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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / UK Photography / November 2007Olympus deal
I see that Currys are doing an offer on the E410SE + 17-45 lens with the 40-150 and a case for the price of the camera - £349. Is this a good buy or is this camera not up to scratch - whatever the 'SE' version is. I notice it has a plastic lens mount which would tend to put me off. I am, incidentally, a Nikon user - I am looking at this offer for my daughter.  SignatureWoody harrogate three at ntlworld dot com > I see that Currys are doing an offer on the E410SE + 17-45 lens with the > 40-150 and a case for the price of the camera - £349. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I am, incidentally, a Nikon user - I am looking at this offer for my > daughter. That looks like the same two lenses they tried selling with the E500 last year (and put me off buying the kit from them), note the older 17-45 lens, rather than the standard 14-42 (which is supposed to be a rather nice lens). The Olympus lenses have an equivalence ratio (over 35mm cameras) of 2x, so the 17-45 lens is equivalent to 34-90, where the newer lens is 28-84, which gives you a slightly wider angle at the lower end. It's possible that they've even bundled a third party lens, they were doing this as well last year, although some of the Sigma lenses are quite good. SignatureAndy Hewitt <http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/> >> I see that Currys are doing an offer on the E410SE + 17-45 lens with >> the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > doing this as well last year, although some of the Sigma lenses are > quite good. No, this is all Olympus, plus - as I have found out today - it includes a 1Gb card and a proper Olympus 'nose' bag. If you buy the camera and std zoom only you get £50 cash-back from Olympus, effectively the long zoom, card, and case costs £50. Not a bad deal to my mind? SignatureWoody harrogate three at ntlworld dot com > > That looks like the same two lenses they tried selling with the E500 > > last year (and put me off buying the kit from them), note the older [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > No, this is all Olympus, plus - as I have found out today - it includes > a 1Gb card and a proper Olympus 'nose' bag. Not a bad deal whatever way you look at it is it. > If you buy the camera and std zoom only you get £50 cash-back from > Olympus, effectively the long zoom, card, and case costs £50. Not a bad > deal to my mind? Not at all. The long zoom is a good lens, but it's just that standard one that's very old now, they were trying to get rid of those over a year ago. Anyway, that's a little less than I paid for my E500 bundle a year ago (twin lens kit (but with the 14-45 lens), spare battery, 1A filters, E System bag, cleaning stuff and a 1GB Sandisk III card). Ignoring brand comparisons, this ain't a bad little camera at all. SignatureAndy Hewitt <http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/> > No, this is all Olympus, plus - as I have found out today - it includes a > 1Gb card and a proper Olympus 'nose' bag. > > If you buy the camera and std zoom only you get £50 cash-back from > Olympus, effectively the long zoom, card, and case costs £50. Not a bad > deal to my mind? Sadly the quality of some of these free cases is rather poor, whatever the brand. I'd rather pay 20 pounds for a Lowepro case (very high quality). Regards Mike. > > No, this is all Olympus, plus - as I have found out today - it includes a > > 1Gb card and a proper Olympus 'nose' bag. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'd rather pay 20 pounds for a Lowepro case (very high quality). > Regards Mike. Some of the magazine subscriptions give these away - OK they'll be small ones, but I've seen them big enough for the camera with small lens, the larger lens and a few accessories. SignatureAndy Hewitt <http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/> |
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