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From: "Motor Sport Visions Photography" <msvphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 10:12 PM
Subject: [OM] New (to me) toy...
> Tom's buying frenzy has been...ummm inspirational. I just unboxed my
> latest "ebay prize" in the form of an IS-2. No, not an OM...but perhaps
> a real step-up for serious use from my IS-10 family point and shoot. My
> plans for this are to use it for indoor car show, pit lane and paddock
> area work where the zoom range is about right. In playing with it some I
> am really impressed with the AF capability. Seems really good and quick
> actually. Makes me believe Olympus _could_ do a "wonderbrick" if they
> choose to.
Hi Mike
Interesting that you're impressed by the AF capability of the iS-2. AFAIK this
is
an updated version of the "slow AF" iS-1 with improved macro capability and
remote
control possibility with the M. Remote Cords. Don't you know anyone with an iS-3
so that you can compare the AF speed of the two?
> Another thing I noticed right away is that the lens
> seems much more secure (less loose mechanically) than the IS-10.
Could it be that there is less play in the iS-1 and iS-2 zoom lenses than there
is
in the lens of the iS-3? According to an earlier post by John H Oly had to
reduce
camera weight in the iS-3 by replacing some metal parts in the floating cam
focus
system by plastic one's...
> Anyone with experience with the IS-1 or 2 out there care to comment on
> how well the add on flash and adapter lenses work?
>
> Mike Veglia
Don't have any personal experience of the iS-1 or iS-2, but as far as the
iS-3000/G40 combo this is an awesome piece of machinery which gives you lots of
interesting flash modes (and flash power!). All iS/L converters are high
quality 2
or 3-element achromatic lenses, and they should not be mixed up with the many
cheaply built front adapters for camcorders. An extra bonus with the iS/L lenses
is that, contrary to ordinary teleconverters, they have virtually no negative
effect on overall lens speed. I don't know if you're aware of the iS page at
Hans'
e-Sif site, but this is THE PLACE to go if you're interested in Oly's iS
cameras.
Check out http://www.veluwen.demon.nl/om-sif/is-series/is-series.htm
Per (the one and only Swede with an iS) Nordenberg
Sweden
--
Do not walk while looking through the viewfinder of your camera
(you could get a real closeup view of the bottom of the Grand Canyon).
- Unknown
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