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[OM] Re: A successor to my E1

Subject: [OM] Re: A successor to my E1
From: swisspace <swisspace@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:07:56 +0200
What I forgot to add was that the killer deal for me was the tilting 
screen of the E-3, it allows so many more angles than you would with 
normal live view.

swisspace wrote:
> Hi Brian,
> 
> I am torn by this, I have an E-3 which I am finding good, but I think 
> you should also look at the  canyon 5d II (or one) especially if you 
> have some good old OM wideangles. The price on the canyons has dropped 
> quite a bit and the mark one version can be bought  here for the same as 
> an E-3
> 
> The 7-14 however is a very special lens  and I carry it with me pretty 
> much all of the time which brings me to recommend saving your money on 
> the 12-60 and get the 14-54, the main advantage of the 12-60 is at the 
> wide end and as you will pretty much always have the 7-14mm with you the 
> lighter weight of the 14-54 will help. I don't notice that the 12-60 
> sharper than the 14-54 although it does focus quicker and more reliably 
> in the dark but I don't know if this is due to the E-3 as I sold my 14-54.
> 
> 
> I think though that things have reached "sufficiency" and that whatever 
> you choose you will not make a mistake  ;-)
> 
> 
> IanW
> 
> 


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