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OM System PEN announced (explore.omsystem.com)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/m43@lemmy.ca
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seems like pretty big news in the m43 world, thought i'd share.

some reviews:

personally i think this is going to be a good release. small body, (moderate) weather sealing, lightweight, it all plays to the strengths of the portability of m43 and they still managed to cram in ibis and an evf. got solid specs all around for a reasonable price, too. honestly shocked it didn't end up being the same price as the om-5. i just suspect a lot of people are going to compare this to the pen f and feel disappointed, even though they're sort of in different ranges. it definitely has compromises (plastic construction, outdated video quality, slow sd speed, fewer ports), but it's really hard to beat that price.

probably would've bought this as my first travel camera if it was available back in the day. debating if i should get this used at some point...

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

The lack of 4k60 is probably the biggest disappointment. I'm in the market for a new EDC camera that can shoot decent video and I was hoping this would fit.

Also, be careful of the current reviews. Apparently they were flown out to Japan for a 5 day all expenses paid trip, so they may be slightly bias.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago

    absolutely, i am currently just cautiously optimistic for now. i own the first gen om-5 and i still feel burned at how they released a camera in 2022 with micro usb and the old version of their interface. om system has definitely made some anti-consumer decisions before and im sure we'll see some more of that surface with the pen. 4k30 8 bit video is a glaring example, i just hope that's the worst of it.

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