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CarterBroadway
05/18/09

In reply to Sony's New Entry Level DSLRs Officially Announced, Again
Memory stick? Seriously? Hasn't Sony learned their lesson yet?
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fuchikoma
05/18/09

@CarterBroadway:

SDHC too.

Personally I have one SD card in a laptop, and various Memory Stick Pro Duos (32MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 8GB) for my PSP that I now mostly use for my Sony point & shoot, so it's worked out well for me... what would be dumb is if they forced it to take a new kind of mem stick.
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discounteggroll
02/24/09

In reply to Olympus E-620 Entry-Level DSLR Has Swiveling Live View, Impressive Specs
heads up for a dealzmodo in case anyone is interested: Nikon D200 for $600 at best buy (add it to car to see sale price)

[www.bestbuy.com]
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discounteggroll
02/24/09

@discounteggroll:

*cart
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OMG! Ponies!
02/24/09

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Put this on the wait list. I wouldn't be surprised if, in answer to new offerings by Nikon and Canon, Olympus does what it did on the 520 and bundles it with 2 lenses.

The thing with dSLRs is you're not buying a camera; you're buying into a system. If you have a bunch of Nikon lenses, you should be buying a Nikon body. Same for Canon. You only get choice when you are buying in.

Also, Olympus uses a proprietary cable and RAW format. If you want RAW, it has to go through their (undercooked) software. The cable is less of a problem because you can put your card into the computer and charge with the external battery. But the software is a bit of a pain. Sluggish and poorly laid out.
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Scott B. Husted
02/24/09

@OMG! Ponies!:

Every manufacturer has their own proprietary RAW format. Olympus works just fine with any RAW converter that supports the camera. It's no different than Nikon, Canon, Sony, etc.
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OMG! Ponies!
02/24/09

@Scott B. Husted: I'm not slamming Oly.

I am quite happy with my E-520. It's got a good heft to it (good tech feels solid and not plastic-y), does a fine job taking pictures, gives me the option of LiveView if I want to use it (I don't - it's an SLR), and, for the price was a good value. I'm saving up for the pancake lens. Considering it's my first dSLR (and my first SLR since my old Pentax K1000), I'm very happy.

But I wouldn't abandon gear for it. If I had Nikon or Canon with all the attendant gear, I wouldn't switch for an Oly. Hopefully, more manufacturers will support 4/3.
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Scaramanga
11/28/08

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Looks to be a good studio camera, pro-AF, good base ISO (100/50), high-MP count.

I'm sure many people will say the D3 is better because its high-ISO performance, low-noise in low-light, etc but those people are missing the point.

Good pro equipment does what its designed to do extremely well. Both the D3 and D3x do their respective duties excellently.
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BeautifulAgony
11/28/08

@Scaramanga: well said... too many people bash one product model versus another based on feature set alone. The seem to forget that various models are designed to appeal to certain duty requirements and applications.

Some people bash my D70, versus other models, but in the price range (when purchased) it had the feature set that covered the range of needs I had at the time. It's been an outstanding camera that still serves me well.

The D3 and D3x are way beyond my range, but both look to be amazing cameras.
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First
11/28/08

In reply to Nikon D3x Specs Leaked: A Mighty Flagship Cometh
does it have Auto Film Advance...i really hate it when i am all ready to snap away and i forgot to crank the film to the next frame.
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Wilson Rothman
11/28/08

@winmac: Ummm, it's digital. It's just designed to shoot in situations where you'd have previously used a multi-format camera.
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CafeRacer1200
11/28/08

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I wonder if my old Vivitar 135mm lens would fit that?
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BeautifulAgony
11/28/08

@CafeRacer1200: While it may fit, you would lose a great deal of the DSLR feature set including auto focus, auto ISO, metering, and countless others. Not a deal breaker, probably, but certainly diminishing the gadgety-ness of the D3x in the process.
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