Four-thirds?

Anybody know if this movement is still alive? Any products on the horizon?
Thanks in advance.

"Charles Schuler" wrote in message
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Anybody know if this movement is still alive? Any products on the
horizon?
Thanks in advance.
The olyympus e1 is already out, using the fourthirds system. apparently
kodak and fuji both have products on the horizon, and i have heard a
_rumour_ that nikon may be coming on board. I personally doubt the rumour,
considering one of nikons big features with their dslr is their
compatibility with film, but the rumour was from a fairly reliable source
who would be in a position to know.

"Charles Schuler" wrote in message
...
Anybody know if this movement is still alive? Any products on the
horizon?
Thanks in advance.
The olyympus e1 is already out, using the fourthirds system. apparently
kodak and fuji both have products on the horizon, and i have heard a
_rumour_ that nikon may be coming on board. I personally doubt the rumour,
considering one of nikons big features with their dslr is their
compatibility with film, but the rumour was from a fairly reliable source
who would be in a position to know.

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Anybody know if this movement is still alive? Any products on the horizon?
Thanks in advance.

Nothing past Oly's foray. No one seems to be jumping in after them.

The olyympus e1 is already out, using the fourthirds system. apparently
kodak and fuji both have products on the horizon, and i have heard a
_rumour_ that nikon may be coming on board. I personally doubt the rumour,
considering one of nikons big features with their dslr is their
compatibility with film, but the rumour was from a fairly reliable source
who would be in a position to know.

Why not. If they use the tiny sensors for their compacts, then why not adopt
the 4/3 for some middle-grade camera.

I personally hope that the 4/3 will soon become a standard for non-DSLR
cameras, as well as legacy-free DSLRs.

The olyympus e1 is already out, using the fourthirds system. apparently
kodak and fuji both have products on the horizon, and i have heard a
_rumour_ that nikon may be coming on board. I personally doubt the rumour,
considering one of nikons big features with their dslr is their
compatibility with film, but the rumour was from a fairly reliable source
who would be in a position to know.

Why not. If they use the tiny sensors for their compacts, then why not adopt
the 4/3 for some middle-grade camera.

I personally hope that the 4/3 will soon become a standard for non-DSLR
cameras, as well as legacy-free DSLRs.

"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message
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Anybody know if this movement is still alive? Any products on the
horizon?
Thanks in advance.

Nothing past Oly's foray. No one seems to be jumping in after them.

Gee, before there actually were any cameras in that format, it sounded like
the Charge of the Light Brigade, with Fuji, Kodak and, I thought, Pentax,
poised to forge ahead.

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message
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says...
Anybody know if this movement is still alive? Any products on the
horizon?
Thanks in advance.

Nothing past Oly's foray. No one seems to be jumping in after them.

Gee, before there actually were any cameras in that format, it sounded like
the Charge of the Light Brigade, with Fuji, Kodak and, I thought, Pentax,
poised to forge ahead.

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

I believe it will be the APS of digital. Why bother with a smaller sensor
with limited lens selection when you can get a sub-frame digital from Nikon
or Canon that's better, cheaper, and has a much larger lens selection? I
dont' see the point, especially considering the price. A 5MP DSLR with a
smaller sensor than the 10D but more expensive? Why?

"Charles Schuler" wrote in message
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Anybody know if this movement is still alive? Any products on the
horizon?
Thanks in advance.

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"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
Anybody know if this movement is still alive? Any products on the
horizon?
Thanks in advance.

Nothing past Oly's foray. No one seems to be jumping in after them.

Gee, before there actually were any cameras in that format, it sounded like
the Charge of the Light Brigade, with Fuji, Kodak and, I thought, Pentax,
poised to forge ahead.

Kodak makes the sensor. I'd be surprised if they came out with a camera,
frankly, given their current struggles staying afloat.

Olympus is introducing more lenses (and they did publish a roadmap for
more, at least one of the roadmap list has been announced, the 150mm
f/2). Rumor has a more budget-level body coming out later this year.
(We all know what rumors are worth.)

Sigma has announced it will be offering lenses in 4/3 mount (despite the
Predd-thing, they aren't all bad lenses).

Fuji's part of the 4/3 consortium...no telling what they'll do. They've
marched to their own band for a very long time; not huge consumer
mindshare, but they make some good kit.

Pentax? Who can say; they've made more than one mistake in the digital
market, such as the high-end dSLR that shared a sensor with the Contax N.
Not that they ever shipped it (and the N has been a less than stellar
performer, as near as anyone can tell).

Takes a while to push out a new design; they may all be waiting to see
of Olympus is going to do OK. Sort of like penguins at the edge of an
iceflow...waiting to see who will fall in first and in doing so,
checking for leopard seals.