Oly tryout at MIT (love the E-410)

[oceancurrent]

Last weekend we had an Olympus demo day at the MIT Scuba Club. Well, actually, we went to a nice beach at the Cape for this one, complete with BBQ and everything. It was tons of fun.

Andy, the Oly rep for the North East (a very nice guy) brought a bunch of the latest cameras with him and we gave them a run in the water. While the vis was rather poor, we had some interesting pictures (even without any strobes).

Personally, I've set my eye on the E-410. It's a darn sweet camera. At around $2000, the E-410 kit plus PT-E03 housing are just out of reach for me, but I am starting to put money aside for the day my C-5050 gives up the spirit. Actually, on second thought, maybe I should trade in the C-5050 with the housing and Inon lens for around $600-700 while they are still hot and upgrade to a E-410. Yet again, the C-5050 has been really good to me for four years, and it is a classic at this point, so I don't really want to give it up. Ahh, I guess I will have to break the bank...

Does anyone have any experience to share with the E-410?

Here is a review I found of the E-410:
http://wetpixel.com/i.php/full/olympus-e-410-dslr-and-pt-e03-underwater-housing/

And here are some pics from our event:
Oly Camera Demo Day - MIT Scuba Club

 

[CheddarChick]

Nice...I would loved to have had the opportunity to try before buying. Also to have an expert there to answer questions

 

[DesertEagle]

I wish I had known about that, since I live in Boston.

 

[RTRski]

MIT students have time for photography and scuba? Man, the Georgia Tech of the North must be slipping!!