They might. However the OM lens mount system never really evolved
beyond the solid machined metal stage of the original K and M lenses.
There was no Olympus lens series equivalent to the Pentax A lenses and
though I have no direct experience with then, the few autofocus lenses
that they produced are not supposed to be very compatible with the OM
series. A 24x36mm sensor Olympus DSLR would be a blank slate, not
compatible with 4:3 or Micro 4:3 and most likely not compatible with
classic OM mount lenses either.
Who would the buy it when confronted with the choice between it and the
mature systems produced by Nikon, Canon and Sony in FF with APS-C as
lesser backups, or for that matter Pentax and the various 4:3 micro 4:3
and mirrorless APS-C sensor based cameras, all of which have fairly
extensive lens lineups.
Of course that might not keep Olympus from producing such a thing.
Pentax released the 645D. Then again the 645D could build upon an
extensive A and autofocus lens lineup from it's manual focus and
autofocus film predecessors.
On 8/23/2013 1:43 PM, John wrote:
I wonder how many of those who want Olympus to build a 35mm film format
camera once shot with Olympus 35mm film cameras?
They might see things differently than someone who came to Olympus after
Olympus committed to the 4/3 format.
On 8/23/2013 11:27 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Yes indeed. Olympus and Panasonic FourThirds and Micro-FourThirds
cameras and lenses were designed specifically for the format size.
That doesn't stop people from insisting that Olympus should build a
larger, 35mm film format camera, unfortunately.
Godfrey
On Aug 23, 2013, at 8:05 AM, "P.J. Alling"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Aren't they already full frame?
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