Because it would be huge, heavy and have gigantic lenses. The Fuji X-Pro is bad enough and it is only an APS size sensor. Moreover, it would have the miserable 3:2 aspect ratio sensor that requires cropping for almost every popular print size.
It would either have to sacrifice size or develop smaller internal components to make room for a larger sensor to maintain the same feature set. Maybe they could cram in an apsc sized sensor to into the existing penf body. If it doesn't use an existing mount though, we would have to wait for lenses
As was pointed out to me the leica's are more true rangefinders. But I agree, if want a full frame pen f just save your cash for leica. You get an actual rangefinder with modern digital benefits.
The cool thing about the film Pen F was that it was an slr in a rangefinder format.
I find that the "smaller" battery in my E-M5 III gets way better battery life than that old tech battery in my Pen F.
I think there was some talk that they made the em5 mkiii more power efficient. I don't know if thats true or just marketing.
Maybe so...but I've had the older battery in the PEN F, E-5 M II, and the E-M1. The smaller battery in my E-M5 III, E-M10 III, E-M10 II and the PEN PL7, easily outlasted any of the others.
Its a balance between the battery's storage capacity and the camera's power consumption.
CIPA ratings are almost on par: 310 shots for the M5iii and 330 for Pen F. IIUC the M5iii battery capacity is lower so some efficiency improvements with the M5iii seem to have occurred, especially given the much bigger feature set. As electronic components continue to be miniaturized that seems likely.
Good comment.
My point was meant to be that any new Pen F need not accommodate a larger battery. Perhaps the efficiencies in newer technology is enough to realize enough battery life gain to negate the need for a larger battery.
Well I would welcome a slightly larger battery and more efficient components. Although I only take stills and don't spray and pray so the battery usually last me a full day.
CIPA is the sole (that I'm aware of) standardized comparison tool among camera models. The shot count itself doesn't mimic how most people really use cameras but is quite helpful learning which has longer life between/among competing models. Among cameras I own, it's a pretty reliable predictor of duration.
But if the battery was actually smaller in size, but longer in battery life ( like the battery in my E-M5 III compared to the one in my E-M5 II) that would seem to me to be the better alternative than just a larger battery.
Yeah ok I agree
It did seem like it might be logical - after all Panasonic quickly followed the G9 with the GX9 and they have seemed to make faux-dslr bodies and similar RF-style Flat Tops as well.
