Well, you didn't mention price and size, but with those specs it would pretty
much blow away every DSLR on the market...
Of course, now we are all left wondering which of those specs are real and
which are dreams. ;)
----- Original Message ----
From: khen lim <castanet.xiosnetworks@xxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:41:53 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: What if
Specs for you to consider:
Four Thirds sensor at 14Mpix provided as standard
Titanium weatherproof body
High-eyepoint viewfinder with built-in dioptre control and interchangeable
eyecup
Nine-zone intuitive 360-degree AF
P/A/M (no Shutter-AE) with unlimited Bulb timing
On-body 2/12-sec cancellable self-timer
0.17-sec response shutter release button with thread mount for std release
cable
Spot button with EV Memory engage/disengage collar
Adjacent Hilight (+4.7EV)+Shadow (-2.7EV) button set
ISO selector dial with lift-outer ring for EV compensation
12fps JPG, 5fps RAW+JPG or 8fps RAW-only burst modes
Selectable 4-1/4000sec shutter speed range
-7EV at ISO100
12-6400ISO selectable sensitivity range
1200-10200K selectable temperature range
Customisable in-camera imaging workflow
Removable/upgradeable LCD for remote Bluetooth operability
Upgradeable edge-connector sensor+imager pack module behind LCD
Quick-release lock interchangeable hotshoe for backward compatibility to
T-series and FP flash units
Quick-ratchet attachable power pack add-on option with in-battery charging
Option for wireless transceiver for wireless remote flash operations
BLM-1 lithium-ion battery compatible
USB 2.0/FireWire IEEE1348
On 28/09/06, AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> What if Olympus were to introduce a camera at Photokina that:
>
> 1. Took the legacy Zuiko lenses with full-aperture control,
> 2. Was full-frame,
> 3. Came in full-manual as well as various levels of auto,
> 4. Was smaller then the current E-bodies,
> 5. Was compatible with most of the legacy OM accessories,
> 6. Utilized the latest single-use sensor technology from Fuji
> and Kodak.
>
> Just how excited would we be?
>
> Now, go and pick up one of your OMs and pretend for a week that
> you just bought it brand new. Look how revolutionary and
> advanced it is, run rolls of film through it with the
> expectation that it will improve your photographic life.
> Recognize how cutting edge the user-interface is and
> un-monolithic the body feels. Notice too, how small the lenses
> are. Wow! Look ma, no distortion! What's that I see? Bokeh.
> Hmmm. What is this? An aperture ring? A shutter-speed ring?
> Even the ISO setting is constantly visible! Where are all the
> buttons? Multi-spot? The user-interface seems so...RETRO! Oh,
> but in such a good way. Did I mention the focus screen--IT'S
> HUGE!!! (that should get the spam filters choking)
>
> And it's field-upgradeable by the user with the latest sensor
> technology.
>
> Perspective, folks, perspective.
>
> AG
>
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