For the micro four-thirds, what about Sony and Samsung (while not technically a 4/3rds camera, they compete directly against each other. The Samsung NX10 and NX100, and the Sony NEX3 and NEX5.
Due to the very short mount-to-sensor distance of the micro four-thirds system virtually every SLR or rangefinder system out there has a larger mount-to-sensor (sensor or film) distance.
Sadly, there was no new micro four-thirds camera, just the same mock-up we saw last year. Poo, this could be cool if it hits: a quarter-sized sensor in a tiny body.
Pentax
Pentax introduced a new point-and-shoot at 2PM Tuesday.
Joe Bowers: ever seen shots from the 20mm pancake prime lens on the Panasonic micro four-thirds range? It stops down to 1.7 if i remember correctly, and the depth of field is fantastic for such a small camera.
The PEN range from Olympus has always been at the forefront of the micro four-thirds division, slowly chipping away at the barrage of entry-level DSLR users. The E-P3 is Olympus' new flagship model, and with this they are not holding back.
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