Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Olympus E-M5 full spec leaked

Few more hours before Olympus official event and there have been rumors spreading Olympus will revive the OM series in this modern day and here we go, Olympus E-M5. The image has been leaked for few days together with Olympus 2 new lens.

Today, before the official announcement of E-M5, full spec sheet was leaked out. It was rumors using newest 16MP sensor (some said it is same with Panasonic GX1) and also weather sealed.


Olympus E-M5 Key Features :

  • 4/3 Live MOS Sensor 16.1 million pixels.
  • Truepic VI engine.
  • ISO 200 – 25600.
  • Built in Electronic viewfinder.
  • 3.0-inch tilting OLED monitor, touch screen.
  • Art Filter.
  • Video 1080p HD.
  • No built in flash.
  • Battery BLN-1 Li-ion battery.


On that leaked picture you can see the new 75mm f/1.8 and 60mm f/2.8 macro lenses as well which we will cover once it goes official. In addition, an interesting thing about Olympus E-M5 is there are detachable battery grip and vertical grip. All are come with weather sealed.

Rumors that Olympus E-M5 has the fastest auto focus speed, even faster than the Nikon D4! It shoots 4fps or 9fps without that powerful AF in action.


The Olympus E-M5 will be at pricing $1200 (Approximately Rm3,600). Not sure will it be bundle with the battery grip and vertical grip.

Stay tune for more update and confirmation of Olympus E-M5!

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