My E-1, in terms of feel and egononics -- I mean ergonomics -- with the big
battery thingy and grip strap feels so much like an OM-4 with an MD-2 and grip
strap that I felt right at home from the git-go with it. Except for the
autofocus stuff and the instant LCD review and hystericalgram feedback.
The E-330 is great and has some really, really neat features, and you can get
only from my cold, dead hands, but my go-to gear is still the E-1 and/or
OM-4Ti. Either one's good enough for me.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
> ALI wrote:
> > I have this craving. The gatekeeper (my wife) has almost given me a
> > green light.
> >
> > E-1 refurb from Oly America via Yabe or E-1 new from Cameta via Amazon?
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> What do you think? Have you honestly asked yourself the question "What
> will the E-1 give me that I don't already have?"
>
> If it's just a case of itchy desire to buy something, consider how it
> will feel a few days after you get it. I find that when I make that kind
> of buy, I feel sort of let down soon after getting whatever it is. It's
> addictive behavior and like all addictions, I would have to keep upping
> the dose and the frequency. When I buy a piece of equipment that allows
> me to do something new that I wanted to be able to do, the enjoyment
> lasts and lasts.
>
> In your shoes, equipment wise, I would be either saving my pennies for
> the next pro E-thingie or buying an E-330. The 330 adds real function
> that you don't have with the live view that can be used from above and
> below and the very special and unique B Macro mode. The next round of
> E-thingies will almost certainly add something you don't already have, too.
>
> All the E-1 brings to the table, from this biased viewpoint, is less
> resolution, more noise, perhaps a better viewfinder and, according to
> others who have spent more than 15 minutes with one, better ergonomics.
> Ergonomics are so personal, though, that you should play with one before
> making a decision on that basis. AG's hands hate the Can*ns, mine like
> them, as just one example among many. And live view would be worth more
> to me than a slightly better viewfinder, YMMV.
>
> Perhaps some other enabler will tell you to just go for it.
>
> Moose
>
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|