Which digital Olympus? and Rollei QBM on 4/3?

[yalcinaydin]

Question-1:

[Attila]

I didn't see till this time rollei adapter for 4/3 VGR's universal adapter not support infinity.

I have E-300, E-1 and I had E-500 (half day only because I returned immediately to shop. Back LCD was crap to me)

With all Olympus include E-300 you can use excellent AF confirmed adapters
except E-1

E-1 has better image quality than E-300.

[yalcinaydin]

For +75$ adding also the IS seems more logical at the moment. I have a Canon A95 and the movable LCD is a really nice feature so I'm between 510 and the 330.

If I can manage to use Rollei QBM's then I can even think of selling my 400D

[yalcinaydin]

http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/43/e510-rev.html
Check this out for olympus DSLR info, it's very detailed!

[Attila]

As far as I know 400D is an excellent camera and it has less crop factor than Oly have. I don't know good idea to sell it or not. I also don't have experience with IS. I love my E-1 for sure and E-300 also a fine camera to me. If I have chance I would buy a Canon also, for example for Rollei mount capability.

[Orio]

The Canon 40D is an outstanding camera and due to the new models being released, it is now available new for around 800 Euros body only.
It has a large viewfinder and exchangeable focusing screen (important for manual lenses).
For anyone who has to buy within a non large budget, this is my recommended suggestion.

[F16SUNSHINE]

Agreed
The 40D is the most logical and best value for high performance and Manual lens compatibility.
The sensor has dust reduction and the digic III is a true upgrade to the digic II
In my night shoots I much prefer the 40D for it's perfect control of noise.
Perfect even in exposures to 15min. The 5D is much noisier although a fine performer in normal lighting situations (up to 5 min exposres it's perfect)
You should really consider the future of your lens use and style first.
If you will shoot mostly Portaits and Macro maybe Oly is a nice option with some excellent models
If however you plan to do street shoots, landscapes and wide perspective shots.
The Oly is going to push you into AF lenses.
Consider the Flek 4/20 for example. On a 4/3's it is a reportage/normal cropped view.
This improves to a moderate wide view on the Canon (or pentax for that matter)
Also Your investment of Rollei QBM lenses is safe with Canon.
Adapters are there just don't be cheap when purchasing. It is the lens mount with the least tolerance for adapting regarding infinity focus.

[yalcinaydin]

Hmm, you got me here
E-510 was the cheap solution and upgrading to 40D is also a nice option
Selling my 400D can't be easy as it has 18K auctuations (drawback of shooting concerts) and the eyecup holder plastic part is broken (a man dropped on me when using angle finder viewer!). But I guess I can sell it with BG-E3 for something 500-600USD here (it has a lot of accesories) and buy a 40D from US without customs and shipping cost with adding 300$. I can even add some of my unused lenses and increase the price. Hmm, this sounds more logical
Thanks for the help

[yalcinaydin]

And I'm selling my 400D and all of it's related accesories, the next step is Canon 40D. I guess this was the most logical way as you reminded me