\n\nIt's interesting to see Canon backing off its relentless pursuit of the megapixel, with the 1D Mkiv and G-10 both signaling that maybe it's time to concentrate on pixel quality. (What's with the zany crop factor of the Mkiv though? I'd have thought we're past that kind of odd compromise.) It's also interesting to see Nikon persisting with 720p-only cameras -- how hard would it be to offer 1080p @24fps?\n\nIt seems to me that Canon right now has two very compelling cameras (the 7D and 5D mkii) while Nikon's range is starting to look dated. (The 7D's hefty introductory price tag does manage to make the 300s seem reasonably priced though.) Nikon's cameras are all great still cameras, but their half-assed video support seems more like an attempt to tick a checkbox than offer serious functionality.\n\nRight now, I want Panasonic, Olympus, and Leica to give Nikon and Canon more serious competition, because it seems that they're all just milking their customers -- especially early adopters. (It's amazing that Leica's cameras seem reasonably priced compared to Nikon's. Indeed, the Leica X1 looks pretty competitive with the E-P1/E-P2/GF-1 coupled with the (~$500) 20mm f1.7. If you don't need autofocus, full frame Nikon prices look ridiculous.)","$updatedAt":"2024-06-05T09:24:19.559+00:00",path:"olympus-e-p2-announced",_created:"2024-07-09T20:31:47.462Z",id:"1890",_modified:"2024-07-09T20:31:47.462Z","$id":"1890",_path:"post/path=olympus-e-p2-announced"},"page/path=blog":{path:"blog",css:"",imageUrl:"",prefetch:[{regexp:"^\\/(([\\w\\d]+\\/)*)([\\w-]+)\\/?$",path:"post/path=[3]"}],tags:["public"],source:"",title:"",description:"",_path:"page/path=blog"}}