Olympus EVOLT E-300 Digital SLR?

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Interested in hearing the Pro's & Con's of the Olympus EVOLT E-300 DSLR.
With it's 14~45mm lens, this seems like the ideal zoom for digital. Added
to that, it's claimed, "Dust Free" design, I would that this would be a very
popular DSLR. Although I don't see much about it. Is it because it doesn't
look like an SLR, that people are shying away from it? I also found it to
be quite light, for it's size, and features, only 19 ozs!

Circuit City has lowered the price to $809.99, which really makes it
tempting! Why, or why not?

Thanks,
Bill Crocker

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On Tue, 31 May 2005 20:38:32 -0400, "Bill Crocker"
<wcrocker007@comcast.net> wrote:

>Interested in hearing the Pro's & Con's of the Olympus EVOLT E-300 DSLR.
>With it's 14~45mm lens, this seems like the ideal zoom for digital. Added
>to that, it's claimed, "Dust Free" design, I would that this would be a very
>popular DSLR. Although I don't see much about it. Is it because it doesn't
>look like an SLR, that people are shying away from it? I also found it to
>be quite light, for it's size, and features, only 19 ozs!
>
>Circuit City has lowered the price to $809.99, which really makes it
>tempting! Why, or why not?
>
>Thanks,
>Bill Crocker


$645 from Buydig.com.

If you've been following the threads,
you should know the pros and cons by now.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com

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Turbo1010 wrote:
> "Bill Crocker" <wcrocker007@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news5ednYdVm8oWngDfRVn-vA@comcast.com...
>> Interested in hearing the Pro's & Con's of the Olympus EVOLT E-300
>> DSLR. With it's 14~45mm lens, this seems like the ideal zoom for
>> digital. Added to that, it's claimed, "Dust Free" design, I would
>> that this would be a very popular DSLR. Although I don't see much
>> about it. Is it because it doesn't look like an SLR, that people
>> are shying away from it? I also found it to be quite light, for
>> it's size, and features, only 19 ozs! Circuit City has lowered the
>> price to $809.99, which really makes it
>> tempting! Why, or why not?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill Crocker
>>
> Because, night shots aren't that great. I get alot of noise with
> mine when shooting in low light conditions.

Do you stick with the lower ISO values? Use any dark-frame subtraction
facility?

David

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"Bill Crocker" <wcrocker007@comcast.net> wrote in message
news5ednYdVm8oWngDfRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> Interested in hearing the Pro's & Con's of the Olympus EVOLT E-300 DSLR.
> With it's 14~45mm lens, this seems like the ideal zoom for digital. Added
> to that, it's claimed, "Dust Free" design, I would that this would be a
very
> popular DSLR. Although I don't see much about it. Is it because it
doesn't
> look like an SLR, that people are shying away from it? I also found it to
> be quite light, for it's size, and features, only 19 ozs!
>
> Circuit City has lowered the price to $809.99, which really makes it
> tempting! Why, or why not?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill Crocker
>
>



It is a nice camera, but like it's bigger brother, the E1, noisy above ISO
400.

The Zuiko 14-54 is ED glass, the 14-45 is a kit lens. Remember, in terms
of 35mm FOV optics, they are comparable to 28-108mm and 28 - 90mm,
respectively.

I shoot weddings with the E1, and it is a great camera in many ways, though
I rarely go over ISO 400. The dust thingie works.


Patrick