Micro Four Third??? Yes Sir!

"The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." - Mark Twain... and MFT!

We will reverse the problem for one time: Why all those so-call "full-frame" aficionados want that the Micro Four Third sensor format is a dead end into the photographic and videographer gear world of today? It seems a kind of incessant frustration in regard of a certain ascertainment in regard of the difficulty to be a compact and affordable sensor format system when we speak of the digital 35mm incarnation (24 X 36mm mini film format).

But enough controversies to simply celebrate the new gear introductions by OM System (Olympus OM-1) and Panasonic (Lumix GH6) proving that there is still a "market" for good ideas and ... for the good taste! These two new camera models personify the two major MFT trends as photographer and videographer devices. They are professional (or financially comfortable enthusiasms!) intended products, but we understand the marketing goal intention from the two manufacturers to establish a renew credibility. On the side, OM System have proposed new lenses that are a kind of bridges between their most expansive "Pro" optics and their "Premium" amateur ones.

With the Asian market pressure, it is conceivable in a near future that more MFT amateur products will be introduced equally but keeping in mind that the middle range offer will certainly decrease accordingly. So, save your money if you are looking for a more sophisticated camera model with more manual configurations available. The same may apply for the optic offer composition.

Cameras are devices primarily designed for photographic and videographic purposes which is not the case for smartphones or tablets. The last are evidently difficult to handle properly and don't have the same use flexibility. For people who like to do and create imagery with a high-quality level in more extreme subjects or contexts, "real" cameras are still the first choice to make in terms of gear and use. But there is always this historical search for more compact and less intrusive photo (and video) devices, and therefore the MFT sensor format can be a beautiful, complete and reliable answer to that demand.

So, what will be the (far) future of MFT sensor format as for traditional photography as for any visual art techniques? We cannot say it in this great adventure of human expression but that have never prevented us to have the pleasure to do and share photographs between us.

© Photos Daniel M: G95 / G 25mm F1.7; G Vario 12-60mm F3.5-5.6