Olympus E300? (4/3 system?) - DPChallenge Forums

02/28/2005 02:23:14 AM · #1

I'm interested in the new 4/3 system and the e300. //www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05021712oly_3new43lenses.asp

zoom lenses with f2.8 and f2 and their small size is really appealing.. and the price of the new e300.. seems promising. anyone have the 300 ? its either this or the 20d... after stretching the budget really far. what do you all think of it?

Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital ED

02/28/2005 02:25:26 AM · #2

...but you have a D70. Astounded by the people who change there cameras often.

Prof_Fate

02/28/2005 02:28:32 AM · #3

Originally posted by faidoi:

...but you have a D70. Astounded by the people who change there cameras often.

Cars too. When I was younger and buying crap cars i had to ... but now, well, my truck i had for 12 years, my current car going on 3.5 and I have no thoughts of losing it for another 3 or 4 years.

a1leyez0nm3 Why do you want to change? Why those two choices? What about the new Rebel 350XT?

jonr

Olympus OM-D E-M5

02/28/2005 02:34:18 AM · #4

I think some Olympus rebates are coming in March. Might wait until then. But why change? Unless you are unhappy with the D70....

02/28/2005 02:37:50 AM · #5

Originally posted by jonr:

I think some Olympus rebates are coming in March. Might wait until then. But why change? Unless you are unhappy with the D70....

I think some places are already selling with a $100 rebate.

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/28/2005 02:51:41 AM · #6

my d70 is okay.. but ive always shot canon and was plannign to switch back (much more comfortable with canon layout) and i like the canon AF and lenses more. canons stuff is ahead i think... I saw the olympus though and its a bit smaller too.. I want something i can stick with for years and years and be satisfied with.. i am in love with the 85mm f1.2 canon anyway... i wanted to know if it would be better to go 4/3rds.. size is a big factor for me.. and the f2 zooms .. that would be so nice

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nsbca7

02/28/2005 02:55:43 AM · #7

The oly stuff is limited in lenses. It would take 10 years of constenty introducing new lenses on an accelerated pace to get caught up to what Nikon or Canon already have. If you don't need a selection this is not a problem.

02/28/2005 02:56:52 AM · #8

Originally posted by a1leyez0nm3:

size is a big factor for me..

Pentax *ist Ds is the smallest dSLR camera.

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/28/2005 02:57:06 AM · #9

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850, then 100 rebate.. so like 750 with lens..

or 20d without lens for 1300.

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petrakka

02/28/2005 02:58:19 AM · #10

have you looked at the cost of the 4/3 lenses. those are not friendly. e300 is decent camera, but in my opinion just not a smart decision to buy into right now, just lacks a lot of compatability options. its really not that much smaller, my friend has it. i cant understand why you'd wanna change from a d-70 to that. if you didnt already have a system i'd understand, but, yea i dunno..i guess i am biased because i own a d70 but i have played with the e300. do you really need that fast of an aperture also?

nsbca7

02/28/2005 02:58:32 AM · #11

Originally posted by a1leyez0nm3:

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Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital ED

02/28/2005 03:00:22 AM · #12

Originally posted by nsbca7:

So lenses design for the camera is not as good as lenses that are already out?

jonr

Olympus OM-D E-M5

02/28/2005 03:06:05 AM · #13

Originally posted by a1leyez0nm3:

In that case, I would suggest that you try out the E-300 and 350D. E-300 is different, but I think when Olympus brings out compact primes, it would make a unobstructive street camera. SLR's frighten people for some reason. I'm hoping that the next generation E-300 will be even smaller. I am hoping for something like Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 or original Olympus Pen-F.
I tried the 300D, and the first word came into my mind was 'fisher-price' :)

02/28/2005 03:14:15 AM · #14

Originally posted by jonr:

Originally posted by a1leyez0nm3:
my d70 is okay.. but ive always shot canon and was plannign to switch back (much more comfortable with canon layout) and i like the canon AF and lenses more. canons stuff is ahead i think... I saw the olympus though and its a bit smaller too.. I want something i can stick with for years and years and be satisfied with.. i am in love with the 85mm f1.2 canon anyway... i wanted to know if it would be better to go 4/3rds.. size is a big factor for me.. and the f2 zooms .. that would be so nice

In that case, I would suggest that you try out the E-300 and 350D. E-300 is different, but I think when Olympus brings out compact primes, it would make a unobstructive street camera. SLR's frighten people for some reason. I'm hoping that the next generation E-300 will be even smaller. I am hoping for something like Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 or original Olympus Pen-F.
I tried the 300D, and the first word came into my mind was 'fisher-price' :)

thats what i have been thinking. i tried the e300 the other day and i liked the feel of it. fast lenses that small and 8mp.. i love the sound of that. although, i cant officially tell if i like a camera until i have shot a few days of heavy 1000+ shot use. i loved the d70 at first. now it sits quietly in the corner. but everytime i hijack my friends canon 1d and 85mm f1.2 i envy

i tried the canon 300d and didnt like it. like a crappy plastic imitation d30. i ALMOST bought the 20d but heard raving reviews about the d70 and liked the cheaper price..

Message edited by author 2005-02-28 03:15:12.

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/28/2005 03:14:28 AM · #15

Originally posted by faidoi:

Originally posted by nsbca7:
The oly stuff is limited in lenses. It would take 10 years of constenty introducing new lenses on an accelerated pace to get caught up to what Nikon or Canon already have. If you don't need a selection this is not a problem.

So lenses design for the camera is not as good as lenses that are already out?

huh?

nsbca7

02/28/2005 03:15:51 AM · #16

Originally posted by faidoi:

They just don't have many.

02/28/2005 03:17:59 AM · #17

Originally posted by a1leyez0nm3:

Originally posted by faidoi:

Originally posted by nsbca7:
The oly stuff is limited in lenses. It would take 10 years of constenty introducing new lenses on an accelerated pace to get caught up to what Nikon or Canon already have. If you don't need a selection this is not a problem.

So lenses design for the camera is not as good as lenses that are already out?

huh?

Lenses built for a particular camera isn't as good as lenses that is already on the market for older cameras?

Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital ED

02/28/2005 03:21:48 AM · #18

whoa shiza i looked the pricing for the lenses.. whoaa.. wil they come down

Message edited by author 2005-02-28 03:25:23.

jonr

Olympus OM-D E-M5

02/28/2005 04:16:52 AM · #19

Originally posted by a1leyez0nm3:

but everytime i hijack my friends canon 1d and 85mm f1.2 i envy

NEVER touch a camera lika that if you can't afford it. My credit card is still having nightmares when I played with the 1D and D1X cameras. You will never be happy with your little sub $2000 camera. :)
That was one of the reasons I got the E-1, only decent body in sub-$2000 league. (Where are the digital F100 and EOS-3?)

Message edited by author 2005-02-28 04:18:02.

coolhar

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

02/28/2005 08:36:04 AM · #20

Originally posted by a1leyez0nm3:

... heard raving reviews about the d70 and liked the cheaper price..

There will always be rave reviews for every new camera introduced by Canon and Nikon.

Zal

Nikon D200

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

02/28/2005 08:49:42 AM · #21

Originally posted by a1leyez0nm3:

zoom lenses with f2.8 and f2 and their small size is really appealing..

I would imagine that those f/2 zooms are going to be very expensive. Probably the same price as the equivalent f/2.8 Canon L or pro Nikon lenses.

undieyatch

Olympus E-10

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

02/28/2005 08:56:52 AM · #22

evolt thread

The evolt has a great size - a perfect street camera, not a pocket camera, but certianly smaller than the d70 and rebel. The elimination of the prism finder bump is great design, which makes for a sleek and smooth contour. I find it very comfortable in the hand. Not a lot of lenses offered for 4/3, but it certianly has one of the best kit lenses available, and the Zuiko 50mm macro is fabulous.