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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[At $599, something had to give. No SD is a bummer!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hard Gay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 9:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[SD cards are for phones, point-and-shoots and other gadgets where read/write speeds don't matter that much.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tombio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 12:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[It has a CF slot, why bother on SD ?<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[xValentine]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 12:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Personally, I prefer CF, but if they're trying to sell this as an entry level camera, SD is pretty much a requirement. They should have left out the xD and had SD instead. It's time for them to give up on it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ehisforadam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 12:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Tombio<br>microSD is for phones, dummy.<br><br>No SD - no buy. My monitor, laptop and compact camera all have SD slot and no CF slot.<br>IMO, CF will die out when SDXC appears.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinigami]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 12:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Shinigami<br><br>Yes I know, but wait. Are you telling me that Sharp TM150 is not a phone? ;)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tombio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 2:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Got a Delkin SD to CF adaptor in my E-620.  Works like a charm with a high speed SD card and I can even insert a micro SD card (via a MicroSD to SD) adaptor if I want to upload some photos from my mobile.<br><br><a href="http://www.delkin.com/products/adapters/sd-to-cf/sd-to-cf.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.delkin.com/products/adapters/sd-to-cf/sd-to-cf.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 2:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[At the long end of the zoom, f/5.6 is two stops slower than serious shooters prefer and four stops slower than the best primes of that focal length. Not a problem if you're shooting landscapes, but don't try using that focal length to capture movement or shoot in available darkness.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul in Maryland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 10:25AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[and how is this different, really, from a Canon or a Nikon kit lens?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[piper_the]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 10:30AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[As much as I love shooting in available darkness, available light is SOOO much easier.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 11:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Presumably "Serious shooters" don't buy an entry level DSLR with a kit lens then?  There's certainly no shortage of more expensive glass that will meet your exacting requirements, but don't expect to get it with a body for anything like $600]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 2:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul, <br>If your comment was sarcasm, I want to thank you for the brilliant work. If not, I'd like you to show me better lenses from Nikon or Canon for the same financial outlay. <br><br>Regards, tekdroid. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tekdroid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 1st 2009 8:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[whats the deal with xD cards?? With the largest size offered (that I can find) being 2GB you'd think other technologies would have taken over by now. Why do so many camera manufacturers make use of these cards? Thank god for xD > MicroSD converters.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TRB]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 10:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[They make manufacturers xD when they screw us over with that garbage!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[T D]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 10:32AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[No SD is a disgrace.<br><br>xD is basically SD without a flash controller. The flash controller sits in the IC talking to the flash card. It makes<br>the card cheaper (?), but let's just stop this nonsense about several flash card standards.<br><br>Just stick to SD and CompactFlash. CompactFlash for those apps who need faster access.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lfred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 11:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[At least they arent sticking xD down our thouat like sony does with memory stick. <br><br>You can use UDMA cards or Compact Flash.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 11:55AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dude....the only camera manufactures that ever used xD are Olympus and Fuji and Fuji already ditched it and Olympus is in the process of dropping it, which only make the fact that this camera has an xD slot even weirder. <br><br>I don't have has big a problem with Memory stick, at least it is usable in pretty much everything Sony makes (and now their SLRs give you a choice) and not just a handful of devices and most computers with memory card slot's take it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ehisforadam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 1:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[@newone sony DSLRs support more than just memory stick. <br>I don't understand why people keep spreading that sony DSLRs take MemoryStick only]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chewbie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 1:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[xD is by far the worst aspect of Olympus camera ownership - they are harder to come by and more expensive.  But having a second card slot is still a boon because you can then copy from one CF to another in-camera.  In my E-620 I've left a 512MB xD card in for just that purpose.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 4:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Or you can be smart and just get a Canon or Nikon (seriously).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriks7]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 10:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[How do you confuse YOUR personal preference, to someone else being "smart"? I don't get it. (seriously)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chadow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 11:22AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wait, Canon and Nikon offer DSLR's with image stabilization built in? I don't think so. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Samsung, Olympus, and Panasonic all make excellent cameras; it's just a matter of preference into which system a consumer will buy. Lens selection and camera specifics play an roll in that. Brand name? Not so much. (Or at least it shouldn't.)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mikey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 12:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well if it's the lenses you want, then definitely Canon or Nikon (preferably Canon) and I don't shoot either of them. I shoot Pentax with mostly third party lenses.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriks7]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 1:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, Patriks7, you don't know much about photography, do you? Otherwise you'd know that Oly's Zuiko lenses have a reputation of being some of the best (though pricy) you can find.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DutchGuy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 1:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hi. Nikon and Canon may be fine for your needs, but I doubt we could have a discussion about the finer points of the competition because I think you are waving that 'it's what everyone is using' brandist flag. <br><br>When you are ready to objectively assess the competition and its merits, come back.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tekdroid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 1st 2009 7:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[I know that most people don't use liveview but I wish we had more cameras with tilting screens. They really are a ton of help for unusual camera angles/shooting over crowd's heads]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chewbie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 2:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Any word on how many auto-focus points this model has?  That is about the only downside to this model if it has less than canon or nikon do in the d5000 or 500d.<br><br>the crop sensor is a non issue unless you really need a very very wide kit lens cause 28-84 full frame 35mm equivalent is just fine plus this thing has a swivel screen too.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mr.gabriel.serna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 31st 2009 11:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Olympus grabs for entry-level DSLR dollars with $600 E-600]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/31/olympus-grabs-for-entry-level-dslr-dollars-with-e-600/</guid><description><![CDATA[Off topic, say I was looking to get my girlfriend an entry-level SLR for her birthday.  Any suggestions?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deedubbadoo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 1st 2009 10:28AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
