BWhitmire wrote:
> Interesting . . . unable to maintain my anti-rubbernecking vows, I
> have been back to Dpreview.com several times to scan the Canon,
> Nikon, and Olympus discussion groups. An interesting trend is
> emerging.
Everybody, likes to see a good car crash (as long as nobody gets hurt
or killed). Usually Deep Pee Review is a satisfactory place to see a
good multicar pileup.
> The Olympus DSLR group appears to be enjoying a group orgasm about
> the new 410 and 510. These people, by and large, are genuinely
> psyched about the performance they're witnessing. Lots of gushing.
In all honesty, the more I see about the 410/510, the more I like the
E-330. I'm just waiting for Joel to trade his for a shift lens or
something. ;) The problem I have with the 410/510 is they are the
"new shiny". Not too many months ago these same people were gushing
all over the E-500 and before that the E-300. The E-300 and E-500
are now firmly planted in the "Rodney Dangerfield" category.
Meanwhile the E-1 maintains its unique standing among all the
E-bodies.
> But, alas, there's trouble in Canon Paradise.
Wah wah wah! When IQ from the competition is equal, the flaws of the
camera design start to show up. So sad.
> (and who apparently aren't getting satisfactory pictures of their
> cats), but the MkIII is taking a particularly hard beating. And
> it's getting worse as the days go by.
Next week's firmware update will quiet things back down again. But
the cat pictures will continue. Oooooh, I can use remote control,
live-view to take pictures of my sleeping cat now!!!!
> Not that there isn't some praise as well. And frankly, if the
> camera actually winds up living up to its billing, it's going to
> be hard to resist. Except for the money, of course. <g>
Which is reason enough to resist it. It's awefully hard for most
people to justify the purchase of the MIII.
> Nikon folks seem to be wandering in the desert, awaiting the much
> anticipated upgrade to the D200 and the full frame D3x.
Come on folks, think about it! The D200 hasn't even hit "New Old
Stock" yet. Good grief. Two months ago it was still the cat's meow.
(oops, there's that sleeping cat photo again). Now it's the litter
box.
> It really is nice to spend time with this bunch, were only the
> occasional foray into LaLa Land occurs, and for the most part
> people are reasonably sane about the devices with which they take
> their pictures.
Sane? I think you have mistaken us with another list. Stamp
collecting, maybe. What's sane about shooting a wedding last week
with an OM-2S?
AG
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