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Why Olympus is an ACE in all sizes ! Locked

Started Jul 22, 2021 | Discussions thread
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SteveY80 Senior Member • Posts: 2,087
Re: How many times are his has to be said….

Harold66 wrote:

gary0319 wrote:

SteveY80 wrote:

Obviously I don't know if there's enough demand to make a small but high end m43 camera viable.

Actually, considering new volumes of sales for the last two years , I am quite convinced there would be

The problem is that most of us who would like such a model could not agree on what is small versus too small

AND equally is what main features would make this smaller model high end

I think there's definitely some truth to that when it comes to specific design features. It would never be everyone's perfect camera.

That said, there are some higher end features that could be added to a small body regardless of the other choices made. For example, PDAF for Olympus, or G9 level DFD AF for Panasonic, rather than the smaller bodies suffering from low end and badly dated AF systems. They could have a large buffer too, and not be dumbed down with limited customisation, or restricted firmware features: focus stacking/bracketing, near/far AF, AF scope, etc.

For me the GX9 would be near perfect if its AF system, feature set, and speed/buffer weren't so far behind the higher end models.

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