I'm generally of the opinion that pretty much anything in the $999+ pricepoint can be 'Pro' bodies. I don't find the E-3 to be built any better than an A700 or 40D(which thankfully is noticably better built than the 20D/30D) outside of better rubber cladding, I find the D300(and D200) to be more solid than anything else in the 'not a $5000+ pro body' category.
I do agree with you on online reviews in general. -Adam On 1/23/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam, > > My point wasn't anything to do with performance (and you already know > that I find the reviewers online to be complete jerks in that > respect). Only the pigeonholing that equipment junkies seem to love > to do. > > If you don't think that the D300 and E-3 are professional quality > bodies, well, that's you're opinion. They certainly seem that way to > me, regardless of what Nikon and Olympus have to say about it, based > on their build and performance. The E-1 is another pro class body, > albeit an old one with somewhat lower feature load and resolution spec. > > The A700 body I picked up at the store the other day doesn't feel > like a pro-class body at all, imo. It may produce photos like one and > have similar features ... just as the K10D does ... but as far as I > can see these two are advanced amateur bodies. The Canon 40D I've > been totally uninterested in so I haven't even looked at it. > > And of course the quality of the photos all of them make is more > dependent on who's pushing the button than any review tester's spec > sheet. > > G > > On Jan 23, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > > > Might also have something to do with the E-3 being generally > > outperformed by the 40D and A700, which both deliver superior High ISO > > performance, as good or better AF and 5-6 fps. The E-3 is comparable > > to these 'semi-pro' bodies, not the D300 it's priced against (which > > stomps the E-3 in pretty much every regard except for sealing in-body > > IS). Oly can say what it wants but the E-3's real competition is the > > so-called 'Semi-Pro' bodies at the $1300 pricepoint. > > > > -Adam > > > > On 1/23/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> LOL ... At least two reviews have relegated the Olympus E-3 to being > >> a "semi-pro" or "advanced amateur" status camera already simply > >> because it *only* supports 5 fps capture speed. "hey man, if you > >> haven't got 9, you're a wuss." > >> > >> I think reviewers and equipment junkies today are idiots. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
