E1 or E300?

oly8080 · 17th December 2004

Hi guys,

Should i get an E1 or E300? any advice?
how does the e300 compare to the e1?

thanks :-)

oly

Caussway · 17th December 2004

Wait for a full review of E-300. If you don't really need the "pro-spec", the saving from E-300 can be used to buy lenses, flash etc.

Originally Posted by oly8080

Hi guys,

Should i get an E1 or E300? any advice?
how does the e300 compare to the e1?

thanks :-)

oly

Allan Teo · 17th December 2004

Originally Posted by oly8080

Hi guys,

Should i get an E1 or E300? any advice?
how does the e300 compare to the e1?

thanks :-)

oly

It depends on what you want to photograph..
The E1 has a 'Eliptical ring of focus points' whilst
the 300 only has 3.

I think the E1 focuses much faster than the 300
but maybe its because the E1 I tried has the
battery pack which brings up the voltage to
9 volts.

Allan

nightpiper · 18th December 2004

i vote for the E1. more of a personal preference, its sleek, smooth & stealth in operation.

on top of it all, its very robust. i have been carrying it around with me all the time in an ordinary bag with no padding or whatsoever. many knocks & still hasn't failed me.

very confident with the build quality.

so far, abosolutely no regrets & in fact, extremely happy that i bought the E1 rather than anything else for that price.

colour & WB r spot on, tho i haven't tried an E300 yet.

but if u r into the MP race, then the answer is clear. for me, film still better in that respect.

Allan Teo · 19th December 2004

Originally Posted by nightpiper

i vote for the E1. more of a personal preference, its sleek, smooth & stealth in operation.

on top of it all, its very robust. i have been carrying it around with me all the time in an ordinary bag with no padding or whatsoever. many knocks & still hasn't failed me.

very confident with the build quality. so far, abosolutely no regrets & in fact, extremely happy that i bought the E1 rather than anything else for that price. colour & WB r spot on, tho i haven't tried an E300 yet.

but if u r into the MP race, then the answer is clear. for me, film still better in that respect.

The E300 has very impressive IS400 and ISO 800 whilst the E1's ISO
400 is not good in terms of noise. I have decided to use my E300
permenantly in ISO 400 mode for now.

Allan

erichK · 16th January 2005

I just shot hundreds of images all over Dominica and Saba with the E1,14-54 and 50-200 zoom and 50/f2 macro I'd received from Photocraft days before flying there. The outfit--in Adorama very functional Slinger's bag--performed flawlessly through muddy mountain hikes in driving rain and couintless bucking, road air and boat trips. Wouldn't give it up for the world, the ergonomics, viewfinder and colour are superb. But you are right: the noise at higher. Good to know that the E300 could be added to this very portable outfit to make up this shortfall.

cookiez · 16th January 2005

E-1 ! E-1 !! E-1 !!!

Nightpiper has got all the reasons listed out. If budget is not a concern,
E-1 is a better choice. You won't regret forever !!

nad · 16th January 2005

If you can afford the E-1 over the E300, of course, get the E-1, it has a super solid pro body and has better image quality. But it is likely that Olympus will be launching a new pro model to replace the E-1 this year, so it could be a better idea to find out more about such plans as it mean you can get the E-1 cheaper when the new model comes out or go for the new model.

nightpiper · 17th January 2005

if u dun mind a 2nd hand E1, saw one selling in TCW for $1900+ with 14-54mm kit lens. maybe can bargain to bring it down a little.

cookiez · 17th January 2005

Originally Posted by nightpiper

if u dun mind a 2nd hand E1, saw one selling in TCW for $1900+ with 14-54mm kit lens. maybe can bargain to bring it down a little.

wow !! $1900 is a good price. I also bought 2nd hand from a fellow CSer last
year May and I paid $2900 for body + 14-54 lens.

17th December 2004	#1
oly8080 New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: west Posts: 13	E1 or E300? Hi guys, Should i get an E1 or E300? any advice? how does the e300 compare to the e1? thanks :-) oly

16th January 2005	#6
erichK New Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: saskatoon, Canada Posts: 2	E1 versus E300 I just shot hundreds of images all over Dominica and Saba with the E1,14-54 and 50-200 zoom and 50/f2 macro I'd received from Photocraft days before flying there. The outfit--in Adorama very functional Slinger's bag--performed flawlessly through muddy mountain hikes in driving rain and couintless bucking, road air and boat trips. Wouldn't give it up for the world, the ergonomics, viewfinder and colour are superb. But you are right: the noise at higher. Good to know that the E300 could be added to this very portable outfit to make up this shortfall.

16th January 2005	#7
cookiez Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 423	E-1 ! E-1 !! E-1 !!! Nightpiper has got all the reasons listed out. If budget is not a concern, E-1 is a better choice. You won't regret forever !! Last edited by cookiez; 16th January 2005 at 01:08 PM.

18th December 2004	#4
nightpiper Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,801	i vote for the E1. more of a personal preference, its sleek, smooth & stealth in operation. on top of it all, its very robust. i have been carrying it around with me all the time in an ordinary bag with no padding or whatsoever. many knocks & still hasn't failed me. very confident with the build quality. so far, abosolutely no regrets & in fact, extremely happy that i bought the E1 rather than anything else for that price. colour & WB r spot on, tho i haven't tried an E300 yet. but if u r into the MP race, then the answer is clear. for me, film still better in that respect.

16th January 2005	#8
nad Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 443	If you can afford the E-1 over the E300, of course, get the E-1, it has a super solid pro body and has better image quality. But it is likely that Olympus will be launching a new pro model to replace the E-1 this year, so it could be a better idea to find out more about such plans as it mean you can get the E-1 cheaper when the new model comes out or go for the new model.

17th January 2005	#9
nightpiper Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,801	if u dun mind a 2nd hand E1, saw one selling in TCW for $1900+ with 14-54mm kit lens. maybe can bargain to bring it down a little.