Olympus: Are they F----- CRAZY?

Alan Hoyle wrote:
In rec.photo.digital Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , Rich says...
I just found out their u4/3rds model will have NO EVF!!!

Where did you read this?

The mockups of the Olympus u4/3 camera have no EVF aside from the rear
screen:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08...our_thirds.asp

I don't see what the problem is. If u4/3 is successful, I would
imagine they will come out with additional models, likely with EVF
eyepiece.

It would be wise of Olympus to follow Ricoh and have an optional EVF
(like the GX100 & GX200) that fits into the flash shoe, if they've set
their mind to a body with no eye-level viewfinder.

Besides, Panasonic already has a couple models with an
"SLR-like" design with an eyepiece EVF and there is little reason
for Oly to start competing with them in the first iteration of their
"EVIL" cameras.

There is also the possibility that Olympus went down the other road
because they could not develop (nor purchase) a high enough resolution
screen to make a suitably good quality EVF.
Perhaps the mock-up shown at the photo fairs isn't a true indication
that they will actually make a Mu4/3 camera?
Who knows?
Apart for the management and development team at Olympus, of course.