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Re: [OM] My New Year's Eve with a 5D MkII

Subject: Re: [OM] My New Year's Eve with a 5D MkII
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 12:43:26 -0600
Chris,
I think I spoke to the subjective assessment before your reply to
Chuck came through.  I would add that I didn't notice any particular
difficulty in handling the 5D MkII, but I am not especially fussy
about that kind of thing.  It felt "weird" to handle the MkII but I
don't doubt I could get used to it.  In my opinion, the layout of
controls on the E-3 is "better."  I think the big jog dial on the
Canaan is clumsy and old-fashioned and much prefer the dials that
allow quick action via both thumb and index finger on the E-3.  But
Canaan users, I gather, appreciate the fact that controls don't
substantially change between models.

I might add -- and have no idea how you feel about it -- that I am
always delighted to handle the E-3.  I seems to me to have the
ergonomics of the E-1 but with improvement/advancement, despite the
increase in weight.  My only snag so far has been that the sensor for
the remote (RM-1) is not as easy to trigger as on the E-1 or E-330.

Joel W.

On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks, Chuck, but I suppose that I was looking for a subjective
> assessment of the feel between the 2 rather than an objective summary
> of their dimensions.
>
> There again, I have never seen a 5D, let alone handled one.  I don't
> suppose that I have missed much by that omission ... :-)
>
> Chris
>
> On 2 Jan 2009, at 14:08, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> 5D Mark II            $2700  ($2000 for 5D)
>> Dimensions            152 x 114 x 75 mm (6.0 x 4.5 x 2.9 in)
>> Weight (no battery)   810 g (29oz)
>>
>> Olympus E3            $1429
>> Dimensions            142 x 116 x 75 mm (5.6 x 4.6 x 2.9 in)
>> Weight (no battery)   800 g (28oz)
>>
>> There's very little difference in size and weight.  It's interesting
>> to
>> note that the difference in width (10mm) is less than the difference
>> in
>> sensor width (18.7mm).  Maybe the E3 needs that for the anti-shake.
>>
>> So, not much difference in the bodies but what happens when you add an
>> equivalent pair of high end constant aperture lenses?  One weighs
>> more,
>> the other weighs less.  The E3 body costs much less but the lenses
>> cost
>> much more.  But the Zuikos are a stop faster although not so wide on
>> the
>> wide end.
>>
>> Canon 24-70/2.8L      4.9" (124mm) x 3.3" (83mm) - 34oz (950g)  $1039
>> Canon 70-200/2.8L*    7.7" (196mm) x 3.4" (86mm) - 51oz (1458)  $1488
>>
>> Zuiko 14-35/2.0               4.8" (123mm) x 3.4" (86mm) - 32oz (915g)  $1852
>> Zuiko 35-100/2.0*     8.4" (214mm) x 3.8" (97mm) - 58oz (1650g) $1950
>>
>> *without Tripod Adapter
>>
>> Total weight and cost for body and two lenses
>> 5D Mark II            3218g (114oz)  $5227 ($4527 for 5D)
>> E3 -                  3365g (119oz)  $5231
>>
>> So, the E3 and a pair of fast lenses weighs more and costs more than
>> the
>> 5D Mark II and its pair of 1 stop slower lenses.  And quite a bit more
>> than a 5D and the same lenses.  When I bought OM in the '70s it was
>> because it was smaller, lighter and cheaper. It seems that Olympus has
>> lost its way on small, light and cheap.
>>
>> Perhaps a better comparison would be with the 12-60/2.8-4 and
>> 50-200/2.8-3.5 but there the Zuikos have lost their speed advantage
>> and
>> are no longer constant aperture.
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