Olympus has announced two special E-P2 kits, all in black. Take a look at 43rumors.com which first got word of the news.
The E-P2 Special Black EVF Edition will cost 1079€ and contains:
- E-P2 camera in black
- M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm 1:2.8 Pancake lens exclusively in black
- VF-2 electronic viewfinder in black
- Historic lens cap with F logo
Do you consider this to be a good offer? I don’t. If you care about the color of your kit, you can get away with a much better lens at almost the same price – minus the superfluous “historic” lens cap. It’s not too hard to find the following items for a price totaling at around 1100€:
- E-P2 camera in black
- VF-2 electronic viewfinder in black
- Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 Aspherical Pancake Lens (also in black)
For about the same money you get a great little camera and an awesome and small lens without expressing how much you appreciate buying/carrying a camera as a fashion statement.
The most disappointing thing about the announcement of those special edition kits: it probably means that there won’t be any more new MFT cameras from Olympus this year. I am holding my breath for the successor of the Olympus E-3 though.