>> Somebody just did!
>> Ladies and gentlemen, the Olympus Evolt E-330 (shame about the 
>> name).

> I guess it depends on your definition of "just" - a friend of mine 
> bought
> one of those almost a year ago. Yes, it's a pretty nice camera, but 
> not
> new anymore, and far from perfect.

That would have been the E-300.
The E-330 is still pre-release and definitely breaks new ground in 
having EVF and optical modes.
Others will now follow.
Once they do it will break down the mistrust of EVFs by the pros and 
after a while ALL DSLRs will do this. And after another while there 
will be no more SLRs as the EVF technology gets good enough and the 
superstitions fade. This marks not only the start of the "real" camera 
but the start of the death of the DSLR.

Forecast / prophecy:   (note it on your calendar ;-) ).

- 3 years from now all major DSLR camera makers will have EVFs in 
their DSLRs.

- 10 years from now all but some specialist top end cameras will not 
be true optical SLRs.


        RM

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