Andrew and Tom have apparenently misintepreted the 4/3 in the Olydak
"4/3 system" as 4/3" (inch) and as meaning the size of the diagonal of
the sensor.
In the 4/3 system, 4/3 is the aspect ratio of the sensor, ie; ratio of
width and height. The actual sensor size has been announced to be 18 x
13.5 mm (rounded to the nearest 1/10 mm)
A week or two ago I posted a note on the size of the 4/3 system sensor
vs. the E-20 sensor at 8.8 x 6.6 mm. If you work out the respective
areas you'll see that the 4/3 sensor, at the same density as the 5
megapixel E-20, would yield a sensor with 4.18 times as many pixels or
almost 21 megapixels.
Last October Kodak was showing a 5 megapixel 4/3 sensor. But Oly has
spoken of resolution equalling or exceeding 35mm film and I don't think
5 megapixels is enough for that. I submitted my guess that it would
actually be 9 megapixels. Anyhow, the announcement is scheduled for
June 24 so we'll all know pretty soon. Do I win a prize if I'm right?
Chuck Norcutt
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.
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