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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pduxon" data-source="post: 1292409" data-attributes="member: 1157">John I do wonder if there'll be a rush to stick in body stabilisation in it. The whole idea of micro 4/3 concept seems to be as a back up for a main dSLR or a riposte to high-end compacts. I don't think they'll be expecting people to stick big telephotos on it.as was commented above even if they do the difference in weight between an Olympus e-520 and a G1 isn't that great especially when you stick on a 70-300 lens and you want the adapter as well.it looks like a great camera for someone wanting better than compact quality but without the bulk of a full sized dSLR. I suspect a Panasonic G1 paired with the 20mm f1.7 pancake lens would be a nice camera for that audience.  equally I'm sure its not beyond the wit of Canon and Nikon to produce a pancake lens for their own entry level cameras. you could get an Oly e-520 and go for a g1 or whatever plus adapter at a later date.</blockquote>