When CD players took off, "they" started advertising loudspeakers as
"digital ready" ooooh.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Scharf" <scharfsj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <scharfsj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:31 PM
Subject: [OM] E-1 reviewed in PC World
> 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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