I was just kidding. I was joking for the price of the EOS1D II is about
$5000 for the body alone.
peace
David
>
> David Cochran <cochran@xxxxxxxx>
> was written successfully
>> I am sorry to imform you that you are going to need to buy the C*n*n
> EOS-1D
>> II. ;-)
>>
>
> Currently, my attraction is mostly towards the *istD. It's small like an
> OM, and I have (really good) Pentax lenses at hand. The advent of the
> OM-to-E1 adaptor made E1 a viable consideration. The EOS's I've tried
> thus far have been 1v - which is huge (but a good cam...) 1D is essentially
> the same, size-wise...no?
>
> --thomas
>
>> peace
>>
>> David
>>>
>>> I've only fondled the E1 in shops, but it seems like a nice tool. I have
> a
>>> question, however, if you don't mind....Skip and other E1-owners....
>>>
>>> The two wheels on the front and back, respectively, I assume are for
> setting
>>> apeture and shutter. For my (otherwise large) hands and fingers, I did
> not
>>> manage to comfortably "thumble" the thumbwheel on the back - it seemed
> too
>>> far towards the center of the body and caused me to have to move the
> right
>>> hand to reach. Granted, I only tried for a few tenths of minutes, but
> the
>>> "ergonomics" of the E1 didn't seem obvious to me. Ergonomics was my
> primary
>>> reason for choosing OM and later Pentax, and will likely be a primary
>>> concern when deciding on DSLR.
>>>
>>> Could either of you E1-owners comment on how the camera handles? I am
> sure
>>> that my short exposure did not give me a reasonable impression, but the
>>> shop wouldn't let me take it out for a test-run.... :(
>>>
>>> Thanks guys,
>>> "Julian Davies" <julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> was written successfully
>>>> Well Done Skip!
>>>>
>>>> If it says Olympus on the body and Zuiko on the lens, you aint no
> traitor
>>> in
>>>> my book!
>>>> I had a look at one myself the other day. Impressive, but for me
>>>> unjustifiable. It really is nice to see some POSITIVE postings on Oly's
>>>> foray into this market.
>>>>
>>>> Julian
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Skip Williams" <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:53 PM
>>>> Subject: [OM] Traitor! I got an E-1 today :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I finally did it. I went over to the dark side today.
>>>>
>>>>
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