I think that Denton made an astute comment at one point about the superior
depth of the OM system compared to another camera system. That is perhaps
one of the advantages of the way Oly has developed and marketed it,
especially as a smaller camera company. Think about some of the other
manufacturers who have had "model changeovers" if not annually, then every
few years. Buy one. Then try to build a lens system that allows all the
capability of that camera. Certainly many of the lenses are
"interchangeable", but many times you have to buy a lens that was a system
lens for that camera at the time if you want to get the use all of the
features designed for that system. When you change designs frequently for
marketing purposes, then you may not have the time to bring out every lens
for that camera. Later on when a particular new lens design becomes "hot",
say like a 35-80/2.8, you can use it on your camera if it is a new, current
Canon, Nikon whatever, but not on your older F1, F2, whatever. On an OM you
can. When you prefer an older design lens like a 135 which is no longer
"hot", if you have a new Oly competitor you can't always get a current 135
design and have to settle for an older one that while "interchangeable"
functions completely differently than your other lenses on your new camera.
One wonders whether Oly has not decided that their method is a superior way
to develop an in depth system for a camera which is so elegant in providing
the essentials for good photography that it does not need frequent
"improvements".
Winsor
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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