Hi B.D.,,
Can you share with us initial feedback on the C5060? I am tempted to get one
bec it has a 27 mm wide angle view.
Regards
Titoy
----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 12:44 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] E-1 first impressions
"snip"
> The E-1, on the other hand, seems to be built to take serious abuse as
> much as any competitive DSLR is built to take it. BTW, yesterday my new
> C5060 slipped off my shoulder, hit the kitchen floor, bounced down three
> wooden steps, and had it's card door pop open. I closed the door, turned
> it off and back on, and it functioned absolutely perfectly - without a
> single mark on it.
>
> B. D.
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:39 AM
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> Subject: Re: [OM] E-1 first impressions
>
>
> In a message dated 11/5/2003 11:26:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> bdcolen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > I don't think so...The "real pros" use Canon over Oly for three
> > reasons
> > - first, Canon came out first by a long time; two, most "real pros"
> were
> > already using Canon or Nikon equipment and were heavily invested in
> it;
> > and, third, the high-end Canon and Nikon bodies can shoot fast
> > sequences, which some sports shooters need, and many more THINK they
> > need...as though some of the all-time iconic sports images weren't
> shot
> > in the pre-motor drive era.
>
> I think you missed a fourth, and maybe the most important, reason so
> many
> pros use Canon: direct sponsorship and an extensive support network.
> Something
> Oly never had, at least not to the extent of Nikon and Canon, even in
> the OM
> system's heyday.
>
> If Oly wants to win over the pros they will need to convince them that
> Olympus will be there for them providing gear and exceptional service,
> worldwide.
> What's the likelyhood of Olympus making a major presence at, say, the
> 2004
> Olympics (now there's a marketer's dream!) providing dozens or hundreds
> of pros
> with E-1's and 300/2.8's? Then they have to repeat that at major events
> worldwide.
>
> John or Clint would probably have a feel for how likely that would be,
> at
> least from an Olympus America perspective, but I think we all can guess.
>
> Paul keeps-on-guessing-and-comes-to-the-same-conclusion Schings
>
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