The last 3Ti I sold at a camera show, the customer said, wait, don't open the
box, I just want to feel that it's in there! It's going on the shelf in the safe
along with my original OM-3! Heck he said, these are better than having a CD in
the bank!
Just shows, it takes all kinds to make a camera world! Paul.
Michael A. Covington wrote:
> "Well, the OM-3 has become a collector's item, hasn't it? And so by
> introducing
> the OM-3Ti Olympus believes that they create another collector's camera.
> The reason they care about that is that it then allows them to price it at a
> collector's price -- and they rake in the profits. Once all the OM-3Tis are
> sold, I agree that Olympus will care less about how it retains its value
> as a collector's piece."
>
> More importantly, it's prestige (or snob appeal). Olympus gets to remain
> well known as a great camera maker without having to actually continue
> keeping up with great camera technology!
>
> Michael A. Covington / AI Center / The University of Georgia
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