I was offered an E330 at abut the same time as the 300D - and for around the
same price (s/h) but with 12 month warranty from a shop over the phone -
unfortunately, the shop was approx. 200 miles away. I didn't like the 'look'
of the E330 - looks way too much like a digital compact for my liking. I
know it isn't a compact - despite the live preview. Indeed, I thought the
live preview was actually a good thing.
The E1 is unmistakably a DSLR - even look wise. But the E330 is (bearing in
mind I've not used either) a more capable/higher spec camera (judging from
the reviews I read at the time).
Were I to buy either - given I still have my 300D, at the moment I'd
personally go for the E330 - but I'd reserve final decision until I had a
play with both for myself. But the E330 is (in my view) a quirky camera with
a few things going for it - it's small and compact, has the useful live
preview and the anti-dust wave-shaker thing (at 7am having been up al night
- I'm not overly worried about accuracy of terminology here). The E1 also
has anti-dust wave-shaker thing - so to me, at the moment, it would be live
preview and better specs vs looks - and I think I'd go with live preview and
better specs.
Just my uninformed opinion.
Allan
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>From: Dan Mitchell <danmitchell@xxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: E-330 Question
>Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 23:50:59 -0700
>
> > Thanks for the very interesting comparison Dan. I still have a question;
>if
> > you had to choose between an E-330 and an E-1, which would you choose?
>Right
> > now, even with the UK price reduction on th E-330, an E-1 is still just
>less
> > then 2/3 the price of the E-330 (600 UKP v. 375 UKP), both with the
>14-45
> > zoom. I have an E-500 already, but it is clearly not made to the same
> > standards as either th E-1 or the E-330.
>
> Hm. It depends on what you want. 600UKP for an E-330 seems high, you
>should be able to order one from Adorama (like the rest of us, I
>suspect.. Adorama is also selling via Amazon, it's $10 less there but
>only ships to the US. Hey, the price went up! Adorama now wants $700
>for an E-330.
>
> Wow, for once I actually got the good deal _before_ it went away.
>
> If you can get an E-1 for UKP375 with a lens, that's a really good
>price -- below current e*ay going rates, it looks like, and for the
>extra UKP225 you could get the OM lens adapter, or another 4/3 lenses,
>or just a whole lot of beer..
>
> If you definitely have a photographic use for the flip-out screen
>and/or the live view(s) on the E-330, then that's the one to go for, but
>in general, the E-1 is definitely a classic, just like OMs are.
>
> -- dan
>
>
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