Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08080501microfourthirds.asp#press I found the naming a bit interesting. Nothing "micro" about a shorter flange distance, smaller lens mount, or two more contact points. Maybe it just sounds photoish like Micro-Nikkor. They should have called it HD FourThirds. The HD for Half Distance but people would have assumed it meant High Definition (and who in their right mind doesn't want that)! OTOH, make a camera with a four thirds chip that looks and handles like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_CL or this http://www.contaxcameras.co.uk/gseries/gseries.asp and you can call it whatever you want. I'm sold already. Olympus or Panaleica certainly know how to make small, high performance, fast primes. Please don't make us rely on Live View for framing. I don't want a glorified P&S. I want an optical viewfinder, although the rangefinder can be electronic (i.e. LED). DaveR