1. This list has mutated over the years, as most camera lists do, to a 95%+
male audience. I think it's only natural.
2. A replacement for the E-1 and an upgraded model (E-3?) have been rumored
for about a year and continue to be informally confirmed by insiders and
Olympus spokespersons. I expect the E-3 to be a pro-spect model with
larger sensor and bigger/faster everything. Hopefully the E-1 replacement
will upgrade the sensor to increase the pixel count, improve high-ISO
performance, and refine some of the shortcomings. Only time will tell.
The E-1 is still a great tool, and a great deal for $1k.
Skip
Original Message:
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From: Michael Kopp mkopp@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:35:28 +1200
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Discounted E-1s?
Hi, Chaps and Chapesses,
(I _have_ detected a dearth of the better halves on this list -- why is
that?)
Store here in Wellington is selling E-1s with the standard 14 to
whatever lens for $999 NZ -- about a third or less of the retail
price. And less than the US$ equivalent lowest price from B&H.
This is a reputable pro store, so it's not a shonky deal or parallel
importing that will leave the user dead in the water.
But why and how are they doing this? They say they "ran into a number
of the cameras on a good deal".
Possible translation: Olympus is about to bring out another pro model
(not the useless 300-type) and is dumping the E-1s worldwide?
Or the bottom is dropping out of world-wide demand for the cameras
(Olympus pro marketing always did suck)?
Or ???
Nobody here has apparently heard of the OM-style adapters that I
understand Olympus USA is _giving_ away with the purchase of an E-1
there.
Any thoughts?
--
Cheers from the Antipodes
Michael Kopp
Wellington, New Zealand
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