Ken,
Thanks for the update. I hope you continue to be pleased with your new
addition.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] One horrible moment of weakness
> Well, even more time and experience with the camera...
>
> I know there is supposed to be a bad side to it somewhere, but so far I'm
> at
> a loss as to what it is. Honest.
>
> Image quality? Good enough to buy me time for a while. Effectively, it's
> giving me what appears to be about twice the resolution of the E-1. The AA
> filter is not only very fine, but is a dead match to the default "sharpen"
> in PWP. Unlike the E-1, this one will go pixel-sharp.
>
> Did you know that it will give focus confirmation with legacy lenses and
> the
> standard Oly OM-43 adaptor?
>
> Size-wise, the camera is a bit of a pig, but not uncomfortably so.
> Sitting
> next to an OM body it's large, but it handles very well. Actually, it
> probably handles a lot like a Mamiya 6 or Mamiya 7.
>
> Corey and I spent some time with it this morning working through some of
> the
> nuances and we found that it matched or even beat the E-3 in mutiple
> areas.
> For example, in live-view, it just plain works better and without the lag.
> Liveview on the E-3 seems to be a step behind but the L1 was fine.
>
> Autofocus? The 14-50 matched, if not beat the E-3 with 12-60 in florescent
> lighting--this is with the IR turned off. The lens focuses very fast, even
> on the E-1. The autofocus just doesn't hunt unless it's really dark.
>
> I've got more handling experience with it now. In fact, I'm just taking a
> short break to download images and examine them. But those unfortunate
> switches so easily bumped??? I'm convinced that they are absolutely
> brilliant. This is a camera that does NOT get in your way. Intuitive and
> quick to adjust to changing needs. Want to go from matrix to
> spot-metering?
> flip the switch. Spot back to matrix or averaging? flip the switch. No
> button pressing and wheel turning. You just do it. This is the way cameras
> are supposed to be designed. If you just want a camera that you can jab
> the
> shutter-release and go, then you'd probably fight some of these things,
> but
> for those of us who try to adapt ourselves to the changing needs, this
> camera just flows with you.
>
> The images do have that flattened "CMOS Look" to them, but I can bend them
> pretty good in the editor.
>
> As to the lens, still early going there. I'm working through some tests.
> It
> does have a LOT more barrell distortion than the 14-54 and it appears to
> not
> be as sharp on the edges wide-open, but the differences on the bad side
> are
> minimal at best.
>
> One thing I was concered with was the lens interferring with the hex
> plate.
> Not to worry. The tripod screw is placed far back and the front corner of
> the hex plate does not extend past the front of the body.
>
> Oh, Corey got the 25/1.4 lens. I spent a little quality time with it....
> Major drool.
> AG
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