Mike Veglia waxes lyrical:
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> Digital photography has come a long way in a very short time.
Olympus
> has just raised the bar with the E-10 and unless one has a sizeable
> investment in Can*n or Nikk*r glass, IMO one would be foolish not to
> consider the E-10 as an alternative to the big two.
Thanks Mike. I will remain sceptical until I've taken the shots and
printed the files myself (no offence :-) ), but an appraisal this good
from a 350/2.8 fan is very encouraging.
Taking for granted your comments about image quality, did you have the
chance to form an opinion about usability? From the write-ups I've
seen it does have (optional) full manual focus - do you know how easy
it is to use? (You made some passing comments which I didn't quite
uinderstand.)
One thing I hate with auto-everything cameras is sluggish response. It
takes a while fron pressing the button to getting the shot. How is the
E-10 for this? If you're shooting action even a short delay means
you've missed it. Is the zoom power-only? You said it had a Zuiko feel
so presumably there is something you can actually push.
Do you know what "film speeds" it shoots at, and what image quality is
like at the fast end?
The image files will be pretty big - can you get enough on-board
storage for a decent batch of shots?
And don't anybody say the word "battery"!
Sorry Mike if this comes across as a bit of an inquisition - it's just
that after image quality the usability bits are what has disappointed
me in "modern" cameras. I respect your opinion on the former and will
be interested to know your feelings on the latter.
John in England (not raining but it was recently and will be soon)
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