On 31/08/06, iwert <zuiko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> Khen,
>
> I welcome your sharing in OM-knowledge very much!
>
> This was meant very much ironic, I rather like all this knowledge and
> these tidbits, as I am sure most OM-listees and listettes do.
> I didn't see that much list traffic for ages, and that is a good sign!
I'm glad to hear this! :)
And I think that Olympus should be honoured by the list's attention for
> the OM-series, would they have followed our discussions
> the E-X could have an OM-4 metering mode with dedicated "shooting mode"
> buttons, and not menu items. Having to push a button and turn a wheel
> simply to switch to spot metering (single :( ) is a dishonour to their
> own engineering history.
> The shooting SPEED of the OM-series is something they really should
> consider in the design of the next pro E-series body.
I have spoken of this very much in one of my email replies yesterday/last
night and this is one area where I consider to be my pet hate. I'll try to
find that email and forward it to you. Incidentally I have forwarded a
proposal to Olympus recently where I defined a camera design that precisely
addresses this issue in far greater detail. Yes, I really think even Olympus
has succumbed to stupid designs. Even the E-1 should be better than that if
you ask me personally.
Even though my passion lies in all-things Olympus - and probably as a result
of - I am critical of Olympus designs because we come from a long line of
fantastically good and ergonomic camera designs all the way through. We're
so good that we even have camera designs that are showcased permanently in
the New York Museum of Modern Art. That's saying something, don't you
think...
In a way you feel that Maitani really cares to take pictures, making
> the process as easy and intuitive as possible.
Maitani-san is a photographer first and foremost even though he never really
wanted to be a camera designer. His first love as he had told us was to be a
car designer. Thank God for Eiichi Sakurai who talent spotted him and
persuaded him to join Olympus. It was Maitani-san who decided that the
company not only must have an in-house photography school but that EVERY
engineer who works for the Camera Division must go through it and pass it. I
was one of them.
Sometimes,
> when using the E-1 I really think: do these designers ever use a camera
> in real life?
You're damn right. If it were me, the E-1 would be differently designed not
so much from the general architecture or styling but from the control
placement, control design and control logistics. That is the basis of my
proposal to Olympus.
However the E-interface still suits me best of all dslrs
> :)
That is true. It's all relative and by and large, the E-1 still reigns over
ANY other DSLR designed and offered by others.
What just baffles me is that one can customize the E-1's two control
> wheels in A, S and P-mode, but not in M-mode! So much for logic :)
Ouch. Touché.
Iwert.
>
>
> Op 30-aug-06 om 21:47 heeft khen lim het volgende geschreven:
>
> >
> > On 31/08/06, iwert <zuiko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Joel,
> >>
> >> Now I am getting interested, way too much On Topic talk lately, with
> >> wonderfull insights
> >> on OM development, I hate to say it, but this is soooooo unromantic,
> >> please khen, leave some
> >> dreams for the future, longing for something new, be it a camera, or
> >> information on "old equipment", is so nice :).
> >
> >
> > Sometimes the "current development/future talk" stuff can't be helped
> > because I'm getting a considerable number of mails asking for my
> > response.
> > I'm just delighted that people are so into Olympus and for that, I'll
> > stay
> > true to task as a point of service to anyone who asks. I'm fairly sure
> > that
> > if Olympus Japan sees the passion and activity here, they'll be very
> > honoured.
> > OM development stories are wonderful to talk about and I have my fair
> > share
> > and in fact far more than current issues, which I am only coming to
> > grips
> > with from Shinju-ku. So from that perspective, no problems at all - -
> > but as
> > I said, i answer whatever questions that come my way including OM....
> > :)
> >
> > (however your OM-5 story enlightened me on the enigmatic smile of an
> >> Olympus responsable in Olympus plaza, Tokyo, I got when asking about
> >> OM-development, and digital backs somewhere september 2000)
> >>
> >> I will be doing a seven week project with architecture students on
> >> "mobile architecture".
> >>
> >> Since there are a lot of "happy campers" on the list, could you give
> >> me
> >> some tips on what are your absolute
> >> basic needs when living mobile?
> >>
> >> And how do you live mobile, a camper, a tent, a boat? all influx
> >> welcome...
> >>
> >> Iwert.
> >>
> >> ps: In my place there should at least be a compartment with my trusty
> >> OM2n, 3ti, 21,40,50 and 100/2... to keep things moderately on topic!
> >>
> >>
> >> Op 30-aug-06 om 21:17 heeft khen lim het volgende geschreven:
> >>>
> >>> Pretty funny bunch, you guys. I'll probably die laughing before I
> >>> could get
> >>> one shot in. Wish I am there now.
> >>>
> >>> K.
> >>>>
> >>>> Security system consisting of curtains pulled to make it look like
> >>>> Ma
> >>>> and Pa Joad are sleeping in the back. You'll admire it when you see
> >>>> it. Pulls a big honking Airstream (not this trip) and stops at
> >>>> every
> >>>> gas station.
> >>>>
> >>>> Joel W.
> >>
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