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With all due respect to David, that sounds like a rehearsed response to me, as they must have known they would be inundated with people asking the same question. Afterall, it's the same processor, image sensor and image pipeline as the MK1. I very much doubt that all the new features rely solely on the extra memory module i.e. people/ Face detect now being part of the subject detect group, blackout free shooting at 12.5 & 16fps and possibly also the graduated ND feature. Whilst I'm not a programmer, I've read a response from someone who is and writes AI code for living, and he said if the code is well written and efficient, then it should only take a few kilobytes of space in memory not gigabytes, especially as the OM-1 already has AI subject tracking modes and live ND built in.
If I was a cynic (and I am), then I think this is more to do with the fact that holding back these features from the original OM-1 model in OM-Systems tiny little minds will make everyone upgrade and give them a great sales success with this body. But honestly though, who in their right mind that has an original OM-1 is going to spend that sort of money for these small incremental upgrades ? I can only see three categories of people - those that have money to burn and just want the latest and greatest at any cost. Those (typically pro's), that were looking anyway into getting a second body as a back up to an original OM-1, or thirdly (and most crucial to OM Systems), new users to the system. However as good as the OM-1 is, for the sort of money it would take to purchase an OM1 MK II plus lenses, you could get an equally (or much better) system from Fuji, Nikon, Sony, Canon etc. with arguably better image quality. and much more megapixels (cropability). Also generally speaking FF bodies (excluding the Z8), are not that much larger or heavier than the OM-1 (especially Sony), and with so many lenses to choose from from the main manufacturers as well as Sigma, Tamron, Viltrox etc. you would have much more choice in tailoring your lens choice to suit you.
The big strength of Micro Four thirds was some years ago when all the big boys still produced DSLR's which were big and heavy, and compared to those, M4/3 looked small and svelte. Trouble is now (witness the G9 II in a FF body), micro four third bodies and lenses (aka the 150-600) have got larger, but Mirrorless bodies from Fuji, Canon, Nikon and Sony, have got smaller and lighter at the same time. Couple that with innovations likes Nikon's PF glass making super small but powerful telephoto options a reality, and M4/3 today starts to look less and less attractive, and from what I've seen today, OM Systems new offerings has done nothing to stem that feeling (for me at least).
If I was a cynic (and I am), then I think this is more to do with the fact that holding back these features from the original OM-1 model in OM-Systems tiny little minds will make everyone upgrade and give them a great sales success with this body. But honestly though, who in their right mind that has an original OM-1 is going to spend that sort of money for these small incremental upgrades ? I can only see three categories of people - those that have money to burn and just want the latest and greatest at any cost. Those (typically pro's), that were looking anyway into getting a second body as a back up to an original OM-1, or thirdly (and most crucial to OM Systems), new users to the system. However as good as the OM-1 is, for the sort of money it would take to purchase an OM1 MK II plus lenses, you could get an equally (or much better) system from Fuji, Nikon, Sony, Canon etc. with arguably better image quality. and much more megapixels (cropability). Also generally speaking FF bodies (excluding the Z8), are not that much larger or heavier than the OM-1 (especially Sony), and with so many lenses to choose from from the main manufacturers as well as Sigma, Tamron, Viltrox etc. you would have much more choice in tailoring your lens choice to suit you.
The big strength of Micro Four thirds was some years ago when all the big boys still produced DSLR's which were big and heavy, and compared to those, M4/3 looked small and svelte. Trouble is now (witness the G9 II in a FF body), micro four third bodies and lenses (aka the 150-600) have got larger, but Mirrorless bodies from Fuji, Canon, Nikon and Sony, have got smaller and lighter at the same time. Couple that with innovations likes Nikon's PF glass making super small but powerful telephoto options a reality, and M4/3 today starts to look less and less attractive, and from what I've seen today, OM Systems new offerings has done nothing to stem that feeling (for me at least).
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