Re: [OM] The Adobe tax

[Chuck Norcutt]

All of that internal stuff means nothing to me.  If both make good 
images I don't care how they got there.  But I do care very much about 
where the buttons and dial are and how they fall to hand.
Chuck Norcutt


On 7/8/2014 12:39 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> > With the UI and sensor out of the picture I'm having a tough time
> > understanding "shared stuff going on".  Can you name a couple of things to
> > help me out?  Switches, dials, EVF or something else?
> Image processing chain. Autofocus, internal fab work, etc.
>
> Actually, the sensor is more shared than you'd think. I believe the
> pipeline is the same. Along with that, there is a lot of internal
> cross-licensing of stuff that actually matters. Both companies are
> benefiting. Not sure where Panasonic stands in all this.
>
> The general form-factor of the A7 has the appearance of being vastly
> different than the E-M1, the dimensions are nearly identical. If it
> wasn't for the fact that an OM adapter already exists, it would just
> take a mount change and a little bit of firmware work to reassign some
> buttons and switches and you've got yourself an OM-7Mg.
>
> Anyway, I've said too much.
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