Re: [Leica] Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-)

["Jim Laurel" <jplaurel@nwlink.com>]

Well I hope that Olympus pays a little homage to Yoshihisa Maitani when they
design thier digital bodies.  If they could deliver an 10+mp camera the size
of the original OM-1, with a dedicated interchangeable lens system and a
complete range of accessories, I'll be the first in line.

The only digicam that has really grabbed my attention as an alternative to
my film cameras in terms of quality is the Canon EOS1Ds.  But the size of
that thing borders on the ridiculous.  There has got to be a market for a
pro-caliber digital system that is small and compact.

- --Jim

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 3:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-)


> I recently spoke with the head of the Olympus consumer division - what
> we plain folks call the camera division. He contends that when Olympus
> introduces it's 4/3 new pro SLR = supposedly in June - it will be the
> first digital SLR camera and lens system really designed from the ground
> up. His contention is that because the lenses were specifically designed
> for the chip, with the correct angling, etc., the image will be sharper
> edge to edge than anything now available, and the colors will be more
> accurate. True? We'll see. The initial body is pretty typical DSLR size,
> but he says that future bodies will be smaller, in the Olympus
> tradition.

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