I am absolutely convinced that this is Olympus' thinking. While I might wish
for the adapter, I don't blame them for not manufacturing it.
But I will answer the rhetorical question: If they build them, we will come.
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On 11/4/2003 at 7:44 PM Jim Couch wrote:
>Cannon and Nikon have a LOT MORE existing customers than Olympus ever
>had. It is probably more worth their while to cater to them. When you
>factor in that the E-1 is primarily being marketed to pros, the number
>probably becomes negligible. In fact, do any of us count as Olympus
>CUSTOMERS? When was the last time any of us bought a new OM body or
>lens? (You don't have to answer that, I know I'm not going to.) :)
>
>I think Olympus probably (and rightly so) believes they will gain more
>customers by not compromising the system than the will keep by making it
>backward compatible.
>
>I did notice something interesting in one of the reviews though, the
>reviewer noted that there was a setting to correct the vignetting you
>would get when using standard 35mm lenses even though there was falloff
>with the system lenses. It could be that if the 4/3 system catches on
>Olympus intends the system to be used with other lenses (such as OM.) My
>guess is that they will leave adapters to a third party manufacturer
>though.
>
>Jim Couch
>
>Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
>>
>> That was something I never understood. If Nikon and Canon could carry
>> their existing customers forward it just seemed perverse that Oly
>> would kiss us off.
>>
>> Winsor
>> Long Beach, California
>> USA
>>
>
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