Olympus EVOLT - 8 MP Consumer DSLR (four thirds)

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...lympuse300.asp

8 Megapixel consumer DSLR from Olympus ... will this be a formidable
challenge to the Canon Digital Rebel and the Nikon D70? Will this be the
big break for four thirds?

Three new lenses too ...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...mpuslenses.asp


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"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...lympuse300.asp

8 Megapixel consumer DSLR from Olympus ... will this be a formidable
challenge to the Canon Digital Rebel and the Nikon D70? Will this be the
big break for four thirds?

Three new lenses too ...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...mpuslenses.asp

.... and the flash

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...lympusfl36.asp



--
"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn

In article , says...
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...lympuse300.asp

8 Megapixel consumer DSLR from Olympus ... will this be a formidable
challenge to the Canon Digital Rebel and the Nikon D70? Will this be the
big break for four thirds?

Three new lenses too ...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...mpuslenses.asp

My guess with that sensor size is... No.
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Brian C. Baird wrote in
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http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...lympuse300.asp

8 Megapixel consumer DSLR from Olympus ... will this be a formidable
challenge to the Canon Digital Rebel and the Nikon D70? Will this be
the big break for four thirds?

Three new lenses too ...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04...mpuslenses.asp

My guess with that sensor size is... No.


On the surface, that is what one would expect, but the first time DSLR
owner might not be as concerned about that. Look at how many people are
buying these 8MP cameras like the Pro1 ... with a 2/3 sensor. If the price
is right, Oly might actually have something here.

I still plan to buy my 20D very soon. My EOS bag is pretty decent, and this
now Oly model can't touch the 20D. I'll also be keeping the 10D.
Nonetheless, I still like to see competition among the manufacturers, and
it will be interesting to see how this affects the entry-level DSLR market
.... if it has any effect at all.


--
"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn

In article , says...
My guess with that sensor size is... No.


On the surface, that is what one would expect, but the first time DSLR
owner might not be as concerned about that. Look at how many people are
buying these 8MP cameras like the Pro1 ... with a 2/3 sensor. If the price
is right, Oly might actually have something here.

Sure, but how long until Canon packs the 20D sensor in an updated Rebel
body for $899? Olys high noise glory will be short lived.

I still plan to buy my 20D very soon. My EOS bag is pretty decent, and this
now Oly model can't touch the 20D. I'll also be keeping the 10D.
Nonetheless, I still like to see competition among the manufacturers, and
it will be interesting to see how this affects the entry-level DSLR market
... if it has any effect at all.

I'd expect more competition out of Minolta or Pentax than Oly. At least
they (Minny and Penny) haven't tied themselves down to a nowhere format.
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http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/

Brian C. Baird wrote in
:

On the surface, that is what one would expect, but the first time
DSLR owner might not be as concerned about that. Look at how many
people are buying these 8MP cameras like the Pro1 ... with a 2/3
sensor. If the price is right, Oly might actually have something
here.

Sure, but how long until Canon packs the 20D sensor in an updated
Rebel body for $899? Olys high noise glory will be short lived.


The beauty of competition.


--
"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn

Brian C. Baird wrote in
:

On the surface, that is what one would expect, but the first time
DSLR owner might not be as concerned about that. Look at how many
people are buying these 8MP cameras like the Pro1 ... with a 2/3
sensor. If the price is right, Oly might actually have something
here.

Sure, but how long until Canon packs the 20D sensor in an updated
Rebel body for $899? Olys high noise glory will be short lived.


The beauty of competition.


--
"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." (Plato)

-Richard Cockburn

Brian C. Baird wrote:
In article , says...
My guess with that sensor size is... No.


On the surface, that is what one would expect, but the first time
DSLR
owner might not be as concerned about that. Look at how many people
are
buying these 8MP cameras like the Pro1 ... with a 2/3 sensor. If
the price
is right, Oly might actually have something here.

Sure, but how long until Canon packs the 20D sensor in an updated
Rebel
body for $899? Olys high noise glory will be short lived.

I still plan to buy my 20D very soon. My EOS bag is pretty decent,
and this
now Oly model can't touch the 20D. I'll also be keeping the 10D.
Nonetheless, I still like to see competition among the
manufacturers, and
it will be interesting to see how this affects the entry-level DSLR
market
... if it has any effect at all.

I'd expect more competition out of Minolta or Pentax than Oly. At
least
they (Minny and Penny) haven't tied themselves down to a nowhere
format.

Oh please. The 4/3 concept works. At least the lenses are designed for
the format, using a full frame lenses on 1.6x crop cameras is like
using a medium format on a 35mm camera. It may work, but it is a
crutch.
And the lenses are actually smaller/lighter than 35mm lenses, just like
35mm lenses are smaller and lighter than medium format lenses.
And the E-300 IS the first 8MP entry-level DSLR. A 8MP Rebel won't be
out until summer/autumn 2005, if my sources are right.
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http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/

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Oh please. The 4/3 concept works. ...

And the lenses are actually smaller/lighter than 35mm lenses

The 300 f/2.8 is about a pound heavier (and much more expensive) than either
the Nikon 300 f/2.8 with VR or the Canon 300 f/2.8 IS, and the Oly lens lacks
IS or VR. Since the Oly lens only has to cover 28% of the image area as the
other two you'd THINK it would be smaller/lighter, but it's not. Same with the
55 mm macro ...

In article .com,
says...
Oh please. The 4/3 concept works. At least the lenses are designed for

If by "works" you mean "takes pictures", yes. It works. But it doesn't
work as well as a APS-C sensor format or full-frame.

the format, using a full frame lenses on 1.6x crop cameras is like
using a medium format on a 35mm camera. It may work, but it is a
crutch.
And the lenses are actually smaller/lighter than 35mm lenses, just like
35mm lenses are smaller and lighter than medium format lenses.

No, they're often heavier than a comparable 35mm lens. Sure, you could
argue the crop factor thing, but that's not really saying anything nice
about 4/3rds.

And the E-300 IS the first 8MP entry-level DSLR. A 8MP Rebel won't be
out until summer/autumn 2005, if my sources are right.

We'll see when Oly actually manages to release it.
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