Amen W. S., I thought Olympus said something about
"compact"...COMPACT!, compared to what, that thing
looks huge, oh yah, I forgot the batteries. Gotta have
enough power for that fat hungry beast. But thats OK,
I'm sure they'll have extra rechargeable battery packs
for only $329.99 each. My OM-1 is a work of pure art,
this looks like more corporate-think don't rock the
boat compromise. John R.
--- William Sommerwerck <williams@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The photos of the prototype Olympus Four-Thirds
> camera remind me of Edwin Land's remark as he tried
> out the EK-4 and EK-6 cameras from Kodak: "I
> expected so much more from Eastman."
>
> It would seem that Olympus has labored mightily and
> brought forth a mouse. Unless that chunky/clunky
> lens covers the 35mm-equivalent of, say, 24 to 300mm
> at a constant f/2.8, I see no reason to give up my
> film cameras for "serious" work.
>
>
>
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0209/02092411olympus43show.asp
>
> Right now, it looks like my "system" digital SLR (if
> and when) will be a Canon or some brand other than
> Olympus.
>
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