Simon,
I laughed out loud at the coinage "AF wonderbrick".....
At 08:08 PM 12/16/99 +0000, you wrote:
>BBB wrote:
>
>>Will your OM-1 be the camera equivalent of the Fender Tweed Bassman
>>in another decade? No way to tell. But I wouldn't rule it out.
>
>It depends on the subsequent technology. If AF and its attendant benefits
>(or features) don't provide what the discerning user really wants, then OM
>will become more desirable. There's a market for cheap-n-nasty practice
>amps in the guitar world as well, but the two co-exist.
>
>The OM-1 is already a classic, there are many favourable references to it
>both on the 'net and in print. IMHO it all boils down to the use you have
>for it. If it is a better tool for the job (eg astrophotography) than an AF
>wonderbrick, then it will be considered better in that context. If it suits
>you, then use it and be happy.
>
>Simon E.
>
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