Well speak and quite details analysis. Yes, it would be great if
Olympus DC lenses has a little larger image circle that can match the
further (at least near future) Kodak CCDs. I think a 10MP CDD with low
noise level at ISO800 is enough for me to replace the film system. I
also worry if there will be many third party lens supplier interested,
the price of such DC (e.g. at USD2K level) is still high, not many
people can afford, it is not a $3-400 SLR.
The manufacturing cost of smaller lens and even camera will be cheaper
for sure, even not now, but soon in near future. When technologies is
there, the cost of any product can be reduced by reducing the size.
C.H.Ling
Skip Williams wrote:
>
> I think that this is a fabulous strategy. This gets Olympus back in "the
> game" with the following advantages:
>
> 1. No worries about past system compatibility. They're free to design for
> ONE purpose, digital.
>
> 2. Smaller sensors, lenses and lens mount than their competition. This
> harkens back to the OM-System days of a lighter system vs. their
> competition.
>
> 3. No compromises on image quality.
>
> 4. The opportunity to become the founder of a new, digital lens mount.
> Perhaps Olympus digital mount will be the Pentax Screw-Mount of the early
> 21st century? Let's hope that they don't kill it by charging too much in
> royalties.
>
> 5. Issues?
>
> - I hope that they've allowed some growth room in the sensor size or the
> sensor density. If the pixel density doesn't increase enough at their
> maximum sensor size (dictated by the lens and lens mount designs), they
> they'll paint themselves into a corner and make the system a dead-end; while
> the larger lens mounts of their competition allow larger sensor sizes. My
> first-take would be to move to a higher sensor density to better record fine
> detail. But I know that strategy comes with problems of dust, etc.
>
> - Installed bases - The other big digital SLR manufacturers, Canon and
> Nikon, have a huge installed base of third-party lens manufacturers that
> offer solutions for their cameras. Olympus will have to address that
> problem too.
>
> 6. Hmmmm... I wonder if manufacturing costs will less for the smaller lenses
> that the digital SLR will take? Probably yes, but the R&D and Marketing
> will swamp the mfg costs. And these lenses will probably cost more
> initially as is the norm for bleeding edge products.
>
> But the world is getting more interesting, finally. It's not just more of
> the same grafting of old and new products. I could see myself buying one of
> these in 2-3 years.
>
> BTW, I just got a Canon Powershot G2 as an early Christmas present from my
> family. It's very nice. Pictures to follow.
>
> Skip
>
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