PMA 2007: The Olympus P-1 professional DSLR is on its way - that’s the message from Olympus ahead of this year’s PMA show, as official photos and a tentative “later this year” target for the DSLR camera have been released today. The much anticipated Olympus P1 was first shown in early prototype form at Photokina in the Autumn of 2006, so perhaps March 2007 was always going to be a little too early for the full launch. After news of the consumer E-510 and E-410 DSLRs yesterday, Olympus have sought to underline their committment to the professional side of the E-System by issuing these P-1 photos, which looks quite a lot different to the E-1, with a rotating/flip-out screen, chunky battery grip and lower height. There’s also news of the development of 4 new Zuiko Digital lenses, 3 of which feature the new Supersonic Wave Drive focusing system. Exciting times for pro-Olympus DSLR users, if you can bear to wait another 6 months or so…

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