Clunky?
And the D100, EOS-1Ds, and EOS-D10 aren't clunky? Actually, the ZLR-form
factor of the Olympus E-ILD (MY new TLD for E-Series Interchangable Lens
Digital :-o ) is preferred by many users. Most people who I know who have an
Olympus IS camera vastly prefer it to an SLR. I tried a Canon EOS-Rebel at a
b-ball game, taking shots for a friend on Saturday, and I was surprised at how
much the lack of height was a detriment to handling. The camera simply wasn't
tall enough to hold comfortably.
As the ZLR-cameras get too small, I also find many of them difficult to hold.
This E-ILD seems like the right size, to me.
I wonder what they were expecting? Is the industrial design THAT important?
It doesn't seem to changed N*kon or C*non's thinking about their DSLRs' design.
Pros don't care about clunkyness if the overall design is right. They just
want it to work.
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>Subject: [OM] 4/3, DOA or not?
> From: "Richard F. Man" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 23:15:59 -0800
> To: oly <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>No doubt many people already discuss the DOA status of 4/3. Luminous
>Landscapes' author has this to say:
>**
>? The Olympus Four Thirds prototype didn't impress. Still behind glass and
>clunky looking. Sorry, but I don't get it.
>***
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>I am actually interested in what Mike Johnston has to say. He is a fan and
>user of OM systems. May be it will be his next "Sunday's Column."
>
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