New owner of a new E-500

cire07 · 25th September 2006

Morning pple!

Just wanna say that I'm now officially back in the Olympus fray with a new E-500...

Thanks to all the fellow Olympians for their advise and patience in answering my barrage of questions over the past week(s)...

Lynxiger : it really doesn't matter if u pick the 350D or the E-500... cos the moment u hold the viewfinder to ur eyes... the fun begins... We had the same dilemma, but i decided to make a choice... what abt u?

Good luck...

Thanks all!
Eric

MerseysideRed · 25th September 2006

Nice,
Where and how much did you get it for?

Blu-By-U · 25th September 2006

Congratulations.

and welcome to the Oly family.

As a suggestion, visit this chap's site...interesting for a E-500 user and customizing of the E-500.

tao · 25th September 2006

Congrats, my only advice is, watch the WB settings... or rather use as much pre-set WB as you can and the E-500 will reward you with excellent results. Certainly, if you are shooting RAW only, that is not really needed.

cire07 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by MerseysideRed

Nice,
Where and how much did you get it for?

It was the package from Funan's Harvey Norman's...

S$1399 nett for the dual lens kit...
1 x 1GB CF (Sandisk: normal card i think...)
1 x 1GB CF (Sandisk Ultra II)
The dry box, SteinZeiser bag and tripod... (bag so-so... but tripod quite alright by me...)
AND... 2 yrs extended warranty by HN... (worth S$120 apparently...)

As of the weekend just passed.

Regards,
Eric

cire07 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by Blu-By-U

Congratulations. and welcome to the Oly family.

As a suggestion, visit this chap's site...interesting for a E-500 user and customizing of the E-500.

Thanks for the welcome Blu...

Actually i never really left the Oly family... Ha ha.

Just strayed along the way i guess.

cire07 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by tao

Congrats, my only advice is, watch the WB settings... or rather use as much pre-set WB as you can and the E-500 will reward you with excellent results. Certainly, if you are shooting RAW only, that is not really needed.

Hi,

I did notice that the WB or the "colours" the E-500 gave me vs the 350D is slightly different...

I dunno how to explain it specifically though... but 350D more "bright" & "white"? while the Oly was more "yellowish"... Oly gave a more realistic and "warm" skin tone...

Not sure if i am using the right descriptive terms though.

What do u mean "use as much pre-set WB as i can"?
I hope to try RAW, once i've familiarised myself... this is my first DSLR in any case. Heh.

Cheers,
Eric

Blu-By-U · 26th September 2006

hehehehe...welcome to the RAW headache. Blu until today can't seem to get the RAW to come out right. So now Blu stay with JPEG and only shoot Raw if details are required.

Oh yes, Blu is using the RAWshooter.

tomcat · 26th September 2006

Colours produced by RawShooter is always slightly different from the jpeg direct from the camera. To get the same colours from an Olympus RAW file as that produced by the jpeg engine in the camera, you would need to stick to using either Olympus Master or Olympus Studio for RAW conversion. The next best software to get Olympus colours is SilkyPix.

say123 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by tomcat

Colours produced by RawShooter is always slightly different from the jpeg direct from the camera. To get the same colours from an Olympus RAW file as that produced by the jpeg engine in the camera, you would need to stick to using either Olympus Master or Olympus Studio for RAW conversion. The next best software to get Olympus colours is SilkyPix.

what about capture one? anyone tried that before?

on the topic of shooting RAW. anyone here convert the ORF files to DNG to save space? What exactly is lost in the conversion? the adobe DNG readme claims that some info will be lost but didnt mention the details. anyone can shed a light here?

say123 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by cire07

It was the package from Funan's Harvey Norman's...

S$1399 nett for the dual lens kit...
1 x 1GB CF (Sandisk: normal card i think...)
1 x 1GB CF (Sandisk Ultra II)
The dry box, SteinZeiser bag and tripod... (bag so-so... but tripod quite alright by me...)
AND... 2 yrs extended warranty by HN... (worth S$120 apparently...)

As of the weekend just passed.

Regards,
Eric

congrats on ur purchase! you will find that you need a flash soon as you explore the E500

lapukam · 26th September 2006

any idea on what a good flash for e500 and normally how much? thanks

congrats on your new camera cire07..

Originally Posted by say123

congrats on ur purchase! you will find that you need a flash soon as you explore the E500

tomcat · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by say123

what about capture one? anyone tried that before?

on the topic of shooting RAW. anyone here convert the ORF files to DNG to save space? What exactly is lost in the conversion? the adobe DNG readme claims that some info will be lost but didnt mention the details. anyone can shed a light here?

Capture One is my favorite RAW converter because of its workflow, functions and speed. The colours it produce with ORF files are quite natural looking though not as vivid as from Studio or SilkyPix. Unfortunately, I seem to have some problem getting it to work on ORF files. It has a tendency to result in maize-like artifacts is some images unless noise suppression is kept to a minimum for some reasons. I normally would use it for quick conversions but if I see any artifact problem, then I would switch to another software like Olympus Studio or SilkyPix.

cire07 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by say123

congrats on ur purchase! you will find that you need a flash soon as you explore the E500

Thanks!

Need a flash? Is the built-in flash not sufficient? Any problems/experience(s) care to share?

I was thinking abt the need for a mounted flash, what are the actual/exact benefits?

Better to get Oly's flash? the Fl20/36/50?

Blu-By-U · 26th September 2006

Blu's 2 cents, Forget the FL20. Not worth the trouble and $$$. better save for the FL36 or FL50.

Is there any thread on the discussion of Raw convertors for newbies like old blu here?

cire07 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by Blu-By-U

Blu's 2 cents, Forget the FL20. Not worth the trouble and $$$. better save for the FL36 or FL50.

Is there any thread on the discussion of Raw convertors for newbies like old blu here?

Thanks Blu... point noted. No to FL20, save for 36/50...

BUT... what added advantage(s) does the mounted flash give?

say123 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by cire07

Thanks!

Need a flash? Is the built-in flash not sufficient? Any problems/experience(s) care to share?

I was thinking abt the need for a mounted flash, what are the actual/exact benefits?

Better to get Oly's flash? the Fl20/36/50?

The build in flash is not flexible and powerful as a mounted flash. using a mounted flash, you can produce more natural lights by bouncing off ceilings and walls.

say123 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by cire07

Thanks Blu... point noted. No to FL20, save for 36/50...

BUT... what added advantage(s) does the mounted flash give?

with the FL36, the onboard flash can be used with the mounted one with bodies like E330 and E300. the onboard one for front fill and the fl36 for bounce. Fl50 does not support this though.

FL50 provides more power and is also more expensive compard to fl36 and fl20.

I myself is looking at the fl50, thinking of an upgrade from fl36.

say123 · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by tomcat

Capture One is my favorite RAW converter because of its workflow, functions and speed. The colours it produce with ORF files are quite natural looking though not as vivid as from Studio or SilkyPix. Unfortunately, I seem to have some problem getting it to work on ORF files. It has a tendency to result in maize-like artifacts is some images unless noise suppression is kept to a minimum for some reasons. I normally would use it for quick conversions but if I see any artifact problem, then I would switch to another software like Olympus Studio or SilkyPix.

thanks for the info tomcat.

guess i will have to try out silkypix or studio. maybe will grab a copy of studio when the next pc show is here.

back to the DNG question.. anyone can share their experinece on this?

Blu-By-U · 26th September 2006

Originally Posted by say123

...the onboard one for front fill and the fl36 for bounce. Fl50 does not support this though....

Care to explain?? Blu is having a FL50 and a E-330.

25th September 2006	#1
cire07 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jurong West Posts: 240	New owner of a new E-500 Morning pple! Just wanna say that I'm now officially back in the Olympus fray with a new E-500... Thanks to all the fellow Olympians for their advise and patience in answering my barrage of questions over the past week(s)... Lynxiger : it really doesn't matter if u pick the 350D or the E-500... cos the moment u hold the viewfinder to ur eyes... the fun begins... We had the same dilemma, but i decided to make a choice... what abt u? Good luck... Thanks all! Eric

25th September 2006	#2
MerseysideRed Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 53	Re: New owner of a new E-500 Nice, Where and how much did you get it for?

25th September 2006	#3
Blu-By-U Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Selangor D.E. Posts: 1,417	Re: New owner of a new E-500 Congratulations. and welcome to the Oly family. As a suggestion, visit this chap's site...interesting for a E-500 user and customizing of the E-500. __________________ World thru my lens

25th September 2006	#4
tao Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Land of the Vegetables Posts: 2,958	Re: New owner of a new E-500 Congrats, my only advice is, watch the WB settings... or rather use as much pre-set WB as you can and the E-500 will reward you with excellent results. Certainly, if you are shooting RAW only, that is not really needed.

26th September 2006	#8
Blu-By-U Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Selangor D.E. Posts: 1,417	Re: New owner of a new E-500 hehehehe...welcome to the RAW headache. Blu until today can't seem to get the RAW to come out right. So now Blu stay with JPEG and only shoot Raw if details are required. Oh yes, Blu is using the RAWshooter. __________________ World thru my lens

26th September 2006	#9
tomcat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,463	Re: New owner of a new E-500 Colours produced by RawShooter is always slightly different from the jpeg direct from the camera. To get the same colours from an Olympus RAW file as that produced by the jpeg engine in the camera, you would need to stick to using either Olympus Master or Olympus Studio for RAW conversion. The next best software to get Olympus colours is SilkyPix. __________________ Fish Pics:http://www.pbase.com/pschia/oddballs IR Pics:http://www.pbase.com/pschia/infra_red

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Blu-By-U Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Selangor D.E. Posts: 1,417	Re: New owner of a new E-500 Blu's 2 cents, Forget the FL20. Not worth the trouble and $$$. better save for the FL36 or FL50. Is there any thread on the discussion of Raw convertors for newbies like old blu here? __________________ World thru my lens Last edited by Blu-By-U; 26th September 2006 at 12:53 PM.