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Speaking of Olympus and 4/3 . . .
I was looking for a replacement for my Canon Powershot G2 as a walking
around camera (really, my 5D is almost smaller than that old dinosaur) and had every intention of buying a G11. So on a trip to Chicago last week I took a trip by Calumet. I had looked at sample shots between the G11 and Digital Pens and after some extraordinarily helpful assistance from a Calumet employee (I don't remember her name, but she definitely went above and beyond) and after handling both the E-PL1 and E-P2, I decided on a Pen E-P2 (my sister has a G10 so I was pretty familiar with it already). I couldn't be happier. There really is nothing quite like the M4/3 cameras out there right now. They only had the kit with the 17mm 2.8 Pancake lens, but that turned out to be a perfect walking around combo. I stitched this from two of my first shots taken the next day: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=2441268 BTW, the moiré on the building in the background was somehow added when I resized the image for posting. That is one fun little camera . . . and it is smaller than my G2, though I would have liked a flip-out screen. I'll be getting the EVF as soon as I can afford it. Oh, and I cannot say enough about Calumet. They let me try out an E-PL1, and an E-P2, let me swap batteries because one was dead, made sure that I dealt with the person most familiar with the Olympus Pens, spent 30 minutes answering my questions and letting me go through the menus, etc. Eric Miller www.dyesscreek.com |
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Speaking of Olympus and 4/3 . . .
On 9/28/2010 4:20 PM, Rich wrote:
On Sep 27, 10:54 pm, Eric wrote: I was looking for a replacement for my Canon Powershot G2 as a walking around camera (really, my 5D is almost smaller than that old dinosaur) and had every intention of buying a G11. So on a trip to Chicago last week I took a trip by Calumet. I had looked at sample shots between the G11 and Digital Pens and after some extraordinarily helpful assistance from a Calumet employee (I don't remember her name, but she definitely went above and beyond) and after handling both the E-PL1 and E-P2, I decided on a Pen E-P2 (my sister has a G10 so I was pretty familiar with it already). I couldn't be happier. There really is nothing quite like the M4/3 cameras out there right now. They only had the kit with the 17mm 2.8 Pancake lens, but that turned out to be a perfect walking around combo. I stitched this from two of my first shots taken the next day: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=2441268 BTW, the moiré on the building in the background was somehow added when I resized the image for posting. That is one fun little camera . . . and it is smaller than my G2, though I would have liked a flip-out screen. I'll be getting the EVF as soon as I can afford it. Oh, and I cannot say enough about Calumet. They let me try out an E-PL1, and an E-P2, let me swap batteries because one was dead, made sure that I dealt with the person most familiar with the Olympus Pens, spent 30 minutes answering my questions and letting me go through the menus, etc. That is good, but then again, it should be their normal job. Not just telling soccer moms which camera to buy. Without service in stores, the ability to try out products, they might as well be internet buying sites. I don't know the last time you ever went to Calumet. Eric is right. In my dealings with Calumet over the years I have found them to be responsive to my needs, reliable and ethical in all their dealings. Any issues I ever had were resolved fairly and to my satisfaction. -- Peter |
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Speaking of Olympus and 4/3 . . .
peter wrote in
: On 9/28/2010 4:20 PM, Rich wrote: On Sep 27, 10:54 pm, Eric wrote: I was looking for a replacement for my Canon Powershot G2 as a walking around camera (really, my 5D is almost smaller than that old dinosaur) and had every intention of buying a G11. So on a trip to Chicago last week I took a trip by Calumet. I had looked at sample shots between the G11 and Digital Pens and after some extraordinarily helpful assistance from a Calumet employee (I don't remember her name, but she definitely went above and beyond) and after handling both the E-PL1 and E-P2, I decided on a Pen E-P2 (my sister has a G10 so I was pretty familiar with it already). I couldn't be happier. There really is nothing quite like the M4/3 cameras out there right now. They only had the kit with the 17mm 2.8 Pancake lens, but that turned out to be a perfect walking around combo. I stitched this from two of my first shots taken the next day: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=2441268 BTW, the moiré on the building in the background was somehow added when I resized the image for posting. That is one fun little camera . . . and it is smaller than my G2, though I would have liked a flip-out screen. I'll be getting the EVF as soon as I can afford it. Oh, and I cannot say enough about Calumet. They let me try out an E-PL1, and an E-P2, let me swap batteries because one was dead, made sure that I dealt with the person most familiar with the Olympus Pens, spent 30 minutes answering my questions and letting me go through the menus, etc. That is good, but then again, it should be their normal job. Not just telling soccer moms which camera to buy. Without service in stores, the ability to try out products, they might as well be internet buying sites. I don't know the last time you ever went to Calumet. Eric is right. In my dealings with Calumet over the years I have found them to be responsive to my needs, reliable and ethical in all their dealings. Any issues I ever had were resolved fairly and to my satisfaction. I didn't say there were any issues. I just stated that you should expect good service in a store, service that makes them more valuable than an internet source. If a store doesn't deliver it, it should go bankrupt. http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53234/original |
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Speaking of Olympus and 4/3 . . .
On 9/29/2010 6:04 PM, Rich wrote:
wrote in : On 9/28/2010 4:20 PM, Rich wrote: On Sep 27, 10:54 pm, Eric wrote: I was looking for a replacement for my Canon Powershot G2 as a walking around camera (really, my 5D is almost smaller than that old dinosaur) and had every intention of buying a G11. So on a trip to Chicago last week I took a trip by Calumet. I had looked at sample shots between the G11 and Digital Pens and after some extraordinarily helpful assistance from a Calumet employee (I don't remember her name, but she definitely went above and beyond) and after handling both the E-PL1 and E-P2, I decided on a Pen E-P2 (my sister has a G10 so I was pretty familiar with it already). I couldn't be happier. There really is nothing quite like the M4/3 cameras out there right now. They only had the kit with the 17mm 2.8 Pancake lens, but that turned out to be a perfect walking around combo. I stitched this from two of my first shots taken the next day: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=2441268 BTW, the moiré on the building in the background was somehow added when I resized the image for posting. That is one fun little camera . . . and it is smaller than my G2, though I would have liked a flip-out screen. I'll be getting the EVF as soon as I can afford it. Oh, and I cannot say enough about Calumet. They let me try out an E-PL1, and an E-P2, let me swap batteries because one was dead, made sure that I dealt with the person most familiar with the Olympus Pens, spent 30 minutes answering my questions and letting me go through the menus, etc. That is good, but then again, it should be their normal job. Not just telling soccer moms which camera to buy. Without service in stores, the ability to try out products, they might as well be internet buying sites. I don't know the last time you ever went to Calumet. Eric is right. In my dealings with Calumet over the years I have found them to be responsive to my needs, reliable and ethical in all their dealings. Any issues I ever had were resolved fairly and to my satisfaction. I didn't say there were any issues. I just stated that you should expect good service in a store, service that makes them more valuable than an internet source. If a store doesn't deliver it, it should go bankrupt. http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53234/original Fortunately survival of a business will be determined by the marketplace, not by moralizing proclamations. -- Peter |
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Speaking of Olympus and 4/3 . . .
On 9/30/2010 6:23 PM, Rich wrote:
On Sep 29, 7:57 pm, wrote: On 9/29/2010 6:04 PM, Rich wrote: wrote in : On 9/28/2010 4:20 PM, Rich wrote: On Sep 27, 10:54 pm, Eric wrote: I was looking for a replacement for my Canon Powershot G2 as a walking around camera (really, my 5D is almost smaller than that old dinosaur) and had every intention of buying a G11. So on a trip to Chicago last week I took a trip byCalumet. I had looked at sample shots between the G11 and Digital Pens and after some extraordinarily helpful assistance from aCalumetemployee (I don't remember her name, but she definitely went above and beyond) and after handling both the E-PL1 and E-P2, I decided on a Pen E-P2 (my sister has a G10 so I was pretty familiar with it already). I couldn't be happier. There really is nothing quite like the M4/3 cameras out there right now. They only had the kit with the 17mm 2.8 Pancake lens, but that turned out to be a perfect walking around combo. I stitched this from two of my first shots taken the next day: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=2441268 BTW, the moiré on the building in the background was somehow added when I resized the image for posting. That is one fun little camera . . . and it is smaller than my G2, though I would have liked a flip-out screen. I'll be getting the EVF as soon as I can afford it. Oh, and I cannot say enough aboutCalumet. They let me try out an E-PL1, and an E-P2, let me swap batteries because one was dead, made sure that I dealt with the person most familiar with the Olympus Pens, spent 30 minutes answering my questions and letting me go through the menus, etc. That is good, but then again, it should be their normal job. Not just telling soccer moms which camera to buy. Without service in stores, the ability to try out products, they might as well be internet buying sites. I don't know the last time you ever went toCalumet. Eric is right. In my dealings withCalumetover the years I have found them to be responsive to my needs, reliable and ethical in all their dealings. Any issues I ever had were resolved fairly and to my satisfaction. I didn't say there were any issues. I just stated that you should expect good service in a store, service that makes them more valuable than an internet source. If a store doesn't deliver it, it should go bankrupt. http://www.pbase.com/andersonrm/imag...53234/original Fortunately survival of a business will be determined by the marketplace, not by moralizing proclamations. -- Peter Yeah, like how the marketplace drove 25 million production jobs to China so Americans can buy cut rate S--- from Walmart. That's some brag. You excel at sounding like an uneducated person who has no fundamental knowledge of business, economics and marketing. I am not about to even attempt to teach you. Bye -- Peter |
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Speaking of Olympus and 4/3 . . .
On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:23:06 -0700 (PDT), Rich wrote:
: On Sep 29, 7:57*pm, peter wrote: : Fortunately survival of a business will be determined by the : marketplace, not by moralizing proclamations. : : Yeah, like how the marketplace drove 25 million production jobs to : China so Americans can buy cut rate S--- from Walmart. That's some : brag. And where do Canadians buy their cut rate S---? Whoever sells it, I'll bet that it too is made in China. Bob |
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Speaking of Olympus and 4/3 . . .
On 10/1/2010 9:17 PM, Robert Coe wrote:
On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:23:06 -0700 (PDT), wrote: : On Sep 29, 7:57 pm, wrote: : Fortunately survival of a business will be determined by the : marketplace, not by moralizing proclamations. : : Yeah, like how the marketplace drove 25 million production jobs to : China so Americans can buy cut rate S--- from Walmart. That's some : brag. And where do Canadians buy their cut rate S---? Whoever sells it, I'll bet that it too is made in China. There is a major issue now with corrosive wallboard, made in China. The wallboard has been coming in for years. (the problem is so widespread that the IRS has issued a "safe harbor" ruling on claiming the damage as a casualty loss. WTF ere the inspectors who were supposed to be checking the stuff. Yes, The Chinese are doing nothing more than American manufacturers would do the same thing if they thought they could get away with it. -- Peter |
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