Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, it is not compatible with OM lenses - which is why I said it is the first system designed specifically to be digital. And where did you hear about the high price? My understanding is that the body will be competitively priced with the Canon 10-D and Nikon D100 - around $1500-1600. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of mak@teleport.com Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:45 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] New Nikon Lens Mount Olympus 4/3 System D SLR the 4/3 D SLR System from Olympus is not full frame, is backed by Kodak and is not compatible with OM lenses...it also is said to suffer from a high price...it will be very interesting to see how the market reacts. Unfortunately, Olympus P/Oed the retail channel with a (since rescinded) decision to favor big box stores in leiu of camera stores...(which is why there are oceans of cheap P400s on ebay right now...ditto for E20s...Tymers in Vancouver USA unloaded their new boxed P400 to me for $300 with a Volvo load of media and ribbons! Do check with your favorite camera store that carried Olympus for similar deals) Anyone know how much the asking price for the photographic part of Nikon is? > > Well, actually, Olympus is just days away from unveiling a whole new system - as in the OM - which will be the first digital SLR system designed from "the ground up." It is said that it will be available in the fall... B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of mak@teleport.com Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:38 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] New Nikon Lens Mount Why would Nikon, a company that is ailing financially and said to be for sale at a fire-sale price with no takers invest in a new lens mount particularly when the have not yet finished taking a beating on the investment into APS cameras... Ask Sigma how well a new mount system sells these days! Perhaps there will be a modification to the existing mount like AI to AIs or "D" or some other added feature... a whole new mount makes very little economic sense... unless they were to unveil a whole new system ala the OM 1 in 1972... perhaps a 10+ MP full frame compact digital SLR that also takes film, is no larger than an FM3a, takes f1.0/1.2 lenses in the new mount and sells with lenses for $249 retail and by the way, is solar powered... now that would justify a new mount... A new non F mount would be the straw that broke Nikon's back the final push to the EOS camp... > > Le jeudi, 12 juin 2003, . 16:53 Europe/Brussels, Douglas Herr a .crit : > Something in this doesn't make sense. Supposedly the push behind > "full-frame" sensors is so people can use the full coverage of their > existing lenses - so why would Nikon or any camera maker introduce a > new lens mount to take advantage of full-frame sensors, unless they > also provide some means of using older lenses with the "full-frame" > sensor? > Doug, Maybe because main competitor did it in due time? But you are right. It doesn't make sense. Lucien - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html