Is it OK to say that now? Sheesh! I hope the DSLR based on the MZ-S chassis is true; they would be the first company to bring out a companion DSLR at a reasonable price. Up to now the price disparity between digital and film has been rediculous; look at the difference in price between the Nikon D100 and the camera it is based on, the N80. The D100 felt very cheap and plasticky IMHO, and the embossed numerical stuff on the dials were obviously done as cheaply and as fast as possible. The whole camera felt quite fragile and cheap.
As for the flagship rumour, it has been restated so often and with no result that I don't currently believe it; but if you do, feel free. The rumours or leaking of a new ultrawide zoom sound interesting; I wonder if it will have corner angles of incidence reduced to reduce the light falloff when the light hits the sensors at a sharp angle, (man, that was awkard to say), and if so, what effect will this have on the lens when mounted on a film camera? Also, what about a new flash? Nothing happening on that front. As for focussing screens, I have and use several in my PZ1-P; the standard one, with panorama lines, I don't use very often anymore. I also have the 'Golden Section' screen, with a large gridded X across the frame, which I love and use the most (very handy for offset subjects and scaling in thirds), and 'the grid', with evenly placed squares all over the screen, which is excellent for product shots or shots where you need very specific placement of subject (i.e. double exposures of tele-moon and WA landscapes). I hope they come out with some screens for the MZ-S/D, as well as interchangeable finders for the 'alleged' flagship. It would be nice to use a refconverter for macros, etc. Any rumours of an alleged companion DSLR to match the alleged flagship and an alleged high-end flash? Nice to have the list working again; had it only failed for me, or what? Cameron Hood Free! 5 rolls of 120 or 3 roll of 35mm Fuji NPH at http://www.fujifilm.ca/ProCommunity/default.asp?sectionID=32&parentID=4
