I have to say, with a bunch of Zuikoholics like us, it would be STUPID of
Olympus to try to gain new marketshare, all the while making sure we are
abandoned. We are the easiest and most obvious target market for Olympus,
and so if this is the case (although with heavy middle managment, I have
100 onfidence that they can screw up even this obvious fact..)
My predictions::
They are pretty revolutionary and so they will make a digital SLR where the
CCD is exactly the same size as the 35mm film, and although it's an AF, it
can take an old OM lens, and be MF, thus keeping the most important repeat
buyers (That would be us) in the game.. We leverage our old lenses, and
they introduce a completely new line of AF lenses... and slowly one by one,
we buy the AF's and phase out the MF's that way..
Of course, soon, (with the death of the Leica R6.2 also) there will be very
few MF systems left.. After 10 years, an outcry will occur, and some
company that is currently only a 3rd party lens provider, will come out with
a "retro" MF line of lenses, complete with body...
I really hope they use a CCD that's the same size as a 35mm film plane..
That way, no screwing with mental measurements of what telephoto qualities I
have gained due to film size vs. ccd difference... Also, that would yield a
better resolution and higher megapixels also..
Albert
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