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On 10/3/2003 at 7:55 AM Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>Here is the email address of Oly Japan's customer support group.
><cs.support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>The person who responded to my MA-1 adapter question was Manabu Oikawa
>
>I have wondered if perhaps the MA-1 will come along later after the
>camera and new lenses have had a chance to establish the "system"
>optical quality. There is no doubt that the 4/3 lenses have to be
>designed and built to a higher resolution standard than OM lenses
>because of the small sensor.
>
>It could be that they are concerned that photos taken with the E-1 and
>OM lenses will be taken as the quality level of the system. After the
>camera has been out for awhile and the web is flooded with images taken
>with the 14-54 zoom they may be willing to allow the release of the
>MA-1. Let's hope so. Of course, I may have already bought a Canon 10D
>by that time.
>
This is my thinking. In addition to allowing genuine Zuiko-OM lenses to be
used with the E-1, it would also open the doors for 3rd party OM mount lenses
which could be an even bigger problem.
Earl aka Canoeman
>Chuck Norcutt
>Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
>
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