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Old June 28th 11, 06:28 PM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,rec.photo.digital
Neil Harrington[_6_]
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Default Nikon, Canon at a disadvantage for mirrorless

Rich wrote:
Didn't think of this, but someone on Dpreview did. Panasonic can't
make lenses as compact as Olympus, if those lenses contain I.S.
electronics and parts. Nikon and Canon, who use this exclusively in
their DSLRs. I wonder if they'll bend their rules (lens I.S. is a
money-maker) and shift to the bodies when they release mirrorless?


Seems very, very unlikely to me. Nikon uses lens-shift VR in most of their
pocket-sized compacts; they're certainly not going to ditch it in their ILC.

The Panasonic m4/3 O.I.S.14-45 is a very small and lightweight lens, as
compact as one could wish for. Surely Nikon can do as well.