thank you for your opinion. ;-) On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Adam Maas <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 2:52 PM, DagT <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> "... Equipment often gets in the way of Photography. ..." >>> >>> So true. That´s why I concentrate on size, convenience and non-intrusive >>> equipment and how it affects the subject rather than pixels, noise and >>> impressive features. That´s why I´m a little disappointed by the >>> FourThirds-system. >> >> Your statement here is a little baffling. Olympus makes several >> different SLR models and three lines of lenses. The E-1, E-3 and E-5 >> are the professional bodies, which are built very robustly and are >> large as a result. The pro and hyper-pro lenses are fast, >> weather-sealed and large/heavy as a result. >> >> The E-4xx series bodies are tiny, the E-5xx series and E-6xx series >> about the same size as the Pentax K7 from what I've seen of both. The >> Olympus consumer grade lenses are quite compact and still good >> quality. >> >> And then there's the Pen Micro-FourThirds line if you want very >> compact and unobtrusive Olympus cameras. Same size sensor, much >> smaller bodies and smaller lenses. >> >> I don't see the problem. Pick the camera that fits your desires. They >> all produce excellent quality images. Why complain about Olympus >> because the top of the line professional camera and lenses isn't also >> ultra-compact ... that doesn't make sense, they have other products >> for those that want ultra-compactness. >> -- >> Godfrey >> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > Note the only DSLR's Olympus currently makes are the E-5, E-30 and > E-620 and the E-5 and E-30 are both on the large side for their class. > The E-4x0 and E-5x0 lines are discontinued, although last I'd heard > there's still a fair number of E-420/450's floating around new. > > The E-450 is in fact noticeably larger than a K-x or K-r (or the Sony > A33/A55), hardly tiny. Almost all of the supposed size advantage of > the E-4x0 series is in the lack of handgrip, which reduces the depth > of the body greatly...until a lens is mounted. The E-4x0's are quite > noticeably wider than compact bodies from the other major brands and > while not terribly tall, they only have around a 0.5mm advantage over > the K-m/K-x/K-r bodies or the similar-sized Sony A33/A55, both of whom > are around 5mm less wide. > > Right now if you want a compact, high-performance DSLR (One of the > supposed selling points of 4/3rds), your best choice is Pentax, > nothing else offers the sort of size/performance ratio of the K-5. The > EOS 60D and Nikon D7000 also offer more performance in less body than > the Oly's. For super-compact bodies the E-620 trails the Pentax > K-x/K-r and Sony A33/A55 in pretty much every regard (IQ, size, > performance). > > Note the E-5 is also hardly a top of the line professional camera. It > is the top of Oly's line and a damned good (but overpriced) camera. > But it offers IQ and performance which trail the competitions top > consumer cameras. The build is nice, but no better than the D300s or > 7D, leaving the sealing as Oly's only real-world advantage and it is > sealed only a bit better than a D300s or K-5. And the K-5 proves that > pro-level build need not come in at E-5 sizes (Frankly, the new Nikon > D7000 does as well, being almost as well built & sealed as an E-5 in a > package midway between the E-5 and K-5 in size). > > If you're looking at a top of the line pro DSLR, you're looking at a > D3 or 1D series camera, not an E-5. There's a world of difference. > > > -Adam > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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