Olympus PEN E-P5, the digital version of the PEN F

The new Olympus PEN E-P5 has retro exterior design that emulates the legendary PEN F, a chamber of the 60s. Screws has virtually invisible in a housing completely metallic, incorporates a shutter speed of 1/8000 seconds and the Live MOS sensor 16 megapixel also present in the Olympus OM-D . Furthermore, the Olympus PEN E-P5 has integrated WiFi, FAST AF and easy access to manual controls, among other features.

Available late June 2013 in various configurations: the body goes on sale for 999 €, Kit with 17mm 1:1.8 have a RRP of 1,449 € and the kit with the 14-42mm will have a RRP of € 1,099.

Olympus PEN F (1963)

According to local Japanese brand, the new Olympus PEN E-p5 is the result of the 50th anniversary of the famous PEN F, wanted a retro concept a bit more upmarket. The answer came in the form of the same PEN F, which started a small revolution with its launch. The E-honored tradition P5 PEN F with the same sloping lines, the same letters Olympus and face with the same appearance. To round appearance, has a wooden handle can optionally be placed in three different ways

Olympus has equipped the E-P5 same Live MOS Sensor True Pic VI 16-megapixel sensor of your camera the OM-D . In addition, the new PEN is the first interchangeable lens compact camera with a mechanical shutter capable of operating at 1/8000 of a second

Other new features of the Olympus PEN E-P5 is the rapid FAST AF, or the option to focus on a small spot to capture a portion of a subject previously framed, for example, a particle of pollen in the center of a flower .

Thanks to the built-in WiFi E-P5, with your phone or tablet Apple iOS or Android, you can operate the camera remotely, including autofocus and shooting. You can sync smartphone screens and camera to view and control the PEN from the phone or tablet screen. You can program the shot from your phone, let you know devices access to certain images and, thanks to Olympus Image Share 2.0, use the Smartphone to enter GPS information in your shots.

E-P5 includes a control dial 2 × 2 consisting of two dials and a switch located on the front and on the upper surface of the chamber. When shooting in manual, the switch can be quickly changed to one of two positions: the first one allows the dial on the front of the camera to adjust the aperture and the dial on the back controls the exposure time. With the switch in the second position, the knobs control the level ISO and white balance respectively. Furthermore, the switch can be assigned to other functions.

The new PEN offers other benefits to note: the image stabilizer 5-axis 9fps sequential shooting and tiltable electronic viewfinder VF-4 (optional) with a resolution of 2,360,000 dots for easy framing and is automatically when it detects that approximates the eye.

The E-P5 is compatible with the range of accessories Micro Four Thirds system, which now returns to spread with the addition of black versions of the objectives M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm 1:1.8 , 1:1.8 45mm and 75mm 1: 1.8 .

Highlights: 

• retro design metal body with screws virtually invisible. 

• Mechanical shutter with a speed of 1/8000 seconds. 

• Integrated WiFi and interactivity with smartphones. 

• FAST AF "Super Spot AF" and "Touch Shutter AF" . 

• Control Dial "2 × 2 Dial" customizable. 

• Image Stabilizer 5-axis machine. 

• Photo Story and 12 Art Filters. 

• attendent Manual Focus "Peaking Focus" that highlights the focused plane. 

• Sequential Shooting 9fps .