Olympus may not make any FT camera anymore. Only mirrorless with full FT lens support.

Miquel Àngel Garcia, manager of Olympus Spain (Image courtesy Quesabesde).

Panasonic already did it silently…drop the FT development. And today Olympus manager Miguel Àngel Garcia from Olympus Spain described Olympus exit strategy from the Four Thirds world. He “confessed” that in late 2013 Olympus will announce a Miro Four Thirds camera that will integrate 100% full support on Four Thirds lenses. There will be no classic E-7 FT camera, the “hybrid” camera will be the real E-5 replacement. It will have a DSLR feeling while having the MFT size advantage. The camera is something completely new and Olympus is developing it since 2009.

I guess no one here is really surprised to hear that. And I suspect Sony and other manufacturers will soon do the same, drop the classic DSLR development in favour of a full mirrorless system.