Isn't this also a huge gamble for Olympus? Who's to say anyone else will
adopt Olympus' new lens mount? With all the $$$ it takes to be a player in
the digital market, why should anyone else market something that'll serve to
put $$ into Olympus' pockets by supporting Olympus' digital body? Olympus has
great products, a terrific reputation in their digital cameras now, with
about a 13% market share, and sales of $1 Billion (USD), BUT, that said,
they're still LOSING $92 Million on that $1Billion in sales. Look at APS,
there was 5 or 6 manufacturers getting together to produce and market
something new, and It still hasn't 'made it' in my opinion. They've gotta be
losing 'tons' of $$$ on that scheme.
George S.
I.A.Nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> This came up a couple of months ago, and I neglected to throw in my 2c
> before the subject diverged, so I'll express my opinion now. I think
> the development of a universal lens mount is a good thing generally, and
> possibly the best survival strategy for Olympus - in much the same way
> that letting anyone make VHS recorders was a good strategy for JVC who
> would otherwise have bee squashed by Sony.
>
> Unlike the VHS/Betamax wars, however, there's nothing about the use of a
> generic lens mount that will force a manufacturer to produce lower
> quality optics or bodies than they might like to.
>
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