"regret is the name of a river, filled with tears"
So beautifully said Albert...Are you a poet or writer of some sort? Painting
pictures with words is also just like photography right?
----- Original Message -----
From: Olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 5:14 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Digital Day Coming-WAIT A SECOND!!!
> 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 that camera is superceded by another 'latest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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