On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chuck wrote:
> A bit late perhaps but I'm not sure what else they could have done.
>
>
> Well Chuck, they could have implemented even ONE of the features seen
> in the prototypes. That would have been something. Remember, were
> talking about Olympus, not Canon. And unlike Canon users, we have to
> go under the impression that this is going to be the flagship model
> for the next three to four years.
I like the looks of the thing. I wish it had become a little lighter.
I like the E-3 so I am sure I would like the E-5. It is interesting
how Olympus has taken a conservative approach with the flagship and
lets the innovations trickle up from the consumer models. The E-700
should knock our socks off. :)
I really like the notion of a strengthening of IS to 5 stops. I'll be
curious as to how that tests out. Kiss the tripod good-bye? That's
almost happened for me with the E-3 already.
However, the claims for the sensor "tuning" are really intriguing to
me. Can't wait to see what people come up with there. Made for DP's
side-by-side comparisons.
Not desiring movie mode, I am not ready to invest, as I am quite happy
with the E-3. I get excellent quality for as big as I can print 'em,
and I print a lot of 'em. I probably need to get more lofty glass
like a 150/2 so that I can get good and unhappy with my camera bodies.
I actually like this approach. It is surprisingly conservative, but
it offers a quality improvement potentially with every important
feature of the E-3 that I care about -- or so I hope (and it remains
to be seen). Would be nice if some of that "tuning" could be sent
backwards in the form of a firmware update.
Joel W.
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