>Maybe they found they could for example make a lens 30 0ghter and
smaller
>at the expense of a 5% reduction in resolving power, or with a touch
more
>chromatic aberration. Now they might not publicly concede such a
>trade-off, but lens design IS a study in trade-offs. Olympus found
their
>niche in smaller size and weight, so other things probably had to
give
>a little. I'm not sad for it, but glad.
>
>Chip Stratton
Well, smaller, yes, lighter, no, at least not for the bodies. I'll have
to check on the lenses.
Be seeing you.
Dirk Wright
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