Just one of us? :-) Well, you obviously already know that if you're
going to use that OM glass your only choices are 4/3 mount or EOS mount
bodies, each with their respective adapters.
The Canon's will give better high ISO performance and will preserve more
of the "wide" in your wide angle OM's (1.6X crop factor vs. 2X). Those
are simple facts I don't think anyone will dispute. Beyond that is
price and religion.
Canon 20D, 30D and other more expensive bodies are good for up to 250
volts on the hotshoe or PC connection. I don't know about the lesser
Canon bodies. The 10D is limited to 6 volts on the hot shoe and the
300D being its contemporary is probably also so limited. The 350D is
the 20D's contemporary but I don't know if it will take the higher
voltage. T-32's put out about 12 volts and although Canon says 12 volts
on the 10D I know folks with 10D's who have been using 12 volt Vivitar
283's on them for a long time. Strangely enough, I have heard reports
that flash overvoltage on the 10D adversely affects the shutter.
End of Chuck's relevant knowledge.
Chuck Norcutt
Nils Frohberg wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Well, the office needs a new DSLR - and I'm really not sure which models
> to recommend looking at.
>
> It should not be too expensive, so I'm thinking something along the
> lines of a E-500 or 350D. Up to now, the only digital camera available
> at the office was a C*non 5mpx p&s, which was mostly OK, sometimes
> lacking image quality, sometimes `feature stuff' (focal length, shutter,
> external flash, aso.). So I guess the amount of megapixels should not be
> the main criterium. Rather, the camera should render `good' pictures
> without much post-processing.
>
> One big problem on the p&s was the flash (obviously). Since the DSLRs
> actually all have hotshoes, this should not be such a big problem
> anymore. I will just have to see how high the trigger voltages on my
> various flashes is.
>
> Another thing was the the inability to switch lenses. Here, I would like
> to be able to use my OM lenses. (Knowing that modern DSLRs are difficult
> to work with the old manual lenses.. But when one needs a special focal
> length, it's better to have the option to use it!)
>
> Like I said above, the E-500 or the 350D were the first that came to my
> mind. I wonder if a E-1 might not even fit our needs. Or maybe it might
> even be better to wait until after the Photokina? (If just for the price
> drop of old models?)
>
> We will go look at some cameras next week. But maybe one of you can
> offer some advice on what to think about, look out for, etc.?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nils
>
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