Originally posted by jms698 DCRP News: Olympus introduces E-420 digital SLR, compact 25mm lens
At 380g the E-420 nearly half as heavy as the K200d and really compact. With the new Olympus "Pancake" lens it can even be put into a tight pocket. This looks like the ultimate travel D-SLR. The K200d does, of course, have it's appeal: weather sealing and anti-shake. However, I'd wish Pentax could have innovated like Olympus have here. They've had the pancake lenses for years and could have easily captured the ultra-lightweight SLR camera market.
On top of all that the E-420 has can shoot more fps than even the K20d, has phase-detection live view autofocus and is really cheap, too.
I agree with you (although the weight doesn't bother me that much - sometimes a little weight helps to keep the camera steady.)
But the lower frame rate and, above all, the low buffer capacity (only
four images in a row - man do we live in the nineteenth century, or what?
) is a bone...
For me I would like an ist D based camera with a neat sensor (please with
low megapixel count - why can't we have the Fuji Super CCD?) and the hyper modes and lively fast... Update the viewfinder (larger/brighter), and give it the name 'Limited D'. Make a special manual focus Limited lens for it (ie 28 f/2 will do), that can only be bought with the cam. I bet it would be a market hit! I would certainly buy it in an instant.