Olympus Evolt E-300

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$1,000 USD, 8 MP, true optical SLR, Compact Flash, Zuiko
interchangeable lenses. Supposedly shakes debris off the CCD filter
with a 375 kilohertz (supersonic) buzz and collects it on "flypaper".
http://glikglik.blogspot.com/2005/ [...] aroid.html

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Barry Bean wrote:
> "Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-emblazongarland@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:1110465957.560209.107890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
>
> > $1,000 USD, 8 MP, true optical SLR, Compact Flash, Zuiko
> > interchangeable lenses. Supposedly shakes debris off the CCD filter
> > with a 375 kilohertz (supersonic) buzz and collects it on
"flypaper".
> > http://glikglik.blogspot.com/2005/ [...] aroid.html
>
> For an additional $75, you can get an E-1. You sacrifice a little
> resolution, but pick up features and a a professional build.

You have two more options
i) spend a bit more and get a real camera (Canon 20D)
ii) For the same price get a Nikon D70 or the Canon Rebel XT



- Siddhartha

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In article <1110533466.961957.97860@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
Siddhartha Jain says...

> You have two more options
> i) spend a bit more and get a real camera (Canon 20D)

Why isn't the E300 a "real camera" ?
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Siddhartha Jain <losttoy@gmail.com> wrote:

> Barry Bean wrote:
> > "Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-emblazongarland@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > news:1110465957.560209.107890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
> >
> > > $1,000 USD, 8 MP, true optical SLR, Compact Flash, Zuiko
> > > interchangeable lenses. Supposedly shakes debris off the CCD filter
> > > with a 375 kilohertz (supersonic) buzz and collects it on
> "flypaper".
> > > http://glikglik.blogspot.com/2005/ [...] aroid.html
> >
> > For an additional $75, you can get an E-1. You sacrifice a little
> > resolution, but pick up features and a a professional build.
>
> You have two more options
> i) spend a bit more and get a real camera (Canon 20D)
> ii) For the same price get a Nikon D70 or the Canon Rebel XT
>
>
>
> - Siddhartha

I thought they were all real cameras... oooh silly me - just someone
else anonymously having fun being rude.... what a child...

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What is not up to snuff that causes the E300 not to sell well?

Steven M. Scharf wrote:

>"Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-emblazongarland@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:1110465957.560209.107890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>>$1,000 USD, 8 MP, true optical SLR, Compact Flash, Zuiko
>>interchangeable lenses. Supposedly shakes debris off the CCD filter
>>with a 375 kilohertz (supersonic) buzz and collects it on "flypaper".
>>http://glikglik.blogspot.com/2005/03/shake-it-like-polaroid.html
>>
>>
>
>You can get it for a net cost of about $550 now. It isn't selling well, and
>has been heavily discounted.
>
>
>
>

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In article <8mnYd.17352$Pz7.5884@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>,
measekite@yahoo.com says...
> What is not up to snuff that causes the E300 not to sell well?
>
> Steven M. Scharf wrote:
>
> >"Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-emblazongarland@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:1110465957.560209.107890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> >
> >
> >>$1,000 USD, 8 MP, true optical SLR, Compact Flash, Zuiko
> >>interchangeable lenses. Supposedly shakes debris off the CCD filter
> >>with a 375 kilohertz (supersonic) buzz and collects it on "flypaper".
> >>http://glikglik.blogspot.com/2005/03/shake-it-like-polaroid.html
> >>
> >>
> >
> >You can get it for a net cost of about $550 now. It isn't selling well, and
> >has been heavily discounted.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

From what I have seen as far as pictures produced with the E-volt, there is
nothing seriously WRONG with it, it simply doesn't have anything "special"
enough about it (The ultrasonic cleaner is NICE but not a deal closer), and
it has a limited lens selection (OLY only), which cannot be used anywhere
else (at least so far).

In other words, its not so much whats wrong with the camera, but rather there
is not quite enough right with it.

The competition is stiff.
--
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.

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That I can see. I do think that Canon is the one to get right now.

Larry wrote:

>In article <8mnYd.17352$Pz7.5884@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>,
>measekite@yahoo.com says...
>
>
>>What is not up to snuff that causes the E300 not to sell well?
>>
>>Steven M. Scharf wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>"Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-emblazongarland@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:1110465957.560209.107890@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>$1,000 USD, 8 MP, true optical SLR, Compact Flash, Zuiko
>>>>interchangeable lenses. Supposedly shakes debris off the CCD filter
>>>>with a 375 kilohertz (supersonic) buzz and collects it on "flypaper".
>>>>http://glikglik.blogspot.com/2005/03/shake-it-like-polaroid.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>You can get it for a net cost of about $550 now. It isn't selling well, and
>>>has been heavily discounted.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>From what I have seen as far as pictures produced with the E-volt, there is
>nothing seriously WRONG with it, it simply doesn't have anything "special"
>enough about it (The ultrasonic cleaner is NICE but not a deal closer), and
>it has a limited lens selection (OLY only), which cannot be used anywhere
>else (at least so far).
>
>In other words, its not so much whats wrong with the camera, but rather there
>is not quite enough right with it.
>
>The competition is stiff.
>
>

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Siddhartha Jain wrote:

> Barry Bean wrote:

>
> You have two more options
> i) spend a bit more and get a real camera (Canon 20D)

Hell yea, I want a camera that locks up like a windows computer does! :-)

Only "real" computer related products have that feature!

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Stacey

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In article <MPG.1c9d36ed2df47ab998a80c@news.verizon.net>, nospam@please.no
says...
> In article <2OrYd.16985$OU1.639@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>,
> measekite@yahoo.com says...
> > While this months Pop Photo rate the Canon 20D and the Nikon D70 1 and 2
> > respectively, they did give the Evolt a reasonably good review. I
> > wonder why. If it is the fact they are an advertiser then why should
> > you trust them with any rating including Nikon and Canon.
>
> Pop Photo has never met a camera they didn't like. They pretty much
> pull punches for every manufacturer.
>

They also rated the Sigma SD10 in the same article, and they did so as a 10+
megapixel camera... they MUST know better than that!


--
Larry Lynch
Mystic, Ct.