Last Updated on 12/16/2014 by Chris Gampat
After a steady stream of relatively similar Micro Four Thirds cameras, early reports suggest that Olympus is pulling out all the stops for the OMD EM5 successor. Sources that claim to be in the know of Olympus’ plans told 43 Rumors that the OMD EM5 Mk II will be announced during the first week of February.
Supposedly the headlining feature of the new camera will be a “sensor-shift” shooting mode, which will purportedly allow the Olympus OMD EM5 Mk II’s rumored 16MP sensor to stitch together eight frames into a single high-resolution 40MP image. From the sounds of it the technology seems to be very similar to that of the Hasselblad H5D-200c MC, which can take six 50MP frames and combined them into one glorious humongous 200MP image.
Early reports suggest that the sensor will also be equipped with phase detection auto focus and will be Olympus’ first serious camera capable of 4K video recording. The Olympus OMD EM5 Mk II has also been said to feature a slightly redesigned body compared to the current model.
The Olympus OMD EM5 Mk II sounds like the hottest camera in ages outside of the Sony A7 Mk II if rumors are to be believed. Meanwhile, even fast primes lenses seem like a very likely future for the MFT system. Recently Olympus has patented 12mm f1.0 and 14mm f1.0 lenses, while Panasonic also filed a design for a 12mm f1.2 lens, both of which would effectively replace the existing Olympus 12mm f2 lens.
When we talked to Olympus Product Manager Richard Pelkowski earlier this year, he spoke to us about why lots of changes came to their lens lineup. But he assured us that their lenses are designed to perform exceptionally with future sensors.
Via 43 Rumors