Walt,
I had to laugh when I read your post, because I know exactly what you mean. ;-)
Digital has become a buzzword. It's like when you buy a little set of earbud
headphones "Designed for Digital!" Sh-yeah right. But in this case regarding
lenses, I don't think so it's sales and promotion BS. This is a highly
competitive industry. Almost as competitive as the 600cc sportbike industry,
but not quite (few industries are). The mfrs. understand that it is possible to
design a lens to be more optimally configured to work with the image sensor in
a camera. This was the guiding principle behind the excellent fixed lens E-10
and E-20's, which were excellent cameras when they were released and still are.
Mike Veglia still uses his...primarily just in the pits, though; he loves that
C*n*n 70-200/2.8L too much "in the field", as it were (can't say I blame him!)
;-)
There is a series of Nikon lenses coming out that are intended for use on their
digital cameras only; just as Oly has done. The little lens that comes with the
Digital Rebel a"kit" is intended strictly for digital; won't work on a film
body (the image circle is too small). It's only a $100 lens, but apparently is
quite a good one. While I love my old Oly equipment, the bottom line for me is
that cameras and lenses are getting better and better all the time.
-Stephen, who still owns and uses his analog Rega Planar III turntable (records
sound better).
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:18:15 -0500
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 reviewed in PC World
Wonder if this is any less sales and promotion bullshit than
the "digital ready" speakers and headphones or "digital
compatible" recording tape and lots of other phony crap sold to
the uniformed and gullible a few years back. Seems like some
people are just suckers for anything labeled "digital" these days.
Walt, an analog guy in an analog world
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- ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Stephen Scharf <scharfsj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>The trend is for digitally designed lenses that are specific for
>digital cameras. Nikon has started making these, and will
>introduce other, as has Canon with the lens for the 300D, and
>Pentax has just announced some. Also, Tamron is making digital-
>specific lenses.
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