I think OM lives for the same reason auto makers want into Formula 1-the
prestige of that high end affilation. Olympus may not make or sell much OM
stuff anymore (I do my best to help-got a new 4Ti last week!). But neither
does Chrysler from the Viper or Prowler, they make $$ with the Minivan and
Intrepid. Olympus want's the respect that a quality SLR brings, they make
money on the stylus line and do well in digital. So maybe OM is like
Porsche, a quality precision machine- not an mass produced mcCamera. Anyway
perhaps they could merge an OM-AF line with digital, kind of like NKN did
with the D1/F5.....
By the way, how does Olympus OM sales compare to Leica (another quality
niche player)?
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] NGM Advertisements dedicated to Mr Maitani
> It's possible, but I recall bits of another recent interview in which
> Mr. Maitani was expressing some frustration at not being able to proceed
> with an OM-5. My fading recollection is that it was on the drawing
> boards, and he lost the good fight. I hope he's enjoying the fabled
> Japanese respect he deserves, but by all the signs I'd say they showed
> him the bottom line. He's undoubtedly a realist and a gentleman, and
> maybe they keep him focused on the notion that an OM-5 is still in the
> cards. (Just as soon as the E30 brings 'em to their knees.)
>
> Sidebar: I wonder if a statement by Maitani about the OM2000 was ever
> recorded. There's a lovely token of respect. I find the camera useful,
> but I suspect he might not be a big fan. <g>
>
> Joel W.
>
> Tom Scales wrote:
> >
> > I'm just an ugly murican, but I think you may have hit on something
here. I
> > only dream of working for a company that would have that respect.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > > You know what I'm thinking? I'm thinking that Olympus is only keeping
the
> > > OM system alive while Mr. Maitani is still alive.
>
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