I would agree with Wayne.
I went for the 350D because it was the cheapest body available, to give
me some spare for some lenses, and I plan to get a 5D (or its
replacement) down the line. I couldn't convince myself at the time that
the 20D was worth the extra over the 350D. It was the availability of
the 5D that finally made me decide to go C*non. While the smaller
viewfinders of the reduced frame DSLRs are OK, it did take some getting
used to after my OM-4.
I have a lot of OM macro kit so I wanted to be able to continue to make
use of it with whichever DSLR I bought.
I understand about what you are saying about wanting to stay with
Olympus. Brand loyalty is a strange thing. Eventually I persuaded myself
to put it aside and just look at what would be best for me going forward.
As Wayne said, none of the E-thingies are anything like the OMs and I
was quite surprised at how easily I took to the 350D after the sheer
simplicity of my OM-4.
Wayne mentioned the extra 2-3 stops gained with the C*non IS lenses,
while this is important, I have found the IS lenses allow me more
creativity when I'm out and about without my tripod - a touch of motion
blur that would have been combined with camera shake were it not for the IS.
Mike.
Wayne S wrote:
>At 10:31 PM 3/13/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>
>>Hi Guys.
>>
>
>gals too? yeah, where are all the ... ah ... gals.
>
>
>>So now I'm torn. I want a truly unbiased (yeah right !) opinion from
>>anyone with experience of the cameras I'm considering. OFF LIST please,
>>as I don't want to start any wars here !
>>
>
>Why don't you want to incite the natives, just curious?
>Why not, let's keep the diatribes on list, makes for more interest.
>
>
>>I want to stick with Olympus,
>>but why ? Is it just because I like the OM line so much ? What has
>>that got to do with my choice for a totally different type of camera ?
>>There's something irrational there that is pulling me to Olympus and I
>>want to be sure I'm making a rational decision here. I nearly clicked
>>the fatal button today.
>>
>
>OM, hey, get over it. "Why you want old camera?" that is the new
>Olympus attitude I believe. Somewhere back in the archives.
>
>A number of us have defected to Canon digital. Why not, they
>do some things really nice. Nothing will be as intuitive as my
>OM4t, but Even Olympus digital is not an intuitive OM4t, with
>low light metering, and lenses that have a svelte feeling in the
>hands. Now, all the digital zuikos focus with a stepper motor.
>
>
>>Olympus E500 and C*non 20D
>>
>
>You really need to take a look at the lenses and features
>that the lenses offer. All digital cameras these days are
>going to give some pretty good results. The Canon will
>do better than Olympus in image quality in the sensor.
>
>Olympus has really had a free reign to make a whole new
>line of lenses. The lenses are where more money is going
>to be spent. Do you want IS or not?
>
>If you are in the market for a reduced frame sensor, Nikon
>is starting to come to the plate with good stuff also.
>
>My suggestion is to go the bhphotovideo and create several
>wishlists of all the lenses you might like to work with. Do you
>want macro? shoot fashion? nature, telephoto, IS/VR, weight,
>kit size. ... pick some combination of lenses you like and then
>buy a camera body to go with those lenses. Keeping in mind
>the crop factor and the lenses. It won't be long before the Canon
>5D will be priced in the 20D range.
>
>The main advantage a Canon has for an OM shooter is the
>ability to use an OM Zuiko on a full frame digital camera.
>But that is an over rated feature unless you just cannot give
>up that silver nosed 100/2.8. If that is the case, then Canon
>is the answer for the OM Zuiko diehard, IMO.
>
>But really, everyone starts with the camera body, but the lenses
>are what you become limited by. I'm now addicted to the Canon
>IS. 2-3 stops IS, 2 stops in noise. That is a lot of margin. No one
>is really going to give good advice as we have all made our
>choices and now spend our time justifying them.
>
>Wayne
>
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