Certainly a larger camera means more room for electronics, mechanics, and
batteries. I doubt whether C and N actually waste much space inside those big
bodies. If you look at the E-1, it's just about the same size as a 10D or
D100, and much larger with the booster pack.
In general, 21st-century camera mass = better-made camera. Perhaps that wasn't
the case with the Russain stuff, but with most mainstream camera lines, it
holds true.
Skip
>
>Subject: [OM] Re: Scan OM/film or get digital camera?
> From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:53:56 -0700
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>On Apr 23, 2004, at 3:56 PM, James Royall wrote:
>
>>
>>> Heavy? Yes. Big? Yes.
>>> Appropriate size and mass for what it's for? Yes
>>
>>
>> I've never understood why a big camera helps anything. What am I
>> missing out on with my OM2?
>>
>Nothing, in my opinion. In the "other world" only the big, heavy ones
>get the most refined controls because they are the most expensive and
>people confuse mass with quality. The lack of understanding is
>frequently revealed when people complain that some cameras like the E-1
>lack anything to hold onto on the left side of the body. And people
>frequently express the need to balance a large lens with a heavy body
>with no concept of how to hold the camera cradling the lens with the
>left hand. These are people who have shot with AF their whole lives and
>P&S for most of their lives.
>
>
>
>Winsor
>Long Beach, California
>USA
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