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'Supports wide- and telephoto-conversion lenses.'

'one of the more compelling SLRs launched this season.'

'There's even a built-in RSS reader for subscribing to Olympus-related newsfeeds,'

'the E-3 is a totally new camera that has obviously been designed to go head-to-head with the likes of Nikon's D300 and Canon's 40D at the very top of the market,'

'The E-3 offers speedy burst shooting and image throughput.'

'a superb optical 3x zoom(equivalent to 35-105mm on a 35mm film camera) Lumix DC Vario lens, and bright 2.0-inch LCD.'

'Olympus has made a big and daring step introducing the Four Thirds system.'

'compact yet very capable system for general travel photography'

'A completely new digital SLR system has arrived in the shape of the Olympus E-1 and is perhaps the most eagerly awaited professional camera this year.'

'a clever, ground-up brand new digital SLR from Olympus.'

'the IS-1 has real-time color IR preview due to its EVF design.'

'Improvements according to Fuji has to do with faster response [AF 40% quicker, 0.8 sec. startup time, 0.01 sec. shutter-lag] and intelligent flash.'

'A standard consumer camera can get away by skimping out on a couple of features here and there and still be considered good for what it does'

'Additional flexibility is provided by having a synchronizing lens.'

'an intelligent flash system which Fuji claims more intelligently balances the flash output with ambient light.'

'Area AF with 49 positions for easy off-center focus.'

'10.7x wide angle optical zoom'

'The two greatest features of this digital camera are its low-noise 9 megapixels sensor and its mechanical 10.7X optical zoom wide-angle lens.'

'It's hard to tell which is softer in the corners, the wide or tele shots, but the telephoto end is strongly influenced by the chromatic aberration in the scene.'