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Olympus is not the brand for the insecure

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Its not the size of your equitment its how you use it. I am not a main stream kind of guy, I am a very informed buyer. I want quality reliabilty at a good price and every time I looked at other camers they just did not offer what oly does. I am a very happy new 510 owner.
 
Well, there do seem to be a fair number of fanboi (masculine plural of fanboy) around here, but there are also a large number of people who, when asked, "Should I buy Oly for indoor sports," say, "no, get a Canikon."

On the whole I think that Oly shooters are more likely to steer newbies to the local camera store to actually hold the competitors in their hands than to just say "buy an Olympus," than other brand officianados. Of course, on more than one occaision I've seen people follow that advice and end up with an Oly, and then I've just politely smiled. And on one of those I frankly expected the guy to get a Nikon (as there's no way a Rebel would have fit his hands).

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Archer in Boulder

'The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.' -- Friedrich Nietzsche
 
Before I invested into the Oly system I did a lot of research. One thing I derived from the CanNicon forums is that folks on those forums where aggressively obsessed with gadgets. And they tend to swop and upgrade often. The forum tone reflected hardware comparison all over the place, instead of photography. And often frustrated users would post their “dust” questions in hopes to find a quick and affordable solution.

Oly forum on the other hand had a totally opposite tone. The forum was more relaxed had more postings with folks sharing and enjoying their photos. And the output of the Oly Kit was just superior to CanNicon.

Because I did not have any CanNicon old equipment. I had nothing holding me back to the CanNicon system. I was free to pick what was the best deal at the moment.

-J

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I like the things we see from Sophie here in the forum. I know you are saying it "tongue-in-cheek", but she has a little zip in her posts and she has a special passion about what she does and how she views photography.

Dan
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The 'Camera'...but a tool of the 'Artist'...the creator needs but a chalk and a slate to render immortality...
 
I am in the same class as you... very new to dslr's.

my reasons for going Olympus:

Price,
Image Quality,
Storage media,
lenses in kit seemed a good range for a beginner.

After several months, I do NOT regret my decision to go Olympus...and I love the colors I get right out of the camera...as compared to my friend who is as new as I am who went with a Sony A300.

Jeff
 
I bought the Olympus system BECAUSE of the smaller sensor! Smaller lighter, lenses have better effective focal lenght (size does matter!)

I do know some Canon fanboys and it is funny how they think the world revolves around them. I do not want a camera system that costs $20,000 and you have to carry around with a wheel barrow. Sure Canikon has some advantadges as does Olympus but for me the Olympus system fits my needs and budget best. If Canikon fits their needs best then more power to them.

I still use my pocket camera a lot because I do not want to take my 510 out with al of the lenses and risk getting it stolen or damaged. If I had a Canikon system I would probably use it less for the same reason.

For the most part with the Olympus system we are able to do more with a smaller, lighter, less expensive package. That is a big plus in my book.
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Bruce Dodson
AireTex Compressors
 
The Curly One said:
I still use my pocket camera a lot because I do not want to take my
510 out with al of the lenses and risk getting it stolen or damaged.
If I had a Canikon system I would probably use it less for the same
reason.
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That is an argument that makes sense! Heheh
The Curly One said:
For the most part with the Olympus system we are able to do more with
a smaller, lighter, less expensive package.
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More in which units?

Murzik
 
Leon Wittwer said:
I worked for the government for 39 years. I still had my dignity,
sanity, intelligence, talent and a few other things questioned.
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I've worked in state government most of my adult life. (recent escapee into private sector) And I know, KNOW! that any dignity, sanity, intelligence and talent that I started with was not expected or wanted by the system.

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Now that you've judged the quality of my typing, take a look at my photos. . .
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unfortunatly looks to be true, and not just this forum either.....
Brian G. said:
steve howard said:
I’ve read in this forum that when buying into this magical Four
Thirds format, one must be prepared for criticism from the insecure
or misinformed. Olympus is not the brand for the insecure.
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Based solely on the number of posts and posters who feel the need to
defend Oly and their cameras against perceived attacks by Canon and
Nikon users, I'd say that Oly is indeed the brand for the insecure.
You just don't see this elsewhere. (Well, ok, maybe the Sony users,
but to a lesser degree.)
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Brian
'To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer's craft.' John Szarkowski, The Photographer's Eye
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'The best tool in your camera kit is between your ears'
'It matters less what's in front of the viewfinder, than what's behind it'
Lenzflair 2008
 
I can vouch for that.
Bob Carthy said:
You can't be serious. Try going to the Canon board and even hint that
it's possible to take a decent picture with a different brand of
camera. Some of those Canon users are like religious fanatics in
their brand defense. Nikon users have had a blatant air of
superiority about them since the d300 got such great reviews. Even
Pentax and Sony have their share of devout fanatics. To accuse one
brand of user over another is just not realistic.
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'The best tool in your camera kit is between your ears'
'It matters less what's in front of the viewfinder, than what's behind it'
Lenzflair 2008
 
this is so true - just look at the EOS450 vs E-420 debate - hilarious behaviour!
mfbernstein said:
Brian G. said:
steve howard said:
I’ve read in this forum that when buying into this magical Four
Thirds format, one must be prepared for criticism from the insecure
or misinformed. Olympus is not the brand for the insecure.
Click to expand...
Based solely on the number of posts and posters who feel the need to
defend Oly and their cameras against perceived attacks by Canon and
Nikon users, I'd say that Oly is indeed the brand for the insecure.
You just don't see this elsewhere. (Well, ok, maybe the Sony users,
but to a lesser degree.)
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Yup. Every time a DPR review of an Olympus SLR pops up, I have
visions of an angry crowd brandishing torches and pitchforks and
marching in the general direction of Phil's headquarters with a list
of grievances about said review...

Oh well, can't complain about the free entertainment.

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MFBernstein

'Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.' -
Ed Abbey
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'The best tool in your camera kit is between your ears'
'It matters less what's in front of the viewfinder, than what's behind it'
Lenzflair 2008
 
I think this true of forum members of 2 years ago, but recent posters seem to be the one's carrying the pitch forks.

Back then I think Olympus was not as established as it is today. As user base grows, obviously the law of averages says so will your clown base.
Archer S said:
Well, there do seem to be a fair number of fanboi (masculine plural
of fanboy) around here, but there are also a large number of people
who, when asked, "Should I buy Oly for indoor sports," say, "no, get
a Canikon."

On the whole I think that Oly shooters are more likely to steer
newbies to the local camera store to actually hold the competitors in
their hands than to just say "buy an Olympus," than other brand
officianados. Of course, on more than one occaision I've seen people
follow that advice and end up with an Oly, and then I've just
politely smiled. And on one of those I frankly expected the guy to
get a Nikon (as there's no way a Rebel would have fit his hands).

--
Archer in Boulder

'The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.' --
Friedrich Nietzsche
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'The best tool in your camera kit is between your ears'
'It matters less what's in front of the viewfinder, than what's behind it'
Lenzflair 2008
 
Is what the MBA factories call it. It is worse for some than it is for others. It is aggravated in the new Olympus DSLR user for two reasons:

1. For a first time DSLR user, it's harder to squeeze good (by a certain definition) pictures out of a DSLR than it is a P&S (which is designed to produce excellent out of the camera output, by a certain definition). Nikon recognised this and produced a DSLR with an auto mode that behaves very much like a point and shoot.

2. Four thirds in general and Olympus in particular has its detractors from the Canikon community who resolve their own insecurities by denigrating another brand. Olympus is an easy target because it does things differently.

3. The measurbator factor (I really do like that term as it applies nicely to just about any class of electronic extension).

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Regards
J



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Gear in profile
 
But I do consider psychology as facinating as camera gear. It's good.

Cheers, Seth

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What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?

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