Ken, I share your disillusionment - it may be a nice camera, but poor
performance
from Olympus in comparison to the competition. A Pentax K-7 looks a
lot better
by comparison - the closest thing to a modern-day OM system,
especially when it comes
to the philosophy of the lenses (small, fast primes, not gigantic
zooms that
dwarf even full-frame equivalents).
I suggest you fondle your OM-3Ti again, and buy some more film...
We're never going
to see the digital equivalent it seems. But I must admit, a K-7 comes
closer than
anything Olympus has done so far...
On 14 Sep 2010, at 8:43 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> Olympus officially introduces the new E-5. Essentially a warmed-over
> E-30. Move along, people--nothing to see here.
>
> On a personal note, I'm extremely disappointed with Olympus for two
> reasons:
> 1. After three years this is the best they could do?
> 2. Why didn't they do something like this with the E-1 in those four
> years before the E-3 came out?
>
> Olympus, you are a creative company that has proven through the years
> to be the maverick in every industry you compete in. The E-5 is the
> opposite of what the very fabric of this company is all about.
>
> But not all is bad. At least Olympus finally put a decent LCD on it.
> Way to step out!
>
> (If I was in the market for a new Olympus DSLR, I'd automatically get
> the E-5. It's the BEST E-3 we've seen so far).
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