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Subject: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)...
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:16:27 -0400

You would have thought they'd have paid off some names. They usually do.
"they" being most camera companies. These people nobody ever heard of. Cept
their Mom's.

--------------------
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 16:45:45 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)...
> 
> 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-noisycam
>>>>>> er
>>>>>> a/
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ph
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> NO ARCHIVE
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
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Replies: Reply from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] OT: E5 - Chilling, and filtered (hopefully)...)
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