On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 09:18:04AM -0400, Morgan Sparks wrote:
> Joel wrote:
> >
> > The biggest leap both in concept and reality is from the OM-1 to OM-2.
>
> On a side note, I've got an Olympus dealer sales manual for the OM-1
> and OM-2 from 1979. I can infer from the text that Olympus was having
> a problem convincing consumers (and some dealers) that the OM-2 was a
> cutting-edge electronic camera. The manual teaches a complex protocol
> for showing the customer the concept of TTL/OTF, and emphasises that the
> appearance of the OM-2 is deceiving.
>
> It's true that the OM-2 looks, feels and sounds just like an analog
> camera, especially the viewfinder with the swinging needle. (The only
> hint are the silent long exposures, and battery check.) Does anyone
> remember when LED's first showed up on consumer electronics in the late
> 70's?
Nice, in the German book " Olympus - Yesterday's Cameras for userers of today"
I found a hint wich says that Fuji first introduced LED`s in the viewfinder of
a SLR in 1972.
It is mentioned in the paragraph which resumes the available camera's
in the day's when the OM-1 ( Pardon the M-1) was introduced to the customers.
Frieder Faig
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