A Confession... I BOUGHT THE E-410!!!

[drakon09]

Guys, I have a confession to make...

I BOUGHT THE E-410!!!

Did some field tests with microcosm, and to put it simply - it was the best thousand plus bucks I've spent since I got my E-1.

Will do a short field report in the following posts; microcosm will follow up on his views as well.

[apex]

HUH So fast? Anyway you got this online or what? what the price you paid?

[drakon09]

Bought in Singapore.

Here's the proof of purchase.

[VSonic06]

Originally Posted by drakon09 Here's the proof of purchase.

Haha...you've been served MSC's BBB elixir. Was that a 35-100 hood?

[drakon09]

Then we headed down to Cafe f-stop and did a little bit of testing.

Sun was going down; perfect to test high-ISO image quality.
(note: all images were RAW-converted jpegs at ISO 1600 and AWB with no additional PP. No further noise reduction done other than in-camera)



High ISO Noise - Verdict: Massive improvement!

[drakon09]

Originally Posted by VSonic06 Haha...you've been served MSC's BBB elixir. Was that a 35-100 hood?

Very astute... lens was mounted on cam...

[drakon09]

microcosm then put the AWB to the ultimate test: tungsten lighting.

He illuminated his cap with and did a close up:



The TTL AWB is awesome, and despite ISO 1600 with in-cam NR, details were still preserved.

[drakon09]

Next, I headed outside and did a C-AF test:



The low-light AF capability and general AF speed is much improved.

The C-AF tracks well despite the tough lighting conditions.

[drakon09]

That's all on my end for now; I will attempt to put the E-410 through its paces during the weekend, but I will tell you this: I am ABSOLUTELY in LOVE with this little gem.

P.S. there were two E-410 kits left at MSC after I was done.

Edit: Did I mention that the E-410 was just about the cutest camera I've ever seen?

[Hitman]

Congrats on your new toy! ISO 1600 pics look really good! I'm holding out for the camera after the E-510....

Now, where's that damned E-whatever?

[OlyFlyer]

drakon09,

Congratulations!

If those are E-410 images, how will the E-510 images look like ?

So, what are you going to do with your E-1? Use it as paper weight or keep it as spare?

[eow]

amazing high iso pic
if these body paired up with the 14-50mm f2.8-3.5 lens.....

[ykkok]

Congrats to drakon!

See, I told many, the E-410 is really poisonous.

[gssoh]

Great pix at high ISO !

Congrats on your new toy.

[zanshin]

Originally Posted by drakon09 Next, I headed outside and did a C-AF test: The low-light AF capability and general AF speed is much improved. The C-AF tracks well despite the tough lighting conditions.

hi, was this also shot at ISo1600??? what was the shutter speed/aperture?? what was the lens used???

looks amazing......

does anyone know if the 510 uses the same sensor as 410??

[seaweed]

Originally Posted by drakon09 Guys, I have a confession to make... I BOUGHT THE E-410!!!

Bro, how much did u pay for it?

[drakon09]

Originally Posted by ykkok Congrats to drakon! See, I told many, the E-410 is really poisonous.

Really amazing stuff yk!

[drakon09]

Originally Posted by OlyFlyer drakon09, Congratulations! If those are E-410 images, how will the E-510 images look like ? So, what are you going to do with your E-1? Use it as paper weight or keep it as spare?

Haha Flyer, the E-1 will still be active (the 410 can't go into the rain, and it is primarily for my significant other), but now I'm starting to dream about the P-1...

[espion]

Originally Posted by drakon09 .... the 410 can't go into the rain, and it is primarily for my significant other ...

Hmmmm ... You're sure? or its just an excuse?

[drakon09]

Originally Posted by zanshin hi, was this also shot at ISo1600??? what was the shutter speed/aperture?? what was the lens used??? looks amazing...... does anyone know if the 510 uses the same sensor as 410??

ISO 1600 at 1/60 with the 50-200mm at f2.9

The 510 uses the same sensor as the 410.