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RichA - 31 Dec 2004 22:55 GMT

Will we see DSLRs incorporating all elements available only across
many different manufacturers as of now? For instance, Olympus has
ultrasonic CCD window cleaning of dust, but no image stabilization.
I'm wondering if both these attributes will become a standard in
a year's time?
-Rich

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photohound@gmail.com - 01 Jan 2005 09:03 GMT

> Will we see DSLRs incorporating all elements available only across
> many different manufacturers as of now? For instance, Olympus has
> ultrasonic CCD window cleaning of dust, but no image stabilization.
> I'm wondering if both these attributes will become a standard in
> a year's time?

Just a guess, but I don't think Canon will include IS in their camera
bodies any time soon. That would probably crush the market for their
expensive IS lenses.

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Alan Browne - 01 Jan 2005 17:02 GMT

You can wait ten years and they might serve ice cold martini's.

Seriously, there are patents and licencing issues. Manufacturers generally want
to avoid paying royalties/licences, so they have to find their own ways to solve
specific problems. This is bad in a way (all the variations result in different
behaviors across brands); this is also good as innovation is a pillar of
competition, benefitting the buyer.

In the end, if you wait for the perfect camera you'll never get it.

Cheers,
Alan.

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