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ditto1958 · 09-13-2005

I have mixed feelings about the leaked new E-500:

Positive:

Happy that "my company" is at last releasing some new products. In this market place if you don't bring out new things you disappear.

Happy that from a marketing and sales standpoint this new model looks like one that will sell.

Negative:

It's not the new "pro" model yet.

It's not an improved E-300.

They appear to feel the lack of a pentaprism hump on the E-300 was a mistake.

If the E-500 is a cheap mass-market dslr and if when the E-1 replacement comes out, it is more expensive than the E-1, what will they put in the middle-priced prosumer market?

I worry that it's intended to replace the E-300 when it is a more cheaply made plastic chassis camera.

09-13-2005	#10 (permalink)
ditto1958 Vicuna Posts: 189 CamelKarma: 18 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Olympus replacements for E-1 and E-300 I have mixed feelings about the leaked new E-500: Positive: Happy that "my company" is at last releasing some new products. In this market place if you don't bring out new things you disappear. Happy that from a marketing and sales standpoint this new model looks like one that will sell. Negative: It's not the new "pro" model yet. It's not an improved E-300. They appear to feel the lack of a pentaprism hump on the E-300 was a mistake. If the E-500 is a cheap mass-market dslr and if when the E-1 replacement comes out, it is more expensive than the E-1, what will they put in the middle-priced prosumer market? I worry that it's intended to replace the E-300 when it is a more cheaply made plastic chassis camera.