Why has this type of camera been so grossly over-looked by Nikon and Canon? Neither Nikon or Canon has anything like it.
I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in thinking that there is a BIG market for this type of camera.
Perhaps Nikon and Canon are worried that it would cut into DSLR sales, but I don't buy that. They could price it higher than their already low-priced entry level DSLR's and make a tidy profit. It would add to their bottom-line as a LOT of photographers would ADD it to their arsenal, not replace anything with one.
Come on boys... give the people what they want. Take a look at the Olympus Digital PEN, have a peek at your parts inventory, get the engineers engaged, get some PRO photographers engaged, and GET TO IT!
Notice I said "get some PRO photographers engaged"? Too many times the engineers are the only ones designing things, and you get a very nice looking, fully featured, TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE camera. Specs are one thing, but usability in the field is another. AND IT'S A BIG "ANOTHER".
Here, I'll help you out Nikon. Here's what the Nikon Digital PEN should be.
- 12 MP sensor from the Nikon D90 (see, I'm making it easy... no new parts here!)
- F mount that takes all Nikon lenses (even easier, no MICRO mount... just use the existing one)
- Small body, approximate size and weight of the Olympus Digital PEN (think COOLPIX P6000)
- Body build has to be rugged and durable, think D300 / D700
- VR Image Stabilization built-in
- Dust Reduction
- AutoFocus Live View
- Face Detection
- RAW Image File setting
and here's a few extras to make it the BEST DAMN POCKET CAMERA EVER
- dual cards slots
- variable RAW file sizes (think sRAW on the Canons)
- movable vari-angle LCD monitor (like the P5000), but don't even think about adding to the weight and size because of this
- HD movie mode
- use the D90's 12 MP sensor, but re-work the processors so it delivers D700-like high ISO. Yeah baby, I'm talking usable 12,800 ISO!
Come on Nikon! As Rob Schneider says... "You can do it!"
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