But, then again, who's going to make the adapter?
Larry
Skip Williams wrote:
> Back about a year ago, Olympus produced a lame PowerPoint slide that talked
> about parallelism of the light rays as a big issue in their digital camera
> design; and one of the primary reasons that the OM line couldn't be
> retrofitted to their digital cameras. We know that that argument doesn't
> hold water by itself. The introduction of digital cameras from Kodak, Fuji,
> Nikon, and Canon that take film-designed lenses is testement that it CAN be
> done, if you accept the proper compromises.
>
> I've done a lot of reading on this subject and here's my 10 cents and a
> fabulous technical article on the subject. You really need to read this one
> for a good explanation of the limits of digital capture and the design
> decisions that go into the making of lenses for digital cameras.
>
> http://www.imx.nl/photosite/Topics/topic14.html
>
> My take on the big issues why Olympus can't/won't retrofit the OM lenses to
> the Camedia line:
>
> 1. Money: more $$ from new produts instead of selling long-out-of-production
> OM Zuikos
> 2. Autofocus: OM lenses = no autofocus = Olympus looks archaic against Nikon
> and Canon
> 3. Lens design - OM lenses designed for film capture and not optimal for
> digital capture, although they'd certainly work
> 4. Compromises - If they let the OM lenses fit, they'd probably have to
> introduce other limitations into the system that newer lenses wouldn't have
> to be restricted by.
>
> So the end result is again: the OM line is dead and we should all use them
> in peace and enjoy the images we get. If you want interchangable lens
> digital -- you'll need to buy into another system.
>
> Skip
>
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> >From: "Olympus" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [OM] Digital Camera that takes OM lenses
> >Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 03:26:22 -0800
> >
> >errr.. no, that's a question, not a statement! Is there any rumors
> >(founded
> >or otherwise) that Olympus might make a digital camera that takes OM
> >lenses?
> >I sure hope so...
> >
> >If that is the case, my system would extend pretty well... My friend spent
> >the majority of his money on lenses (he as a C*non system) and he is buying
> >a digital camera for it, but it's great since he has 7 lenses...
> >
> >Albert
> >
> >
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