E-1 discontinued?

Steve Troy · Aug 2, 2005

I saw a reliable report this morning that Olympus America has just discontinued the E-1 kit with the 14-54 lens. It is not clear if it's the kit or if the E-1 itself that has been discontinued.

If this is true, perhaps the E-3 announcement isn't too far off.

Can anyone confirm? Mr. Porter??

Tim the Grey · Aug 2, 2005

Reliable report WHERE please? Have Oly USA stopped selling it?
Goody, we might have cheap deals somewhere else...

8^)

Steve Troy · Aug 2, 2005

I saw it in a message from an small Olympus dealer (in volume, not height), who shall remain nameless in case the information cannot be verified.

steve16823 · Aug 2, 2005

I heard the same thing on an OM mailing list. Reliable source. Perhaps the same reliable source.

It's no surprise really. Surely Olympus hasn't been making E-1 bodies for quite some time.

England Kev · Aug 2, 2005

I seem to remeber posting on here that a new oly was expected sometime in the fall, maybe September

England Kev · Aug 2, 2005

England Kev said:
I seem to remeber posting on here that a new oly was expected
sometime in the fall, maybe September

That should of course read remember!!!!!!! doh.

Garth Raber · Aug 2, 2005

steve16823 said:
It's no surprise really. Surely Olympus hasn't been making E-1
bodies for quite some time.

True, and this rumor of the "new" E- whatever has been ongoing since last winter. These forums are like a bus stop ..... a new rider stops by every day with a rumor of "the new body(s). Those who spend time at the bus stop hear the same rumor over and over again

-Garth

Michael Meissner · Aug 2, 2005

Steve Troy said:
I saw it in a message from an small Olympus dealer (in volume, not
height), who shall remain nameless in case the information cannot
be verified.

It is not unknown for a dealer to say "xyz is discontinued", when the reality of the situation is often "I don't have xyz in stock right now, please consider uvw or abc, which I do have in stock or I get a better commission on".

Steve Troy · Aug 2, 2005

Not in this case. The report from Olympus America is "discontinued and sold out." The source I referred to orders from them as-needed and does not stock the cameras.

Danijel Turina · Aug 2, 2005

England Kev said:
I seem to remeber posting on here that a new oly was expected
sometime in the fall, maybe September

This "rumor" originated from me. My source said to expect announcement of a new flagship E body around August 15, which is two weeks from now, so we'll see soon enough.

BTW, it's interesting how Olympus admitted releasing "too little, too late", and still, instead of changing their workflow, they're firing people. Honestly, this looks like bad strategy, as I can't see how they'll work faster if they cut their workforce in half. If it were my company, I'd try to optimize things, not "cut expenses". Cutting expenses is a shortsighted, short-term strategy that feels more like suicide than optimization - appeasing the shareholders instead of building the future.

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new8080 · Aug 2, 2005

At least for E-1 owners, I say get them while you can. You might not be able to afford the next ugrade for a pro-level body.

I hope something does get announced soon because I hate the digital-driven upgrade pressure.

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buzz light-buster · Aug 2, 2005

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shoot 'em.

England Kev · Aug 2, 2005

Danijel Turina said:
This "rumor" originated from me. My source said to expect
announcement of a new flagship E body around August 15, which is
two weeks from now, so we'll see soon enough.
--
Danijel Turina, http://www.danijel.org/

Sorry Danijel, but I got my rumour from an article in proffesional photog earlier in the year;-)

Danijel Turina · Aug 2, 2005

England Kev said:
Danijel Turina said:

This "rumor" originated from me. My source said to expect
announcement of a new flagship E body around August 15, which is
two weeks from now, so we'll see soon enough.

Click to expand...

Sorry Danijel, but I got my rumour from an article in proffesional
photog earlier in the year;-)

Well then, it must be worth something.

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Danijel Turina, http://www.danijel.org/

Tim Schmidt · Aug 3, 2005

I'm not able to find the E1 at my local dealer. He's unsure of whether he'll be getting more in. Is this confirmed?

Twiddle D Dum · Aug 3, 2005

. . . . in stature, but had a small volume . . . meaning he wuz really skinny ?

(Oh, nevermind !).

Paul
Vancouver, WA

http://www.pbase.com/spdavis

Steve Troy · Aug 3, 2005

Twiddle D Dum said:
. . . . in stature, but had a small volume . . . meaning he wuz
really skinny ?

No, he just wasn't very loud!

UPDATE: apparently it was the E-1 kit with the 14-54 lens that is discontinued and sold out at Olympus America. There are apparently still a few E-1 bodies in the warehouse, but the remaining supply isn't large. So what is on the dealer shelves around the USA is basically all that's left.

Steve Sheppard · Aug 3, 2005

That has been my guess since Olympus announced the new F2 zooms. They just wouldn't ship those lenses this fall without an announcement on a new flagship body.
Steve

Danijel Turina said:
This "rumor" originated from me. My source said to expect
announcement of a new flagship E body around August 15, which is
two weeks from now, so we'll see soon enough.

jscott · Aug 3, 2005

new8080 said:
At least for E-1 owners, I say get them while you can. You might
not be able to afford the next ugrade for a pro-level body.

Olympus are fools if they release only one body and that body is signifcantly more expense than the E-1 was initially. They need to sell bodies in order to sell lenses. People interested in the new f2 zooms aren't going to want to put them on an E-300, and they can't put them on a camera they can't afford. Now, if I'm right I bet there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth because it's isn't 12MP, 8 FPS, with class leading noise even if that means people can actually afford it.

Regards,
Scott

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As we celebrate mediocrity all the boys upstairs want to see
How much you'll pay for what you used to get for free

Tom Petty

sugeng sugiharto · Aug 3, 2005

The new shipment of E-1 here now with EZ 14-45, no longer with 14-54.

E-1 discontinued?

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