How much lead time did Olympus have invested in the OM system before it was
released? Probably much more than used for the E-1, and no one was looking
over their R&D shoulder wagging fingers.
A "pro" market alone won't support a camera system.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Scharf" <scharfsj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 11:18 PM
Subject: [OM] E1 first thoughts
> >Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:24:08 +0200
> >From: "Dirk Seffern" <ds@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Althoug I am sceptical about the success (too early to judge without
> >more "sure" information), I think we have to credit Olympus that they
> >offer from the very beginning already many lenses. It is logical, that
> >they can not bring out ALL lenses we would like to have in the first 6
> >months. But as far as I can see the most important (by sales numbers)
> >lenghts are offered.
>
> Why not? This was done with the original OM system in the early 70s...
>
>
> >Look at the competition, what do they offer below 21mm?
>
> ??? There are a lot of lenses below 21 mm....Sigma has a 15-30, and Canon
has
> two, a 16-35/2.8, and a 17-40/4.
>
> >
> >Resolution is a point, but as long as we do not know more about the
> >image quality, it does not make sense to speculate about numbers only.
>
> I agree....despite what many think, there is more to image quality
> than the no.
> of pixels. The VP of Olympus US marketing has expressed the same
information.
>
> ><snip>
> >I do not think that Olympus is trying to catch a market of
> >sport-professionals or other people who need extreme features. Lets face
> >it. These guys already switched 2 years ago into digital i.e. to Canon
> >or Nikon. So it is unlikely with these heavy investments, that they
> >would now start completely new with the E-1. You will not get these
> >people anymore, so Olympus is IMHO focussing on the prosumer (inkl. the
> >wannabes) and the normal hobby photographer.
>
> Agreed.
> -Stephen Scharf
>
>
>
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