Larry:I agree with you.I use aN*k*n N-90s at work and everything you say
is true about the weight and volume needed to get all the features in
there.Heck we have a choice of 3 new camera bodies from Olympus.We are
lucky and don't appreciate it at all.The B&H ad in the Dec.1987 Modern
Photography lists the OM-4T at $445.Today the price is more than twice
that.I'm surprised that the OM-4Ti is available new today at any price.
-Gene Mayeda
L.J. Clark wrote:
>
> Fellow Olympoids (and Canon/Nikon wannabees):
>
> I've been avoiding the "Wish List" thread up to now. There seem
> to be more than a couple of branches, as regards people's wishes.
>
> What is fascinating is the fairly hefty number of suggestions that
> want to turn an Olympus into a Nikon or Canon. Some of this seems
> to stem from the desire to keep the old Zuiko glass. Well...Zuiko
> lenses aren't bad, but if you compare whole lens lines with each
> other, there isn't really anything THAT special about them.
> (There will always be unique and standout lenses from each
> manufacturer. They do that to torture us.) The most consistent
> feature about the Zuikos are their compact size and moderate
> weight.
>
> If you want an Olympus that is an OM, then you best forget such
> things as built-in motor, auto bracketing, a more informative
> display, AA batteries, and a bunch of other stuff that takes up
> cubic space in the camera body. There are some things, such as
> more sophisticated exposure control, that can be done inside
> the existing body form (OM-4/3/2S). But if you want more
> information displayed on the camera body (such as LCD panels),
> that takes up real estate now used by some of the mechanical
> controls. If you look at some of the bulkier Canons and Nikons,
> part of what they do depends on having a large surface area to
> stick displays and little switches. One of the reasons some
> cameras don't have a manual advance lever is that the space that
> the lever takes up on a manual camera is being used for displays
> on the auto-everything SLRs.
>
> If you want more feedback to the camera body from the lens, then
> you better get ready to scrap your Zuikos and stand by for a
> whole line of new lenses. Odds are the mount wouldn't even be
> the same.
>
> If you want an exercise in ergonomics, find a junked OM-something.
> Get out your colored pencils, some grid paper (to make it easier),
> and some rubber cement. Make little displays, switches, selectors,
> etc. Try to stick all this mind candy somewhere on the OM body
> without hack sawing something functional off. And with that
> exercise, you still haven't figured out how to connect the
> switches and displays with the inside workings of the camera.
> (If you haven't got a busted OM body, I guess you could carve one
> from a bar of soap).
>
> Olympus OM cameras are victims of their own design philosophy.
> What most of us like about the cameras (compact size, simple and
> straightforward operation) is exactly what dialed them out of the
> do-everything camera market.
>
> If you want all those other junky features on a camera, go out
> and buy a Nikon or a Canon.
>
> Larry Clark
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