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Re: [OM] FTL origin

Subject: Re: [OM] FTL origin
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:05:30 +1100
Nor mine! 
And of course, to do that, you'd need examples of all the usual suspects to 
dissect for comparative purposes.
One thing I've learned of late is that none of it makes particular sense. I'm 
attempting to write an evolutionary history of the SLR. Over the last week I've 
been struggling with Chinon and Cosina. Now there's a confused story and Cosina 
seems quite coy about what it made. It's almost impossible to identify and date 
all their own brand models, never mind the other ones they made or the 
rebranded models.
One thing does seem obvious though. The Japanese were successful in 
overwhelming the photographic equipment business not because they competed but 
because they co-operated. If you had a good technology, like Minolta's 
metering, you were as likely to hand it off elsewhere as use it yourself. It 
seems that Mamiya was selling off its SLR technology and design long before 
they made one.
I've also been able to track some ridiculous errors on the net from an original 
off-hand suggestion ('It looks a bit like...') to the idea being accepted as 
gospel. It seems to take 3-5 years. 
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 31/12/2011, at 6:58 AM, Ian Manners wrote:

> Hi Ken,
> 
>> I say that we dissect one to find out what's on the inside.
> 
> It's NOT going to be mine !
> 
> Though from when I cleaned it up, it looks like any other camera
> from that era.
> 
> Also found my archive HD's so will have a look though the FTL
> directory thats under Olympus/Film in the morning.
> 
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
> -- 
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