At 00:19 2/2/00 , Charles Loeven wrote:
>NO FRILLS!!
>DOWNSIZE!!
>GET REAL!!
I interpreted the "no frills" as meaning no:
- AF
- integral flip-up flash on top of the prism
- LCD panel rivaling a laptop computer's
- integral motor drive and film rewind that consumes big heavy
batteries faster than a new toy at Christmas
- metering, focus and program modes so numerous there's one for every
occasion, and the decisive moment is lost flipping through them
- any other marketing gizmos the wunderbricks have an OM-4T doesn't
Downsize?
Maybe it only applied to new, current hardware. The current system of
lenses and accessories has shrunk some over the past ten years, but it's
not miniscule.
I keep hearing there is a "retro" movement afoot. It's supposedly a
rebellion against all the extra gizmos that rarely get used. The ones the
wunderbrick makers have been adding to their bodies in an "arms race" to
see who can put the most feature "bullets" in their advertising.
Anyone seen anything about this in journal or 'zine print? The OM users
could be ahead of their time on the leading edge.
Don't recall who posted it, but I also firmly believe *no* major 35mm
camera manufacturer can do without a flagship professional grade SLR system
and be taken seriously in the industry. IMHO, it's needed, even if it's a
profit loss by itself, to demonstrate capability of the company's
engineering and quality. Sometimes you have to take a marginal loss on one
product line to keep the value of your name and huge profits rolling in on
other product lines.
-- John
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