Has anyone looked through the viewfinder of the E1? YUCK! like looking through a dim tunnel. By comparison the ist-D is a joy.
Maybe the 4/3 concept was innovative, surely the features and body are up to standards, but the sensor size is too small, the viewfinder is crap, and there just aren't enough pixels. Not to mention that it's very expensive compared to the established competition. You could easily buy in to the Canon and Nikon DSLR system for the same money if you were "new" to a camera system and shopping around. And, I would see no reason for a working pro to change to Olympus. Christian ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex wetmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Olympus always seems to price their E- cameras high enough to lose > sales. The E-10 was nice, but $1000 more (MSRP) than the other > cameras which used the same sensor and had similar quality lenses > (DSC-F717, DImage 7-series). Sure it had a nicer build quality and a > better viewfinder, but it hard to make up for $1000. > > The E-1 is a great system in concept, but the sensor seems to leave a > lot to be desired compared to the sensors used by the APS-sized D-SLRs > like the *ist D or Canon 10D. The body is bigger than the *ist D. In > some ways it is ahead of the competition (environmental seals) but in > others it is way behind (older AF design). There aren't many lenses > available and there is still a lot of doubt on how long the system > will be available. > > They really need a baby E-1 that is priced lower to get more amateurs > interested in the system. > > alex >
