Thanks George,
Well if this is so, then I need to go to the Orlando
show, to see this, and to photograph them. It will be
exciting to see if this is really true. I wonder if they
well have f-2/f-2.8 telephoto auto focus lenses for them.
Is anyone in the group going to the show in Orlando, I
know I read it somewhere, but can't recall the exact
date.
Interesting....
Sam..
> The new digital SLR will not be able to use OM lenses. That much has been
> admitted by Olympus. Olympus's press release makes it very clear that they
> are 'closing the door' on the OM line, it will be serviced for a while, but
> not further supported.
>
> We're all speculating on the new 'smaller' size of Olympus's digital SLR,
> some of us are imagining 'dainty-sized' lenses, but I think too much emphasis
> is being placed on 'smaller'. Smaller than what? I don't see it being smaller
> than an E-20 or smaller than an IS-30, but I think what the insiders are
> saying as 'smaller' means smaller than say, a Nikon D1 or a Contax N1
> digital, but still retaining many features. If Olympus shrinks it smaller
> than their own existing cameras, I feel it won't be taken seriously by 'pros'
> or 'advanced amateurs'. At a reported price of ~ $1500 it'll have to be at
> least close to a full-featured camera, IMO.
>
> George S.
>
>
> > >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..
> >
>
>
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