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From: Stephen Scharf <scharfsj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 23:54:21 -0800


Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:03:58 -0500
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] 4/3, DOA or not?

I have to say, the feel of the E-20 is MUCH nicer than I would have
expected.  It is too big and heavy, but if FEELS just right.  Better than
the IS-3, to me.

Tom

 > Clunky?

 > And the D100, EOS-1Ds, and EOS-D10 aren't clunky?
Actually, the ZLR-form
factor of the Olympus E-ILD (MY new TLD for E-Series Interchangable Lens
Digital :-o ) is preferred by many users.  Most people who I know who have
an Olympus IS camera vastly prefer it to an SLR.  I tried a Canon EOS-Rebel
at a b-ball game, taking shots for a friend on Saturday, and I was surprised
at how much the lack of height was a detriment to handling.  The camera
simply wasn't tall enough to hold comfortably.

I don't think they are clunky. Heavy, yes,but not clunky. I did feel my Oly C4040Z was clunky, though. Try a D60 or 10D with with the BG-3 battery grip. Makes the camera tall enough to hold
comfortably, and serves as a set of controls for vertical orientation shooting.

 >
 As the ZLR-cameras get too small, I also find many of them difficult to
hold.  This E-ILD seems like the right size, to me.

 I wonder what they were expecting?  Is the industrial design THAT
important?  It doesn't seem to changed N*kon or C*non's thinking about their
DSLRs' design.

 Pros don't care about clunkyness if the overall design is right.  They
just want it to work.

Having used the D60 a lot over the last two months, I have to say I think it's an excellent example of functional industrial design. I really have come to like C*n*n's "pro" designs. I am impressed with how well thought out their cameras are. I think a lot of users of the new Oly DSLR will prefer the camera with the battery grip on it as well.

-Stephen.
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