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Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?

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Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?

Oct 13, 2010

FWIW....

This from DSLR Magazine via 43rumors....

In an interview with DSLRmagazine Sven Dabelstein, Anne Guennewig and Monica Puértolas from Panasonic confirmed that the upcoming Panasonic GF2 will not have the new GH2 18 megapixel multiaspect sensor. They also said that they didn’t want to give that sensor to Olympus for the Olympus E-5 because “each firm should reserve a space to develop differentiated products with unique technologies.“.

URL: http://www.43rumors.com/ft5-no-new-16-megapixel-sensor-for-the-panasonic-gf2/

Well, if true, that would explain a few things....

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Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	pseudothomasmerton	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	chuckielpn	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	Tony T C Lau	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	sderdiarian	Oct 13, 2010
You mean allow their camera division to be acquired by....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	PhotoHawk	Oct 13, 2010
Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	mfbernstein	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	mfbernstein	Oct 14, 2010
Re: Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	Rriley	Oct 14, 2010
Re: Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	OM 6Ti Plus	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	OM 6Ti Plus	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Olympus makes cameras since the 1930s	Mr.NoFlash	Oct 13, 2010
But do You 'Walk the Talk' ?? /nt	OM 6Ti Plus	Oct 13, 2010
Hoya Pentax	steve16823	Oct 13, 2010
There's always Kodak or Fuji....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: There's always Kodak or Fuji....	Rriley	Oct 13, 2010
Imaging is doing better thanks to micro four thirds and still....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Imaging is doing better thanks to micro four thirds and still....	Josegaut	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Imaging is doing better thanks to micro four thirds and still....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	HatWearingFool	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	revio	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	joeram	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	linuxworks	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	OM 6Ti Plus	Oct 13, 2010
One should note...	RoelHendrickx	Oct 13, 2010
Re: One should note...	HatWearingFool	Oct 13, 2010
What kind of logic leads to that kind of conclusion?	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: One should note...	esco	Oct 13, 2010
I don't buy that. The GH1 had better video and best 4/3rds or u4/3rds...	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	Thomas_A	Oct 13, 2010
Canon could give Panasonic a hit where it hurts, by supplying Olympus with their best	Knight Palm	Oct 13, 2010
Also discussed here on MFT forum	Knight Palm	Oct 13, 2010
Of course it's true, why the surprise?	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Correction: I mean certainly a possibility/ quite possible (n/t)	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	Castway	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Hardly anything to do with that	MarkusDaaniel	Oct 13, 2010
Where exactly Olympus does their own sensor design?	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Where exactly Olympus does their own sensor design?	MarkusDaaniel	Oct 13, 2010
You mean Panasonic E-330 Live Mos sensor?	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: No, I mean Olympus LiveMOS	MarkusDaaniel	Oct 13, 2010
Re: No, I mean Olympus LiveMOS	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
No I do think so, last time I checked	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Well	MarkusDaaniel	Oct 13, 2010
Re: And another quote	MarkusDaaniel	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Where exactly Olympus does their own sensor design?	Jeff	Oct 13, 2010
That doesn't make sense to me, sorry....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	K3nKen	Oct 13, 2010
The counterargument ....	Jeff	Oct 13, 2010
This sounds silly....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: This sounds silly....	MarkusDaaniel	Oct 13, 2010
Re: This sounds silly....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
counterintuitive, yes ... silly, no ...	Jeff	Oct 13, 2010
But Panasonic does sell sensors to Olympus....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
the facts are that we don't know ...	Jeff	Oct 13, 2010
Re: the facts are that we don't know ...	revio	Oct 13, 2010
Re: The counterargument ....	Harold66	Oct 13, 2010
Fortunately Oly didn't use this sensor!!!	Pixnat2	Oct 13, 2010
Which samples? Jpeg samples or RAW samples?	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Jpeg samples until now.	Pixnat2	Oct 13, 2010
Just look at the RAWS of the GF2/GH1/G2/G1 vs their JPEG....	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
more time to R&D the 12mp sensor	Angular Mo	Oct 13, 2010
Re: more time to R&D the 12mp sensor	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
Re: more time to R&D the 12mp sensor	Angular Mo	Oct 13, 2010
Re: more time to R&D the 12mp sensor	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic plays an interesting game if this is true	tinternaut	Oct 13, 2010
Not really- at what price?	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Panasonic plays an interesting game if this is true	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
The implication is ...	Simon Cowell	Oct 13, 2010
That's one mystery solved	SteB	Oct 13, 2010
Couldn't be happier they didn't give it up...	stimmer	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Couldn't be happier they didn't give it up...	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
You could be right...	stimmer	Oct 13, 2010
Re: You could be right...	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
Re: You could be right...	Rriley	Oct 13, 2010
Re: You could be right...	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
trolling bob and pro canon spin	Rriley	Oct 13, 2010
sweet smell of love in the air	rovingtim	Oct 13, 2010
Re: sweet stench of love in the air	Rriley	Oct 13, 2010
a unique viewpoint, you have	rovingtim	Oct 13, 2010
Re: a unique viewpoint, you have	Rriley	Oct 13, 2010
Re: sweet smell of love in the air	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
If you can't give it a rest, can you make it funny?	Jeff	Oct 13, 2010
Re: If you can't give it a rest, can you make it funny?	rovingtim	Oct 13, 2010
Re: If you can't give it a rest, can you make it funny?	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
Re: If you can't give it a rest, can you make it funny?	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
I'll make good on that guarantee.	Great Bustard	Oct 13, 2010
Re: trolling bob and pro canon spin	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
Not quite: you realize panasonic also uses	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Again, early jpeg samples or raw? (n/t)	Raist3d	Oct 13, 2010
Good	dgrogers	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Good	fringephoto	Oct 13, 2010
And Olympus says they preferred the 12mp sensor	John Mason	Oct 13, 2010
Re: And Olympus says they preferred the 12mp sensor: NO	Landscapephoto99	Oct 14, 2010
Believe it or Not	Pete_CSCS	Oct 13, 2010
OK, it seems to me now that ...	Simon Cowell	Oct 13, 2010
That rings true ...	Jeff	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Possibly, but	MichaelKJ	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Possibly, but	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Possibly, but	Bootstrap	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Possibly, but	Bobn2	Oct 13, 2010
Analysis Paralysis	Bootstrap	Oct 13, 2010
Sorry bob	Brent Lossing	Oct 13, 2010
Re: Sorry bob	Bobn2	Oct 14, 2010
Bob, you're reaching ...	Jeff	Oct 14, 2010
Re: Bob, you're reaching ...	Bobn2	Oct 14, 2010
another possibility, Bob	rovingtim	Oct 14, 2010
Re: another possibility, Bob	Bobn2	Oct 14, 2010
Re: another possibility, Bob	rovingtim	Oct 14, 2010
Re: another possibility, Bob	Bobn2	Oct 14, 2010
Re: another possibility, Bob	Thomas_A	Oct 14, 2010
Re: Bob, you're reaching ...	hdkhang	Oct 14, 2010
Re: Possibly, but	MichaelKJ	Oct 13, 2010
Panasonic did not want to give the 18mp sensor to Olympus?	Bluephotons	Oct 14, 2010
Re: Believe it or Not	pseudothomasmerton	Oct 14, 2010
Pretty sad if its true, sensors are the heart of a digital camera.....	Abbar	Oct 14, 2010
I think is was available to Oly	rovingtim	Oct 14, 2010
Re: I think is was available to Oly	Bobn2	Oct 14, 2010
Re: I think is was available to Oly	krh_57	Oct 14, 2010

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