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Re: [OM] Time to move on? Flood delay.

Subject: Re: [OM] Time to move on? Flood delay.
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:47:06 -0700
Probably little or none.  But it's getting hard to find something 
smaller.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 10/21/2011 4:48 PM, John Hudson wrote:
> Is having a 20+ megapixel camera something in the same vein as having a 60"
> plasma HD television?
>
> Think .....Piers Morgan will just have a bigger head on the screen compared
> to what's seen on your last generation 27" Sony Trinitron but the
> intellectual content of his output will not have been advanced one whit.
>
> Where is the advantage in investing in 20+ megapixels ?
>
> jh
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Norton"<ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 8:38 PM
> Subject: [OM] Time to move on? Flood delay.
>
>
>> Well, it looks like when things settle over the next several months that
>> the
>> Schnozz will be shedding the existing digital gear and getting a new
>> digital
>> back for the OM lenses.
>>
>> After careful consideration of my preferred shooting style and ergonomic
>> needs, the Sony NEX-7 will most likely end up in my camera bag. I'm done
>> with Olympus (digital) and am just going to leap full ahead into the world
>> of mega-megapixels. I like the formfactor and the small body will be a
>> nice
>> match to the OM bodies. Just need to get the OM-NEX adaptor.
>>
>> The funny thing to all this is that the Minolta A1 will still be kept
>> around
>> as it shares flash technology. I'll get a flash or two as I go along.
>>
>> It's been a good ride with the E-1, but I want a larger sensor
>> (unfortunately not FF, but not 4/3 either) and far more pixels than
>> Olympus
>> thinks I want. I don't buy cameras very often and my next one won't be 6
>> year old sensor technology.
>>
>> But, most importantly, the shape and size of the camera is critical. I'm
>> returning to left-handed shooting style and the NEX bodies fit this well.
>> Oh, and that EVF rocks. I like EVF and that peaking focus assistance will
>> be
>> great with the legacy lenses.
>>
>> I've been waiting for two things. A 20+ megapixel sensor and compact
>> formfactor with EVF. Oh, and disposable income...
>>
>> AG
>>
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>> Ken Norton
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>> http://www.zone-10.com
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