Thanks Moose
Lens and switch, she was the one who found that switch out in the shop - her
old fart of a godfather hadn't … clever kids ;-)
She's 20 and has used her father's canon Digital for some time in many
countries - yet it's too big for her to lug around every day she said - she
knows a little about settings and wants to feel the the camera, IMHO the M10
just provides that - we'd had a look at a pana Z200 and she hated the power
zoom - the EPLs don't have a view-finder do they?
B&H = thanks for the confirmation
Cameta I've bought from and was pleased too.
Thanks again
Amities
Philippe
Le 6 déc. 2014 à 11:43, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> On 12/6/2014 1:24 AM, Philippe wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My Goddaughter is spending a term at an American university starting early
>> January and would like to take a camera along with her that the family is
>> offering to her for Xmas.
>> We went to the shops yesterday after some questionning by your servant, and
>> she looked fairly attracted by the OMD M10.
>> Back home I checked on the prices at B&H and found they compare very
>> favorably with EU prices - you read dollars when it was euros … and you get
>> a free lens into the bargain.
>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1026114-REG/olympus_v207021su000_om_d_e_m10_mirrorless_micro.html
>> The idea would be, ordering the camera and having it delivered at her new
>> address in the US.
>>
>> So here are some questions:
>>
>> 1) About the CAMERA:
>>
>> Has anyone on the list been actually using the OMD M10?
>>
>> If so, what is the user's feedback?
>
> I've never even seen one. BUT, it's in essence a slightly simplified E-M5,
> which I find an admirable camera. Had I not already bought a GX7 before it
> came out, I would almost certainly be using one for my second body. Between a
> revised shutter and EFC (hidden in an obscure menu place), it appears to
> eliminate the E-M5's major drawback, the need to use a 1/8 sec. shutter delay
> to avoid shutter shock blurring in part of the speed range.
>
> My question would be more about the Goddaughter's personality. My question is
> mostly about the kit lens in the B&H deal. Is she the kind of person who
> won't mind twisting the lens out to take a shot, and releasing a little latch
> to twist it closed?
>
> Of course, I make a big deal about the lens because people get it and don't
> expect it to work that way, perhaps especially young people used to compact
> cameras with auto extending and collapsing lenses, cell phones and tablets.
> AND, it would drive me crazy as my primary lens.
>
> If her personality fits the lens, and this sort of camera, you are fine. The
> camera has very good Auto options if that's the way she chooses to use it.
> But it's also very capable as a serious camera with it's other ways of
> operating.
>
> Oly does make a lens of the same focal length range and speed that extends
> when the camera turns on and the reverse. I understand it is available in a
> kit in Europe, but not as yet in the US. Here, they are only selling it
> separately for $350 or so. For another $30, you can get a lens cap that is
> left on all the time, and opens and closes like a compact camera lens cover.
>
>> What's cool in it that you like?
>
> Small, light, good controls, capable of competent fully automatic operation
> or complete control. Capable of making really first quality images. Highly
> flexible, if you release the semi-hidden serious user's menu.
>
> Better EVF and LCD than the M5.
>
>> What's not so cool with this camera?
>
> Hmmm. My older granddaughter wants something much bigger, and all black, with
> a big lens, 'cause apparently kids that age (15) are stuck in the past about
> what a serious camera is - or looks like - if only to impress her
> contemporaries. :-)
>
> For me, the three axis IBIS isn't as cool as the five in the M5 and M1, but
> the difference in use isn't much for anything but macro(ish).
> --------------------------
>
> If I were buying, and it were for a kid who is not a viewfinder user, which
> is most of them, used to composing on the screen of phone, tablet and/or
> compact camera, I'd be looking at an E-PM2, same sensor and IBIS in a much
> more compact body, with a power zoom, either the older Panny 14-42 X lens or
> the new Oly EZ lens. Or maybe E-PL5/6, if I thought she would really use the
> Mode dial and tilt screen for selfies.
>
> 2) About the SHOP
>
> Has anyone over there in the US encountered problems buying from B&H?
>
>
> B&H has got to be one of the very most reliable sellers in the US, if not the
> world. Like Nathan, I've bought from them what seems like forever.
>
>> Has anyone had to use their after-sales / repair service?
>
> I've had to return a couple of things that didn't work correctly out of the
> box, and their service was first rate. Their Olys are all covered by
> OlyAmerica's warranty, not B&H. I've only had one use for repair of an E Oly.
> It was a refurb bought from Cameta (another reliable shop), who extend Oly's
> 90 day warranty on refurbs to a year. Somewhere out around 11 months, a
> relatively minor function failed. I sent it off to them, they sent it on to
> Oly and it came back properly repaired fairly promptly.
>
> Moose D'Opinion
>
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