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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I always would to know why Olympus, a great camera maker with good reputation with your Zuiko lenses, failed in the AF SLR market… I believe the OM-30 actually came before the OM-4Ti and OM-3Ti, chronologically. As for AF, it seems that since Olympus didn’t have the patents and thus they started behind Minolta (and Nikon). Trouble was, there were too many makers of 35mm cameras and not enough buyers! Wisely, I think, they decided to stay making money in line with their expertise, namely making things small and good. They have tried to make their niche with the ‘ZLR’ after Yashica gave up on it. They do seem to have found their mark with making digital cameras, though. -dan Olympus may have failed with AF in the OM system, but I would certainly not call what they have achieved with the IS system a failure. Check out http://www.veluwen.demon.nl/om-sif/is-series/is-series.htm to see for yourself. Per Nordenberg
I agree with you! I know the IS line and I think that is a great success in design and performance. But I don
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