On Oct 20, 2008, at 11:00 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Here is what I think.
I think that the next camera for my daughter is probably going to be
new Olympus camera with that 20/1.7 lens. The idea is twofold. One
is to get my daughter a camera way above her current Pentax Optio
W30. Two is to get me a camera that I could use virtually
everywhere. In fact, if there'll be reasonable manual focus ability
and K-mount adapter, I may want to consider abandoning K-mount
cameras.
K-mount lenses (as well as Nikkors, Olympus OM, Leica R, etc) fitted
to a mount adapter focus very easily and quickly on the Panasonic L1's
Live View screen. No reason to suspect that this would be any worse
with the Panasonic G1, or any Olympus micro43 camera, and you'll have
an even greater range of mount adaptation due to the shorter micro43
mount register.
My understanding from various interviews and marketing discussions
that have been posted is that Olympus is going to focus primarily on
compact interchangeable lens cameras with micro43, most likely without
EVF, just the LCD and perhaps clip on optical viewfinders. Panasonic
is going to push harder with micro43 ... EVF bodies, more video
options, etc.
I see that Amazon is now listing the Panasonic G1 with "usually ships
in 1-2 months" noted for the USA. I expect it to be in lotsa people's
hands within four weeks.
Godfrey
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