usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> A bit late with the review, no surprises. EVF did not reflect ambient
> light--upped the gain and no choice in the matter.. I think that was fixed
> with firmware. Design/size and EVF have room for improvment.
>
The EVF isn't such a big deal for someone, such as me, who is quite
happy composing on a twist and tilt LCD.
For those who believe it's all about the image, the BIG news and
surprise is how it stomps the E-520 in detail resolution and clarity -
at all ISOs - using the exact same lens. Color looks essentially the
same to me, but my color eye isn't as sophisticated as some here and
there are no actual skin tones in the comparisons.
The other shoe? Much better IQ than the A350 and as good as the 450D
through ISO 800 - and within a hair's breadth at 1600. All this is with
RAW files, I didn't look at the JPEG comps, as I would be shooting RAW.
The pixel level purity, clarity, whatever you call the clear separation
of color and brightness between adjacent pixels, reminds me a little of
the 5D.
This seems to me to be a real breakthrough for 4/3, of either mount
variety. Panny seems to have finally hit their stride in sensor system
design.
> Much room for Oly to hit it out of the park. I'll pay close attention to
> micro 4/3.
>
I just hope they have access to the new Panny sensor, and perhaps the
processor, as well. I would love to see something less conservative in
physical design, but not at the expense of losing what Panny has created.
A small, flat body, but slightly thick, to accommodate T&T LCD, no EFV
and a 20mm pancake lens (collapsing for pocket?) would be a killer for
close-in candid,"street" shooting. OK, maybe a small, built-in fixed
optical viewfinder for 20mm FOV.
Moose in Love?
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