I agree, but would point out the year...
That's THIRTY year old technology. Doesn't make it invalid. Doesn't make it
bad. Just makes it irrelevant to Olympus marketing. Just like we are.
I think now the design is done, the production costs of the adaptor won't be
very great. It's a marketing thing more than a cost thing. If cost were the
issue they could make it special order and charge a fortune.
The best hope of seeing it is with the cheapo body, since it is unlikely
that they will have an S Zuiko line of Digilenses ready. That's just a hope,
not an expectation, however.
Another possibility is a new rear mount plate for the auto bellows. Don't
hold your breath, but it would make more sense than the infinity adaptor. It
will take some time to get close to the OM macro capability, and at that
extension 'telecentric' is hardly the first of one's concerns. A few close
focusing lenses labelled 'macro' won't cut it. More likely thaat they will
re-mount the glass formulae for the 20 and 38, however, and go for a slower
burn.
The real message here is that if you buy into the digital dream, it's time
to move on. If not, then there's plenty of life left in the OM legacy
system.
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Couch" <jamesbcouch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 vs. the world & Zuikoholics
> Good points Skip. I for one (and I am sure I going to get blasted for
> this one) am amazed at the attitudes on this list. Why in the world
> should Olympus care about a group of folks who tenaciously stick to
> twenty year old technology and buy nothing but used equipment? Get real
> folks, this is a small group, and of this small group an even smaller
> group have bought NEW equipment recently, and of that even less have
> bought NEW CURRENT product from Olympus. Truth of the matte is that we
> ARE NOT OLYMPUS CUSTOMERS! Why should they pander to us. I would guess
> that the real reason the OM adapter is not being produced for the E1 is
> that Olympus has determined they will not sell enough of the adapter to
> justify the cost of producing it! Doro put it well, the group is small,
> and old. We are not the ones buying DSLRs by and large. Even if all of
> us were to buy the OM adapter it would not likely cover production
> costs. And not all of us would, probably not even a large percentage.
>
> As much as I love my Zuikos and my OMs I certainly see no real sense in
> using the Zuikos on a digital camera of any make. It certainly will not
> be a major deciding factor when evaluating DSLRs when/if that day comes
> for me.
>
> FWIW, I agree wholeheartdly with Skip. The E-1 is the first digital
> camera that has really excited me. Not that I am in any position to buy
> a digital camera or shopping for one at all. I have, up to this point
> had no interest at all, the E-1 does have some interest for me. I will
> be very curious to see if the 4/3 system and the E series DLSRs catch on.
>
>
>
> Jim Couch
>
>
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