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Subject: [OM] Re: On cameras and scams
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:44:55 -0500
We saw 'Ring Two' over the weekend, and an E300 was featured, though the 
Olympus name was not exposed.  The shape of the camera and the '8.0 Meg' 
moniker gave it away.

John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:47 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: On cameras and scams


>
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Willie Wonka wrote:
>>
>> I wanted to show wifey the Evolt and we stopped by best buy this weekend.
>> I thought that the mirror flips with a big bang and had the feeling that
>> the whole camera wants to jump out of my hands.  It was behaving kinda in
>> a way those $150 film cameras that several manufacturers currently offer
>> behave.
>
> In my brief experience with the E-300 it appeared to me to be a rather 
> well
> built camera for its price point.  It's about on par with the construction 
> of
> the C-5050 and C-8080.  Sure, the shutter is a bit loud when compared to 
> an
> OM-1 or an E-1.  What do you expect for something in that price range? 
> It's
> no worse than any of its competitors, and in some cases far surpasses what
> they offer (eg. supersonic wave filter).  If you want something well 
> designed
> and durable then get an E-1.  The shutter on an E-1 is incredibly quiet, 
> it
> makes the OM's sound klunky.
> -mark
>
>
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