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[OM] Re: E1 vs E300

Subject: [OM] Re: E1 vs E300
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:58:59 -0800
Winsor Crosby wrote:

>Well, they manage to make a Stylus zoom with 24x36mm film coverage that 
>is about a quarter the size. 
>
Well.... Not really comparable. More like 30-40% the size. And, the 
Stylus zooms are lower range and slooooower. 100 mm f11 won't please 
C.H. for DOF, not even me! :-)

Camera            Zoom    ZR    Zm Speed    Vol.  V%/880  wt. Wt%/8080

______________________________________________________________________

8080             28-140  5.0x  f2.4 - f3.5  63.1          660

Stylus Wide 100  28-100  3.6x  f4.6 - f11   18.8   30%    220  33%


Stylus 170 QD    38-170  4.5x  f4.8 - f13   25.0   40%    275  42%

>I am just impressed that the Coolpix 8700 
>was about a third smaller with a bigger range on the long side and an 
>8400 smaller with wider angle. I don't think the difference between 
>F2.4 or 2.6 is worth worrying about. And Nikon is not especially 
>capable with miniature cameras.
>
Neither is the current Oly.

> The C-8080 is one of the largest of the 
>8MP cameras, not the smallest like they used to be. I think if they put 
>their minds to it they could do it. After all, their OM lenses were 
>smaller than the competition with the same coverage.
>
Those designers are long gone, along with their mind set. If they did, 
the E-1 and its lenses would be smaller and lighter. We OMers are living 
in the past, my friend. Those original OM lenses are amazing. The later, 
faster ones are still small for their speed, but don't have the same 
sense of compact magic. The 200/4 is a nice, light tele, but the f5 is 
amazingly smaller and lighter. The same for many others.

Moose



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