>>Nice that they officially/unoffically killed the Four-Thirds line. Any
>>rumors on when m43 will get axed?
From the link to Ming Thein review:
"On the subject of use with legacy 4/3 lenses: I get the impression
that the camera was developed with these users in mind; it’s been a
long, long time since the last proper update to the proper 4/3rds line
(I’ve been assured this isn’t dead, and an E-7 is in the works –
update: my misunderstanding of the material presented. There was an E-7
design study, which may or may not happen.). The camera itself is
physically a bit larger; larger than it needs to be to fit all of the
(enlarged) buttons in, but at the same time quite similar in size to
the earlier E-420 and E-520 cameras. The obvious question of whether
legacy glass makes sense: for existing 4/3 system owners looking for an
upgrade, there’s no question that the E-M1 is quite a few notches ahead
of the E-5. For M4/3 owners, there are certain special purpose lenses
that are available for 4/3 (and M4/3 with the adaptor) that might be of
interest – specifically the pro telephotos – 55-200/2.8-3.5 SWD, the
150/2, the 90-250/2.8 and 300/2.8 – that aren’t available for M4/3.
Performance of these lenses remains excellent on M4/3; this review was
shot with a mixture of native M4/3 and 4/3 glass. Using the normal
range zooms with an adaptor doesn’t make a lot of sense – native mount
options are available and physically smaller."
AF clearly couldn't ask THE question.
4/3 line knocking on heaven's door but may not be officially dead yet,
Mike
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