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Re: [OM] Hasselblad to launch 35mm camera

Subject: Re: [OM] Hasselblad to launch 35mm camera
From: "Giles" <cnocbui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 21:31:35 +0000
Thats one interpretation but If I was in an influential position in 
Oly Japan I would be thinking that having the OM SLR system has just 
brought home a new business opportunity.

If I had been thinking of letting the system just quietly die out I 
might reconsider the wisdom of abandoning completely a whole segment 
of the overall market for optical equipment.  Surely there is a 
significant degree of specialised industrial capability required to 
produce exemplary 100mm + size lens elements?  Would a company 
willingly deprive itself of the capability?

If my intention had been to maintain a presence in the SLR 
market then I would be thinking that this only confirmed the wisdom 
of doing so.

Giles

> >>...... Recognizing an opportunity to develop its lens market, Olympus
> Europe is working with Hasseblad to launch a completely new Macro
> Photography System combining OM Macro lenses with medium-format
> cameras.  .....">>
> 
> If true, this is pathetic. Olympus gives up on its own user base to support
> another system? 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Denton Taylor

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