The Micro Four Thirds era
Oct 15, 2019
2 minutes
August 2008, Olympus and Panasonic jointly issued a dry, technical press release outlining a new camera system that would use the image sensor to provide a live view feed to an electronic viewfinder, enabling a slimmer, lighter camera body compared to a DSLR. Shortly afterwards, Panasonic released its Lumix G1 – not just the first model in this Micro Four Thirds system, but the world’s first mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera.
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