I don't think the absence of aperture information from
lens to body is a killer for a Zuiko Digital SLR. The
people most likely to buy such a product (perhaps too
small a market for Oly) probably wouldn't mind
manually inputting maximum aperture whenever a new
lens is mounted. Even without that, there is no reason
the body couldn't take properly exposed images.
Chip Stratton
cstrat@xxxxxxxxx
--- Tom Scales <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think an OM digital SLR is great, but I think it
> is a leap to believe that
> our lenses will work on it. I would be shocked.
> Without the ability to
> provide aperture to the camera body and, more
> importantly, AF, I don't think
> the market would accept them. I expect new lenses.
>
> Hope I'm wrong.
>
> Tom
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > At my local pro camera shop, I bumped into the
> Olympus sales rep. I was
> > there to pick up an accessory for an OM camera
> that took more than six
> > months to arrive (backordered from Japan,
> apparently). I took the liberty
> > of complaining tactfully about that, but then I
> asked for the skinny on
> the
> > future of OM SLRs. He corroborated the consensus
> that has been reached on
> > this group - no successor to the 4T, little
> attention paid to garnering
> > more market share, no refief in sight for
> escalating prices, concentration
> > on digital cameras almost exclusively, as well as
> point and shoots.
> >
> > He did, however, offer this:
> >
> > "I'm on my way to the national sales meeting next
> week. The advance word
> on
> > the focus of the meeting is the upcoming push to
> present to market digital
> > cameras for the professional. We already have the
> $300 to $1200 market
> > covered, so next will be the $1200-? market to
> compete with such things as
> > Nikon's D1..."
> >
> > So, it sounds like all the Zuikoholics will get to
> bring their favorite
> > lenses into the next era of photography
> technology.
> >
> > And lastly, the rep gave me this sharp little pen
> with the Oly logo on it.
> > He offered it up like a reflex - the instant you
> opened your mouth to
> > address him, his hand went into his bag and
> produced the pen. Old-world
> > salesmanship, to be sure.
> >
> > That's all I know.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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