Olympus releases slowest, most expensive 70-300mm yet

? "RichA" ?????? ??? ??????
...
And it has a plastic body. Who are they trying to target with this
one? The regular 4/3rds lens is about $275, optically excellent and
faster. Even AFTER you add the $150 Panasonic 4/3rds to m4/3rds
adapter!!!
Plastics have revolutionized many trades, for instance inner plumbing;before
plastics all pipes were either lead or steel, a pain in the arse and really
dangerous and got corroded. In electrical installations, before plastics
cables were insulated with oil impregnated paper, and conduits were either
steel or soft iron (got corroded in the long run). Now even medium voltage
cables are insulated with PE, and have a coat of semi-conductor to smooth
out the lectric field (usually 20 kV).


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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
hordad AT otenet DOT gr

On Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:02:51 -0400, John A. wrote:

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:57:21 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

On Sep 1, 10:29*am, "Tzortzakakis Dimitris" wrote:
? "RichA" ?????? ??? ... And it has a plastic body. *Who are they trying to target with this
one? *The regular 4/3rds lens is about $275, optically excellent and
faster. *Even AFTER you add the $150 Panasonic 4/3rds to m4/3rds
adapter!!!

Plastics have revolutionized many trades, for instance inner plumbing;before
plastics all pipes were either lead or steel, a pain in the arse and really
dangerous and got corroded. In electrical installations, before plastics
cables were insulated with oil impregnated paper, and conduits were either
steel or soft iron (got corroded in the long run). Now even medium voltage
cables are insulated with PE, and have a coat of semi-conductor to smooth
out the lectric field (usually 20 kV).

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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
hordad AT otenet DOT gr

In cameras, it is a cost-cutting device, nothing more.

And weight-saving.

And insulation against image-destroying thermal noise in digital cameras.

And more comfortable to hold in sub-freezing environments.

And more durable in the event of impact, where metals easily fatigue and
crack. (ref: Leica M8's metal base-plate that would crack off just by
putting the camera on a tripod, sending the whole camera and lens into the
floor.)

And more easily formed for advanced ergonomic designs.

"John A." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:57:21 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

On Sep 1, 10:29 am, "Tzortzakakis Dimitris" wrote:
? "RichA" ?????? ???
...
And it has a plastic body. Who are they trying to target with this
one? The regular 4/3rds lens is about $275, optically excellent and
faster. Even AFTER you add the $150 Panasonic 4/3rds to m4/3rds
adapter!!!

Plastics have revolutionized many trades, for instance inner
plumbing;before
plastics all pipes were either lead or steel, a pain in the arse and
really
dangerous and got corroded. In electrical installations, before
plastics
cables were insulated with oil impregnated paper, and conduits were
either
steel or soft iron (got corroded in the long run). Now even medium
voltage
cables are insulated with PE, and have a coat of semi-conductor to
smooth
out the lectric field (usually 20 kV).

--
Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
hordad AT otenet DOT gr

In cameras, it is a cost-cutting device, nothing more.

And weight-saving.

... and noise dampening

"Tzortzakakis Dimitris" wrote in message
...


Plastics have revolutionized many trades, for instance inner
plumbing;before
snip

Ah! That famous line from the Graduate.
The movie's line "Plastics." was voted as the #42 movie quote by the
American Film Institute (out of 100).

Within a year of the movie's release, plastic manufacturing companies became
enormously successful. Many people attribute this to Walter Brooke's quote
about "plastics". Brooke himself once told his nephew that he would have
invested in plastics, if he had known that the remark would lead to such
success.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/trivia?tr0780372



--
Peter

"John A." wrote in message
...
On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:57:21 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

On Sep 1, 10:29 am, "Tzortzakakis Dimitris" wrote:
? "RichA" ?????? ???
...
And it has a plastic body. Who are they trying to target with this
one? The regular 4/3rds lens is about $275, optically excellent and
faster. Even AFTER you add the $150 Panasonic 4/3rds to m4/3rds
adapter!!!

Plastics have revolutionized many trades, for instance inner
plumbing;before
plastics all pipes were either lead or steel, a pain in the arse and
really
dangerous and got corroded. In electrical installations, before plastics
cables were insulated with oil impregnated paper, and conduits were
either
steel or soft iron (got corroded in the long run). Now even medium
voltage
cables are insulated with PE, and have a coat of semi-conductor to
smooth
out the lectric field (usually 20 kV).

--
Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
hordad AT otenet DOT gr

In cameras, it is a cost-cutting device, nothing more.

And weight-saving.


Don't bother. If it didn't have plastic he would complain about the higher
cost, of something he doesn't buy.

--
Peter