09-10-2012, 03:01 PM
[quote name='nandadevieast' timestamp='1347245402' post='20003']
They are all 'work in progress'.
Circa 1991:
The Olympus Stylus** full frame camera with 35 F2.8 zuiko lens: $100
Circa 2012:
Sony RX1 full frame camera with 35 F2 zeiss: $2700
Circa 2018:
A number of fixed lens cameras from all manufacturers available at $400 to $800.
Ah the pain of progress...life comes full circle. With a little patience, we shall get the same thing again <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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**The Olympus µ[mju:] (US: ∞ Stylus) was a fully automatic 35mm compact camera introduced by Olympus in 1991. Notably evolved by camera designer Maitani Yoshihisa[1] from his Olympus XA design. It was very small and curvy, with an integrated lens cover. It is switched on by shifting the lens cover to one side. The Stylus was the first model in the hugely successful Olympus mju/Stylus series, selling 5 million on its own[2].
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ja1vbn/2940...merapedia/
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A better model would have been the Yashica T4 Super because of it's Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 T* lens.
But an even better comparison would have been the Konica Hexar with 35m f/2 fixed lens, especially since Sony eventually acquired Konica-Minolta. It was around ~$550USD new in the 90's, or about 5.5x more than the T4 Super / Mju point and shoots.
They are all 'work in progress'.
Circa 1991:
The Olympus Stylus** full frame camera with 35 F2.8 zuiko lens: $100
Circa 2012:
Sony RX1 full frame camera with 35 F2 zeiss: $2700
Circa 2018:
A number of fixed lens cameras from all manufacturers available at $400 to $800.
Ah the pain of progress...life comes full circle. With a little patience, we shall get the same thing again <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />**The Olympus µ[mju:] (US: ∞ Stylus) was a fully automatic 35mm compact camera introduced by Olympus in 1991. Notably evolved by camera designer Maitani Yoshihisa[1] from his Olympus XA design. It was very small and curvy, with an integrated lens cover. It is switched on by shifting the lens cover to one side. The Stylus was the first model in the hugely successful Olympus mju/Stylus series, selling 5 million on its own[2].
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ja1vbn/2940...merapedia/
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A better model would have been the Yashica T4 Super because of it's Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 T* lens.
But an even better comparison would have been the Konica Hexar with 35m f/2 fixed lens, especially since Sony eventually acquired Konica-Minolta. It was around ~$550USD new in the 90's, or about 5.5x more than the T4 Super / Mju point and shoots.