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Subject: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)...
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:45:45 -0500
References: <C8B562E7.35A9%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Woo Hoo! Ask and you shall receive!

http://www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/dslr_top_photographers.htm


On Sep 14, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I agree.
> And imagine I meant the E system not number specific.
> 
> Mouth watering looking stuff; if not or the quirkily small format.
> Pro's and serious photogs have their eyes squarely on the 1x crop circle if
> not larger for main system enclosures.
> 
> --------------------
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> mark at rabinergroup.com
> 
> 
>> From: Jefffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:25:10 -0500
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)...
>> 
>> Well, The E-5 was just announced, so nobody uses it yet. The specs seem
>> remarkably similar to earlier models, so unless it is the king of
>> low-noise/high ISO, I don't see anyone switching TO it. The top of the 
>> line
>> Olympus lenses are good, and there are enough MP and resolution for pro 
>> use,
>> but it would be tough to draw any pro who is already using Canon or Nikon.
>> 
>> Jeffery
>> 
>> On Sep 14, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>> 
>>> Is there a list somewhere of Pro's using the 4/3's E5? Or 4/3's anything?
>>> Became it will be hard for them to "Bail" if they're not using the 
>>> system in
>>> the first place.
>>> 
>>> --------------------
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> Photography
>>> mark at rabinergroup.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:52:54 -0700
>>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)...
>>>> 
>>>> Well, it is clear that the E-5 is to satisfy current E owners who want 
>>>> to
>>>> stay or move up. I suspect a lot of the PRO users may bail though.
>>>> 
>>>> As an owner of the E-3 with two killer lens (the 12-60 and the 
>>>> 35-100/2), I
>>>> need to think about this. I use the E-3 for event work and it does the 
>>>> job
>>>> quite well. 10MP is not limiting for me there. So if the E-5 gives 
>>>> better
>>>> ISO and movie, I can probably sell the E-3 body for $600 and get the 
>>>> E-5 for
>>>> an additional $1000 and I can stay with the system for a little while
>>>> longer.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:46 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj
>>>> <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Philippe,
>>>>> Don't you think this is more interesting? Seems a good deal at the 1K 
>>>>> price
>>>>> point for a body.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://nikonrumors.com/2010/09/06/recap-3.aspx
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Jayanand
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:52 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at 
>>>>> sfr.fr
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> FYI
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.43rumors.com/first-two-olympus-e-5-commercials-thanks-noisycamer
>>>>> a/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ph
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> NO ARCHIVE
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)...)
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