| Photocracy |
| (The Great Pretender) |
| 08/06/2008 18:59 |
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Re: Olympus's innovative AF + manual mode
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All of these (except the ultra-budget 50mm f1.8) actually predate USM motors. All except the fisheye are most certainly budget primes.
All of these are current Canon offerings as of June 2008. Eight of them are listed as USM lenses. They include many popular lenses which amateurs are likely to buy, including me when I had Canon gear.
Be daring, can I not tease just the slightest begrudging acknowledgement of Oly credit out of you? You will survive, honest!
OK, well done Olympus for copying Canon after a decade or so. There, that any better?
If you bothered to read back in this forum, you would see that I've been crediting Olympus for the good things they've done for years - unlike some, I'm no fanboy, I'm simply pointing out facts - sorry if that's not what you're interested in.
Don't all manufacturer's copy each others' good ideas - and why not? It would be madness not to.
The facts have emerged variously on this thread as the discussion progressed. All contributing have brought some information to the discussion. Where I was wrong, I acknowledged it openly. I don't think I could be accused of not being interested in facts. I took the trouble to do my homework and to establish the facts from Canon's website. So yes, I like facts. As for being a fanboy, I suppose that's the price I've paid for making this point.
I do, nonetheless, appreciate the discussion so thank you.