On 31/08/06, Hans van Veluwen <hans.van.veluwen@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Khen, because of the smiley first I thought that you were joking.
Hans, I was giving one of those typical Japanese half-smiles - kinda like "I
know but you don't know...." or "love to tell you but can't..." :)
A digital back? I would have imagined the OM-5 to be something like an
> upgraded OM-4Ti with features already present in other models, like DX
> film speed decoding, ESP metering or program mode, but a digital back?
> Truly amazing.
Most certainly not, Hans. The OM-4Ti would not have those features. No one
would want to depurify the camera at all. The OM-4Ti is still a sacred
sanctity at Olympus and is spoken in hushed tones..... :D
The decision to trash Maitani's design was probably even a bigger
> mistake than missing the AF train - I know every OM lover would have
> bought this camera.
...yes and millions would have thought so too because we kinda think about
Olympus with our hearts but analytically, it wouldn't have worked against a
mass changing tide. For the same reason, Leica nearly went to the wall if
not for the 11th hour buyback, which only happened a few short months ago.
Some brave guy on DPReview likened Olympus to Porsche. No, I liken Olympus
somewhat to being the Japanese version of Leica, except cleverer and better
thinkers. Oskar Barnack was legendary but Maitani-san is MYTHICAL.
Do you know if the prototype back needed serious modifications for the
> OM-4Ti body? Or was it backwards compatible with older models?
Yes, there are substantial modifications. No, even though it would have
physically fitted on to any OM SLR including the OM-4Ti, it wouldn't have
worked with any of them because there would not be any interface
compatibilities.
Hans
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> Khen wrote:
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> : Me too. Maitani had a working prototype and if memory serves me
> correctly,
> : the DB was weighing in at around 2.2Mpix at that time. Plenty then,
> paltry
> : now of course. The board shot the OM-5 down in flames and many of us
> till
> : today are fairly adamant that it was this issue that broke
> Maitani-san's
> : heart. He was so resolute that it would work.
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> >
> > > yes. think of OM-4Ti + Digital Back..... :)
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