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[OM] Re: [OT] Why no FourThirds DSLR the size of a Pentax Auto110? ;-)

Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Why no FourThirds DSLR the size of a Pentax Auto110? ;-)
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 01:37:12 +0000
OMs were the cameras UPI issued to all their photographers in 'Nam, so I think 
that would qualify for pro status.

Walt

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the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
Edward Weston


-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jay Maynard <jmaynard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> 
> On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 08:33:33AM +1000, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> > The lesson of the OM-1 was that it was never considered a pro camera  
> > except by a tiny minority and was never a market leader. Some lesson.
> 
> Hm. Why, then, do I keep hearing pros say that the OM system was definitely
> one of the better professional systems out there?
> 
> No, it wasn't a market leader, but it was definitely pro-quality, at least
> until autofocus became the pro standard.
> -- 
> Jay Maynard, K5ZC                   http://www.conmicro.com
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