> It really makes you wonder what Olympus' motivation is for introducing
such an
> adapter. Is it to "prove" that digital lenses are really superior to the
> regular 35mm film lenses? If that's the case, then it makes you wonder
what
> quality the adapter will deliver. You can be certain that it won't
deliver
> better or equal results than the new lenses. The tooling and design of
such
> an adapter is probably quite expensive, and since Olympus is no longer
selling
> OM lenses, there would be no follow up sales from it. My bet is that it
would
> be a marketing tool to show off how much better the new lenses are.
> -mark
>
I think it can at least attract a few OM users to buy the E-body. It is also
one of my consideration even it gives 2x mag (if the built-in glasses do
nothing).
C.H.Ling
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