RogerMac
Hotshoe Shuffler
Reged: 25/03/2007
Posts: 497
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Only six?.......... 
Somehow I've managed to accumulate 11..........not bad for a someone who's really a Nikon man at heart.... 
Phew that makes me feel better! It would have been more but I spent a long time establishing a company and that drains mental resources from everything else. Glad to say that the company now belongs to my son (I still work for it) so I can enjoy myself more.
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Photocracy
The Great Pretender
Reged: 18/11/2006
Posts: 625
Loc: Sunny South Coast
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Since the great Nikcanoly Peace Treaty of a couple of weeks ago, non native brand owners are greeted with a garland of flowers upon arrival here and receive a free beer at the bar. 
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Rob
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RogerMac
Hotshoe Shuffler
Reged: 25/03/2007
Posts: 497
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Since the great Nikcanoly Peace Treaty of a couple of weeks ago, non native brand owners are greeted with a garland of flowers upon arrival here and receive a free beer at the bar.
Isn't it great  I think Fen deserves free beer for life.
Roger
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Footloose
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 11/08/2005
Posts: 3188
Loc: Berkshire based.
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I've had an E-1 for about 4 years, I bought it because of it's ergonomics, build quality and they were (and still are) the only digital camera manufacturer catering for people who want ultra-wide angle lenses, (117 degrees) with their 7-14mm zoom. I have now upgraded to an E-3, but still have my E-1, which is unobtrusive, uncomplicated and still a very satisfying camera to use. I also have a G9, because it is a very pocketable little camera. My only gripe with this is that they did not put a shutter lock on it.
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Trainee reprobate with a pronounced limp (spelt L .. I .. M .. P.)
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Repton
Mr Test Shot
Reged: 05/07/2005
Posts: 1771
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As all good lovers should - I overlook the shortcomings of my E-1 -and concentrate on all the many many good things about it.
I love mine 
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Footloose
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 11/08/2005
Posts: 3188
Loc: Berkshire based.
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When the E-1 was announced, being a quite different sensor format and Olly's reputation for being innovative due to their half frame SLR and then the OM1, led me to conclude that here was a camera which must have cost a fortune in R&D, and therefore, it was likely to remain in production longer than the time-scales used by other manufacturers. As soon as the 7-14 was announced, I decided to put my money where my mouth was, and buy one. The cameras only failing to date, has been due to the rubber grip on the back of the camera coming adrift and in tricky lighting conditions, AF 'Hunting'. The quality of images off the 7-14mm zoom, still amaze me and I know a number of Canon (3) and Nikon (2) owners who have bought an E-1 because their manufacturers have yet to deliver a comparable optic.
The long wait for the E-3, has actually been a blessing in disguise because it has meant I could invest more of my money in their optics instead of the 2-3 model upgrades other camera manufacturers could well have 'cost' me over the same 5 years. I still have my E-1 and only wish I had done the same thing as Rob and bought another E-1 to stash away!
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Trainee reprobate with a pronounced limp (spelt L .. I .. M .. P.)
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Photocracy
The Great Pretender
Reged: 18/11/2006
Posts: 625
Loc: Sunny South Coast
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Thanks to everyone for their contributions on this so far. I used the term 'legendary E-1' in the title because I know this camera has a real following, but I wanted to hear directly from users. However, taking in what some of you have said, I'm now even more convinced than ever that the E-1 is indeed a legend in digital SLR development. What has become clear is that it is still a completely viable camera for use 5 years after its launch; a remarkable achievement when one considers the unrelenting, whirlwind pace of DSLR advances. It seems the E-1 can somehow squeeze a degree of image quality out of its modest 5 megapixels which has rarely been surpassed since and that printing up to A3 is no problem at all, even when compared against more modern competition.
When I bought my E-500 2 years ago, E-1s were still being sold off and I seriously considered buying one. In the end, the small screen of the E-1 lost out to the E-500 but in so many ways, I regret not seizing the opportunity when I had it.
One thing is clear, this is a camera still worth buying and I know if I find myself with the cash available and one presents itself to me at a good price, I will snap it up. The advice to anyone already with one must be to hang on to it as apart from being so useable, it appears to be gaining classic status.
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Rob
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Repton
Mr Test Shot
Reged: 05/07/2005
Posts: 1771
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I'm holding on to my E-1, and my XA, my Pen D and my 35RC - classics all in my view which share a build quality, an ergonomic excellence and a photographic potential that few/if any other manufacturers selling in equivalent price ranges has ever been able to match.
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knikki
newbie
Reged: 03/03/2008
Posts: 9
Loc: In my head
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I don't have a E-1 I have the one that pre-dates that the E20, which if I am correct is virtually the same as the E1 but you can't change the lenses on it.
Interesting about the print size where you were happy with the quality of A3 prints.
I have just finished a college course and I made 3, A2 prints off my E20 and they were great, so I think the E1 should go higher without any problems.
Now I have an E3, and still use the E20
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I lie here at night looking at the moon and seeing the celestial wonders of the night sky.
Then I think "Who's nicked me tent?"
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