I haven't used the variety of equipment you have, but I was thinking the exact
thing about the D100 when I saw the first post. It's a very solid feeling
camera. Too bad the AE/AF lock button is in such a horrible place for a left
eyed shooter...
--
Jim
>
>This reminds me of the old denigration of VW swing axle rear
>suspension in Beetles while Mercedes was winning races with swing
>axle rear suspension. Execution is everything. My alloy framed
>plastic D100 is the solidest camera I have ever owned and certainly
>the most comfortable in the hand. That is in comparison to metal
>Leica M3, Canon F1n, OM1n and OM4T.
>
>I would not worry so much about the material in the E500, just how
>well it is done.
>
>
>
>Winsor
>Long Beach, California, USA
>
>
>
>
>On Sep 28, 2005, at 9:04 AM, Steve Dropkin wrote:
>
>>> Re my comment regarding the E-500 body material, I have just read
>>> on Steve's
>>> Digicams site that the bodi has a diecast aluminum chassis, which
>>> sounds a
>>> good deal better than 'plastic'!
>>>
>>
>> Jeff Keller, on his Digital Camera Resource site (
>> http://www.dcresource.com ) also mentions that the body is plastic
>> over
>> a metal chassis, but that it did not feel at all "cheap."
>>
>> Steve
>
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