Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-03 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Peter Jansen" Subject: Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web > the *ist D looks pint-sized. > > R.I.P. Olympus... Seriously. One would think it needs the battery pack on the bottom for a reason too. William Robb

Re: OT: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-03 Thread Cotty
>Using the filter-size on the lenses on the 4/3 and the *ist D as very rough >indicators on my screen, it looks to me as though they are about the same >size. One interesting note though; the Pentax follows tradition by >centering the lens mount over the "film transport" in the body. The 4/3 is >o

Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Jones
l > >- Original Message - > >From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:46 PM > >Subject: Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web > > > > > > &g

Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Peter Alling
ginal Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:46 PM Subject: Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web > Haven't found any new pictures got a URL? > > At 03:42 PM 3/3/2003 +1000,

Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Paul Jones
The front page of www.dpreview.com Has a thumbnail with no grip. Regards, Paul - Original Message - From: "Peter Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:46 PM Subject: Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System'

Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Peter Alling
Haven't found any new pictures got a URL? At 03:42 PM 3/3/2003 +1000, you wrote: On 2 Mar 2003 at 23:31, Peter Alling wrote: > It's huge, take a look at the body with lens in some ones hands. > > http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/events/PHOTOKINA-2002/news/olympus/slr_uk.h > tml > > It looks

Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Brendan
I think the looks and design are fine, the real problem is size, it's not any smaller than the *ISTD, so it's main selling point is gone, no wide angles and only 4 lenses all only from them. A newbie buyer may get it but no one's going to covert to it, unless they do a minolta mount :D __

Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 Mar 2003 at 23:31, Peter Alling wrote: > It's huge, take a look at the body with lens in some ones hands. > > http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/events/PHOTOKINA-2002/news/olympus/slr_uk.h > tml > > It looks about the size of a Pentax 645. Have a look at some of the recent PMA pics, you'

Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Peter Jansen
bout the size of a Pentax 645. > > > At 09:33 PM 3/2/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > >- Original Message - > >From: "Peter Jansen" > >Subject: OT: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on > Web > > > > > > > > > &

Re: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Peter Alling
ot; Subject: OT: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web > > See this link: > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0303/03030212olympusesys.asp > > Looks bigger than the *ist D. Also these lenses look > like the same size as other similra focal lengths > (e.g. look

OT: Olympus 4/3 Digital SLR 'E System' on Web

2003-03-02 Thread Peter Jansen
I've called this thread OT because this is a PENTAX mailing list. : ) However, given the DSLR war this is good for us to know. I'm still not convinced of this systm... See this link: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0303/03030212olympusesys.asp Looks bigger than the *ist D. Also these lenses look