-So, what’s happening?
-It’s like chess.

Sony let the Samsung become the cannon-meat, and as the peasants in chess, to take the first strike. It will be a bloody fight, since for Samsung, it’s all about the size of the sensor, not the size of the camera tool itself.

If Samsung wins the first battle, Sony will run in with the the big artillery, while the Samsung and m4/3 team are licking thir wounds.

However, that is a less realistic scenario, since Samsung has on it’s own to defeat the twin sword Japanese Katana. First of all, a korean company can never win on the Japanese ground, for say cultural reasons.

Samsung has to concentrate their attack on the Asian, American or European market, but the ghost on the Japanese market will continue to haunt them.

Panasonic, Sony and Samsung are all verticalized companies, very strong in the home electronic and video market. Key elements such as semiconductor foundries are in the hands of all three companies.

Therefore, these three will be the forerunners in hybrid systems, where m4/3 with it’s unique selling points are it’s somewhat smaller lens mount, and again Samsung may continue to play on it’s larger sensor size.

Another important question is, who else with join? Who will sare lens mounts with m4/3, Sony, or Samsung? It’s interesting to see the rummour naming the Sony’s mount NEX, while Samsung officially call theirs for NX.

Future will tell, but not yet. PMA will not have an answer, so the crystal ball contiues to be dim.