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Why do you not see more m4/3?

Started Jun 13, 2015 | Discussions thread
rodriguezPhoto
rodriguezPhoto Veteran Member • Posts: 4,261
Re: Why do you not see more m4/3?
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veroman wrote:

Maybe because there is no M4:3 gear available at Best Buy, Sears, Target and other large outlets? Maybe because the advertising and promotion of M4:3 is minimal to non-existent?

Although, as someone else has noted, M4:3 is popular outside the U.S.

I agree.  I think a lack of presence at the point of entry, a place that has consumer grade cameras, hurts Olympus and Panasonic a lot.  Panasonic however is in a very good position to leverage their existing presence in TV and audio.  Why they're not doing that is beyond me really.  Olympus on the other hand, simply has no presence at all.  They would have to build it, practically from scratch.  They tried when they introduced the Pen series.  I remember seeing them at places like Staples and such.  But are completely invisible now to the average consumer.  I only got into Olympus DSLR and now m43 because of my experience with their film cameras.

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