"The E-3 mockup is a sick joke. This piece-of-wood is
something
they've had laying around for three years and is
actually
probably one of the E-1 alternative mockups. They know
exactly
where they are going and what they will introduce, but
to not
throw a stick that means something, they haul out this
espianage-proof slug so they wouldn't have to field
questions
from every person at Photokina about the E-1
replacement. It
might be two weeks or two months or two years before
they
actually introduce the real camera. Meanwhile, I
can't wait.
The E-400 would have been a fine stop-gap for me, but
Olympus
America is screwing that one up. Seven years ago, I
waited for
many months for a promised job to materialize. It
never happened
and we exhausted our entire savings and maxed out
every
credit-card staying afloat during that time. I refuse
to be
caught by Olympus in the same situation--"Just wait,
you'll
really like it--we can't tell you what it is though"."
I believe the E-3 mockup is just a teaser and perhaps
a way to fend off competition. I expect that Olympus
will radically modify the design of the E-3 that will
NOT look like the mockup.
I am in the same boat as many of you. Sort of feeling
left out and dissapointed with Olympus. Sigma just
announced new four-third mount lenses....god only
knows when they will be released. Interesting to note
that they each have an asterick saying that on a
four-third mount camera - the focal length will
double. The 24mm had me excited except when I read the
* that says the lens will be a 48mm on Olympus bodies!
8-((
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