On 02/10/06, AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Khen wrote:
> > Why not petition a collective mail
> > response and I'll send it direct to them...
>
> I'm questioning the effectiveness of this tact, given your
> comments other comments. Besides, there isn't anything new that
> we can bring to the table. If the designers in-house are true OM
> efficionados, then they'll do right by us.
Ok. Just thought I'd offered the help to you as I feel your plight.
You mentioned that you were part of the IS-1000 (IS-1)
> development team. Yes. I bought one of the very first ones available.
> When it was later stolen, I bought an IS-3. The Unilenses in
> these cameras are so outstanding and the viewfinder lightpath
> was revolutionary, to say the least. The dual-function
> zoom/power focus buttons are a complete disaster, though.
Just for interests sake, the PF function came from the much-underestimated
and stigmatised OM-101PF. I know most will slag this camera but we were
quietly proud of some of the things it did have. The PF feature was good
enough to find its way to the IS-series. I agree that execution-wise, the
Zoom/PF feature wasn't good.
I longed for an OM-mount version of the IS body. I can do things
> with the IS-3 that I cannot with any other camera.
That's interesting.
Which brings up a question: Why is it that Olympus has no
> apparant continuity between the controls and functions of the
> various camera models?
We had during my time different design groups working on different models
although there are certain synergies and sharing of technologies. We train
new engineers on real projects but essentially everyone starts off with some
smaller camera projects first before they can move up to more serious ones.
I remember beginning with the XA1 and XA2 almost after the 35-series finally
ended.
Just look at the backs of the Olympus
> digicams reveals at least five different control layouts.
I'm sure you won't like this answer - Olympus was still testing out a few
designs at the moment but eventually once design cohesion is attained - as
per OM - this will settle. I agree it isn't good and if Maitani was still
around, he'd probably freaked out. I can imagine having two or more
completely different E-bodies and switching mindsets from one to another.
Why is the E-1 without an instant spot-meter button, which nearly every
> other Olympus camera for 15 years has? I can live with the
> other design foibles, but this one is so blatently missing that
> I fail to understand the logic.
Fully agree. There is a working prototype whereby if you see it, you'll love
it but I'm not sure if Asakura would launch it just yet. The spotmeter
button is right where you're used to. I'm quietly confident and hopeful that
they will. This might come as an E-x or E-xx model.
You cannot place one camera into a silo, since we all have multiple cameras
> of different
> sizes/capabilities and the control layout/menu differences cause
> us to not be able to just go from one camera to another.
Agree again and point noted. Read above.
My Minolta A1 is closer to my E-1 in layout and controls than the
> E-300 is to the E-1. The E-500 is again different and now the
> E-400 is of yet another design.
Read above.
The E-3 BOW (block of wood) has
> a different control layout than the E-1, E-300, E-330, E-500 and
> E-400.
The mockup is missing a few things, AG....
I won't mention the three distinctly different flash
> systems completely incompatible with each other...
What do you mean by that. Please elaborate.
Like them or not, almost all Canons share the same control
> layout. Same with Nikon.
>
> I'm waiting it out. PMA it is. I figure that I've been this
> patient this long, what's another five months.
Good on you. Thank you.
Must stay out of the camera stores between now and then.
Hahahaha....
AG
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