@eatstoomuchjam

there's almost 0 excuse for making a bigger camera.

Actually it is Japanese managers logic. As they increased profits on body around 5-6 times compared to GH2 times they wanted this to be visible - and size increase helps. Plus it actually makes camera much cheaper, as main LSI can be designed and made in around 4x cheaper price and this compensated with bigger heatsink.

Rumors are that dealers are very unhappy with upcoming model and preliminary initial orders will be very small

One dealer even told that Olympus representative was so upset that told they can cease all new m43 bodies manufacturing since March in case of bad perception of this new camera. As Olympus management hope for very big profits (margin is around 300-350% for manufacturer) and if they will be absent whole department can be axed.

43rumors report 20 January announcement, may be they are right, my source tells that it'll be from after CES to late January without date.

@Manu4Vendetta

Possibility that it is last Olympus m43 camera (that will be wide sold, not only in Asia and Japan) is around 50-60% (my personal judgment).

@Vaterfreuden

I am very careful with wording here.

It can be such, but can be as you told. Depends on how things will unwind. I just want to remind not to use

Vitaliy- what you hear or read is sometimes really strange. There will be new lenses and new cameras in 2019 and you talk about shutting down camera department. Olympus is really pushing forward. Sorry. But at the moment this looks like complete hater troll.

that looks awful, so long olympus it was good while it lasted

The new Olympus E-M1X is also rumored to have “AI autofocus”.

It is move into right direction, but using wrong methods and not assisted by proper sensor and hardware.

Autofocus: Adaptive and expandable focal points. Two examples. If you are shooting a person, then shift to shooting a car, the number of focal points will automatically expand. If you are shooting a basketball player, you will get a vertical series of 5 focal points.

Seems like someone of managers found old compact camera under his desk :-)

• Name: E-M1X OMD camera
• Sensor: 20MP
• Frame rate: 18fps
• 7.5+ EV
• Body Size: 144.37 x 146.765 x 75.345mm (body with a built in vertical grip)
• High Res: Can shoot handheld High Resolution images (around 80MP)
• Photography focus: Sports and Wildlife shooters
• Launch: January 2019

Close to reality.

It'll be very expensive photo body that they plan to sell in minimal amounts.

@Vitaliy_Kiselev

So, they won't go out of business next year? :P

New Olympus Q2 financial report: Reduced revenue due the intensified competition in the Imaging Business

Olympus issued the Q2 financial report and new revised forecast documents. And while the company as a whole is doing well there are only bad news coming from their Imaging Business:

They reported a 9.2 million YEN operating profit loss. But what worries me most is that they had to hugely revise their forecast for the year to year basis. Profit is now expected to drop by -13% instead of the previously estimated -7%. https://www.olympus-global.com/ir/data/brief/2019.html

Some size references.