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That's certainly an interesting concept you've put together, but I personally hate the idea of intermediate optics. Any optical element the light passes through that wasn't part of the original image design is going to introduce any number of artifacts, none of them desirable.
As for the micro 4/3 format, I think it is a good idea and I applaud Panasonic and Oly for the innovation. The idea has much to like, and if they produce the right equipment, they could get quite a following. I fully expect Leica to jump in with both feet in a way they never did for regular 4/3, and if they develop a strong lineup of small primes (especially fast primes) they could finally offer an affordable "digital Leica" to the consumers priced out of the M8. Their survival as a company may, in fact, depend on such a move.
My only concern is that of heat on the sensor and battery life with nothing but live view. I'd be interested to see if the format is open enough to allow for rangefinder coupling to be built in to the lenses that Leica makes, to see if a true DRF could be made in the format. That would solve these concerns.
As for Pentax, I hope this lights a fire under them to bring that 15mm DA limited to market, and to consider more DA Limiteds, like a 10mm. Truth be told, a k20d with a full set of Limiteds is exactly the sort of thing you could throw in a small bag and take anywhere, and more than any other manufacturer, I think Pentax controls a niche that is threatened by this new format. But I don't see a new Pentax format as being the answer, because Pentax's bodies are plenty small as it is (and we all know a smaller one is around the corner), and the DA Limiteds are definitely about as small as I'd expect any of these new M43 lenses to be.
Interesting stuff. |