750.. I doubt the new camera will be sub $1000 body.

[@robertmills4591]

@MorkusReX For sure. I think it's a lovely little camera. If it had an EVF I'd have one.

[@rumrill5020]

The weather-sealed primes sound great, but I'm not interested in a re-skinned OM-1 II.

[@J7baodaF22]

the top panel of om3 is exactly the same like my em5 ii. if om system launch a model with new sensor in em5 ii body, i would like to but it.

[@josech]

I own a PEN F, an E-MX1 and an OM-1, and 9 Olympus lenses. We are tired of asking for a new PEN F, yet the old one remains as a great camera. Personally, I am waiting for a OM-1 mark III.

[@alen2937]

OH FFS, I have been with sony pretty much all of my life, BUT if there is a classic camera that I like is the Olympus 4Ti, the 3Ti is basically the same but totally mechanical, if they get out that... I will have to save money to buy it.

[@sweden_ove2074]

Good you talk about Taylor Swift. OMDS should make a special limited edition camera with her styling. Like the new vintage camera but with another design that attracts her audience.

[@thedarkslide]

The question at this point is not what OMDS should do - what CAN they do with the CAPEX, OPEX and employee numbers they currently have. They are an EXTREMELY small company, they have a scale problem. Developing and maintaining multiple distinct product lines each with their own unique selling proposition is not something I think they can do well.

[@anthony-qm3pn]

I was corrected, apparently it’s going to be micro 4/3 camera, I hope this new camera has a brand new higher resolution sensor, hopefully the minimum resolution this camera will have is 24 megapixels, i’d like to see a camera with a new 28 megapixel resolution sensor.

[@OnlyCitrus]

lord let there be a Nikon Z5ii

[@endah08]

I think one of the problems that isnt being acknowledged is that with modern Full Frame high ISO performance being so good, you can choose a smaller, lighter f2.8 or f4 lens and come away with the same low light performance and more bokeh. If MFT really wants to compete, everything need to go down a stop 1.7s and 1.8s need to be 1.4s, 1.4s and 1.2s need to be f1s. The 2.8 zooms need to be f2. The leica 12-60 should be 2.8 the whole way through minimum. 10 bit video and log must be available on all new cameras. Squeeze an APSC sensor into the MFT bodies-crazy, i know but potentially compelling.

[@stevenjohnson9714]

In your argument you seem to be suggesting that a FF 50mm f2.8 would generate shallower depth of field than a MFT 25mm f1.8 both shot wide open when in reality they would be about the same, only the MFT camera would be smaller and shot at lower ISO which negates some of the noise issues at high ISO. You also mention new sensor technology on FF cameras…. That same technology trickles down to MTF as well with stacked and BSI sensors etc. further reducing the noise differences. Fuji X-T5 is more pixel dense than a 20mp MFT sensor btw. Also on the size issue. You seem to want ultra fast zooms…. Take a look at the Leica f1.7 zooms. They are huge, no thanks!!! This is a limitation of physics. Both systems have their pros and cons that when used properly can both produce great images. If MFT really wants to compete, people really need to stop applying crop factors especially to aperture and learn the true differences between each system, as well as their pros, cons, and limitations, and how to apply it. Personally I love that I can shoot an MFT lens wide open with either a faster shutter speed, or lower ISO and have more than just an eyeball in focus while still being able to have subject to background separation that is pleasing.

[@endah08]

@ I’m not discussing what I want just some of the issues with the appeal of MFT to other users. Indeed a 50 2.8 will be almost a full stop shallower than a 25 1.8. Do I care? No, do other people care? Yes. Furthermore, any loss in light gathering is basically completely made up for with the incredible high ISO performance of FF sensors today. S5ii at 4000 ISO is clean as a whistle. That tech hasn’t trickled down though, there’s still no MFT cameras with dual native ISOs and rolling shutter performance isn’t far better the way it used to be. Not to mention, none of it has made its way to budget or mid range MFT because they don’t seem to exist anymore. The OM-5 was the closest and it’s quite expensive while offering very little over its predecessor. I say this all as an MFT shooter who is rooting for the system, I love it. They can definitely make fast zooms that aren’t quite a big as the Leicas but yes they willl be pretty big. However, look at the Samyang 35-130 f1.8 or the Sigma 28-70 f2. These are huge but they’re covering a sensor 4x larger than an MFT sensor. It’s absolutely possible to make something between say the Leica 12-60 and the 10-25 that has an f2 or f1.8 aperture with a 12-35 zoom range.

[@gregfeeler6910]

@@stevenjohnson9714 So true and well said! I find it beyond ironic that at the same time as the Great Film Revival when "high ISO" is 800 or 1600, some people are obsessed with shooing digital at ISO 20,000 and above. ALL digital cameras have noise at "high ISOs" - some just more than others - and all of them will need post processing like with DxO PureRAW 4 that just eliminates noise for all practical purposes. Current technology can fix noise, but physics says MFT cameras can always have lenses half the size of FF.

[@gregfeeler6910]

@@endah08 I'm also an MFT and OMS shooter and am rooting for the system, and I can't tell you the last time I needed to shoot at ISO 4000 or above. I will suggest that you may be giving too much credibility to the negatives about the MFT system thrown around by it's critics without countering with all it's advantages: size, weight, price, and one of the largest selection of pro-grade lenses of any system. If you need to shoot at midnight in a coal mine, the get an S5ii - really, that would be the better tool. But would you really want to have to carry it and it's 2x lenses around all the rest of the time for little to no advantage? There is always a tradeoff in technology and unfortunately for the FF folks, their platform will never be able to scale down to the compact size of MFT, and they will miss some once-in-a-lifetime shots because on a given day their gear was just too big and heavy to pack along. 🙂

[@stevenjohnson9714]

@@endah08with your reply I can see that one, I misunderstood you, and two, we are both rooting for the system, but from different ends. I come from the keep it small camp. I’m loving my PEN-F’s and the small primes for example. With that said I do also still shoot with Fuji for their fast primes mainly since OM doesn’t have anything to compare with the xf18mm f1.4 which is a favorite of mine, so from that end I can see what you’re saying about faster lenses, I just personally don’t feel a need or desire for the system to get larger in physical size than where it’s at now. If they can make lenses faster without a hit to size, IQ, CA etc. that would be welcome. I still believe that most MFT users are here for the smaller nature of the system, and that is my main reason why I still can’t fully agree with you about faster lenses saving MFT. I think they are on to something good with the potential update of the small primes with weather sealing, fingers crossed this new camera is something truly compelling such as a PEN-F update with weather sealing and the stacked sensor from the OM1 at minimum. There is a massive desire for small discrete, retro, travel, street, and lifestyle photography type cameras, that would bring more people to the system than fast apertures would bring. Most of those bokeh shooters, and IQ pixel peepers will still shoot FF and MF etc. which honestly is one of a few reasons I keep my X-T5 and the fast primes. Lastly to save MFT and OM they really need to market themselves better esp. to street/travel photographers along side being more innovative with their technology. Other companies are catching on to IBIS and computational imagery pretty quickly.

[@gordon3988]

I wonder if the fast primes might also be rebadged versions of the existing Sigma primes for MFT?

[@robertmills4591]

They have their own small primes running off their own production lines. They have everything they need to upgrade what they already make. They do not need to use the Aizu (Sigma) plant for this. The reason OM System uses Sigma to make the 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 and the 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 is for the same reason Leica uses Sigma for some of its lenses, Canon uses Tamron for some of its lenes, and Nikon uses Sanyo to make its CoolPix cameras. It's because Sigma owns the patents OM System wants to use.

[@gordon3988]

@ 👍

[@anthony-qm3pn]

Want to see OM systems finally move away from 20 megapixel sensor, I do not mind. It’s a new camera only has 24 megapixels resolution it would be a start moving forward, like to see 30 megapixel sensor as long as it there is noticeable improvement with dynamic range over 20 megapixel sensor that’s currently used, any new camera coming out from OM systems must be a wow, camera cutting edge technology.

[@Chips-Lab]

Thanks I was wondering what’s the Olympus new line up 🤝 Please don’t cover the S1H II 😅

[@OnlyCitrus]

A taylor swift collab would bring them numbers that they have never seen lol

[@shinsenbii]

OM-10 Tortured Poets Edition

[@Michelle_Wellbeck]

Didn't she do an official collab with fuji instax?

[@MorkusReX]

I will sell all my Olympus gear if Taylor swift will be on the ads.

[@xophedebx]

I'm using MFT cameras since 2011 and I would buy the OM-3 only if it has a tilting screen. I tried the pivoting screen on the OMD EM1 mkii, and I sold it after a couple of months. I'm using an OMD EM10mkIV, and I just bought an OMD EM1 (2013 model) to replace my old OMD EM5 (2012 model), just because there are no more MFT expert cameras with a tilt screen. Lumix? All pivoting screens. If the OM-3 comes again with that vlogger pivoting screen, I will have to switch to Fujifilm XT-5. Even if the OM-3 is announced at 1700 USD, if it's with a tilting screen, OK for me.

[@robertmills4591]

Fully articulating screens are not just for vloggers. They are far more useful than a simple tilting screen when shooting in portrait orientation, especially on a tripod. I shoot a lot of landscape and macro in portrait orientation, so if it's just a tilt screen, I'd likely ignore the camera.

[@xophedebx]

@@robertmills4591 if you want a pivot screen, you have the OM-1, the OM-5 and all the Lumix already available. I'm waiting for an expert MFT camera with a tilting screen since 2013. I think "tilting screen" lovers have been more than patient , so I hope this time it's our turn, sorry ;-) For street photography waist shooting, a pivoting screen is just a nightmare.

[@xophedebx]

​@@robertmills4591 of course, but if you want a flip-out screen, you already have the choice (OM-5, OM-1, Lumix). People who want an expert MFT camera with a tilting screen have no choice at all, except a second hand OMD EM1

[@robertmills4591]

@@xophedebx Depends who they are marketing for, but I'd hazard a guess, those wanting a tilting screen over a fully-articulating one are in the minority - and they can't afford to be making a niche product.

[@xophedebx]

@@robertmills4591 If one in two photographers (excluding vloggers) were a niche market, Fujifilm would have stopped making cameras with tilting screens. At least Fuji offers both, to keep everyone happy. The answer of OM SYSTEM (Thierry Bourque) regarding the pivoting screens on OM-1/5 : they want to show that these camera target video makers as well.

[@bsuthe]

I'm still sad about the demise of Olympus. I plan to never buy a camera that's called "OM System". However, if they were to actually come out with a full frame digital camera that would use Olympus film camera lenses, I would be interested!

[@robertmills4591]

It's exactly the same people. Olympus Imaging Division simply had to change its name to OM Digital Solutions ('OM' meaning 'Olympus Maitani') when it seperated from Olympus Corporation because of their mishandling. Abandoning a beloved brand when they had to change their name after coming free from owners that were constantly interferring and mired in scandal is a strange way to support the makers of your beloved cameras.

[@JohnB551]

Rx100viii?

[@vladimirkraus1438]

This would also be nice. But new RX100 really must be weathersealed. I won't buy any new camera which I can't use in rain.

[@AnastasTarpanov]

If they can make a new camera with an OM-1 sensor it will be great. The sensor is very fast, BSI stacked, and has great DR and high ISO noise. I'm afraid it can be similar to OM-5 just with manual controls for ISO, and shutter speed. If the new lenses are small primer f/1.7 or f/1.8 and match the vintage camera, something like Nikon and their kit lens for the ZF it will be amazing. Compact vintage camera with a pancake 20mm f/1.8 lens and I'm sold.

[@AA-ni3km]

Yes, the 20mm f1.4 PRO wasn't a pro-quality lens (too much chromatic aberration) and it was too large. I'd love a pancake 20mm f1.7/8 from OM to replace my slow-focus Panasonic 20mm F1.7.

[@AnastasTarpanov]

@@AA-ni3km fingers crossed 🤞🏽

[@bamsemh1]

Go buy canon, Sony or nikon if you want fullframe!

[@AnastasTarpanov]

@@bamsemh1I don’t see anything about full frame here.

[@N0ld0r]

Olympus camera needs : 25mp sensor, pdaf, in camera customizable LUTs, compact simple design, dual/tripple dials, perhaps rangefinder design, focused on wireless transfer and easy social media integration. That is what is required. No need to push limits or going after pros. They are gone. Reach the wide audience. Do what Lumix attempted to do with the S9 but m43 and do it right. 🙂

[@trulsdirio]

The 25mp M43 sensor Lumix uses shows that squeezing more resolution onto a smaller sensor has more drawbacks than improvements for most applications. Dynamic range and noise characteristics are just not good enough compared to the surprisingly good OM1 sensor. I would rather have a great 20mp sensor than an okay 25mp one.

[@gregfeeler6910]

@@trulsdirio This is right on! Too many people have missed the tests showing that the 25Mp Lumix sensor does not deliver the DR of the OM-1 stacked sensor, and also has more noise. There is no free lunch with current digital camara sensor technology, that's why the FF companies have sensors from 25Mb to 40 and above - to optimize one performance characteristic for a specific use. If more MP was always better that would all be 40Mp+.

[@WhoIsSerafin]

About the only thing I agree with here to get some of the market share is always improving transferring photos. Even though they have the most reliable of the camera makers along no with Leica. It takes about 20 seconds to start transferring your photos and videos you took. Lutz and film simulations have done nothing to help Fuji and Panasonic get more people interested there cameras. People simply just want a compact retro style camera and that’s what helped Fuji with the x100.

[@robertmills4591]

​@@trulsdirioit also does next to nothing to improve actual image resolution for most users. More pixels is a completely pointless request. Panasonic-Lumix chose to do it to support pro photographers using PL gear that were required to meet arbitary mimimum pixel requirments set by agencies.

[@N0ld0r]

​ @trulsdirio I would be fine with 20 or 25. There is not much of a difference. I own the OM-5, G9 and G9 mark II and the difference in noise is negligible. I get better results from the G9 mark II but the other two are not far behind and in pure resolution 20 or 25 hardly makes any difference. But to the "mass market" a 25mp is probably required to avoid the complaint of MFT "Still being stuck with 20". I am not claiming that 25mp would be good. I am claiming that it's might be required to reach a wider audience. To most people that number is still important. The more important part is to make a compact, simple and good looking (retro) camera that is easily integrated into social media and with easy to use "live luts" that can challenge "Fuji" film simulations. The mainstream hobby fotographer should be the target and not the studio pro.

[@couchumina]

If they want to do a promotion with taylor swift instead of calling them film recipes call them eras .50s era could be black and white , 70/80s Kodachrome, 2000s digicam look .2020s over sharpen hdr photos

[@timothy7112]

OM-1 mark one guts with better noise control and retro body would be a winner. One that gets the Gen Z's involved

[@thecameraninja1510]

Make a Lumix S9 in M43 format, call it an OM 3, beat Panasonic to the punch, point it at content creators, I agree, go out punchy, you've set out your stall with a stable of OM cameras, now start to leave the established box, give M43 the shot in the arm it so badly needs.

[@perkristoffersson4153]

I'm thinking it will be an OM-10. OM-3 doesn't make sense and the E-M10 is the only Olympus-badged model lett. Taking inspiration from vintage models might be good but the E-M10 and OM-5 aleady do that anyway so it wouldn't be a huge change.

[@palmerino1965]

Pur avendo usato per molti anni il sistema Olympus Om nei miei lavori fotografici (anche nei matrimoni usavo la pellicola 35mm) trovo che oggi abbia poco senso riproporre una simile Om 3 per il formato digitale micro 4/3. Una Pen F con un mirino migliore e sensore attuale, sarebbe invece più attraente. Una simil Om 3 la vedrei solo monochrome, al limite. 🤔 Bene che si possa avere una migliore interazione tra l'azienda ed i consumatori; bene l'aggiornamento di alcune lenti luminose classiche per renderle tropicalizzate come il 12mm ed il 75mm. Detto questo, il futuro è delle aziende cinesi che stanno proponendo camere più versatili grazie ad intelligenti droni, creare immagini 360° gradi e foto 3D... che nei prossimi anni saranno più funzionali nel godersi video e foto grazie ad occhiali smart, oculus. Infine nel micro 4/3 siamo già con una qualità esagerata e sempre più fotoamatori ed anche professionisti passeranno in questo sistema, perché è più leggero e compatto rispetto alla concorrenza. E' una legge fisica. 😉 Infatti mai ho avuto necessità di vagliare altri sistemi da quando scelsi nel lontano 2004 il sistema 4/3 come sensore ideale per i miei lavori di reportage. Nel tempo, sono passato al micro 4/3 per beneficiare le migliorie ulteriori che una fotocamera senza specchio, regala. Comunque ancora uso una reflex Olympus E-5 per il piacere di osservare la scena attraverso un mirino ottico e previsualizzare la foto, prima dello scatto. Come facevo con la pellicola.

[@theflyingdutchman7127]

I really hope they invest in higher resolution cameras. I would. would like to see an Om-1 MK III with 25 megapixels with full AF and 240 frames per second in video mode. prices could also be structurally reduced. I now think that is on the high side. Finally, we may sometimes put higher quality videos on You Tube. This one is sometimes a shame, and does Om-system no good. it's rather embarrassing. Om-system certainly has a future. but they cannot afford to sit on their lazy asses. They should also not offer converted Sigma lenses, but simply have their lenses built by Olympus. so that quality is guaranteed. That will also cost you a little more. You have already forgotten the higher purchase price if the quality is top

[@michaelwhiles5282]

Believe it when I see it, strongly suspect this is a Tony Toenails level CLICK BAIT... I used/ liked the OM film cameras including the OM4 & OM3 so I hope I'm wrong !

[@RasikaFernando]

Excitement for SONY A7V ONLY😃 Hope to see some rumors about specs…

[@ROOOMC]

43 cameras are too big. Players need 43 cameras as big as GM1 and GM5. At the same time, the CMOS pixels of 43 cameras are too low. Give up cooperation with Sony and make 200 million pixel 43 frame CMOS. The image quality is close to 40 million pixel full frame CMOS. 43 will survive well.

[@ROOOMC]

The image quality of the 20-megapixel 43 camera is not as good as that of a 1-inch 50-megapixel mobile phone. There is no need to produce it. It is a waste of money.

[@ROOOMC]

Now 43 cameras use 1-inch 50-megapixel mobile phone CMOS to get better image quality~

[@UnFudger]

hmm trying to trade in my e-pl7 as it's just too small for my hands(so pretty, white version), maybe I should be ebaying it, especially since the crappy battery door hinge broke(still locks in place and has custom scotch tape mod for a hinge) and I feel like the company is going to try to say its junk... but on the other hand I hate dealing with humans and ebay is just so much more scammy scummy... is it worth the mental anguish waiting to see if I will be ripped off fully or just a little bit by a company that has to pay employees and taxes....hrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@FotoSharp]

Stop pretending everyone wants to shoot videos of themselves and at least make a tilt screen version of any new OM camera. Personally an upgraded E-M1.1 size body with new sensor & processor, and CMOS viewfinder that keeps the tilt screen and good weather sealing would be great. Affordable weather sealed prime lenses would be great. Not everyone wants to pay for f1.2 when f1.7 is plenty good enough. I use my 14-150 II and old E-M1 the most because of the weather sealing since it drizzles a lot where I live and the "pro" lenses are simply not worth their price to me.

[@anthony-qm3pn]

I wonder if this new vintage digital OM-3 it’s going to be full frame with new floor frame prices, before Olympus dismantled the camera division they were rumours of them, developing full frame prime lenses for digital cameras, if such a thing happens, it would be big news. More than likely, such a lens I would think more likely be L mount lens, sounds like OM systems has joined the L mount alliance, could be very wrong, but I am very suspicious,Such a possibility.

[@jazzcats1000]

That would be potentially suicidal for OMDS.

[@robertmills4591]

OM System did not join the L-mount alliance. That was wild speculation in 2021 during the time OMS were hinting at a new camera which conincided with Leica talking about morw brands joining their alliance.

[@cameraprepper7938]

If OM System are smart, then they should make a full frame Camera with either L mount or E mount.

[@pentagramyt417]

who cares about full-frame? the lobby? please...

[@oblivion_007]

They dont have the money to do that. They cant even save their legacy name which is 'Olympus'

[@amirbabfish]

retro =/= vintage

[@anthony-qm3pn]

Who else thinks it’s possible that they’re introducing all new full frame vintage style OM-3 digital camera.

[@robertmills4591]

No chance.

[@gregfeeler6910]

That would be so silly. 🙂

[@Owen-gc8yc]

TRIP

[@victorfeinstein1815]

If they will not give us a high mega pixel camera around 40 MP I will sell all my micro four thirds system.Beside my Sony a1+a9 mark III, I am using an OM-1 mark II with 150-400.I am very pleased with theOM-1 but for my wildlife photography I need more mega pixels.

[@thomasreed49]

Couldn’t agree with you more of the same system as yourself but with0M one Mark 1. I was very disappointed with the 150 to 400 mm telephoto lens as soon as you start to crank up the magnification the images become very soft and for me to be perfectly honest with you for me they’re unacceptable. But yes if I bring out a high megapixel camera I would buy. But not just because it’s a Camera that looks good. This is my ninth year using Olympus the wildlife That being my fourth Olympus camera.

[@robertmills4591]

Never going to happen. They'll never release a camera with a sensor with a higher pixel resolution than the diffraction limit around f/5 (as why release a camera with a pixel resolution basically no-one can take advantage of?), and that's around 20Mp.

[@robertmills4591]

​@@thomasreed49If you're having to crop in so much on a picture taken with 800mm fullframe equivalent that the picture gets soft, you're not close enough to your subject. (Or you're stopping down your aperture for some reason).

[@thomasreed49]

@ That’s not the case I use camouflaging and hide so close I can nearly Touch the subject i’ve had no such problems with the 300 mil f4 or 40 to 150 at 2.8 The other thing is people I follow on Flickr having the same problem with this 150 to 400mm lens but they’ll never admit it they’re Olympus diehard fans.

[@victorfeinstein1815]

@@robertmills4591 I am using Sony a1 with Sony 600mm+tc 1.4 and have wonderful photos my only problem it, it is heavy.

[@satotoshio1108]

The disadvantages of MFT already outweigh the advantages. The smaller the sensor, the better for telephoto shooting, but the number of pixels and ISO sensitivity will not increase. When processing JPEG images, they must be corrected to increase contrast. Additionally, the narrow dynamic range results in smartphone-like photos without uneven colors or shadows.