Those looking for a digital imaging system may want to take a brief look at the new Olympus E-1 "4/3" SLR system:
http://www.dpreview.com/
For wildlife imaging, the critical lens in the system is the $1200 50-200/2.8-3.5 zoom lens, equivalent to a 100-400 lens on a 35 mm camera. BUT, as the lens is NOT image stabilized, I suspect that those interested in flight photography will prefer to stick with the Canon system, where the 100-400 IS lens, while somewhat slower, is stabilized, and the equivalent FL 160-640, or the Nikon system, with its 80-400VR lens that is equivalent to 150-600. And, both of these systems also offer a 70-200/2.8 image stabilized lens.
At 24 ounces, the E-1 body looks to be much to heavy to adapt to routine digiscoping, I'd think. There is also a 300/2.8 (equivalent to 600/2.8) telephoto, along witha 1.4X converter available for it. If you used one to look down the block at the price tag on a second example, you would be able to clearly see and record "$7999." The announced price of the E-1 body itself is for now higher than the Canon EOS-10D, or the Nikon D100. Overall, I would predict only a brief look from the wildlife imaging set.
http://www.dpreview.com/
For wildlife imaging, the critical lens in the system is the $1200 50-200/2.8-3.5 zoom lens, equivalent to a 100-400 lens on a 35 mm camera. BUT, as the lens is NOT image stabilized, I suspect that those interested in flight photography will prefer to stick with the Canon system, where the 100-400 IS lens, while somewhat slower, is stabilized, and the equivalent FL 160-640, or the Nikon system, with its 80-400VR lens that is equivalent to 150-600. And, both of these systems also offer a 70-200/2.8 image stabilized lens.
At 24 ounces, the E-1 body looks to be much to heavy to adapt to routine digiscoping, I'd think. There is also a 300/2.8 (equivalent to 600/2.8) telephoto, along witha 1.4X converter available for it. If you used one to look down the block at the price tag on a second example, you would be able to clearly see and record "$7999." The announced price of the E-1 body itself is for now higher than the Canon EOS-10D, or the Nikon D100. Overall, I would predict only a brief look from the wildlife imaging set.
