| El Sid |
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| 23/05/2008 16:17 |
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Re: All is revealed in this interview with the E3's designers.
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Yes, I see your point. Perhaps the word "showdown" was not the best choice or, as you say, it maybe down to translation. Unfortunately, it does rather conjur up an image of Clint Olympus and Lee-Van-Canon stepping into the street for a cameras-at-dawn shoot out - with smoking lens barrels and all.
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However, I think the new and keenly priced E420 and E520 models are firmly aimed at looking after the regular consumer side of things, no? The Oly interview was put up before the new consumer models were launched so maybe the E420 and E520 account for the hints of stepping up a gear. Or perhaps there is another surprise around the corner
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Maybe - but I think even the most dyed-in-the-wool Olympus fanboy (or girl) would have to admit that these models represent evolution rather than revolution.
Just the sort of thing that over attention to the pro side could encourage... Now to some extent I say evolution is better than gimmick driven revolution but the market doesn't necessarily follow this model. A bit of "Hey look what this can do" at times does serve to attract fresh blood to the marque.
Love or hate Canon their two way development philosophy has worked well for them. Some advanced functionality features appear first on the pro models and filter down while some useful-but-not-essential features appear first on the entry level models and migrate up the chain. It's taken them to the top of the sales tree...