Thomas Bryhn wrote back:
At 21:31 24.06.2003, Jim Brokaw wrote:
The OM line didn't start out with -everything- either.
You're right - it only had twenty-something lenses , 12 focusing screens,
dedicated macro equipment and accessories to mount it on everything from
telescopes to microscopes.
Look in one of the early manuals for the OM-1 and you'll find pictures
showing the system at the time of introduction. Now that's a SYSTEM
camera, not some p&s with exchangable lenses.
If you could find even one of some of the items in that manual you would be
very wealthy. Some of the items listed never made it to the stores. Many
of the items I never saw until the last few years.
Oh, and in 1976 they had a system camera that could measure light 8 stops
lower than the E-1 can do today. I can see the need for digital pictures,
even AF and a more automated flash system, but at this point it can't
replace the OM system - only complement it for the more trivial tasks.
A few days ago, a link was posted for a way to digitally increase the
dynamic range for digital (and film) cameras. On that site was a link to
some software that allows the computer to amplify the light in a digital
file by adding multiple layers of the same photo onto the photograph. This
would be much less time consuming than the way we are accustomed to doing
now, and some amazing images of star trails etc were included to support
the concept.
I have the thread saved at work, but an unable to reproduce it from
here. Maybe someone else remembers the thread and url.
Others may have different views, I'm just snapping away for fun and not
trying to make a living from photography. Either way I wouldn't buy into a
p&s "system" that may or may take off, an EOS with adapter to use zuikos
seems like a much safer bet at this point. Sorry Olympus.
Maybe what we need is another war to go on and on for years to justify the
size and weight of an Olympus system replacement. The current one came and
went before Olympus could get the new one out! ; - ( No, I am not
serious! But we have to look at market conditions when we consider what a
company sends our way. The OM system was not received well by reviewers
when it first came out either.
gregg
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