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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neil" data-source="post: 1218498" data-attributes="member: 1568">I finally found the new E420 at the duty free store at Seoul airport. I compared it with the Canon 450D with kit lens and battery and the Olympus won out on size. I wanted a small DSLR that I could also carry around my neck all day with a small lens on it. It was also much cheaper than the Canon.Picked up an adapter today to test it with the Swarovski TLS adapter/eyepiece on my Swarovski STS80HD scope.  I set it up with the balance bar made by my "old photographer mate" in Sydney.First impressions are that it's easy to set up and use, LiveView works well with Auto Focus,iso 800 shows a little noise but acceptable but iso1600 is too noisy.With the 2x Crop factor of the 4/3 system I was getting 1600 mm with the TLS.I'll try it with the pancake lens when it becomes available.Here are some images from the local park today. NeilOlympus E-420 plus Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw TLS adapter.Kowloon Park,Hong Kong,China.June 2008</blockquote>