I can't argue with that. I miss the 'feel' of the OM system. I still hold
them occasionally :)
That said, the workflow, quality and, yes, convenience of digital can be
beat.
Now if I could just get that 12mp D200....
TOm
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From: "R.Jackson" <jackson.robert.r@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:41 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: What if...
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> On Aug 15, 2004, at 5:32 AM, Tom Scales wrote:
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>> Any guess what my position would be?
>
> Heh...but can you develop a fetish for plastic lens cases? All phallic
> imagery aside, when I stand around holding my one of my OMs with a
> Zuiko on it I love the feeling of the lens barrel. That satisfying
> tactile sense of the aperture ring and shutter speed ring and the way
> they naturally fall under my fingertips. So cool and metallic and with
> very precise detents. And the sound of the OM shutter is the sweetest
> thing this side of a Leica rangefinder. If someone designing a digital
> could grab that aesthetic the way Mr. Maitani did and make me fall in
> love with a digital system I'd be there in a second. I know in the end
> its all about the images, but the process with an OM is so satisfying.
>
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