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Olympus gets in on the Micro Four Thirds scene with its compact SLR concept - Tech Digest
Things are ALL GO on the hot Micro Four Thirds SLR scene right now. Panasonic revealed its Lumix G1 just last week, shrinking the traditional SLR into a very fancy-looking body. Olympus, Panasonic's partner in the new system, has different plans. It's using the shrunken optical internals to create a compact-styled camera that boasts the power and lens connectivity of an SLR. And a lovely little orange faux-leather band. To be honest, we're only mentioning this because of the leather band. The unnamed Olympus device is, sadly, just at concept stage at the moment, so there's a very real risk that that leather detailing will be replaced with a cheaper plastic...
Gary Cutlack