Four years ago, Olympus kicked off the 4/3rds concept in the form of the E-1, a five megapixel DSLR aimed squarely at the pro and high-end user. Four years is a lot of time in the world of DSLR, so what has happened during that time to make the new flagship Olympus E-3 DSLR a true contender in the current pro market?
Canon and Nikon currently hold the lion’s share of DSLR sales - something that Olympus (among a series of other currently smaller stakeholders) would like to change. The Olympus E-3 attempts this by stuffing as many features as possible into a DSLR; features that, on paper at least, match and indeed surpass anything from CaNikon™.
Olympus E-3 DSLR (14-54mm kit): Review - ThinkCamera Reviews