First Micro 4/3 Cam Revealed - the Panasonic DMC-G1

pez · Sep 16, 2008

Eventually, display technology will advance to the point that an EVF will be fully as functional as a mirror and prism, at which time I think they will take over rather quickly.

Iron Flatline · Sep 16, 2008

Bifurcator said:
Iron, did you make those renders?

Good Lord, no - I like photography, I'm no good actually conjuring up images, I just capture what's already there.

No, these were stolen via another photo forum from a Chinese fan site. Well, not sure if it was a fan site, my Chinese is non-existant.

Take a look:

http://www.dpnet.com.cn/html/2008-8/20080822_39647.html

Iron Flatline · Sep 16, 2008

A chart I found regarding lens development for the Panasonic Lumix lenses (not Leica or other Zeiss or others that are developing for this platform):

usayit · Sep 16, 2008

Sounds like you are hoping for Leica to release a digital CL of sorts...

A camera the size of a G9 with a lot of the digital aspects (EVF, live view, pocketable, discreet etc) found in high end P&S but with favorable aspects found only in DSLRs (interchangeable lenses, larger sensor, high image quality, ISO performance). It doesn't have to be based on the 4/3rds system. You and I are already familiar with a series of lenses that are compact, high quality, close film to lens distance, based on a system that doesn't require the retrofocus to accommodate for the mirror box SLRs... we know it as the M-mount. Just like the K/KAF Pentax mount, I think it is perfectly possible to produce an M-mount series of Autofocus lenses. Leica is more than capable of creating the design; the pro-digital Leica S1 75 mpixel camera , Autofocus involvement with Minolta were far more complex. Funding the R&D and implementation is an entirely different matter...

If you ask me.... Olympus micro 4/3rds mount was exactly what Leica should have come up with a few years ago. Ah well...

usayit · Sep 16, 2008

btw.. the rendered camera you picture looks similar to the samsung NV7 OPS

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/samsungnv7/Images/NV7_3q.jpg

pez · Sep 17, 2008

usayit said:
btw.. the rendered camera you picture looks similar to the samsung NV7 OPS

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/samsungnv7/Images/NV7_3q.jpg

Ha, I have a similar Samsung NV11, and it is a great P&S- it is very capable with 10mp and full manual options, and I love the innovative "menu-less" keys.

Bifurcator · Sep 17, 2008

usayit said:
btw.. the rendered camera you picture looks similar to the samsung NV7 OPS

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/samsungnv7/Images/NV7_3q.jpg

Whoa! Good eye!

Iron Flatline said:
Good Lord, no - I like photography...

Hehehe... It's not hard really. After you learn the app that camera as an example is about 2 or maybe 3 hrs worth of work. I thought maybe I had found another CG friend. :hug::

pez · Oct 21, 2008

"1.44 million pixel EVF" Now that makes all the difference! They have addressed the main problems with EVF's. This is the future. I predict that every major maker will be building these compact hybrid interchangeable-lens EVF cameras soon.