Quite so, Winsor! Right now Oly is in third in my deliberations - primarly
because of no image stabilized lenses. But such a gesture might sway me - a
little. Oly does have the advantage (to me) of good IR sensitivity on the
E-1, which Canon does not, but Nikon (D100) does.
Incidentally, I just pulled the trigger on a non-Oly digital zoom EVF on
*B*y, as a low-cost entry to the digital world. I'm going to get my feet
wet and decide what matters to me in digital. The camara I bought is known
for its stellar performance with a Hoya R72 in the near-infrared.
Gary
Gary Edwards
www.peopleplacesflight.com
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Winsor Crosby
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 7:04 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 4/3 vs. full sensor
On Nov 30, 2003, at 3:54 PM, B. D. Colen wrote:
You're missing a VERY important point here, Winsor - Neither Nikon nor Canon
has designed a line of lenses specifically for use with their digital
bodies; and neither company contends that they have specific lenses that
produce the best images with their DSLRs. Olympus designed the camera and
lenses from the ground up, to be used together, and contend that using other
lenses will produce less than optimal images. So, again, why would they want
people running around getting less than optimal results with the E-1?
That is not quite true. Nikon has, with more on the way. In addition several
new lenses have been issued that address digital issues as well as being
useful on 35mm cameras. Lenses improved for digital are also improved for
film. I have not followed Canon as much, but I know they have issued new
replacement lenses too, in order to deal with digital issues, but they have
not done reduced format(except for that recycled APS lens on the 300D),
naturally, since they also make a full frame digital.
What is interesting is that while Nikon seems committed to their DX sensor
size by issuing lenses for that format. Canon does not. Makes me wonder
whether Canon will in the not too distance future make all their cameras
full frame except for the segment represented by the 300D, resulting in
another Canon market coup. Sigh.
From the Nikon web page:
DX Nikkor Lenses for Digital SLRs(digital only)
10.5mm f/2.8G ED AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor
12-24mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
I think this "less than optimal" argument just has no substance. Olympus and
every other camera maker has made an expensive line and a less expensive,
"less than optimal" line. Many on this list were very happy with the "less
than optimal" 50/1.8 or 35-70/3.5-4.5 and Oly did not object, since they
were still selling a lens and it was likely the user might upgrade. What is
sad is that Oly seems to have lost sight of the fact that everyone using
their OM lenses on a E-1 will get sick of the inconvenience and the doubling
of the focal length and buy proper autofocus lenses for their new E-1. It is
working quite well for Canon and Nikon. As a result some have moved to Canon
because they can use an adaptor. After all you really need to focus manually
with a AF lens for macro anyway. Others will chalk up their losses and
either buy an E-1 or a camera from another system that hides their customer
abandonment a little better. :-)
How is this for an idea? Instead of not making the OM adaptor available, Oly
should give one away free with every E-1. Wouldn't that just make you feel
so warm and cared for that you would run right down and buy one?
Winsor
Long Beach, California
USA
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