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RE: [OM] NGM Advertisements dedicated to Mr Maitani

Subject: RE: [OM] NGM Advertisements dedicated to Mr Maitani
From: John F Wheeler <wheelej@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 08:55:03 +1100
G'day all,

Surely these days with large amounts of budget directed towards R&D for 
digital photography (and remembering that Olympus is pretty much a leader 
in that field anyway) the company just hasn't the resources to develop any 
improvements on products based on a twenty five year old design.

I saw a OM-2000 for the first time on the weekend and quite frankly was 
less than enthusiastic. But when I retired the company presented me with an 
Oly P&S (Infinity Stylus Epic) which really is a beaut little camera. So I 
guess that this and the digital area is where the manufacturer is heading.

John.

-----Original Message-----
From:   Joel Wilcox [SMTP:jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent:   Monday, March 05, 2001 1:20 PM
To:     olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:        Re: [OM] NGM Advertisements dedicated to Mr Maitani

It's possible, but I recall bits of another recent interview in which
Mr. Maitani was expressing some frustration at not being able to proceed
with an OM-5. My fading recollection is that it was on the drawing
boards, and he lost the good fight. I hope he's enjoying the fabled
Japanese respect he deserves, but by all the signs I'd say they showed
him the bottom line.  He's undoubtedly a realist and a gentleman, and
maybe they keep him focused on the notion that an OM-5 is still in the
cards.  (Just as soon as the E30 brings 'em to their knees.)

Sidebar:  I wonder if a statement by Maitani about the OM2000 was ever
recorded. There's a lovely token of respect. I find the camera useful,
but I suspect he might not be a big fan. <g>

Joel W.

Tom Scales wrote:
>
> I'm just an ugly murican, but I think you may have hit on something here. 
 I
> only dream of working for a company that would have that respect.
>
> Tom
>
> > You know what I'm thinking? I'm thinking that Olympus is only keeping 
the
> > OM system alive while Mr. Maitani is still alive.

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