Born Again Photogs Rejoice, Here Come The Retro Cameras

Image quality is largely becoming a moot point when choosing a new camera, whether its a dSLR, mirror-less or compact. Modern sensors are so good that talk of better or worse megapixels and ISO's is best let to the testing labs - for your average user they're all brilliant.

So enter the retro camera, enter the camera that will pluck at your heart-strings (and purse strings), and enter the camera that promises to take you back to your youth with memories of manual focus, slide film and Brut 33.  

The Olympus OM-D is a micro four thirds camera that heralds a new style of device, one that offers excellent image quality and features in a beautifully old-fashioned shell, that is small enough to be unobtrusive but big enough to offer all the controls of its larger cousins.

If you've struggled with the idea of buying a camera without a viewfinder, fear not, the OM-D has a beautifully clear finder. It's an electronic display, but we're not talking about the fuzzy efforts of a few years ago, the technology has advanced to such a degree that you might even find that you prefer this one to the viewfinder on an SLR...

Let's not worry about the specifications. Suffice to say that it's a beautiful looking camera with all the advantages of the much larger dSLRs in a much more convenient size. Olympus have  13 great lenses to back up these digital bodies, so all your focal length needs can be satisfied.

Want one? So do I!

Cheers, Rob.

Further Reading:

OM-D test on dp Review.

The Luminous Landscape cast it's eye over the OM-D.

Official Olympus OM-D site.