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From: RichA on 17 Mar 2010 07:41
The reference this in the article about their conventional 4/3rds
product.
It's only about 1/3 the speed of Panasonic's (1.2 second focusing time
versus 0.4 with kit lenses), which itself is close to DSLR speed.
They need to address this.

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Olympus_Four_Thirds_not_going_mirrorless_official_news_295946.html

From: Matti Vuori on 17 Mar 2010 17:46
RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in
news:dff7fb5e-c3d1-44d8-8756-3beee81cf9de(a)t23g2000yqt.googlegroups.com:

> The reference this in the article about their conventional 4/3rds
> product.

No it isn't. Why do you lie?
From: RichA on 17 Mar 2010 18:37
On Mar 17, 5:46 pm, Matti Vuori <xmvu...(a)kolumbus.fi> wrote:
> RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote innews:dff7fb5e-c3d1-44d8-8756-3beee81cf9de(a)t23g2000yqt.googlegroups.com:
>
> > The reference this in the article about their conventional 4/3rds
> > product.
>
> No it isn't. Why do you lie?

I tested the E-P1 and 2 against the G1. The G1 snaps to focus like a
DSLR. The Olympus hunt back and forth (kit lens) before finally
locking in. I tried them at 5ft, 15ft and infinity. It could be due
in-part to the Olympus kit lens, but I didn't swap lenses with the G1.
From: Ray Fischer on 17 Mar 2010 22:10
RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>The reference this in the article about their conventional 4/3rds
>product.

I see no support for your claim in the article. Are you a liar or
just illiterate.

>http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Olympus_Four_Thirds_not_going_mirrorless_official_news_295946.html

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Ray Fischer
rfischer(a)sonic.net

From: RichA on 18 Mar 2010 00:31
On Mar 17, 10:10 pm, rfisc...(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote:
> RichA  <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >The reference this in the article about their conventional 4/3rds
> >product.
>
> I see no support for your claim in the article.  Are you a liar or
> just illiterate.
>
> >http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Olympus_Four_Thirds_not_goi...
>
> --
> Ray Fischer        
> rfisc...(a)sonic.net  

And yet despite the statement from the article (below) Panasonic seems
to be able to focus fast. Olympus's kit lens is small and it doesn't
focus quickly.

He explained that while Four Thirds lenses can be used on Micro Four
Thirds cameras, and can operate using the contrast-detection autofocus
system, their speed performance is compromised by the fact they are
designed to be used with phase-detection systems in SLR bodies with
more powerful AF motors.

'To match the speed of the autofocus system of the current Four Thirds
lenses on a body that uses a contrast-detection system would require
lenses with a much smaller and lighter focusing group,'
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