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Olympus E-420: World's Smallest Digital SLR

  • 06-03-2008 8:16am
    #1
    PixelTrawler
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    Canon user myself but also have a general interest in new gear...
    Apologies if this is already posted

    http://www.anandtech.com/digitalcameras/showdoc.aspx?i=3253

    Brings more and more point and shoot features to DSLR's - face detection, live view with AF working, very small size (not everyone will like, some will love).

    They are also launching a really small f2.8 lens to go with it


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  • #2
    Thirdfox
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    That pancake lens seems really interesting (come on Nikon! :) )

    But it is quite funny that the E-410 is smaller than the E-420 - I think it's a bit disingenuous of the marketing department to say that we've made a bigger camera but still call it the smallest dSLR.


  • #3
    Stephen
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    That pancake lens is nice, but pity about the 2x crop factor! That makes the nice 25mm lens a 50mm lens.


  • #4
    Thirdfox
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    Isn't 50mm the "standard" for 35mm photojournalistic purposes? The Sigma 30mm f1.4 is popular because it gives the same standard FOV on a DX body as on a 50mm on a FX one i.e. the one that most resembles human vision.


  • #5
    magicbastarder
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    pentax have a very similar pancake lens.


  • #6
    leohoju
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭leohoju


    Thirdfox wrote: »
    That pancake lens seems really interesting (come on Nikon! :) )

    Nikon used to make the 50mm in pancake form. I'm sure you could pick one up second hand for a decent price.


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  • #7
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    I've seen that lens in camera shops here - I don't think it is an official pancake lens though?

    There is a Nikkor 45mm AI-P which is a pancake (and silver!) but that costs a few hundred euro.

    My modestly small 50mm f2 is fine for what I need it for (low light and good manual focus control).


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