I too had not imagined that the E-1 would ever be so cheap; pity that the
14-54 has not got cheaper too...I am keeping my eyes open!
Roger
>From: Paul Shields <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: E-400 vs OM-4ti
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:11:57 +0000
>
>You can't beat the E-1 prices at the moment. I got one with the 14-54mm
>at £999 around 18 months ago, thinking it can't get much better than
>that. Now they're by far the cheapest of the Oly bodies, and still the
>best in 99% of situations.
>
>
>Paul
>
>Roger Key wrote:
> > Oops....sorry about that price. It was, as you said, £579 body only, so
> > yours was a great buy! Last November at the photo fair in Denmark, the
> > introduction price for the E-400 2-lens kit was around £950 (only
>available
> > as the 2-lens kit)
> >
> > Now I feel better for paying £369 for the E-1 plus 14-45 lens. Your #500
>was
> > very well spent!
> >
> > Roger
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: Paul Shields <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [OM] Re: E-400 vs OM-4ti
> >> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:34:51 +0000
> >>
> >> Hi Roger. I paid £500, which I thought was a good deal for a
>'body-only'
> >> deal (based on it still being relatively new and still at recommended
> >> retail price elsewhere). The £479 deal is excellent, though I can't
>find
> >> that on the Digital Depot site. I see it listed as £579 body-only?
> >>
> >> I had an E-330 for a while last summer and mostly liked the handling,
> >> but the E-400 improves quite a bit in some areas - a much better
>optical
> >> viewfinder being the most obvious. I still like the idea of Live View
> >> and expect it to be in the new E-x, but am hoping it's just 'B' mode
> >> which would mean the viewfinder shouldn't be compromised.
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Roger Key wrote:
> >>
> >>> I handled an E-400 in a Danish Photo Fair in November, and was duly
> >>> impressed with the size and weight. I was not impressed by the mount
>on
> >>>
> >> the
> >>
> >>> lens, which was of polycarbonate, not metal. I actually preferred the
> >>>
> >> feel
> >>
> >>> of the E-330, although I thought that it was a bit 'chunky'. The E-330
> >>>
> >> was
> >>
> >>> mounted with the DZ 18-180, which also had a nice feel to it, and
> >>>
> >> balanced
> >>
> >>> nicely on the E-330. Has anyone used the 18-180, by the way ? It is
>just
> >>>
> >> a
> >>
> >>> year since I bought an E-500 two lens kit, so I was not just about to
> >>>
> >> buy
> >>
> >>> another DSLR.
> >>> However, the falling price of the E-1 (now 375GBP including lens from
> >>> Digital Depot) has tipped me over the edge. I had to have it delivered
> >>>
> >> in
> >>
> >>> England, so it is now waiting for me to visit my mother in March. I
> >>>
> >> noticed
> >>
> >>> that Digital Depot are now selling the E-400 for 479GBP body only, or
> >>>
> >> 529GBP
> >>
> >>> including lens; was that where you bought your camera, Paul?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Roger Key, Copenhagen
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> From: Paul Shields <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> To: olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Subject: [OM] E-400 vs OM-4ti
> >>>> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:41:05 +0000
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm surprised by the lack of discussion around this camera. I guess
>the
> >>>> lack of a US distribution would explain it to some extent, though I
> >>>>
> >> know
> >>
> >>>> there are lots of Europeans on here too :).
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyway, I picked one up a week or so ago, and have been mostly very
> >>>> impressed. The resolution increase is real compared to the E-1. The
> >>>> smallness takes some getting used to, but really it's no different
>than
> >>>> handling an OM as far as body size goes.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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