Hi Roger. I paid £500, which I thought was a good deal for a 'body-only'
deal (based on it still being relatively new and still at recommended
retail price elsewhere). The £479 deal is excellent, though I can't find
that on the Digital Depot site. I see it listed as £579 body-only?
I had an E-330 for a while last summer and mostly liked the handling,
but the E-400 improves quite a bit in some areas - a much better optical
viewfinder being the most obvious. I still like the idea of Live View
and expect it to be in the new E-x, but am hoping it's just 'B' mode
which would mean the viewfinder shouldn't be compromised.
Paul
Roger Key wrote:
> I handled an E-400 in a Danish Photo Fair in November, and was duly
> impressed with the size and weight. I was not impressed by the mount on the
> lens, which was of polycarbonate, not metal. I actually preferred the feel
> of the E-330, although I thought that it was a bit 'chunky'. The E-330 was
> mounted with the DZ 18-180, which also had a nice feel to it, and balanced
> nicely on the E-330. Has anyone used the 18-180, by the way ? It is just a
> year since I bought an E-500 two lens kit, so I was not just about to buy
> another DSLR.
> However, the falling price of the E-1 (now 375GBP including lens from
> Digital Depot) has tipped me over the edge. I had to have it delivered in
> England, so it is now waiting for me to visit my mother in March. I noticed
> that Digital Depot are now selling the E-400 for 479GBP body only, or 529GBP
> including lens; was that where you bought your camera, Paul?
>
>
> Roger Key, Copenhagen
>
>
>
>> From: Paul Shields <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> To: olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [OM] E-400 vs OM-4ti
>> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:41:05 +0000
>>
>> I'm surprised by the lack of discussion around this camera. I guess the
>> lack of a US distribution would explain it to some extent, though I know
>> there are lots of Europeans on here too :).
>>
>> Anyway, I picked one up a week or so ago, and have been mostly very
>> impressed. The resolution increase is real compared to the E-1. The
>> smallness takes some getting used to, but really it's no different than
>> handling an OM as far as body size goes.
>>
>>
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