http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
anyone know of a compact with manual controls/dials ON the camera?]]>Sep 22nd 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/As sexy as this camera?]]>Sep 22nd 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/As sexy as this camera?]]>Sep 22nd 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/As sexy as this camera?]]>Sep 22nd 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 23rd 2008 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
Well, it still is a prototype so we still cannot judge it.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
Next time, keep your worn out internet memes to yourself and just say, "Personally, I prefer a camera with EVF."]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/They also promised a viewfinder as an accessory for the hot-shoe.
IMHO, not everyone is able to make a great picture, like a pro, but everyone will benefit from higher quality of pictures taken.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
If they can make some fairly small lenses (as in pancake lenses) for this, then they will be able to find a market for it, albeit not a very large one.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
SEXY

Depending on accessory line up - I'm potential customer. I like to carry camera around all the time and with DSLRs this is quite troublesome to have always couple of grands of not-so-compact equipment on your back.

I hope this one is cheaper and more resilient than plastic DSLRs: something that tiny I can try to keep it in my pocket where it's going to be safer than in a rucksack.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
But, can we get shallow depths of field with these things? Is the sensor big enough and the lens long enough?

That's all I miss from SLR-type cameras really, the ability to take wonderful portraits, sharp subjects and creamy backgrounds...]]>Sep 22nd 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/ can we get shallow depths of field with these things?

On 4/3, to have a shallow field of depth you need a lens which is of size ... well normal Canon/Nikon lens.

Generally, 4/3 has large DOF - but not as bad as in point-and-shoots. There are several 4/3 (not u4/3) pro lenses with high aperture values (below f2.0).]]>Sep 25th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/MEOW!

]]>Sep 22nd 2008 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
This going to be the Sigma DP2 and Canon G10 killer.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
I agree that this thing could (if as good as it looks) could be a G10, and P6000 killer.

]]>Sep 22nd 2008 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/Sep 22nd 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/]]>Sep 22nd 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/22/olympus-drops-jaws-with-retro-micro-four-thirds-concept/
Nice work, Olympus.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 12:00PM