I couldn't agree with you more. They (marketing) seem bent on trying to get
you use to the concept of "Obsolete in 3 years" like computers... Well, I
was using my 486 as a firewall until the motherboard died, 8 years! It's
incredible how much people buy into marketing..
My entire OM system is less expensive than a new N*kon or C*non body only.
That's insane. And mine produce great pictures, and is built fort knox
tough. When their wonderbricks break, I will still have my om.
Was talking to a N*kon owner the other day... he saw the size of my pack.
He couldn't believe what I could fit in there! He yelled "No way!" and
proceeded to rummage through my bag, he couldn't believe how compact the OM
system is... When i travel, I don't want a honkin' brick around my neck, I
can my camera sidesling, and under my jacket and nobody even knows it's
there...
If you want to go digital, fine. But don't throw out your OM when you do!
You will find, regret is the name of a river, filled with tears..
Albert
----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Royer" <royer007@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Digital Day Coming-WAIT A SECOND!!!
> This enormous turnover of digicams, 35mm, and even
> some medium format (look at Mamiya's lineup, just how
> many variations are there of their pro cameras?). Is a
> swindle being pulled on the consumer. With digicams it
> makes a bit more sense considering the rapid evolution
> of that technology, but I find it near inexcuseable
> for 35mm film. It sucks to be a consumer of ameture
> and pro SLR's in today's market. You get a 'latest
> greatest' ameture or pro SLR today and 2 years later
> that camera is superceded by another 'latest
> greatest'. The problem is 7 years down the line there
> are no parts availible for your camera and it costs as
> much to get a new model as to repair the old. Same
> thing goes for the wonderful hyper warp speed silent
> 8-8,000mm lens you have. That lens is replaced with
> the ultra super duper warp speed lens that absorbs
> sound ultra af 8-8,000mm lens. With OM system its been
> totally different. You spend a couple hundred for a
> nice OM body and some lenses. After 10 years you get
> the thing CLAed and its as good as new and the lenses,
> barring catastrophe, are still focsing and looking
> almost like new. So instead of a 5-10 year life span
> you have a 30-whenever year life span. I mean look at
> the old Leicas and the Olympus Pen. Simple, elegant,
> and yet tough and enduring.
>
> Personally I'm trying to get a cheap digicam for web
> images but will wait until the technology matures a
> little and product cycles are more than 1-2 years for
> a more expensive one. I love how N*kon and C*non
> justify rolling out a new camera every three years.
> They add stupid superfluous LCD panels a built in MD
> that is either 1fps faster or quiter or something and
> a few more stupid tricks, just so they can phase out
> the 'old' camera that was already ok and had
> everything eeded to take wonderful pics so in five
> years they can get rid of all the spares and force you
> to buy a new camera.
>
> I know this isn't a big concern to the 'pro'
> photographer who shoots enough to wear a camera and
> lens out and therefore justify the cost. However to
> the casual and even serious ameture photographer (aka
> 990f the population) it's just disgusting).
>
> Mark Lloyd
>
> --- Bruce Hamm <bhamm@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Digital Day Coming-WAIT A SECOND!!!>What would you
> > do if you spent $2000-$3000 on a camera and 4 years
> > later found out >that know parts were available for
> > a problem?
> >
> > Well, of course you are right there...
> >
> > Especially considering the fact that I believe that
> > the D1 sold for close to $10G CDN. Pretty steep for
> > someone that isn't a pro...
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> >
> > Bruce Hamm
> > Ottawa, Canada
> > bhamm@xxxxxxxx
> >
> >
>
>
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