I believe that the major problem Olympus are having with the adaptor is
their positioning of the new mount as an industry standard.
Releasing an OM adaptor will reinforce a proprietary message which is
already out there. To do this properly, they would need to adapt multiple
fittings to the 4/3, but of course they don't have the licenses. Or do they,
bearing in mind the old PEN F adaptors....?
Remember that the goal is to get enough N*k*n and C*n*n switchers to make
other manufacturers come into line, rather than to foster interest in the OM
community. After all, if every active OM user went and bought an E1 and an
adaptor, the system would be a commercial failure. It is utterly dependent
on getting people across from other brands.
It's a reasonable bet that they a trying to get Tamron to build an AD2 mount
and also to get Tamron and Sigma to build AF lenses in the 4/3 mount. Once
you can mount something other than Oly lenses on it, the way will be a bit
clearer for them to release the OM adaptor.
Julian
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