And most likely, they don't want to see E-1s coming in for service with a
Classic Zuiko on the front, parts for which were dumped years ago.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] New E-1
> I have t disagree here. If Olympus wants to sell bodies only to present
> and former OM users, they will indeed have to produce the adaptor. But I
> would suggest that the last thing Olympus, a company far more heavily
> into cutting-edge medical, surgical, and scientific equipment wants to
> do is encourage labs and surgeons to use old Zuiko lenses on the E-1
> body. Don't forget, the company has announced its commitment to produce
> 4-5 new lenses each year for several years. One would assume they will
> be thinking of the markets and uses you mention.
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Gettis
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 1:14 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] New E-1
>
>
> Check out this Page on Adorama look about ten items down and then a
> little
> farther. http://www.adorama.net/catalog.tpl
> If the link does not work look for camera acessories under the digital
> section made by olympus John Gettis
>
> If Olympus wants their E-1 to be adopted by pros and serious amateurs,
> they are going to have to make something like an OM adapter (maybe a T
> adapter?). Otherwise these users will not be able to use all sorts of
> micro, macro, astro, copy, medical, etc. equipment. An OM adaptor would
> greatly expand the market, not just to OM lens owners, but amateur
> astronomers, medical labs, surgeons, etc. It would be an almost
> cost-free way to greatly increase the potential market. Therefore, based
> on the last decade's record, I predict they won't do it.
>
> Paul Farrar
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