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[OM] Re: [OT] E-3 speculation

Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] E-3 speculation
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:29:35 -0500
Sounds like so much balderdash to me.  I think the 3 way optical system 
will cost more than a full frame Canon CMOS sensor.

Chuck Norcutt

Richard Lovison wrote:

> I came across the following post in the dpreview Olympus SLR forum.  I
> thought I'd post it here to see what you technical ones think of it.
> 
> Richard
> 
> **************************************************************************************************************************************
> 
> The imaging CCD used in the 4/3rds dSLRs is smaller than the APS and
> "full-frame" sensors used by competing manufacturers. Any technological
> advances for improving signal to noise ratio or dynamic range of the 4/3rds
> size chip can also be applied to the larger sensors used by the competition.
> Therefore, 4/3rds dSLRs will always lag behind the competition in image
> quality. Of course, this argument applies only to 1-chip cameras. If 2 or 3
> imaging sensors are used in the dSLR - it becomes a whole new ballgame.



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