The Micro Four Thirds cameras can use lenses from other cameras (manually) using adapters and Cosina has an adapter for their lenses. Now, it seems, Cosina just may start making lenses with the Micro Four Thirds mount and, hopefully, a Voigtlander Micro Four Thirds camera. I was hoping Leica was going to build a Micro Four Thirds camera but it seems they're more comfortable designing lenses for Panasonic. Sigma makes a few Four Thirds lenses but no Micro Four Thirds lenses.
For years we had the megapixel race, Then it became the race for "full frame" sensors (emulating the 35mm format) and now it seems to be a bit of both. A digital camera is more than just these two factors. Olympus and Panasonic proved that a smaller sensor, quality lenses and precision programming can create excellent images with a compact camera. Some of the new digital SLR's are huge - bigger than some of the 35mm motor drive rigs I used years ago. A camera too big to carry gets left behind (unless you're on assignment). Micro Four Thirds has the right balance between size and quality for so many images.
Photo Expo is coming and I'm looking forward to visiting the Voigtlander booth again. Maybe they'll have some news, maybe some lenses and hopefully a Micro Four Thirds camera or two. If there's any company that can pull this off Cosina can. Of course, that will be right after I visit the Olympus booth. I've used Olympus cameras for years and I keep coming back for more. There's something special about them that goes beyond parts. They have "soul".
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