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Re: [OM] Lens Group / Future of OLY

Subject: Re: [OM] Lens Group / Future of OLY
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:09:07 -0600 (CST)
>In a message dated 98-04-03 21:04:42 EST, you write:
>
>To Paul & Denton:
>
>Denton Taylor wrote:>
>>>The following lenses are only produced on demand:>>
> >>18mm/3.5, 24mm/3.5 shift, 35mm/2.8 shift, 20mm/2 macro, 38mm/2.8 macro,
> >>180mm/2, 250mm/2, 350mm/2.8, 400mm/6.3, 1000mm/11, 600mm/6.5>>
> >I find that to be a rather curious statement. What is the meaning of 'on
> >demand'?>
>
>Snip!
>It's called DEMAND FLOW MANUFACTURING.
>
> >Does this mean they will build one lens because a dealer wants one? Hard to
> >believe...>
>Snip!   Beleave it, all manufacturers are doing it with low demand items
>
> >Or do they mean when enough dealers grovel and beg they will begrudgingly
> >fire up the line?
>Snip!
>YES, they will hold orders as long as they can, cost just as much to build 3
>as 1.
>
><<I wouldn't be surprised if the whole OM line, including the Olympicosinas,
>were built that way. >>
>Snip!!
>Olympus manufacturing, probably never sees the new 2000.  This is not an
>Olympus product, it is a BUY OUT with OLY's name on it, no big deal, what do
>you expect for $299.  If you want a good new camera, buy a 4TI.
>
><<This doesn't mean that you can't walk into B&H and pick up some of the
> above. They list several, and unlike Smile and Cambridge, they actually
> carry what they list. Paul Farrar >>
>LAST & BIG SNIP !  & THE GOOD NEWS !
>Olympus is a big company and by giving us a 3Ti and 35-80mm zoom and the new
>2000 these last few years indicates that they will stay in the manual SLR
>business for a while longer.  This was the number one reason I decided to stay
>with OLY 3 or 4 years ago and complete my "system".  We as OLY users are lucky
>that there is OR WAS quite a bit of good used equipment on the market.  But
>that will change, and from indications I have seen these last 6 months -
>SOON!!
>We should all thank B & H for keeping OLY alive, Yes they do stock what they
>sell.  If it were not for this AVENUE to the market. Olympus would be dead
>here in the USA. I for one would have changed to NIKON if I could not find a
>source for new Oly products 4 years ago.  No company can survive without an
>avenue to the user and I think this is where the members of this list could
>help ourselves.
>WE SHOULD INVITE OLYMPUS MARKETING TO ATTEND THIS LIST DISCUSSIONS. (Although
>not the last two days!).  We should also be beating up on our local camera
>stores to start stocking some Oly SLR product.  I got a quote yesterday
>locally and he was less than 50ver B&H and he pays shipping.  Not Bad!  How
>many times do we ask our local dealer to order something for us?  B&H is not
>cheap, I bet our local dealers can live with the margins to compete B&H if
>given the chance.  (No, I'm not a dealer)
>When is the last time an article was written about Olympus 3Ti or 4TI in a
>photography magazine.  Any writers on the list?
>When and IF Olympus marketing and the dealers see $$'s are to be made in the
>manual SLR business, then we will see new Olympus products in our local camera
>stores.  If not, then we will have to use what we have collected and smile.
>
>BW


Did you see the OM lens comparisons in the message from Richard Schaetzl?
OM lens tests in 1996 and 1997! Evidently German magazines are aimed more
at photographers and less at promoting the latest models of their
advertisers.

Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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