[Leica] 4/3 question

[bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)]

I'm not going to bite, little bridge dweller. :-) Seriously, for the 
current price, there is nothing, and I mean nothing, that you can purchase 
new in that price range that can touch an Oly E-1 in build and feature 
quality. On the other hand, I think Oly made a mistake going down the 4/3 
road because the smaller the sensor, and higher the pixel count, the harder 
it is to control noise.
On yet another hand, the 4/3 'pro' lenses Olympus has been turning out are 
truly excellent.
Finally - as always, the proof is in the image. Go to my website and take a 
look at the subway series - all 4/3, or the Birthday weekend - all 4/3. A 
lot 
of other stuff was also shot with the 4/3 digital, but I'd have to look - 
oh, wait, the cardiac surger stuff and the neonatal stuff as well.
Again, I can't stress enough the E1 build quality. The only two digital 
bodies that can touch it are the two top-of- the line Canon bodies, and the 
top-of- the-line Nikon - at almost 20x the price, and a minimum of about 8x 
the price.
B. D.

...... Original Message .......
On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:16:24 -0600 "Phil Swango" <pswango@att.net> wrote:
>BD, or anyone else:  I seem to be missing the point of the 4/3 concept.  I
>can get several makes of DSLRs in the 6-8 mp range (APS-size sensor) for
>$600-800.  Most will take some lenses I already have.  Since the better 4/3
>cameras cost that much or more, what's the advantage?  Not trolling -- I'm
>actually trying to learn something.
>
>TIA
>
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