Olympus are rubbish- discuss!!!

[artographer]

Have you all got an opinion on this provocatively titled little item, to be found at:-
http://www.digitalrev.com/en/how-can...8-article.html
I think we should tell him- don't you?!

[fluffy]

He likes Nikons and Leicas. Good for him. What does he do when he's out and it rains. Does he go to the beach with them. How much does his gear weigh. For some things his cameras are great, for other things 4/3 and mFT do as well or better. Plus it costs less to insure your 4/3 kit. Anyone want a insurance quote on a Leica S system? Actually I'm wasting way too much time on a person I'm pretty sure is a troll.

[factotum]

hello, i agree,you cant educate pork,ron.

[John Perriment]

Sort of falls into place a bit when you read this elesewhere on his site:-

Kai’s too busy to write this himself as he’s off feeling very smug about something. What’s there to be smug about?

- DigitalRev has received 240 units of the new Nikon D7000, one of those is going to be his to play with do a review on.

- The Nikon D7000 is shaping up to be the biggest DSLR release of the year, with surprisingly good improvements that include: continuous AF in video mode (and it’s got full 1080p), improved continuous burst rate (6fps) and 39 AF points (there are much more improvements.

- The holiday season has come extra early for Kai, with the release of the Nikon D7000.

Kai says: “I (along with Lok and the DRTV guys) will be working on a hands-on video review that will be released for a wonderful weekend showing (what better way to spend your weekend, ay?)”.

It’ll be posted on our news and reviews page, or you can subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Oh yes, one last thing – it’s available to buy now! Check out these packages.

Yes, he's got 240 Nikon D7000's to flog and he gets to keep one to play with. Wouldn't want the E-5, due out the same time, to interfere with that, would we?

BTW, perhaps I was being a bit of a troll, but here's the comment I left on his site:-

I'm past caring when people rubbish Olympus, in fact in some ways I'm glad that not many people use them or realize how good they are - it's like having a secret weapon that gives your photography a head start. Funny how critics are always keen to discuss bodies but shy away from mentioning lenses. It's true, Olympus users are at a disadvantage when shooting high ISO (but not as much as some people think) but Canikon users are at a disadvantage every time they fit a milk bottle masquerading as a lens on their cameras. And if it's raining, forget it.

[pepper]

I think he's got some valid points, he's not saying the cameras are poor, but that Olympus should perhaps concentrate on marketing the cameras in a better way. They've gone the right way with the EP M43 series, now if they are going to keep 4/3 alive, going retro OM style would be a great way of marketing the larger cameras.

I'd love a full 4/3 camera the size of my OM-1n, with as good a viewfinder of course

[whatapicture]

I still use my OM 2N with a couple of extra Zuiko lenses and I still get a huge kick out of viewing my Fuji Velvia on a slide projector. In some ways I prefer it to my E-510 which I do love for its picture quality, but there is still some thing special to me about colour reversal film shot through a quality classic camera.
Pete

[West Arm Rider]

It seems to me that Canikon users somehow get more defensive as the arrows start to land closer. Olympus should be pleased, press, good or bad, means people are looking at their product. When Olympus get to big we should all switch camp to Pentax....

[whatapicture]

As most camera companies seem to be going retro with their new models, Wouldn't it be great if Olympus brought out a digital body, especially of the OM-1 or 2 which made them famous. That would certainly get my attention and I guess many thousands of Oly users round the world.

Pete