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First specs of E300

I'm trying to decide between an E-1 and the E-300. I've read all the reviews and have looked at numerous online s&le galleries for both models. My conclusion is that at low ISO settings the E-300 produces amazing images. They look like slides. Many of them seem to have that near-3D quality that good slides (particularly Kodachrome 25 and 64) sometimes produce.
 
>The E-300 can indeed produce strikingly good images - and so can the E-1. The real question is what features, and what kind of camera you're looking for. The E-1 is most definitely a "pro" camera, in terms of build, features, and handling; the E-300 is not. You can work faster and more intuitively with the E-1 than you can with the E-300. On the other hand, the autofocus is better in the E-300 than in the E-1 - and I assume that that improvement will show up in the next iteration of the E-1. As to the 8 mgp v. 5 - what size prints will you be making? For most normal sizes, the 5 mgp sensor is more than sufficient - I've had black and white images blown up to 30x40 from the E-20!

The E-300 is an excellent little camera; but it is not an E-1. But then it wasn't meant to be.
 
If I put the same lens on an E-300 and an E-1, set them side by side on tripods, set EVERYTHING the same, image quality (raw,jpeg...),ISO, shutter, aperture, etc., will one make a better image than the other?
 
It all depends upon the iso? Above about 250, the E-1 image WILL look better. At low ISO it won't. But there's also the question of whether you take your photographs with the camera on a tripod, working slowly and deliberately, or whether you work with your camera in your hands....I'd say that while there are some overall improvements that have been incorporated into the E-300, the E-1 is definitely the better camera.
 
Seems like it. When I have handled them at the camera dealer, the E-300 feels too light. Well, not really light, but hollow. The E-1 felt more solid and had a better grip. Also, more controls which can be adjusted without digging into a menu.
 
> Is there someone out there who has both cameras to actually do this test for > us? - on a tripod, at ISO 100 and ISO 400 with the better lens on.
 
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