The E410 is sold with the kit lens only? can i buy the body only, or the body plus another oly lens??
Sigma is the only FourThirds consortium lens maker... Oly dun give them lenses to make Stigma may just drop their support for FT, especially the initial struggle to test market and maintain a small range of FT mount Stigma lenses... if I were Stigma and I see the initial demand for FT mounts I oso sian 50% liao.
Stigma may have been under non disclosure agreement to STFU from Oly... you know, maybe due to the general perception that Stigma stuff are 'B-grade'... but like I said before, if Oly is willing to pay the dollars, Stigma or any lens manufacturer is certainly able to churn out A-grade Zuikos. That translates to 'top dollars' for end users to pay too![]()
The E410 is sold with the kit lens only? can i buy the body only, or the body plus another oly lens??
Just wait a little longer.. I am not sure how long.
There would be a body option then.. :bsmilie:
While of course, it is safe to assume that this is the case, please look at the following facts :
- Olympus is not only a lens maker, but a critical optics manufacturer. They also innovated many photographic technologies used today by Nikon, Canon and other camera manufacturers.
- There is no such thing as STFU kind of non disclosure agreement. You should see the size of Olympus factory versus Sigma's. And the molding equipment Olympus use for their elements manufacturing process. Mind blowing...
- If Olympus has already indeed outsourced their lens manufacturing to Sigma, it would have been all the kit lenses, and never in the boss' lifetime the High Grade and Super High Grade (Sigma manufacturing skills is far far far away). The equipment needed to yield that kind of elements is unmatched by any other Japanese company (hence the price of the 7-14mm lens). But the kit lenses themselves are made by Olympus China factory...
- And more importantly, what would that do to Olympus' reputation? They might be a smaller player in the photographic market, but in medical and critical optics business, Olympus is far ahead of the Japanese rivals. (If the word "rival" can be used). There is a reason why Olympus is also known as the Japanese Leica. The top three optic company in the world is Leica, Carl Zeiss and Olympus. Sigma, Tamron and Tokina are considered C-grade citizens in the world of optics.
When you look at charts, please ensure you see the reference each of these lens makers uses. How many lines are their charts representing. That is clever marketing. For the fact that Olympus did not insist that in the catalog, Sigma follows their charts is a lot of grace and leeway to Sigma.
Not to put Sigma down, they are starting to produce better elements, just that to compare Sigma to thoroughbreds like the Big 3, is a tall order.
Some sellers in the US are already giving this option...
Reseller 1
Reseller 2
Reseller 3
Therefore it should be available as body on option in Singapore soon enough...
not sure what the Olympus marketing strategy. In Japan u can buy e410 body alone..around SGD950+.
Hello and welcome to Four Thirds.
For your case, I would suggest :
11-22mm for architectural and landscapes.
50-200mm for general sports and wildlife. *With an additional 2 x teleconverter for reaching the wildlife.
FL50 or Metz 44 flash
RM-1 (if you really need it)
And a decent Manfrotto or Benpro tripod. Good to invest in a Gitzo too if you have the money. And a good ball head for the heavier lens.
Thanks microcosm, went down to Cathay and had a chat with the people there, got me an FL50 (so I don't have to upgrade again in future once I hit the limitations of the FL36), an RM-1, and a Sandisk Extreme IV 2GB card.
Now just waiting for the E-510 to hit our stores.![]()
Thanks microcosm, went down to Cathay and had a chat with the people there, got me an FL50 (so I don't have to upgrade again in future once I hit the limitations of the FL36), an RM-1, and a Sandisk Extreme IV 2GB card.
Now just waiting for the E-510 to hit our stores.![]()
Just picked up a catalogue from Audio House and they are selling the Olympus E-410.
Comes with 14-42 lens
1GB + 2GB card + cleaning kit thrown in...
Retails at RCP $1299
and here is the best part..
They put in the catalogue "Price before 50% OFF*" With that '*' there.. I can't seem to find any T&C for that..but with 50% off.. it is a steal..
What the... 50% off what??
I think they have some sort of promo if you guess the last number of the toto *not sure on this* they will give you a 50% off discount from your purchase, just saw this on the forum.
Just picked up a catalogue from Audio House and they are selling the Olympus E-410.
Comes with 14-42 lens
1GB + 2GB card + cleaning kit thrown in...
Retails at RCP $1299
and here is the best part..
They put in the catalogue "Price before 50% OFF*" With that '*' there.. I can't seem to find any T&C for that..but with 50% off.. it is a steal..
Hi, first post in 4/3
Anyway, just like to say, I got the catalogue too, and this is what i found on the front cover:
1D Sale
*Simply guess the first number of the 1st prize for 4D draw (Wednesday) and stand to win 50% refund via Audio House vouchers!
Hope that clears things up a little![]()