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Re: [OM] A last hurrah?

Subject: Re: [OM] A last hurrah?
From: "Earl Dunbar" <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 22:41:00 -0500
It is about workflow as well as image quality.

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On 12/2/2003 at 2:06 PM petertje@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Hi,
>
>> I'm beginning to feel a bit like a stranger here. I've never deleted so
>> much at-a-glance (a nice analogue activity) in my life on the list.
>
>Yes, and the funniest thing is that the amount of complaining seems to be
>directly proportional to the amount of SLR activity from the side of
>Olympus.
>
>A few years ago, this list was a nice discussion forum of like minds.
>There were experts and top-experts, and people listening breathlesly to
>both when they needed help.  From time to time, there was a lament of lack
>of SLR activity from Olympus.
>
>Now there is a new SLR from Olympus, and because it's new, everybody knows
>very little about it, but a large amount of people feel the need to whine
>that it doesn't conform completely to their wish list.  It's obvious that
>launching new cameras must be an ordeal if one would consider the amount
>of whining on mailing lists.  I expect that, if and when an E-2, E-3, E-10
>and E-100 hit the markets, this list will be so overwhelmed with whining
>that I'd better unsubscribe and move on to 6x6 like I've been planning to
>do for some time.  Do you know that for the price of one E-1 (or
>comparably interesting digital SLR) I can buy 10 Bronica 6x6 with standard
>lens and film back on eB*y ?  Digitize that :-p
>
>Fortunately, from time to time voices of wisdom, like the eternally
>accurate John Hermanson, come up, or people send links to pictures of
>their teachers that make me go *wow*, and I'm reminded how good this list
>actually is.  Keep up the good work !
>
>
>
>Peter.
>
>
>
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