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No more Contax...
....according to dPreview:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ |
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"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message .. . ...according to dPreview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ A sad moment. Though too pricey for my budget. I've always admired Contax optics. Walt |
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"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message .. . ...according to dPreview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ Any bets on Olympus folding within the next 12 months? |
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"Courtesy Assured" wrote in news:38pehiF5pvqk4U1
@individual.net: "Brian C. Baird" wrote in message .. . ...according to dPreview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ Any bets on Olympus folding within the next 12 months? Olympus will never fold. They are a highly diversified company with some of the most amazing medical imaging systems on the market for example. They may have shot themselves in the foot with their high end digital cameras, but thats hardly enough reason to think even their digicam division will be "next". |
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"Nunnya Bizniss" wrote in message .131... "Courtesy Assured" wrote in news:38pehiF5pvqk4U1 @individual.net: "Brian C. Baird" wrote in message .. . ...according to dPreview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ Any bets on Olympus folding within the next 12 months? Olympus will never fold. They are a highly diversified company with some of the most amazing medical imaging systems on the market for example. They may have shot themselves in the foot with their high end digital cameras, but thats hardly enough reason to think even their digicam division will be "next". Well, it would be pointless to re-hash the well documented deficiencies of the 4/3 system - just about everyone is already aware that it produces noisy and relatively poor quality images(or, if they don't know, they've only to read some reviews) What has become noticeable is the collapse in prices for Olympus DSLR's - the 300, for instance, is now selling in the UK for less than £540 - and I fully expect it to fall below the £500 barrier in a couple of weeks. The E1 is also poised for massive reductions as an increasingly desperate Olympus try to shift stock of its aged overpriced flagship camera. So, why are prices dropping? - yep, because no-one wants them. There is talk of Olympus releasing a low priced kit version of the 300 with the 24-45 & 50-140 lenses AND offering a rebate. This might temporarily help sales - but, as usual, Olympus offer too little, too late. Already approaching a financial crisis, Olympus look set to pull out of the DSLR market fairly soon - their losses are simply unsustainable. They might well soldier on for a bit longer with their point & shoot models - but even those are being seriously undercut by their rivals. Face it - Olympus have screwed their customers for years - their lenses are way overpriced, their DSLR cameras are noisy and/or plagued with JPEG compression problems, and their ridiculous insistence of sticking to the discredited 4/3 system ensures that no 'professional' users will be buying the E-1 replacement, even if Olympus can afford to develop it - which is increasingly doubtful. So, all in all, I don't think that 2005 is going to be a very good year for Oly. |
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I wonder if anyone will notice?
"Brian C. Baird" wrote in message .. . ...according to dPreview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ |
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"Nunnya Bizniss" wrote in message .131... "Courtesy Assured" wrote in news:38pehiF5pvqk4U1 @individual.net: "Brian C. Baird" wrote in message .. . ...according to dPreview: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0503/05030301kyocera.asp -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ Any bets on Olympus folding within the next 12 months? Olympus will never fold. They are a highly diversified company with some of the most amazing medical imaging systems on the market for example. They may have shot themselves in the foot with their high end digital cameras, but thats hardly enough reason to think even their digicam division will be "next". I think their lack of competitive products may have something to do with it, though. Just whenthe E-Volt was looking like it had a chance, along comes the new digital Rebel XT, and suddenly, the E-volt is obsolete. If they survive, it's going to be very tough going for a while. Their biggest strength is a rabidly loyal customer base and their very nice P&S cams, which may be able to help them survive. |
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"TAFKAB" wrote in news:422793b6$0$39321
: I wonder if anyone will notice? Contax digital cameras? Contax was one of the finest film SLR you could get. Extremely good lenses and mechanical build. But there are really no digital Contax cameras to notice. /Roland |
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"Courtesy Assured" wrote in
: There is talk of Olympus releasing a low priced kit version of the 300 with the 24-45 & 50-140 lenses AND offering a rebate. This might temporarily help sales - but, as usual, Olympus offer too little, too late. The strangest part of this is thet Oly told us that the new fantastic 4/3 system had some extra ordinary properties that made it superior - that the real advantage was that it was the choice of professionals that wanted a tool that produced outstanding results. It was lots of talk of tele centric lenses etc, etc, ... The site was full of fashion photography made by very good photographers. And now? Cheap cameras and lenses to try to save the system. Back to the roots - amateurs. /Roland |
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Roland Karlsson wrote: "TAFKAB" wrote in news:422793b6$0$39321 : I wonder if anyone will notice? Contax digital cameras? Contax was one of the finest film SLR you could get. Extremely good lenses and mechanical build. But there are really no digital Contax cameras to notice. Well, they promised a full-frame 6Mpix camera way way back... but never delivered. rafe b. http://www.terrapinphoto.com |
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