Denton Taylor wrote:
> >>I doubt, that a Contax is now a mass sale product, more like Leica, a
> sophistocated niche product and a "Daddy" camera (no insult to all
> Daddys and to you Denton), this is the direction Olympus has to go.
> I personaly would like, that Olympus will keep a more younger image,
> like Zipo has done with there old fashioned lighters. >>
>
> I'd prefer to call them 'doctor' cameras <g>. Bought often, like Leicas, by
> well-off folk who like the 'feel' of top-notch equipment, and the snob
> appeal to go with it. Which is not to deny that Contax/Leica/Zeiss are
> superb picture-taking machines.
>
> Olympus is finished as a mass-market marque. As you (obliquely) suggest
> when you mention the re-introduction of older lens designs, their only hope
> would be to join the ranks of 'daddy' cameras. And it's highly unlikely
> that will happen for any number of reasons.
>
> No doubt there are those in the Olympus company that feel strongly about
> keeping the OM heritage alive. I would suggest that the introduction of the
> 35-80 2.8 zoom was a sop to that faction, as well as a trial balloon. The
> OM-lovers at Oly sure lost... How many folk on the list own this lens?
> Three? Of those, how many bought it new? One? Don't expect Olympus to
> support you if you will not support Olympus!
>
i agree with you here.
> Oly cannot recapture the high-volume market, nor can they capture the
> 'doctor' market. With the terrible recession underway in Japan, don't
> expect to see much risk-taking.
you have a point here.
>
>
> >>I guess many, me included, like to take advantage of the unfaithfull,
> who sell there Olympus gems cheaply, instead of buying new goods from
> Olympus.>>
>
> Exactly my point above.
>
> Contax is releasing a new body every two years. I hope to be the first in
> the 'hood to own an Aria, and will issue a full report, but I suggest that
> it is what an OM5 should have been. (BTW, B&H will be hosting an Aria demo
> on Monday, 6/15, if anyone is in NY).
>
what time is it? maybe i can make it.
> Regards,
>
> Denton Taylor
cheers.
francis
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