I read up on the magnification issue and uploaded a new image that was
focused using 7x and 10x magnification.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] E-thingy body recommendation
> Ian,
>
> I have the E-510 and Zuiko 35mm f/3.5 Macro, so I decided to do a quick
> check using a crude setup. The specimen holder and lighting are very
> crude,
> and I did not recall the procedure for focus magnifer, but this would give
> you an idea of what can be done. This is a full frame from the E-510.
> Getting in much closer results in the lens shading the specimen, with loss
> of light.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Dime.jpg.html
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Ian Nichols" <ian.a.nichols@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] E-thingy body recommendation
>
>
>> On 29 June 2010 14:59, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Since autofocus cameras aren't exactly known for easy manual focusing in
>>> a conventional view finder I considered that good live view might be a
>>> strong requirement.
>>
>>> That leads me to perhaps the oldest E-thingy sporting good, full time
>>> live view for easy focusing.
>>
>>> I know the E-330 is the first body to offer live view but is the E-420
>>> the first body to offer full time live view? By that I mean that the
>>> camera can be used for composition, focusing and shooting with the
>>> mirror up all the time as in a P&S camera. No need to flip the mirror
>>> up and down for focusing vs. shooting as in the E-330?
>>
>> AFAIK, all Oly DSLRs (all DSLRs if it comes to that) need to get the
>> mirror out of the way for live view, and AFAIK all the Oly ones will
>> drop the mirror then lift it again when you press the shutter release.
>> Certainly the E-3 does both of those, even in manual focus mode. Not
>> sure what E-330 prices are like these days, but I suspect something
>> like an E-510 might be had for the same or maybe even less. Add a 35
>> f/3.5 macro lens to complete the budget macro package.
>>
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