Comments on: (FT2) Photoradar says there will be three new PEN cameras (the first in April)

By: richard

richard — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:13:14 +0000

What about that does 1080p, or 720 fps. perhaps more focus in video department. OLED screen.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:26:56 +0000

I’m glad the EVF works for you (so is all of m4/3 because that’s what they’re betting on), but that doesn’t mean OVF doesn’t work for others, even when focusing manually on fast glass. OVF manual focus has been done and will continue to be done for years. Don’t be (to use your term) “the anti OVF police” just because it doesn’t work for you.

By: Thom Hogan

Thom Hogan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:11:47 +0000

I’d go further. Nikon DSLRs have focus confirmation LIGHTS in the viewfinder that work perfectly well in MF. You don’t need a split prism glass (though you can get it for most any Nikon DSLR).

I’ve got pretty much all the m4/3 bodies and all the Nikon DSLR bodies. I’ve used the same manual focus glass on both. Guess which one I focus faster with, always?

By: Thom Hogan

Thom Hogan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:06:25 +0000

I’m with Esa here. I’ve never quite understood why when a maker gets something right, they abandon it so fast ;~). I think the “iterate” mantra the Japanese companies use can get out of hand sometimes. Products are both form and function, and despite a lot of experimentation with form, we’ve not had a lot of advancements there. Indeed, a lot of backwards movements.

By: Thom Hogan

Thom Hogan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:03:06 +0000

That’s true. Left-eyed and left-handed have long been ignored by camera makers.