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[quote name='thw' timestamp='1305844887' post='8656']but I'm also aware that any weight reduction I gain will only come from the camera body alone. Notice there isn't any f/2.8 zoom lens in the m43 and NEX/Axx line-up? Pairing up a f/2.8 zoom lens with a mirrorless camera body (that is armed with a m43 or APS-C sensor) can only lead to a poorly balanced set-up.[/quote]



m43 cams are clearly not made or ideally suited for f/2.8 zooms. A relatively fast m43 zoom, perhaps a 12-50 mm f/2.5-3.3, lives in the rumor mill, but nobody knows the eventual specs for sure. However, aside of non-existant f/2.8 zooms significant weight reductions in the m43 world are of course realized by the lenses as well as by the cam bodies. m43 is in essence a light weight/small form factor system, which may or may not offer everything to replace or complement a DSLR line-up.

[Albert]

[quote name='popo' timestamp='1305829635' post='8625']

I think the smaller mirrorless (GF/NEX/E-P) will probably most appeal to compact upgraders.

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Not only compact upgraders, but also those who want to take casual pictures on their way to work and home but cannot accept the OQ of Iphone...and those lured by M mount lenses but either cannot afford a Leica body or doesn't want to bother shooting film...

[popo]

[quote name='Albert' timestamp='1305995961' post='8732']

Not only compact upgraders, but also those who want to take casual pictures on their way to work and home but cannot accept the OQ of Iphone...and those lured by M mount lenses but either cannot afford a Leica body or doesn't want to bother shooting film...

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I never said that was an exclusive group, but possibly the most significant one. Certainly the reduced mount distance opens the opportunity to use a lot of lenses not easily possible on SLR, but I think that is relatively niche to more advanced photographers.