Olympus are due to announce further details of their Four Thirds digital SLR camera and lenses tomorrow. As well as the official Four Thirds website, there’s also http://www.olympus-esystem.com which intriguingly requires a username and passowrd at the moment. Will this go live tomorrow?

It will be very interesting to see exactly how much the new camera body and lenses will cost in light of Canon’s recent success with the 10D and the subsequent price-cutting by the likes of Nikon, Fuji and Sigma. Not to mention the Pentax D *ist which is due to ship in August.

Here’s a reminder of what the Four Thirds system is aiming to be (from the Four Thirds website):

“The Four Thirds system establishes a new common standard for digital cameras. Using a 4/3-type CCD or other image sensor, it will facilitate the development of dedicated digital camera lens systems for outstanding quality while also being smaller than their counterparts for 35 mm film SLRs. Furthermore, by creating a standard for camera body lens mounts, it lets photographers combine bodies and lenses from different manufacturers for a wider choice.”