More so at USD 680 in New Zealand?? I am so tempted but miss the
convinience of a pop up flash...Ya I know this camera is for pro use.
titoy
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To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:25 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Discounted E-1s?
>
> 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:
> -----------------
> 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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