8080 Discontinued Already!?

[verona]

I was about to buy an 8080 to replace my 5050 and I have been advised by the retailer that Olympus have discontinued! It has hardly been out any time. What is coming next from Olympus??

 

[orangeBloke]

They're probably clearing the path to make the E-300 DSLR more prominent.

It's comparable in price to the 8080 when it came out but being a DSLR you need to cnosider the cost of lenses, housings, the inability to use the screen to take shots, etc

 

[f3nikon]

Good point, it's great that they are being discontinued, hopefully the prices will go down ($599.00). Then I can get another one for a spare or to rent out.

 

[stu_in_fl]

They're probably clearing the path to make the E-300 DSLR more prominent.

It's comparable in price to the 8080 when it came out but being a DSLR you need to cnosider the cost of lenses, housings, the inability to use the screen to take shots, etc

....wonder how much the Olympus housing for the E-300 will be...supposedly it will be released next month

 

[verona]

I emailed Olympus to confirm the 8080 was discontinued, which they did. They also said there was not a replacement as yet. It does seem they are trying to phase out the cameras on the cusp between compact and dSLRs. Which is ok up to a point but the cost of dSLR housings way exceeds the housing cost for 8080s etc. Ah, well, back to the drawing board.