Greetings to all;
I spoke with several folks from Olympus America at PMA this past week. In
general they had this to say:---Some OM items are still in production and will
continue to be so for the foreseeable future; NO digital camera using OM
lenses is planned (more on this later); they are developing what they feel are
the best P&S 35mm and consumer digital cameras.
The stated reason about NO OM Digital Camera is: they feel the quality to be
obtained from using interchangeable lenses NOT designed for digital is greatly
inferior. It has to do with how a CCD accepts light input, light rays must ALL
be parallel since the sensor is like little buckets ( U ). Nikon and Canon get
around this by using an adapter plate to make the rays acceptable but sharpness
suffers at the edges, especially with larger chips.
Also, interchangeable lenses have some play in the mount, and while some of
this in acceptable and within tolerance for film, it is not for CCD's.
On a positive note: they will try to get a member of the staff on the list to
monitor our concerns and provide some input.
Best to all, Mike
LARS BUNDESEN wrote:
> I think Olympus' plan is to keep the OM system as a sort of Japanese answer
> to Leica for those who prefer manual focus and (fast) prime lenses instead
> of zooms.
> I think the introduction of the OM 3 Ti and the OM 2000 proves that they
> are going to sustain the OM range, but it is strange that they won't tell
> precisely what the policy is.
> I certainly don't like the thought of standing ten years from now with an
> unrepairable OM 4 Ti.
>
> Lars
>
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> > Fra: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Til: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Emne: [OM] OM=Japanese Leica???
> > Dato: 2. februar 2000 15:08
> >
> > After reading all of these "OM-RIP" messages, the thought kept going
> > through my head about comparing Leica to OM. I was thinking in terms of
> > an "old" camera design persisting in the market in a similar way to
> > Leica M. But, without a cult status similar to Leica, I don't think
> > it's going to happen. Olympus would have to start making lenses on a
> > equal footing to Leica, and price them accordingly. Right now, the
> > lenses are just about equal to Nikon, and about the same price. There
> > also would have to be an exclusiveness to it that the OM system
> > currently lacks.
> >
> >
> > Be seeing you.
> >
> >
> > Dirk Wright
> >
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