Think you are right. Maitani is retired, the magic is gone. What we have now is
the
run of the mill stuff, nothing special. We saw the last true OM when the 3TI
was
introduced. It amazes me that Olympus even considered releasing the Olympus
2000. I know it was not a system camera. Probably was an embarrassment to
Maitani. It also appears this list is taking the same route as the OM System :-(
GeoW
On 26 Sep 2002 at 9:09, Bill Stanke wrote:
> Yes, I think it is too late.
>
> The OM-1 was a brilliant design, brilliantly executed.
>
> The OM-2 was pure science fiction when it was introduced.
> Aperture-priority AE, TTL flash, metering to EV -5, wow man!
>
> The remainder of the OM series were useful refinements of the basic
> OM-1/2 concept, IMHO.
>
> I think I'm disappointed because I was expecting a product, not a
> concept. Oly will probably have to sign up everybody but Canon and
> Nikon to have much of shot at success.
>
> Meanwhile, Leica sends me a daily e-mail of a new product
> introduction. I have the printout of a PDF file for the new R9 on my
> desk right now. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to discover that I
> was switched at birth in the hospital, and there's a large trust fund
> waiting for me...
>
> My $.02.
>
> Bill Stanke
>
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