Wish it were so, but there's no indication that Olympus is concerned about
backward compatibility. Contax is because of the very high prices of their
lenses, which they don't intend to compromise. For them, ignoring backward
compatibility could alienate a significant share of their slim customer
base.
For now it appears Olympus plans to stick with the ZLR formula until they
can incorporate something like Canon's image stabilization technology into
Zuikos for the digital format.
I'm trying to get a sense of whether Olympus actually intends to ever again
be truly competitive among the ranks of pro cameras in any format.
Honestly, I just don't believe they do. It appears they're satisfied with a
share of the "prosumer" market. (Ugh, hate that term as much as the term
"dramedy" for funny dramas, or comedies with some drama, or whatever the
hell it is. Sounds like a camel.)
Lex
From: Paul Wallich <pw@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Contax Digicam
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 08:22:05 -0400
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0007/00071801contaxn1digital.asp
Ignoring minor details like the price, this looks awfully sweet.
It looks like basically everyone _but_ olympus will have a digital
SLR capable of accepting existing lenses soon...
paul
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