Here is the news from Olympus :
OLYMPUS E-30 DSLR
- 12.3 MP
- E-30 Estimated Street Price: $1,299 for body only
- Shipping January 2009
- ISO 100-3200
- 2.7" display (230,000 dots)
- 5 fps
- Buffer: max 12 RAW
- in body image stabilizer (makes all lenses image stabilized)
- Live View with swivel LCD (important for live view)
- Sensor Cleaning improved (Olympus was the first having in camera sensor cleaning)
- 3 or 5 frames in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1EV (why not up to +/- 2EV?)
- Digital Leveler: "The E-30 is equipped with an internal Digital Level Sensor that detects the camera’s pitch and roll and indicates it in the optical viewfinder, on the control panel and during Live View operation."
- Multiple Exposure capabilty
Sounds like a capable camera close to the E-3. The E-3 is a great camera if you use it in the lower ISO range. Let's see what noise characteristics the E-30 shows.
ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 II lens
- Estimated Street Price: $599
Very nice range (28-108mm 35mm equivalent) and opens quite wide. We are very impressed by many of the Olympus lenses.
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