Re: Olympus is out...
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:43 pm
In hindsight Olympus might have been better off using their OM 35mm mount and going down a niche purist type route. That seems crazy but look where they are now, essentially sold the business out. The 35mm OM cameras were very good in their day - they might have been able to carve a niche out. I know some will say it has to be mirrorless, fine but a 35mm full frame shove your adapter on there and bingo OM lenses. I think that could have worked out OK for them. I was never convinced about 4/3, IMO they picked the wrong sensor format twice which was a huge mistake.
Camera makers these days are determined to cut costs. I remember years ago I noted how short the charging lead was on the Sony DSLR camera kits, no doubt some bean counter decided if they cut it in half they would say a few pennies x thousands of packs = saving some money!
Years later they took it a step further, removing the chargers from camera kits. Later A Mount bodies removed the GPS and the AF assist, both of which are useful, and the Minolta AF assist is the best out there - it works and doesn't annoy people when you use it, unlike the LED bright beams on some models, nothing I have used it anywhere near as good. Ditto on the built in flash removal, more and more common - yet useful for those who want to trigger off camera flashes quickly, without using a transmitter. So to me MILC = rapid cost savings. Less parts, faster to make, smaller bodies = less material and they charge higher prices! That was their plan, except it came at the time where good enough and phones were hurting sales badly.
Unfortunately we're in the position of just having to put up with what's there. But we can still be prudent and buy used gear or blow out deals if needed. I have 0 interest in the marketing hype/influencer nonsense that flies around, I don't want or need 100mp cameras, don't need 1000 AF points or 8K. A mount was being wound down for 7-8 years, that was fairly obvious looking back. At least there is a way using those lenses in the future with some compromises, it's just a shame that makers are overly obsessed with making small bodies with compromised ergonomics, with little variation. Sony must have re-used those E Mount moulds with minor tweaks an awful lot!
I'm certainly not interested in spending money investing in native MILC glass, the cost is ridiculous (not to mention the slow lens creep issue we've seen F7.1 lol). I said a while ago I think the downfall of MILC is the ability to use so many lenses, you can entirely bypass native lenses. That cuts off a revenue stream significantly - and no question hurts sales/profits. Hence we see ouch prices. A friend of mine bough a Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8, yes it's a lovely lens, however the cost cutting is shown even there - a lens case? No you get a pathetic cloth wrap! I was staggered how tight camera makers have become, even on expensive purchases like that. I would be pretty disgusted if I paid that for a lens and didn't even get a real case to carry it in. Maybe I'm a bit picky. Welcome to MILC anything to save a few £££ $$$$ ;-D
Camera makers these days are determined to cut costs. I remember years ago I noted how short the charging lead was on the Sony DSLR camera kits, no doubt some bean counter decided if they cut it in half they would say a few pennies x thousands of packs = saving some money!
Years later they took it a step further, removing the chargers from camera kits. Later A Mount bodies removed the GPS and the AF assist, both of which are useful, and the Minolta AF assist is the best out there - it works and doesn't annoy people when you use it, unlike the LED bright beams on some models, nothing I have used it anywhere near as good. Ditto on the built in flash removal, more and more common - yet useful for those who want to trigger off camera flashes quickly, without using a transmitter. So to me MILC = rapid cost savings. Less parts, faster to make, smaller bodies = less material and they charge higher prices! That was their plan, except it came at the time where good enough and phones were hurting sales badly.
Unfortunately we're in the position of just having to put up with what's there. But we can still be prudent and buy used gear or blow out deals if needed. I have 0 interest in the marketing hype/influencer nonsense that flies around, I don't want or need 100mp cameras, don't need 1000 AF points or 8K. A mount was being wound down for 7-8 years, that was fairly obvious looking back. At least there is a way using those lenses in the future with some compromises, it's just a shame that makers are overly obsessed with making small bodies with compromised ergonomics, with little variation. Sony must have re-used those E Mount moulds with minor tweaks an awful lot!
I'm certainly not interested in spending money investing in native MILC glass, the cost is ridiculous (not to mention the slow lens creep issue we've seen F7.1 lol). I said a while ago I think the downfall of MILC is the ability to use so many lenses, you can entirely bypass native lenses. That cuts off a revenue stream significantly - and no question hurts sales/profits. Hence we see ouch prices. A friend of mine bough a Nikon Z 70-200mm F2.8, yes it's a lovely lens, however the cost cutting is shown even there - a lens case? No you get a pathetic cloth wrap! I was staggered how tight camera makers have become, even on expensive purchases like that. I would be pretty disgusted if I paid that for a lens and didn't even get a real case to carry it in. Maybe I'm a bit picky. Welcome to MILC anything to save a few £££ $$$$ ;-D