The announcement of new Olympus E-5 (non-working unit) available at Olympus Brand Store (Mid Valley) through Olympus Malaysia facebook quite interesting. Here's my short story to the Olympus Brand Store at Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur. Its a coincidence time which I was in KL during the announcement and later back to Kota Kinabalu on the next day.
I had a great 4x4 journey and photography to the jungle of Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve on Friday afternoon before returning to Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning. In the next Sunday morning, I went to Mid Valley to check for the shop. I requested to hold the Olympus E-5 and made a few photoshoot and conversation with one of the staff there. Here's the photos of the new Olympus E-5:
The shop and their staff with Olympus E-5 (with my 12-60mm lens).
The side view body of E-5 with 8mm FE lens. The font colour of the COPY(printer) changed from green into blue. The colour of Zuiko?
Front view of the Olympus E-5 with 8mm FE lens.
The camera in my hand.
The camera in my hand.
Rear view of the new Olympus E-5 with flip LCD. Noticeable change over E-3 are some relocated buttons and large 3" LCD.
Another front view of the camera in my hand.
Rear view
Another interesting change is the memory card cover which only need to slip in and out to close or open. Also, the E-5 is now equipped with the long awaited SD card instead of xD card.
My first impression of holding the camera was it just as identical with my E-3. However, by looking to its rear part, I think I fall in love with the 3" LCD although have not yet experience the true display of the LCD. I like the way how some of the buttons are relocated. IS button in E-3 is the least button I use and I can live without it, just change it from the menu. By relocating the Trash bin (delete) button near to the main control is a lot easier to operate the camera using only the right finger. The location of the Info, Menu, Delete and Live view in E-5 are the best so far (from E-1, E-3 to E-5).
It must be an exciting camera from Olympus and wait till I have the opportunity to do a review if I can get one. To conclude the visit, I bought one unit EP6 to replace the missing eye-cover on my E-3 during one of the 4x4 events. Its easily fell-off from the viewfinder attachment and I can see that it will be the same problem in the new E-5.
It must be an exciting camera from Olympus and wait till I have the opportunity to do a review if I can get one. To conclude the visit, I bought one unit EP6 to replace the missing eye-cover on my E-3 during one of the 4x4 events. Its easily fell-off from the viewfinder attachment and I can see that it will be the same problem in the new E-5.
Olympus E-1
Olympus E-3.
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