You can't beat the E-1 prices at the moment. I got one with the 14-54mm
at £999 around 18 months ago, thinking it can't get much better than
that. Now they're by far the cheapest of the Oly bodies, and still the
best in 99% of situations.
Paul
Roger Key wrote:
> Oops....sorry about that price. It was, as you said, £579 body only, so
> yours was a great buy! Last November at the photo fair in Denmark, the
> introduction price for the E-400 2-lens kit was around £950 (only available
> as the 2-lens kit)
>
> Now I feel better for paying £369 for the E-1 plus 14-45 lens. Your #500 was
> very well spent!
>
> Roger
>
>
>
>> From: Paul Shields <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Re: E-400 vs OM-4ti
>> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:34:51 +0000
>>
>> Hi Roger. I paid £500, which I thought was a good deal for a 'body-only'
>> deal (based on it still being relatively new and still at recommended
>> retail price elsewhere). The £479 deal is excellent, though I can't find
>> that on the Digital Depot site. I see it listed as £579 body-only?
>>
>> I had an E-330 for a while last summer and mostly liked the handling,
>> but the E-400 improves quite a bit in some areas - a much better optical
>> viewfinder being the most obvious. I still like the idea of Live View
>> and expect it to be in the new E-x, but am hoping it's just 'B' mode
>> which would mean the viewfinder shouldn't be compromised.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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