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I am guessing that they will probably have some pr...

2008-08-27T06:09:00.000-07:00

I am guessing that they will probably have some prime lenses, but how long it will take for them to build their lens line-up I don't know.

Unless they are planning a big bang launch (unlikely), they will probably trickle in over time.

That's only my opinion of course, until the M43rds companies say more.

another potential problem:is lack of prime lenses ...

2008-08-27T03:23:00.000-07:00

another potential problem:
is lack of prime lenses among 4/3rds out there. there will be a new line of lenses for M4/3rds, but i am wondering if they will ever include prime lenses. i wouldn't like to end up with a stupid zoom attached to the new body. kills the purpose. i rather go with a high quality p$s if that is the case.

That is one of the debated 4/3rds topics. If nothi...

2008-08-26T07:40:00.000-07:00

That is one of the debated 4/3rds topics. If nothing else, it is an alternative, since there are so many 3:2 options out there already.

Or some math geek thought it would be fun to use the square root of high definition TV :)

Correct me if i'm wrong: micro or not, the main is...

2008-08-26T00:11:00.000-07:00

Correct me if i'm wrong: micro or not, the main issue regarding fourthirds system is the dimensional PROPORTION of sensor..why change the 35 mm film proportions!??? i am all for new technologies, but photography is about framing the world before anything else. And your don't have 4:3 frame in photography. other than that, this is fantastic news...

It looks like a guy in the dpreview forums speaks ...

2008-08-25T16:52:00.000-07:00

It looks like a guy in the dpreview forums speaks Japanese and said the pictures at zuiko.exblog.jp were the imagination of one of his blog members.

So the question is did the pictures at the Chinese dpnet.com.cn originate from exblog, or were the exblog (pancake + zoom lens) derived from the DpNet pictures?

Save us Panasonic, announce it all now :-)

I think these are the work of an independent Japan...

2008-08-25T13:48:00.000-07:00

I think these are the work of an independent Japanese blogger. Can't say for sure though. My Google translated Japanese is only slightly better than my Google translated Chinese. At any rate, this is some good CGI, hopefully not too far off from the products we'll be seeing soon enough!

Thanks for the update Amin! So the CGI is coming f...

2008-08-25T13:39:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the update Amin! So the CGI is coming from someone not related to or leaked from M 4/3rds?

It's XFiles 3 - The Micro Four Thirds Files :)Hope...

2008-08-25T13:29:00.000-07:00

It's XFiles 3 - The Micro Four Thirds Files :)

Hopefully we will know a lot more in 30 days or probably less!

I also would like to believe! The design is a comb...

2008-08-25T13:01:00.000-07:00

I also would like to believe! The design is a combination of Canon G9 and Panasonic LX3, with some additional tweaking. It is not quite as slim as it at first seems, but not very thick either. In the back there is an analog wheel like on G9 instead of a joystick, making this a bit more professional tool. But this may never happen...

Look! It's not a zoom-switch, it's AN ORIENTATION ...

2008-08-25T12:05:00.000-07:00

Look! It's not a zoom-switch, it's AN ORIENTATION switch! See, it's got the mystical Square Sensor that the dpreview Oly-forum have had wet dreams about for a year.

Not that it wouldn't be cool as hell, but I fear that Hell will be rather cool, if not frozen, before this actually happens.

Granted, if these were the real deal, these few pictures would probably be the single most exciting bit of camera news in years.

As they said in the distant past; "I WANT TO BELIEVE".
Alas, I can't.

Thanks! I am not good at computer-translated Chine...

2008-08-25T09:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks! I am not good at computer-translated Chinese yet :)

If you look to the source, you will find two more ...

2008-08-25T09:21:00.000-07:00

If you look to the source, you will find two more pages with photos