Ed_Ingold Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Olympus announces discontinuation of the Micro 4/3 System. 4/3 is dead! Long live 4/3rd!. https://www.dpreview.com/articles/9877975278/olympus-brings-down-the-curtain-on-the-four-thirds-system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Olympus announces discontinuation of the Micro 4/3 System. Not quite. They announced the end of production the Four-Thirds (4/3) lenses and thus the end of the 4/3 system; its successor m4/3 (micro Four-Thirds) is alive and doing apparently quite well. There's already a previous post on the same subject: https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/olympus-discontinues-production-of-four-thirds-lenses.5497244/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 It pays to read the details. 4/3 is not the same as micro 4/3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman 202 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 does anyone know why it wasn't called 3/4 system :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Javkin Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I posted about this here: https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/olympus-discontinues-production-of-four-thirds-lenses.5497244/ and noted, in case it was unclear to anyone, that only four thirds is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I think this thread is a prize example of fake news, and we don't want to go there, do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 think this thread is a prize example of fake news Actually, it isn't an example of "fake news" at all unless you assume that the OP wasn't merely making a mistake but added the "micro" deliberately. And nothing really points to the OP intentionally trying to mislead. Of course, there's also the possibility that the OP isn't aware of the difference between 4/3 and m4/3. does anyone know why it wasn't called 3/4 system Because there would be no end to the jokes that it isn't even a "full" system? You only get 75% of what you paid for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 There we go; Edward getting all excited about the lack of choice in the photographic world. Lets all have the same camera dress the same......lets call it....guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 And the guess is the very slow auto focus, dull images no pop,A7 range. For Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Not excited, just passing along the news. I've used Olympus cameras in the past for their high quality in a small package. Only with film, however. I made a mistake adding "micro" to the headline. There were two articles side by side in DPReview. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I was relieved when I read the article. I was initially confused about 4/3 and m4/3 as well. In fact I went as far as purchasing the wrong 7-14mm wide angle zoom for my E-M1 m43 camera. That was embarrassing. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick D. Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Sad, my first DSLR was E-300, still love those spot on colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanthree Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 The OP really should have paid attention, but, honestly, the name "micro 4/3" was a really, really bad choice. It leads someone to believe that the sensor is a smaller version of the 4/3 platform. Obviously, it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett_w. Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 it's a shame the "four Thirds system is no longer with us" .... sad ... RIP www.flickr.com/photos/mmirrorless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerrySiegel Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I am not surprised that Olympus is no longer makiing four thirds lenses cause I want them to put their efforts into the great OMD cameras. Cameras are like computers and I do not think anyone mourns that they no longer can get accessories to fit an Apple II or that Mustangs come with smaller engines or you name it. If one can get ten active years out of a system and still find someone to repair it, feel lucky. I have an operatonal E-1 and E-3 and both are fine and dandy. But I have moved on. I expect many others feel the same way. Nothing is dead if it still can be used. Let us say no eulogies for four thirds. I found it great. Still do. No valediction necessary. Someone out there is using this gear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_tran14 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I'm using an E300. The only thing that I complain about it is that the card door is not good (made in China may be the reason). I need a tape to keep it closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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