Olympus = KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid)
Or does the O stand for Occam?
I bought it 25 years ago because it had OTF flash, aperture priority, and
was small & uncluttered, after owning a Retina IIa, Leica IIIa, Nikon S2,
SP, and Pentax, all of which I liked.
For professionals, I can understand why autofocus, and fancy flash and
exposure options can simplify their life on the fly for 35mm. For formal
occasions, MF appeals, tho it's technology lags even the OM.
Now, digital calls, and I am the proud owner of an Olympus D600L (always
lagging the bleeding edge... 1.4Mp) for web pix.
tOM
On Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 5:33, Olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "[OM] Design considerations?" saying:
> Hmm.. I've taken a look at some of the newer cameras, and I swear, the
> people who designed the cameras are the same people who design Monster
> trucks. "Bigger is better" mentality. It really annoys me. My friend just
> told me he went to a camera store, and saw some of the new Canon's and he
> was torquing the body, and the store sales guy freaked out when he saw how
> much the body torqued! The Canon is massive compared to the OM. Also,
> there is a million functions, which probably will never get used... and
> it's HUGE. I saw a guy who was carrying his camera bag, and I snuck a peek,
> and saw that he carried the same thing I did, a flash, 3 lenses, some film,
> the body.. but his bag was at least twice as big as mine. So I'm fairly
> happy with my OM.
>
> Question: Now I've read the design considerations that went into the OM
> system.. But it seems to me, that there is almost no meticulous attention
> to detail and design nowadays on any of the new cameras. Am I the only one
> that feels that way?? My camera feels like a brick, but my friend's feels
> like the dashboard of a Dodge Neon..
>
> Albert
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