Thank you for your current e-mail concerning our E-system.
Here are our idea and plan for the future.
The demanding requirements of professionals and high-level amateurs,
the durability and speed, the PEN is still unable to cover the Four
Thirds fully. Therefore we need the Four Thirds.
The PEN is supposed to cover all those requirements in the future,
yet the time has not been determined.
Therefore, when the users of the E-xxx series (like the E-520 or
E-620 etc.) want to make a replacement purchase, we recommend the
high-end Four Thirds series like the E-5 for the durability and speed,
the PEN for consumer-friendly, small and lightweight.
We will make efforts to meet customers' requests in these series.
Also, we will sell the Four Thirds lens continuously.
You can be assured that the precise description and expressive performance of
the Four Thirds lens are still the same when using the Four Thirds lens with
the PEN series through the Four Thirds mount adaptor.
We acknowledge that we have a satisfactory lineup of Four Thirds lens
within these 7 years, working with Panasonic and Sigma Corporations,
and we think that these Four Thirds lenses are able to deal with various scenes.
As far as we are concerned, our urgent task is to strengthen
Micro Four Thirds lens lineup, and to have a wide range of lenses
like the Four Thirds.
Meanwhile, the time of the next Four Thirds lens has not been determined yet,
we are still considering the Four Thirds.
Sincerely yours,
Y. Oda
Customer Support Center
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. Tokyo, Japan
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=36433050
Here are our idea and plan for the future.
The demanding requirements of professionals and high-level amateurs,
the durability and speed, the PEN is still unable to cover the Four
Thirds fully. Therefore we need the Four Thirds.
The PEN is supposed to cover all those requirements in the future,
yet the time has not been determined.
Therefore, when the users of the E-xxx series (like the E-520 or
E-620 etc.) want to make a replacement purchase, we recommend the
high-end Four Thirds series like the E-5 for the durability and speed,
the PEN for consumer-friendly, small and lightweight.
We will make efforts to meet customers' requests in these series.
Also, we will sell the Four Thirds lens continuously.
You can be assured that the precise description and expressive performance of
the Four Thirds lens are still the same when using the Four Thirds lens with
the PEN series through the Four Thirds mount adaptor.
We acknowledge that we have a satisfactory lineup of Four Thirds lens
within these 7 years, working with Panasonic and Sigma Corporations,
and we think that these Four Thirds lenses are able to deal with various scenes.
As far as we are concerned, our urgent task is to strengthen
Micro Four Thirds lens lineup, and to have a wide range of lenses
like the Four Thirds.
Meanwhile, the time of the next Four Thirds lens has not been determined yet,
we are still considering the Four Thirds.
Sincerely yours,
Y. Oda
Customer Support Center
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. Tokyo, Japan
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=36433050