Roger
The reason why Olympus discontinued the C8080 and C7070 was because of the
potential threat that both these could be against the then-new E-300 DSLR
camera. This threat is actually quite real because the 8080 and 7070 were
just fantastic cameras. Yes, it is a real pity because I love BOTH cameras
and I still do. And there are plenty of people within Olympus who actually
lamented their passing till today. We speak hushly about how great they
really are and as far as I am concerned both the 8080 and 7070 are still
amongst the 'greats' in the world of digital cameras.
You might want to wonder why Olympus has not released wallpapers in their
Japanese site featuring the C8080 or at least I don't think there are any.
Considering how respected this camera still is, you could be very
curious...... ;)
K.
On 09/01/07, Roger Key <rogerdkey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Right now I have an E-500 with the two kit lenses, and a C7070; an E-1 may
> be on the way (or at least to my mother's UK address). I find that I do
> most
> of my present digital photography with the C7070, as it is much easier to
> carry about with non-photo things, and seems to be more 'acceptable' at
> family gatherings. I have it set to RAW most of the time. It has an
> amazing
> number of facilities, many more than the E-500. It also has 7 megapixels,
> a
> great lens (28-110 equiv), a 19mm wide-angle, full manual support, very
> flexible screen, great build quality with a magnesium chassis, etc.; made
> in
> Japan too. It fits the hand beuatifully. As a 'family' camera it is
> unbeatable. Hard to understand why Olympus discontinued it so fast, as
> soon
> as it was voted European Compact Camera of the year....
>
> I am really looking forward to trying the E-1 (if it materialises). The
> E-500 functions fine, but feels made down to a price; however , it
> produces
> great photographs.
>
> Roger Key, Copenhagen
>
>
> >From: "khen lim" <castanet.xiosnetworks@xxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [OM] Re: FL40 and C8080
> >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:07:06 +0800
> >
> >
> >Yes, I have access to all the E-series models but frankly I prefer to
> wait
> >it out now. What I am looking for, nothing out there currently fits the
> >bill
> >but something will crop up. Here's my take on what I have been using of
> >late:
> >
> >E-300: Nice but no multispot
> >E-330: LiveView is great but not as good as C-5060 and no multispot
> >E-1: Love everything about it but no LiveView
> >E-500: Nothing there I need to be honest, nice as it is but it's not for
> me
> >E-400: Very impressive little bugger, love the size, feels like a
> lodestone
> >in my hands but no LiveView, no multispot (or did I miss finding it???)
> >
> >C-5060: Amazes me everyday, LiveView, multispot, pity lens not
> >interchangeable
> >C-8080: LiveView not as flexible as C-5060 but built like a tank, handles
> >supremely, multispot is beautiful to use, love it
> >
> >Any comments? Love to hear what others might have to say.
> >
> >K.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On 09/01/07, Richard Ociepka <ociepka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > khen lim wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The thing about these "small" cameras is that they're damn good
> little
> > > > cameras that I use professionally and produced the kind of results
> >that,
> > > to
> > > > be honest, exceeded my expectations so long as you know how to work
> > > around
> > > > their obvious limitations. I have no illusions about what their
> > > limitations
> > > > are especially when compared to DSLRs but quite honestly I have not
> > > really
> > > > come across THE DSLR that I would part with my cash, Olympus or
> > > no-Olympus.
> > > > And that's being quite frank - and sad - about it. But of course
> >that's
> > > > another topic altogether.
> > >
> > >
> > > Khen, how then did you come to possess the E-300...on loan from
> Olympus?
> > >
> > > Dick
> > >
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