I think almost everybody missed my point. By 'end of life', I didn't mean
that I would stop using it, nor would very many people that are here. Hey,
if I didn't love the stuff, would I have this much invested in it?
I do think, however, that it would be hard to argue that it is not at the
'end of its life' from Olympus' perspective. Will I still use it? Yep.
Will I still buy it? Yep. Am I disappointed that Olympus didn't update it
and create the OM-5/6. Maybe with autofocus and a few more features?
Devastated, what else.
Would I recommend it to an aspiring professional photographer? Well, no.
Guess I'm a heretic.
In more ways than one <g>.
That said, I stand by my previous position of an OM-G (OM-20) as the right
starter camera. It has manual built in (no adapter like the OM-10). It has
fewer problems with oily magnets. It's cheap, very cheap.
I didn't suggest that it be his long term solution, just a starter. Heck,
who among us believes that a true OM-phile would only have the one body. In
a perfect world, a new OM-4Ti would be a good starter camera --- and be
available for $50. Guess that is in a parallel universe.
Tom
From: "Simon Evans" <sje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hey, speak for yourself ;-)
<snip>
> So quit the "OM is dead" B.S. and take some more photos (thereby keeping
it
> alive).
>
> Simon E.
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