I remember reading a remark on the N*kon list a few years
ago from a woman who said that she had tried an OM once but
it was too light for her. She didn't feel that it had
enough weight for her to hold it quite steady.
Sir Francis Bacon used to refer to some kinds of
preconceptions and opinions as "Idols of the Mind." That's
always been a useful image for me as I've sought to
understand the vagaries of human nature.
Joel W.
Quoting Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> That is interesting. I had not considered that aspect.
> They may be
> right. I don't think the OMs ever got the respect they
> deserved and it
> may have been the size. It is no accident that the
> flagship EOS 1Ds Mk
> II in the most popular professional system weighs about 5
> pounds with a
> modest lens. I can imagine that if the size of the Canon
> cameras
> reduced their size and weight by half they would lose
> much of their
> cachet.
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
> On Feb 4, 2005, at 8:09 AM, Jeff Keller wrote:
>
> > The interview the Ukranian camera club had with the
> Olympus people
> > (that
> > someone posted a link to a few months back) seemed to
> imply that
> > Olympus
> > didn't think a small digital camera would be considered
> professional
> > ...
> > I can understand placing a bet on the most likely to
> win horse, but if
> > it is
> > widely believed at Olympus that a digital camera the
> size of an OM
> > isn't
> > "professional" ... it is a sad era.
> > -jeff
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