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Re: [OM] Is it an OM adapter?

Subject: Re: [OM] Is it an OM adapter?
From: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:16:28 +0800
> 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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