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Re: [OM] Irony of discontinuing of the OM series

Subject: Re: [OM] Irony of discontinuing of the OM series
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:31:12 -0800
At 01:24 PM 1/27/2002 -0800, you wrote:
Anyone else notice the irony of Nikon announcing a new MANUAL metal bodied SLR with interchangeable screens, motor drive compatibility, ttl flash metering, etc. (plus a full range of mechanical shutter speeds) - the FM3a - about the same time Olympus announces the end of the OM system? Sigh!

I don't know that much about Nikon lens, but I would be willing to bet that some of the new lenses available for it were designed before the OM lenses and were probably bested by the OM lenses.
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Winsor Crosby

Actually, the FM3A has been available for some time now. The appeal for me is that such a new body gives life to the many Nikkor lenses already out there and available, many of which more than hold their own with Zuikos.
Yours heretically,
Joel W.

It is nice that they keep improving the FM with the TTL flash now and aperture priority auto exposure. Wow.. A $600 OM4. Ooops. Sorry. Too bad Oly did not see that there was a continuing market, too. It even has a button for automatic flash fill. If the 3A handles like the FM 2 it is a pretty nice camera - not an Oly, but available.
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California

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