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According to some rumor the new Panasonic LX4 or lX5 will have the new 1/1.3" size sensor.

Although this is exciting but not exactly what i really anticipate this year. What i really anticipate this year is the new m43 PEN with the current EP1 size and with an EVF and flash built in with autofocus assist function. Another big announcement Olympus E3 Mk2 which will be a refresh of the current Olympus flagship.

Well i really hate to wait...waiting sucks..

In the meanwhile i would just like to rant..about Olympus Ep1 out of stock problem everywhere...either the seller are holding back stock to sell at a higher price or Olympus really cant cope with the high demand of Olympus EP1 worldwide..

Some shop claim to sell at rm3280 for the twin kit len in Malaysia (source lowyat.net)

Some shop sell at rm3500 for the twin kit len (subang parade there)

and some shop sell at rm3800 for the twin kit lens (this is the official std price)

Will happy bargaining!!

OP Single - Hakasama no Chou

oNE OF MY fav song from an anime - 01 - Hakasama no Chou

This song is nice and the singer SNOW..not much information on her is available on the net..maybe she specifically come out and sing for this album..

This hot fix enhances users using the OfficeScan client packager tool
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Download here.

This is not intended for public use. File is password protected.

Thanks to this person Matt Jaskulski now we can use ARt filter with the olympus E3 SLR

link:-
http://www.digital-photography.pl/en/index.php?page=articles&subpage=Oly_ArtFilters


Basically the author mention that you need to hack the RAW file and inject E30 Raw metadata in..

•Install the new Olympus Studio v2.3 (perhaps Olympus Master will work)
•Get the superb ExifTool by Phil Harvey. It is a command line utility (GUI's are available) with astonishing EXIF editing capabilities. Fear not. I will tell you what to input so you won't have to dig through syntax.
•Get yourself an ORF that came from the E-30 or other Art Filter ready camera (some have reported that E-P1 files do not work - this camera's EXIF information differs too much and is incompatibile). We will refer to it as the E30.orf
•Prepare your own ORF from the E-3 or whatever. We will refer to this file as E3.orf. Also, make a copy of it and name it E3backup.orf.
•For simplicity, place all three ORFs in the same folder as EXIFtool
•Copy ALL OF THE METADATA from E30.orf to E3.orf using the EXIFtool. To do that, use the following command line:

exiftool.exe -tagsfromfile e30.orf -exif:all e3.orf

•Done? Great. Now restore all the E3.orf's original MAKERNOTES tag using the command:

exiftool.exe -tagsfromfile e3backup.orf -makernotes:all e3.orf

•It is almost done. When you open the image in Studio, you will probably notice that colours are scrambled. That is caused by different arrangement of Bayer's Colour Filter Array between both cameras (don't get me started). To fix this, use the command:

exiftool.exe -tagsfromfile e3backup.orf -CFAPattern e3.orf

Received an email from Olympus Spokeperson on the latest promo..here is the content of the email:-

Olympus 90th Anniversary
Space Commemorative Kit Promotion

Greetings!
We have launched the Space Project in order to commemorate our 90th Anniversary by sending astronaut Dr. Koichi Wakata to space together with the E-3 to take photos of the earth from space. In conjunction, we will be running a 90th Anniversary Space Commemorative Kit promotion based on the following details.
Promotion : Purchase either a E-3 Body or any ZUIKO DIGITAL SuperHigh Grade lenses or
any High Grade lenses and get a FREE 90th Anniversary Space Commemorative Kit.
(only 100 pieces available)
As an additional bonus, we are also giving an extended 1 year all
weather warranty.
Items in the Kit : Limited Edition Olympus 90th anniversary strap, two
lens caps (67 & 72mm) and an exclusive
Olympus Space Project 2009 card with Space
Project logo.
Promotion Period : 15th July to 30th September 09

As an additional BONUS, we will also be giving an EXTENDED 1 YEAR ALL-WEATHER WARRANTY ON THE E-3 AND LENSES!

All you have to do is log on to http://home.olympusimage.com.my/promo.html and register online and await your space commemorative kit to arrive at your doorstep!
*Terms and condition apply.

Olympus EP-1 the new micro 4/3 PEN from Olympus is certainly superb in size and image quality but the engineer forgotten a few important feature:-

1. No Auto focus assist light... even a point n shoot have it..well most probably the lens will block the AF light anyway..
2. No build in flash..well FF slr dont have them too
3. No viewfinder..WTF u want to use it like a point and shoot and yet u want a viewfinder
4. No remote wireless commander..duh!
5. Not much m4/3 lens available..shit how many of those noobs who buy SLR ever upgrade away from their existing kit lens?
6. No matching pouch at the moment..hmm $$ oppurtunity
7. Not cheap
8. Resolution of LCD not the highest in industry..well the engineer say it is purposely done to enable viewing under bright sunlight
9. No build in GPS..yeah GPS tagging is cool
10. No buildin wireless card...yeah so i can share pic wirelessly
11. Cannot shoot 5 frame per second
12. Cannot transform into a robot..

ARGHHHHH......please give me enough reason not to buy this piece of junk...!!!

I know Olympus E3 do not have double exposure...but u can mimic the effect by utilizing slow shutter speed :) u dont need all those funny feature in E30 to achieve the same effect.