Is this E-430 real ??? - PhotoCamel

Paul Shields · 02-13-2008

Purported shots, specs of Olympus E-430 turn up online - Engadget

-New 12MP Live MOS sensor and TruePic III processor
-CCD-shift image stabilization
-Live View
-Flip-out and up 2.5" TFT LCD monitor
-Faster USB interface ('real' USB 2.0 speed)
-All-new body shape
-Wired remote option
-Slightly higher continuous shooting frame rate and larger raw buffer

Looks slightly odd to me and normally I'd mark it down as a photoshopped spoof, but seeing it in engadget gives a slight veneer of creditability. Personally I'd love it if it were true. More and more I think the E-330 was a landmark camera that has yet to be surpassed - at least as far as true live view functionality goes. I'm still on the lookout for a really cheap E-330, but if this were real then I'd hold off for a bit.

Probably a fake, but until I see otherwise I'll keep a candle lit for it

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Mr. Pickles · 02-13-2008

Why would this have 12MP and not the flagship? Faster USB than what? Wired remote "option"? Meaning a connector is on the camera? Higher continuous FPS and larger buffer than...?

It wouldn't surprise me if Olympus put something new in this style out there, but I don't know why. Is this going to be the new 4xx line? Like there would be no more "normal" looking 410 or 420? Just this odd thingie, the 500/510 series and the big boy? Because if so, why would someone want an E-510?

craftysnapper · 02-15-2008

Looks like its been morphed from the SP570 UZ and E-510 using PS. And no IS logo which Oly like spalshing on the front of the body now.

Paul Shields · 02-15-2008

Yeah good point about the IS logo. I did a thread on how much I disliked these types of logos on DPR and got plenty of posts about how silly I was being

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keepright · 02-15-2008

Fake. I was speaking with the service manager for Olympus in Canada yesterday, who told me that they'd been given the heads-up about the rumour earlier in the day. It's not an Olympus product.

Raist3d · 02-15-2008

trust me on this one

- Raist

Paul Shields · 02-15-2008

Damn, and I was hoping Olympus had finally stopped with the logos stamped all over the body

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Paul Shields senses working overtime Location: right here, right now Posts: 10,862 CamelKarma: 1334 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Is this E-430 real ??? Purported shots, specs of Olympus E-430 turn up online - Engadget -New 12MP Live MOS sensor and TruePic III processor -CCD-shift image stabilization -Live View -Flip-out and up 2.5" TFT LCD monitor -Faster USB interface ('real' USB 2.0 speed) -All-new body shape -Wired remote option -Slightly higher continuous shooting frame rate and larger raw buffer Looks slightly odd to me and normally I'd mark it down as a photoshopped spoof, but seeing it in engadget gives a slight veneer of creditability. Personally I'd love it if it were true. More and more I think the E-330 was a landmark camera that has yet to be surpassed - at least as far as true live view functionality goes. I'm still on the lookout for a really cheap E-330, but if this were real then I'd hold off for a bit. Probably a fake, but until I see otherwise I'll keep a candle lit for it . __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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Mr. Pickles Camel Breath Location: Old Folks Home Posts: 11,317 CamelKarma: 2456 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Is this E-430 real ??? Why would this have 12MP and not the flagship? Faster USB than what? Wired remote "option"? Meaning a connector is on the camera? Higher continuous FPS and larger buffer than...? It wouldn't surprise me if Olympus put something new in this style out there, but I don't know why. Is this going to be the new 4xx line? Like there would be no more "normal" looking 410 or 420? Just this odd thingie, the 500/510 series and the big boy? Because if so, why would someone want an E-510?
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Paul Shields senses working overtime Location: right here, right now Posts: 10,862 CamelKarma: 1334 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Is this E-430 real ??? Yeah good point about the IS logo. I did a thread on how much I disliked these types of logos on DPR and got plenty of posts about how silly I was being .
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keepright Guanaco Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 285 CamelKarma: 79 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Is this E-430 real ??? Fake. I was speaking with the service manager for Olympus in Canada yesterday, who told me that they'd been given the heads-up about the rumour earlier in the day. It's not an Olympus product.
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Paul Shields senses working overtime Location: right here, right now Posts: 10,862 CamelKarma: 1334 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Is this E-430 real ??? Damn, and I was hoping Olympus had finally stopped with the logos stamped all over the body . __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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