[OM] Re: Erwin Puts on the E1, Four Thirds, Olympus

[C.H.Ling]

Yes, digital specific lenses was announced at least at the E-10's white 
paper age. I have a copy dated 17th Dec, 2000.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Why?  I remember when Olympus first published the claim that digital 
> sensors
> need digital specific lenses (i.e. telecentric) to get high quality 
> images.
> This was well before the E-1 came on the market.  Almost everyone (even on
> this list) dismissed it as merely a marketing ploy to get people to buy 
> new
> Olympus lenses rather than use perfectly good older 35mm lenses.  People
> started taking the telecentric theory seriously only after Leica published
> a similar report.  So I'd say Olympus has every right to imply that they 
> were
> the first to bring the telecentric theory to market.  After seeing the 
> results
> from the ZD 7-14mm lens, I would never want to go back to the older lens
> design.  The OM's 18mm and 21mm lenses don't even come close to the 
> results
> the ZD 7-14mm delivers.  Olympus has proven they do know what they're 
> talking
> about.
> -mark
>
>
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