Pixel peepers and sensor snobs will never use four thirds. However, the images are fine and thats what matters. The very high level pro cameras won't go this way but sub $100 small EVIL cams will do just fine. Especially since even the pros like a small street camera. The problem for Sony is that not every one will buy into the lenses, whereas Micro 4/3 will have a number of makers and many adaptors. Remember that most of the money is actually made on the P&S cameras. The only real problem I see might be high noise but I bet the processing will take care of that.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Jaume Lahuerta <[email protected]> wrote: iso> > >> > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> >>wrote:> > I pulled the trigger and bought a new camera today. Sorry, it >>isn't a >>Pentax. > >> > >> > I usually don't buy anything new right out of the gate. Particularly >> > pro-class cameras ... I usually wait until they get well into the >> > market, until the issues and workarounds are known, until the prices >> > drop a little bit. I usually wait until my image processing tools can >> > handle their raw files. >> > >> > The Olympus E-5 manual is in front of me. The battery is charged, the >> > 50 Macro is on the body, a card is in the slot. >> > >> > I'd put in an order for one yesterday on Amazon but their vendors had >> > already sold out the first shipment. No biggie, I'm patient. Today, >> > the local store called and said, "We have one for you." I went up to >> > see it, dickered a little on the price (sales tax here would be almost >> > $160), we came to an agreement discounting the price, and I took it >> > home. >> > >> > First very raw impression: I did the Right Thing. Since I'm fully >> > setup with all the FourThirds pro-grade lenses, flash and accessories >> > I need, it only made sense to keep going and get a current pro-grade >> > body. I'd planned to buy an E-3 when the E-5 came out, take advantage >> > of the usual dip in prices. But when I read the spec, the E-5 had all >> > the right improvements for my needs. It feels great in my hands, I >> > like the control layout and menus, the viewfinder is superb. It's very >> > responsive, and pretty darn quiet in operation. The rest ... well, I'm >> > only a few pages into the manual as yet. There's a lot in here. >> > > > Congratulations Godfrey. > > However, I have some doubts about the 4/3 - m4/3 systems: > > For me 4/3 was about compactness: 'hey, forget those dinosaurs tied to the > film > era...'. > But I have just checked and the K-5 is smaller and lighter than the E-5... > > Maybe for this reason everybody assumes that the E-5 will be the last 4/3 > camera > and the future of this format is in the flourishing m4/3 system (and probably > the next 'pro' body will be in some sort of m4/3). > > But also, looking at the last products from Samsung and Sony, I am not also > sure > about the size advantage of m4/3 again. > And, since IQ will be always inferior at 4/3 land (as FF fanboys like to say > when bashing APS-C)...waht is the sustainable advantage of m4/3 over Sony Nex > cameras, for instance? > > Regards, > Jaume > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
