With the announcement of Canon 40D and 1Ds Mark III , followed up by Nikon D300 and D3 , photographers are really having a tough time choosing their Christmas present this year. In Korea, Olympus revealed their latest mid-range dslr to a limited number of photojournalist yesterday. It is called name E-3, a replacement for E-1. It seems like the rumored P-1 never exist, or maybe still in “Research and Development”.

Olympus E-3

Details specification of E-3 was not revealed, visitors are not allowed to photograph using the displayed E-3. However, they were allowed to take photo of the camera body itself together with Olympus Zuiko 14-60 F2.8-4.0 lens. The lens is semi transparent in order to showcase the performance of its focusing motor. 

Olympus E3 front view with LCD openned

A model showing off Olympus E3

Watch out for amazon or other online retailer to have an pre-order option anytime now, just like what happened with Canon 40D and Canon 1Ds Mark III.

Olympus E3 with 14-60 F2.8-4.0 attached