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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/2005/03...-polaroid.html

"Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-> wrote in
news: oups.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...-polaroid.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.

Barry Bean wrote:
> "Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-> wrote in
> news: oups.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...-polaroid.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

"Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-> wrote in message
news: oups.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...-polaroid.html

You can get it for a net cost of about $550 now. It isn't selling well, and
has been heavily discounted.

In article <. 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" ?
--

Alfred Molon
------------------------------
Olympus 4040, 5050, 5060, 7070, 8080, E300 forum at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
Olympus E300 resource - http://myolympus.org/E300/

In article <>,
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" ?

It's made of cheese. Cheddar, I believe.
--
http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/

Siddhartha Jain <> wrote:

> Barry Bean wrote:
> > "Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-> wrote in
> > news: oups.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...-polaroid.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...

"Alfred Molon" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> In article <. 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" ?

It is, and isn't bad, but it isn't competitive with the offerings from Canon
and Nikon. I think the writer was trying to make a point using humor.

Note the wink...

> --
>
> Alfred Molon
> ------------------------------
> Olympus 4040, 5050, 5060, 7070, 8080, E300 forum at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
> Olympus E300 resource - http://myolympus.org/E300/

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

Steven M. Scharf wrote:

>"Blaze Garlan" <sawlake-> wrote in message
>news: roups.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...-polaroid.html
>>
>>
>
>You can get it for a net cost of about $550 now. It isn't selling well, and
>has been heavily discounted.
>
>
>
>

measekite wrote:
> What is not up to snuff that causes the E300 not to sell well?

Image quality, no USB 2.0 or Firewire, Unacceptably high noise at
higher ISO settings, No Mirror Lock-Up, Lens selection (the 4:3
standard has not gone anywhere, so do not ever expect a good selection
of lenses).

Mostly it's that the competition is much better, for not much more
money.