On Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 16:17, M. Royer <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "RE: [OM] Trouble in OM paradise" saying:
...
> One of the best things that Olympus did was to
> incorporate titanium as a standard in their OM camera
> bodies. Other manufacturers did this and dropped it
> quickly, but Olympus made it a standard design
> feature. I wonder what would happen though if someone
> did vcome out with a carbon fiber constructed camera.
> It would be light, but probably a heck of a lot
> stronger than the plastimagic SLR's of today. Too bad
> it would probably cost a mint and there is little
> market pressure for this type of development (I think)
Well, there's lots of carbon fibre in tennis rackets, hockey sticks, bike
frames, flutes, guitars, race cars, golf clubs, yachts, planes, tripods,
and other stuff because it's light, strong, stiff, and vibration damping.
Just we want in a camera. The amount would be small & cheap. I imagine the
problem is technical - how to make fittings for the other stuff and
achieve the tolerances required. Titanium also has its construction
problems.
Sooner or later, starting at the top, the pros will get a little tired of
carrying all those pounds around.
Tom
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