Olympus full frame next?

4 years 11 months ago #640350 by NickSano
Correct me if I'm wrong, Panasonic and Olympus have always been fighting for market position right?  So now that Panasonic went full frame, could this be a force that pushes Olympus into the full frame market?

I'm not saying they will ditch their 4/3rds, but just add full frame to mix? 


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4 years 11 months ago #640354 by Shadowfixer1
I don't think so. The full frame market is saturated. Olympus has a corner of the market with less competition and they feel they can deliver results with m 4/3rds. It lets them do things that you can't with full frame because of sensor chip size and computational power. IBIS is one example. They have the best of anyone when it comes to IBIS. Fuji has carved out their own sector as well.
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4 years 11 months ago #640357 by NickSano
Yeah, but we could be one camera away from seeing a big leap forward in IBIS with some of these others.  Honestly I wouldn't be surprised to see Canon stepping up their game big time with the EOS R Pro that is rumored to be on the near horizon for them.  


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4 years 11 months ago #640362 by Shadowfixer1
The size and weight of a full frame sensor make IBIS a lot tougher to implement. 
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4 years 11 months ago #640400 by Tony Bisson
Doubtful, look at the new cameras they have recently released, they are doing just well sticking around in the 4/3rds market.   I don't think they need to move.  Plenty of market for them there.  


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4 years 11 months ago #640456 by KCook
Dunno. Since back in their PEN days Oly has been beating the "more compact" drum. They might try L-mount just to keep up with Panasonic. Or they could even revive APS-H. Very interesting times.

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