If this is true the Olympus will have one big built in disadvantage that is the same one the Contax has. Because they are using a new lens line there are no used lenses available so initial costs will be extremely high. The entire advantage of a 35mm type lens mount digital camera is that lots of glass from old to new is available to use on it. No matter if the Contax has 6 MP and interchangeable lenses if the first lens you need to buy for your shooting costs you the camera plus an extra $2k it won't sell even in a 1:10 ratio to something like the EOS-1D which would allow somebody to get in at close to 1/2 the costs with several advantages depending on your type of shooting. If Olympus does do this it better be under $2k or they will be in the dead camera maker category in another 5 years just from the R&D costs if they can't sell enough of them. Kent Gittings -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric Lawton Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New Pentax digital SLR
Several times now people have alluded to this Olympus interchangeable lens digital camera. Is there any information available on it? It seems like olympus might really have the upperhand hand here since (I assume) they will be designing an entirely new lens line specifically for digital - maybe even stardardizing on a less than full frame chip. Eric >From: Pål Audun Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Nothing of the sort. They did shelve the IS 300 because it wasn't >competitive (obsolete). They have release the Optio series which is highly >contemporary, competitive and far from obsolete. They same can be done for >digital slr's. Just look at Olympus soon to be released digital slr with >interchangeable lenses. It may set the standard. > > >Pål >- _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
