Hi George,
Yes, I agree with you that the cameras are probably not designed to
excel at transparencies. I am merely interested to learn more about the
subtle differences in design as suggested by the fact that Olympus seems
to have traded the "spot mode" feature for the seemingly less
sophisticated +1.5 exposure comp in the newer model. I am running slide
film right now to satisfy myself as to what the cameras are actually
doing and how well. I'll report back when I get the film.
My intention is to shoot either color print or BW with one or the other
of these cameras. But I'm not writing off shooting Sensia II, for
example, once I learn more about the capabilities of the two designs. I
already know that I wouldn't hesitate to use the camera with slide film
on the fill flash setting. The results are incredible.
Last night I discovered that -- I think -- you can put the zoom 70 on a
tripod, engage the spot mode, then put it on self-timer, lock the spot
exposure/focus point as you start the countdown, then recompose the
image in the 12 seconds it takes before the shutter opens. If that
works as I think it does, it would be very cool.
My hypothesis is that Olympus may have dumped the spot mode to save some
money, for the reasons you suggest: people shoot print film in a P&S,
and also because people don't really use most of the features of their
P&S camera anyway.
Thanks for responding.
Joel W.
> -----Original Message-----
> Joel,
> I really can't personally address the question as to how precise the
> 'exposure compensation' method is for slide film, but my own
> belief is that such a
> camera is meant to excel with negative film, after all, what
> is the majority of
> P&S owners shooting? Yes, print film. As good as the Stylus
> is, it's still a
> $79 P&S, isn't it? You want precision, use an OM and control
> everything. I,
> and my wife both use a Stylus, and the images are among the
> best you can
> possibly expect from any camera, but that is from print film.
> I know a big reason is
> due to exposure latitude of print film, but I've also heard
> from several users
> of the Stylus who say they get very well exposed slides from
> it. You know
> enough about cameras and film to know what you have to do to
> test it, so go ahead
> and shoot!
>
> George S.
>
>
> joel-wilcox@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > I'll have to see how the experiments on the slide film come out, but
> > theoretically neither method seems altogether precise
> enough for slide
> > film. I don't expect to shoot a lot of slide film in these
> cameras, but
> > I want to shoot enough to figure out how they are really
> dealing with
> > focus and exposure.
> >
> > Has anyone been down this road?
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