New Olympus patent discloses a “G3” alike camera (and three m43 lens patents).
UPDATE: I don’t know yet if the japanese friends from Egami (Click here) did make a mistake and may misunderstood the japanese patent. The camera on top looks more like a superzoom camera than a new m43 cameras.
P.S.: After three years and fifteen(!) m43 cameras there is still no compact camera with built-in viewfinder on the corner a là [shoplink 22259 ebay]Olympus 35SP (Click here to see that cam)[/shoplink]! Maybe it’s just me wanting that kind of cameras? Looking at the preorder success of the [shoplink 25396]Sony NEX-7[/shoplink] I believe the answer is no, I am not the only one!
And than we have three new Micro Four Thirds lens patents for the Olympus 10mm f/2.8, 12mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0. These are the specs:
| Example | One | Two | Three |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focal length f [mm] | 12.187 | 12.284 | 10.711 |
| Fno | 2.051 | 2.838 | 2.857 |
| Angle [deg] | 91.2 | 90.4 | 98.3 |
| Image heights [mm] | 11.15 | ||
| Back Focus [mm] | 15.041 | 15.092 | 14.536 |
| Length [mm] | 60.667 | 47.592 | 50.036 |
| Minimum focusing distance [cm] | 20 | ||
| Aspherical [surface] | Four | ||
| Configuration | 11 images in 9 groups | Nine elements in 8 groups | Nine elements in 8 groups |
I guess that this are just three different prototypes of the newly announced [shoplink 23576]Olympus 12mm f/2.0[/shoplink] lens. Don’t think we will ever see a 10mm f/2.8 lens.