Speaking of Pentax, they may be investigating the possibility of producing a Micro Four-Thirds format camera to compete with Olympus and Panasonic. Stephen Sanderson, product coordinator at Pentax UK's Imaging Systems Division, has stated they are investigating different options. Apparently Sony is also contemplating a Micro Four-Thirds model. Micro Four Thirds is an interchangeable lens camera system first announced last year by Olympus and Panasonic. Manufacturers say they hope to win over compact camera users who find DSLRS 'big, heavy and difficult to operate'. The absence of a mirror box - a feature of digital SLRs - helps to keep down the size of the camera.
Olympus recently released the E-P1 to compete with larger DLSR models. See the Recent Digital Camera Reviews section for a preview of the E-P1 from dpreview.com.
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