[OM] Re: Why E1 over others?

[Jez . Cunningham]

Have you found the D70 autofocus slow from personal experience or is it
hearsay?
I'm rather inclined towards it, unless an E-2 (?) with some 'consumer
price' lenses arrive, since I find the E-1 lenses (all f2.8) are very
expensive.
Second-hand Nikkors (excuse blasphemy) available much cheaper...
br
jez

   Zuiko from B+H:
   11-22 : $800
   14-54 : $500
   50-100 : $1000





                                                                                
                                                          
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OK, my wife needs, well OK, wants, a dSLR. We are narrowing it down to the
E1, the Pentax *ist, and may be the D70. Although the D70 is probably out
because its autofocus seems to be very slow.

E1
Pros: "better" lens, 2 zoom covering just about 95% of the needs. Max
aperture of 2.8 (to 3.5) is nice. ISO to 100
Cons: slightly bigger for our small hands, although balance OK. 5MP (may
not matter?). No built in flash for fill. Slightly more expensive?

*istD
Pros: better autofocus. There are times where the E1 hunts for focus. The
Pentax is the best of the bunch. 6MP (may not matter?)
Cons: ISO only to 200.

For the few that chose E1, anything else I should consider? Have any OM
users switched to the *istD? Why?






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