Very interesting, Ken. About to turn 80 in 3 weeks, I'm not chasing
professional work. For web posting, family snaps, and an occasional print
to go on the wall, the E-1 has plenty of resolution for my needs. My E-510
has more resolution, but the E-1 just seems to give me better images, and is
easier to use, IMHO.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Best of Both Worlds
> >
>> Thanks for the kind words, Ken. Yes, the E-1 does make things easier for
>> me.
>
>
> This weekend, a friend of mine and I did some controlled testing of
> dynamic
> range between cameras. I'm going to be doing more testing this week with
> various Canon models too.
>
> What was clearly evident over and over again was how the E-1 maintained
> color integrity from the highest usable bit to the lowest usable bit. The
> E-3 had a notable color shift (towards green) in the shadows and even
> though
> the maximum color bit was the same exposure level as the E-1, the
> saturation
> was different and the roll-off to maximum brightness was not as smooth.
>
> Our conclusions were that the E-1 is still producing more consistent
> images
> with less effort than the E-3. BTW, we also tested the Minolta A1 and the
> Panasonic Fuzzy-50. We were amazed at how well the panny held up and at
> base ISO, it actually outperformed the E-3 by not a small margin.
>
> Obviously, the resolution of the E-1 is a bit lacking... (a bit???), and
> at
> extremely high ISOs, the noise is a bit rambunctious, but we did conclude
> that my lackluster E-1 is fully acceptable for our joint wedding work for
> 2010. (It gets to survive and see another day!)
>
> So, to summarize... The E-1 has no color shift from brightest highlights
> to
> deepest shadows. Even the noise is uniform in color.
>
> I'm looking forward to the Canon tests. I'm expecting good things from
> them
> too.
>
> AG
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