landscaper1: I realize there are a lot of people who use Olympus cameras. But seriously, this has nothing to do with photography, per se. If Olympus were a major player in the digital camera market, it might be of some interest, but if Olympus were to cease producing photographic products tomorrow, there would be a very small impact on the field of consumer photography and it would be of very limited duration at that.
I'd prefer dpreview focus on the technology and techniques of photography and leave the financial issues of camera manufacturing to the financial pages.
Got the data and appropriate references to back up your claims ? P.S - what is consumer photography ?
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Posted on Dec 6, 2011 at 21:14:03 UTC
JSK_HP: Semi-serious prediction: Olympus gets split up; photographic products operation is bought by Panasonic; medical products operation bought by, oh, who knows, maybe Medtronic? More serious question: how many other Japanese companies have been running the same con game Olympus has been running, but without the benefit of a non-brainwashed exec to blow the whistle?
We can only speculate. Many are global household names - Sony, Toyota, Toshiba, Suzuki, Canon, Nikon etc.
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 at 15:52:23 UTC
I'm afraid t I also think that a mass-produced, non-biodegradable, thermosetting moulded plastic bottle (albeit with a drop of water) conveys an accurate idea of purity. Reminds me more of an advert in a supermarket for bottled mineral water. Nothing 'wrong' with the picture itself - I just don't think it fits the challenge theme. Its a bit like photographing a tiger in a cage and entering it in a "Nature's Magnificent Wild Beasts" contest.The tiger itself would fit the theme - but not in the context of being caged.
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Posted on May 25, 2011 at 12:19:52 UTC
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Originally from Birmingham , United Kingdom
landscaper1: I realize there are a lot of people who use Olympus cameras. But seriously, this has nothing to do with photography, per se. If Olympus were a major player in the digital camera market, it might be of some interest, but if Olympus were to cease producing photographic products tomorrow, there would be a very small impact on the field of consumer photography and it would be of very limited duration at that.
I'd prefer dpreview focus on the technology and techniques of photography and leave the financial issues of camera manufacturing to the financial pages.
Got the data and appropriate references to back up your claims ?
P.S - what is consumer photography ?
JSK_HP: Semi-serious prediction: Olympus gets split up; photographic products operation is bought by Panasonic; medical products operation bought by, oh, who knows, maybe Medtronic? More serious question: how many other Japanese companies have been running the same con game Olympus has been running, but without the benefit of a non-brainwashed exec to blow the whistle?
We can only speculate. Many are global household names - Sony, Toyota, Toshiba, Suzuki, Canon, Nikon etc.
I'm afraid t I also think that a mass-produced, non-biodegradable, thermosetting moulded plastic bottle (albeit with a drop of water) conveys an accurate idea of purity. Reminds me more of an advert in a supermarket for bottled mineral water. Nothing 'wrong' with the picture itself - I just don't think it fits the challenge theme. Its a bit like photographing a tiger in a cage and entering it in a "Nature's Magnificent Wild Beasts" contest.The tiger itself would fit the theme - but not in the context of being caged.
Only YOU could a shot like thsi Boris! Well done - I always knew you could work magic with that C-8080 ;-)
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