The Olympus OM line still has 30+ lenses in the line available as NEW.
John
Camtech
(A full service Olympus dealer)
Denton Taylor wrote:
> >>But if you look at the line up of cameras
> and systems available on the market, what other manufacturer still sells
> manual focus cameras and lenses brand new that can be considered a real
> system?>>
>
> Correct, only Contax & Leica.
>
> >>Now among the three contenders which can be considered full system manual
> focus cameras, let us look at their metering systems. Which can provide,
> spot metering? C*nt*x and Olympus.>>
>
> Not correct. leica R8 has spot metering.
>
> >>Their value also increases but the sad part is that I
> can't buy that 90/2.0 brand new anymore.>>
>
> Again not correct. I bought my 90 2.0 macro from B&H new only a few months
> ago. Couldn't find one used. Also bought a ring flash and power supply at
> the same time. A number of Zuiko lenses are available new still. I think
> Olympus will keep the macro end of the line alive until the end. In fact, I
> plan to go up to B&H in the next few weeks and pick up a 20/2 bellows
> lens... New!
>
> (See, I still defend Olympus; and still love them!)
>
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