That's sad, for Olympus anyway, Bob. I'm glad that you've found a
machine that makes you satisfied. I suppose that it wouldn't been
worth giving the E-3 a go. I must say, I would dearly love to come
over and have a chance with some of those lovely scenes -- a shoot-off
with different makes :-)
Chris
On 22 Dec 2007, at 11:56, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>
> Alas, it's true. I finally filled my empty threats and bought into a
> different system. The name has a 3 in it, but the letter is not an E,
> rather the letter which comes before it in the alphabet. I wrestled
> long and hard with this one, but in the end decided 4/3s wouldn't
> suit my ever all-consuming needs. That said, the plan is to keep the
> Oly stuff for a while until the needs thing settles out. Not to
> mention that Nykon's teles are priced a little out of the range of
> someone who just choked up for a D3. Maybe next year. (And let us all
> pray, Please Lord!, for a good year next year. {8^)-
>
> That said, the freaking camera is marvelous. On the downside, I've
> had to hire my wife, a personal trainer, to get me into shape to
> carry it around. With 24-70 attached, it's roughly like carrying a
> M-16. With the 70-200, which is backordered, exchange M-16 for M-14.
> But, at the same time, I can walk around with auto ISO set for a
> range between 200 and 3200 and get really top quality results. It
> also allows me to set minimum shutter speed when using auto ISO,
> which means when just walking about I can switch into mindless mode
> and concentrate on pictures.
>
> I feel like a brand new driver that's been handed the keys to a
> Ferrari. There is much to learn about this machine, never mind the
> part about switching systems.
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