Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]IF - big IF - this Olympus system is comparatively as compact as the OM system is/was and IF - big IF - Olympus has overcome the reliability problems inherent in the OM system, THEN they would have a real shot and walking away with the market - at least in terms of capturing anyone who doesn't have too much tied up already in Nikon and Canon gear...but the idea of a digital SLR and lenses that are to the standard size digital SLRs and lenses what the OM is the the Nikon and Canon systems, is really fantastic.... 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 Skip Williams Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 6:34 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Cc: clairetm@singnet.com.sg Subject: Re: [Leica] .....Olympus 35 OM cameras cease production..... Olympus is due to introduce a completely new digital, interchangable-lens SLR at PMA. The formal announcement of the end of the OM system is just Public Relations caca. The OM system (of which I'm a 25+ year user) has been dead for about 5-6 years. Olympus just doubled the prices on the OM gear to keep it "alive" until their new system was available. The new system is supposed to be 1/12000 sec, use a new 5Mg Kodak CCD, sport a new designed-for-digital lens mount, be a true SLR, etc.... It should be interesting if Olympus can shake up the camera market in 2002 the way it did 30 years ago in 1972 when the OM-System was introduced. Hopefully the new camera system will be a ground-breaking system designed with a new compact, digital philosophy in mind. I'll be in the market for a digital SLR in 2-3 years, it's good news for me. Meanwhile I'll keep using my OM-4Ti's and Leica M's. Skip - ----Original Message Follows---- From: "TMLee" <clairetm@singnet.com.sg> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Subject: [Leica] .....Olympus 35 OM cameras cease production..... Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 13:32:52 +0800 i AM SO SAD...... Have to go into mourning..... My OM4Ti sits next to my Leica R7(just to get back on topic) Its really a wonderful camera (the OM I mean.....) Small and compact, can carry alot more lenses compared to the R7 + lenses...... It even flash syncs to 1/2000......! Quite a useful feature despite the limiting subject distance..... Sigh...... Peace TMLee _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - -- 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