: How many of this "big group of potential buyers" have rushed to buy
: an OM3T(up to $1600 in the latest B&H catalog) or 35-80/2.8? Maybe 2
: or 3 percent of OM users?
The OM-3Ti is a very expensive camera for what it has to offer. The only
extra (but unique) feature it has compared to other models is enhanced
TTL/OTF flash in the 1-1/60s range with fill-in control. Hardly something
most OM users can justify to themselves (and to their spouses). Olympus
would have made a better marketing move if it had released the 'definite OM
body' that Maitani had planned (as he told in an interview).
However a digital body that accepts both Zuiko lenses and dedicated digital
AF lenses is a different story in terms of new features you get for your
money. Besides digital bodies pay for themselves because you save the film
and processing costs. If you shoot a lot a digital body pays itself back
within a year, especially if you use professional film with professional
processing, if it's in the same price range as the 3Ti.
Let me hear the top ten reasons why you would *not* buy a digital OM if
Olympus ever releases it.
hnz
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