E-600

[bousozoku]

There is a new product, the E-600, which is apparently only available in North America for some reason. It's a E-620 without the art filters apparently, but it currently costs US$50 more than the E-620.

I haven't compared all the specifications, so it's probably a bit lighter since the art filters aren't included, but it looks substantially the same: small body, 7 point AF with 2 cross points, I.S., and TruePIC III+ processor.

 

[headfonz]

yeah the E600 was announced about 2 months back, its not on the official olympus line-up as it is only available through certain sales channels in North America as a low cost model.

 

[microcosm]

There is a new product, the E-600, which is apparently only available in North America for some reason. It's a E-620 without the art filters apparently, but it currently costs US$50 more than the E-620.

I haven't compared all the specifications, so it's probably a bit lighter since the art filters aren't included, but it looks substantially the same: small body, 7 point AF with 2 cross points, I.S., and TruePIC III+ processor.

Actually, 3 Art Filters are on the E-600 (Pop Art, Soft & Pinhole), instead of 6 on the E-620... it is like the upgraded version of the E-450 found in other parts of the world.

Guess it is probably a rebadged E-450 sold as E-600 in the North American market.

Thanks for the heads up though.

 

[whattokingu]

I heard it's just without the art filter and some other non-critical function. It's going for 100 USD cheaper than 620 I think.

 

[microcosm]

According to the Olympus' website :

Pretty much the basic camera someone who doesn't need bells and whistles would buy...

 

[bousozoku]

I heard it's just without the art filter and some other non-critical function. It's going for 100 USD cheaper than 620 I think.

On the Olympus North America website, it's US$50 more expensive than the E-620, not US$100 cheaper.

 

[lamester]

I've been waiting for this as well, I guess the price hasn't got "saturated" yet since people might still believe that NEW MODEL = BETTER MODEL

Either this reaches SG shore at around 20% cheaper or I will just get a used E-620, which by then, would have dropped to about the same level...

 

[napalmdog]

well E-450 is 200usd more ex than the E-520. go figure hehe

maybe a psychological scheme so people would buy the older models to clear stocks? no idea hehe

i also think the e-620 was priced very good, probably why the price hasn't moved much since it was first launched

 

[diziz]

I haven't compared all the specifications, so it's probably a bit lighter since the art filters aren't included, but it looks substantially the same: small body, 7 point AF with 2 cross points, I.S., and TruePIC III+ processor.

Don't mind me asking, but how come the exclusion of 3 art filters makes it lighter? I thought art filters was part of the system software.

 

[bousozoku]

Don't mind me asking, but how come the exclusion of 3 art filters makes it lighter? I thought art filters was part of the system software.

It's a joke.