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From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 06:12:33 +0100
Strange behaviour Boris, unless commission is a factor ...

Every time I change the lens on my E-1 I am thankful for its anti- 
dust mechanism.

Chris
~~ >-)-
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.co.uk
homepage.mac.com/zuiko


On 16 May 2005, at 01:57, Willie Wonka wrote:

> I am looking at all the options at the moment and as part of this  
> exercise, I went to CCI camera in Providence, a division of Hunt's  
> Camera.
> I wanted to check on the spot and possibly buy the E-1.
> Instead, I got sensory overload...The seller was well informed.  He  
> was not an expert by any means, but very well informed.
> The E-1 was next to the C*n*n D20.  And guess what happened...I got  
> the pitch for the D20.  I was given all the usual reasons why I  
> should stay away from Olympus and instead choose the worry free  
> purchase.  EOS kit was less expensive than the OLY digital in their  
> store, although, I think the lens in the former was much cheaper...
> I was impressed by the E-1.  I felt at home with it as I did with  
> the EOS system before and a the time I had them together, one in  
> which hand.  The viewfinder was so bright and actually I could see  
> the whole thing...IMHO the quality of materials in the E-1 is  
> several degrees higher.  I did not get to play much, because the  
> batteries of the E-1 "ran out of juice".
> The behavior of the salesmen sure hurts Olympus.
> That's all for now
> Boris
>


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