Get back thee Satan! Blasphemer!! <g>
I've seen the Aria too and I agree though I'm not so sure of the price you
quote. The B&H catalog has the body for only $589. At that price, go ahead
and indulge.
RonS
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Garth Wood
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 9:28 PM
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> Subject: [OM] The OM that Olympus never built
>
>
> Oh, man, I'm probably gonna burn in Zuiko Hell for this, but...
>
>
> ...I'm *lusting* after the Contax Aria. It's the OM-6 Olympus
> should have built, but didn't. Contax lenses are more expensive
> than Zuikos, and I have no idea if they're better or not, but the
> Aria body made me blurt out "Maitani must have designed this!"
> while I was checking it out at McBain's Cameras about ten days
> ago. The salesman who was assisting me (himself a long-time Oly
> owner) just laughed and nodded.
>
> Of course, I'm not giving up my OMs, but boy am I tempted to drop
> a few grand and take the pain in my wallet...
>
> Garth
>
>
>
> "A bad day doing photography is better
> than a good day doing just about
> anything else."
>
> The Unofficial Olympus Web Photo Gallery at:
>
> http://www.taiga.ca/~gallery/
>
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