In a message dated 12/28/98 10:21:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
cpl49@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< First you would have to change the mind set of consumers away from AF.
Then you would have to figure out how to make OM's at a reasonable price.
I think that a pro should know what he/she ( no reference to Transylvania)
wants/needs. The OM is perfect for some pro's and advanced photographers.
The price is also right as compared to the Nikon and Canon flagships. >>
While I agree that with a PRO base, an OM system could be marketed to the
masses....but the money is also with the casual user (many more units to sell,
but yes, at a much lower price...but the cost to the company per unit is waaay
down also.
And I think AF is here to stay for the casual user-there's no going back from
where we are now. Sooo, putting a corporation's $$ into a non-AF system is, in
my opinion, not feasible. Maybe a dual system- AF and MF bodies??
And what about making it APS format? Put yourself in the shoes of the head
R&D geek of Olympus- one wrong move and your new system may be the next OM-88!
Just a thought/ramble/opinion.
George S.
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