You mean the lens on the body (kit lens) had a plastic mount (yuck) or
the E-400 body mount was plastic (double yuck) ?
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Roger Key wrote:
> I handled an E-400 in a Danish Photo Fair in November, and was duly
> impressed with the size and weight. I was not impressed by the mount on the
> lens, which was of polycarbonate, not metal. I actually preferred the feel
> of the E-330, although I thought that it was a bit 'chunky'. The E-330 was
> mounted with the DZ 18-180, which also had a nice feel to it, and balanced
> nicely on the E-330. Has anyone used the 18-180, by the way ? It is just a
> year since I bought an E-500 two lens kit, so I was not just about to buy
> another DSLR.
> However, the falling price of the E-1 (now 375GBP including lens from
> Digital Depot) has tipped me over the edge. I had to have it delivered in
> England, so it is now waiting for me to visit my mother in March. I noticed
> that Digital Depot are now selling the E-400 for 479GBP body only, or 529GBP
> including lens; was that where you bought your camera, Paul?
>
>
> Roger Key, Copenhagen
>
>
>
>>From: Paul Shields <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>To: olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: [OM] E-400 vs OM-4ti
>>Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:41:05 +0000
>>
>>I'm surprised by the lack of discussion around this camera. I guess the
>>lack of a US distribution would explain it to some extent, though I know
>>there are lots of Europeans on here too :).
>>
>>Anyway, I picked one up a week or so ago, and have been mostly very
>>impressed. The resolution increase is real compared to the E-1. The
>>smallness takes some getting used to, but really it's no different than
>>handling an OM as far as body size goes.
>>
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