Three new DSLRs from Olympus this Spring

[Greg Chappell]

Rriley wrote:

its pretty obvious tho
if you are going to market a 'pro' level camera
you need to offer some primes with that
ultra-wide, wide, std, portrait

incidently, whats that lens on the pic of the mockup, 50mm F2, 52mm filter

Riley

Probably one or two, but no more than that. The only reason people have access to so many today withthe traditional makersis because, witha fewexceptions, the designs are 10-15 years old or older. Prior to switching to Olympus in October, 2005 I used a Canon 10D outfit, had two zooms and two primes, the 17-40 and 100-400L, 50 f1.8 and 85mm f1.8. I hardly ever used the 85mm lens and the 50 stayed in a bag that I never took with me anywhere, and I'm someone who grew up using nothing but primes on my manual Nikon filmbodies of the past. Today I wouldn't waste my money on most primefocal lengths, and that's probably why we haven't seen many more introduced...most others wouldn't either. The "main" Olympus zooms, being f2.8-3.5 speed, makes a huge difference too. If I were faced with using a standard f3.5-4.5 zoom, Iwould probablythink differently about it.

I also remember Nikon users howling in massabout the fact they'd never use alens that didn'tcome fitted withthe precious, all importantaperture ring.....

[Rriley]

what if the attraction was pure speed
less than F2 ?

RIley

[Greg Chappell]

I had that with those two Canon primes...convenience won out 95+% of the time,unless I had a veryspecific subject that benefitted from the use of the prime. My money would have been better spent back then on a second 550EXflash unit than that 85mm f1.8, and if these new Olympus bodies have wireless flash capabilities,another flash iswhat I'll be buying today.

[Rriley]

i didnt know that about wireless flash
new flashes in the offing ?

Riley

[Greg Chappell]

That's part of what's being told/speculated about over on DPReview's Olympus formsby some who supposedly have a good idea about what's coming down the pike.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...ssage=21868708

[Rriley]

so its
E410
E510
and wait for E whatever

S-G-P ...err....huh

new flash

and, count em, 6 zooms ?


Riley

[Greg Chappell]

Rriley wrote:

so its
E410
E510
and wait for E whatever

S-G-P ...err....huh

new flash

and, count em, 6 zooms ?


Riley

Yes...all speculation I know, but an E-510 would interest me a lot, depending on the introductory price. Who knows with all those lenses. I'm always behind the curve, body-wise, so it'll probably be 6 months after introduction, minimum, before I'd seriously look to be buying one. Since picking up an EC14 to go with my 50-200 Zuiko I've wished I had stabilization to use with that combination, especiallyat the long end. That could tip me towards doingthe bodyearlier.... again, based on price.

[Mikefellh]

Greg Chappell wrote:

Yes...all speculation I know, but an E-510 would interest me a lot, depending on the introductory price.

...again, based on price.

The price of buying bleeding edge.

[Rriley]

well the 7-14 is probably the best of them Greg
just about the most impressive anywhere

i just bought a 11-22, due to arrive in a few days
that will do me well for work, but i wonder how the 7-14 would go for interiors
especially in the 10-14 range

kinda hard to see how all these lenses are placed within the kit
being a body behind is no bad thing
theyre all sorted by then and theyre cheaper to aquire
there isnt a big enough advantage to tempt me to E500, or E400

so later this year, maybe the 7-14, or a new body if theyre 'that' special

Riley

[Greg Chappell]

Mikefellh wrote:

The price of buying bleeding edge.

:lol::lol::lol::lol: