Do not buy an E-1 for it's pottential use with MF lenses - buy it for its
superior ergonomics, which make it a really easy camera to use.
I did have an E-1, and tried very hard to use it with MF lenses. I bought a
split-image screen for it (OK, but they completely mangle flash exposure
control), I bought focus confirmation OM adaptors, (a waste of time and
effort) but the E-410's live view showed how wrong-headed I was to even try.
The E-3 viewfinder is considerably better, but still is no match for an OM.
(I put two rolls of Kodachrome through my 2n a couple of weeks back - what
pleasure!)
Piers
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From: Jim Nichols [mailto:jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 16 October 2009 17:45
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [OM] Question for E-1 Users
I have an E-510 which I use with my ZD 14-54 AF lens and several Leica-R and
Pentax manual focus lenses. From what I have read, the finder and screen of
the E-1 would give me better focusing ability and a more realistic DOF
rendition when using the MF lenses than I am currently getting with the
E-510. Is this correct? Does the E-1 screen more closely resemble a
frosted screen than the transparent screen of the E-510?
I have been considering the acquisition of an E-1, but have never had the
opportunity to examine one. Hence the questions above.
TIA,
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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