Wow! The Oracle has spoken!
Chuck Norcutt
Joel Wilcox wrote:
> My prediction is that Canaan will come out with a mAPS-C body and 30
> lenses for their micro system. The kit lens will be cheap, pretty
> good quality, plastic mount, etc. The rest will cost each about what
> an entire m4/3 kit will cost. TokSigVivRom will immediately release
> competitive versions at half the cost. Michael Reichmann will show on
> LL that the mAPS-C is superior to 4x5 Velvia images.
>
> The initial Canaan mAPS-C body will have multiple defects and many
> firmware corrections. Hacked firmware uploads will somewhat salvage
> the experience of owning this camera for explorers and early adopters.
>
> A year later Nikorn will release its version of the mAPS-C body, also
> with a cheap kit but only 20 lenses for its micro system (which Nikorn
> will refer to as its "macro system".) TokSigVivRom will immediately
> release competitive versions at half the cost.
>
> A certain amount of chaos will ensue as third-party adapters are
> released which allow legacy lenses from either manufacturer to be used
> on the others' mAPS-C body due to a rare oversight on the part of
> Nikorn in setting non-exclusive tolerances to provide backwards
> compatibility with all optics going back to the time of Japan's war
> with Russia.
>
> Users will notice that, with cheap Chinese adapters, OM lenses provide
> superior sharpness corner to corner and there is a new escalation of
> selling prices for Zuikos on eBay. The Z 28/3.5 will start to sell
> regularly for $500US and the Zuiko S 35-70/3.5-4.8 will become highly
> prized for its lightness and even performance across all stops.
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Will Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, etc. release new bodies and lens lines
>> that operate like the micro 4/3 lines from Olympus and Panasonic? Will
>> they use those manufacturer's APS-C size sensors and provide lens
>> compatibility via an adapter or will it all be new and smaller stuff?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
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