Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Panasonic have had 4/3 bodies for a some years and were the originators of the micro 4/3 mount, ie same sensor as 4/3 SLR but smaller with no room for mirror box. They have 2 micro 4/3 cameras, one straight camera, which I quite like, and another with HD video capability which is newly out. This new little Olympus is their first micro 4/3, I hope it means they will update the firmware of all their lenses to allow autofocus on this format, so far not many have been updated. Frank On 16 Jun, 2009, at 15:59, David Rodgers wrote: > Doug, > > I thought Panasonic already had an interchangeable lens Four Thirds > body. I just checked and it's quite a bit more expensive than I > thought > it was. The Olympus offering makes more sense to me now. > > Dave R > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Herr [mailto:wildlightphoto at earthlink.net] > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:24 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] The rangefinder is back! - Olympus EP-1 > > David Rodgers wrote: > >> It's a very nice looking little camera. But I have to ask, what does >> this camera do that's any different, or better, than a handful of >> other >> cameras that are already available, and probably less expensive? >> Looks >> to me like just another P&S, though I could be missing something. > > An interchangeable lens. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information