In a message dated 98-10-14 09:01:04 EDT, you write:
<< "1. Olympus owns an OM-AF mount already, there is no need of R&D for
that.
2. Olympus does use fast and reliable AF SLR machinery on IS series.
Conclusion: Olympus might design an OM camera simply by modifying an IS
body and mounting an AF-OM bayonet on it."
>>
Olympus made a couple of bad errors with the OM-77. There is no ability to do
any type of exposure compensation (other than pointing it at a dark or light
part of your scene and doing exposure lock). There is limited ability to use
manual focus (the manual focus lever is kludgy and mostly unusable). If I
can't vary either my exposure or focus much, then it falls very short of being
anything other than a large P&S. The IR focus assist beam works fine in the
dark, OTOH, and I get aperture and shutter speed in the viewfinder.
I think that all the R&D has been done for an AF systems. I would appreciate
a basic AF model with the functionality of at least at the OM PC level, with
TTL flash, manual override of AF on the lens, and exposure compensation. I can
adapt to any other deficiencies.
Warren Kato
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