Let's see, Manual Focus -- Focus By Wire? Interesting feature, if it's
what I think then no thanks.
It's how all the Olympus E-series lenses have worked thus far. Regardless
of what you think, it's not a bad system. And anyway, the autofocus system
in the E cameras is very accurate, and fast too.
Though I don't own one, a majority of photographers at my shop own one E
camera or another, and I've had ample opportunity to use those cameras both
in the store and out. If I could afford it, I would have switched to the E
system a long time ago.
Auto Focus -- Three Point, (humm, seems like a down
grade to me).
Obviously you have no idea what you're talking about. All the E cameras
have three-point AF, which, IMHO, is more than enough for most
photographers. On my istD, I only use the center focus point and the two
points immediately to either side of center. More than that is overkill.
Kit lens only available with this body.
Dude, it's a *kit lens*. People wouldn't buy it if they needed a wide zoom,
as the 14-54mm 2.8-3.5 is an *incredibly* good lens.
There were rumors that they couldn't give the E-volt away, probably
explains the change to a more traditional design.
Rumors my ass, the E-300 has been one of my shop's best-selling cameras
since it came out. Olympus' new Zuiko lenses truly are fantastic, and the
self-cleaning sensor is usually enough to convince most customers that it's
right for them. When I worked on the sales floor, I had only one Olympus
E-series camera returned, and that was beause the customer was a Nikon nut
who couldn't handle owning a non-Nikon (I kid you not, he was rather
strange) even though he really liked not having to worry about dust.
Yeah, the E-300 looked different, but when customers were told about the
benefits of the E-system, they forgot all about its unconventional design
and fell in love with it.
John Celio
...personally converted a lot of Canon users to the E-300...
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