Saw the ad on the Olympus E10 offer $1699/- , wonder should I buy it and sell my Canon G2. Any comments?
That's because the E-10 is an SLR camera... just not with interchangeable lenses....Originally posted by rochkoh
i like it because of it's manual zoom and very SLR-like features. and it takes GRRRREAT pictures. zoom and focusing is very fast. shutter lag is only 60ms - that's SLR speed.
Originally posted by rochkoh
it's a little heavy no doubt. but the weight does add a little stability.
i like it because of it's manual zoom and very SLR-like features. and it takes GRRRREAT pictures. zoom and focusing is very fast. shutter lag is only 60ms - that's SLR speed.
only problem is it's slow write speed. it takes 3fps but up to a max of 4 frames. so if you intend to take some tennis action and hold down at the shutter, at SHQ, expect to wait something 30 seconds for the buffer to flush.
rOCh
Originally posted by Que Lynn
It's a great camera!
But you have to make sure you'll be able to live with its quirks and slowness in image previewing and writing speed. Oh and the noise at its higher iso levels.
It's excellent for studio work. The colors are real (and you have to ask yourself if you can live with the "realness" because some people will find that to be "flat").
It has a great fast and sharp lens. The grip and build is great.
Oh and yeah, it IS a DSLR, without interchangeable lenses. I guess the term is "DZLR".
Originally posted by Que Lynn
It's a great camera!
But you have to make sure you'll be able to live with its quirks and slowness in image previewing and writing speed. Oh and the noise at its higher iso levels.
It's excellent for studio work. The colors are real (and you have to ask yourself if you can live with the "realness" because some people will find that to be "flat").
It has a great fast and sharp lens. The grip and build is great.
Oh and yeah, it IS a DSLR, without interchangeable lenses. I guess the term is "DZLR".
Originally posted by Falcon
Hi Roch
What do u mean by manual zoom?? HOw is it different from the zoom in a normal prosumer digital camera?
Originally posted by Tweek
Hi Que Lynn, I believe E10/E20 are highly-rated DSLRs, but I'm really puzzled by the 1/640s top shutter speed. Is it a major problem? 1/1000s on my previous s602z was a little limiting for me already especially under bright sunlight.
Originally posted by street
can anyone explain what is meant by slow writing speed.
lets say, i took a picture via the viewfinder, and i do nto need to view in on the LCD. can i just continue shooting?
Originally posted by Jester
when a picture is taken, it has to be transfer from the CCD to the memory storage. so during that writing time, you cannot do anything on your cam...
Originally posted by rochkoh
Hey Falcon,
Most prosumer DCs, like say the 717, zoom by pressing the (+) or the (-) buttons. These are the (Single Tree) or (Three Trees) icon on other DCs. So there's a slight lag time to zoom and to focus. ie. if you want to zoom from 35mm to 130mm, you've got to press and hold onto the (+)/(Single Tree) button and the len moves.
You zoom an E10/E20 by turning the barrel of the lens. Much like you would for an SLR. I reckon it's a question of preferrence, and i'd very much prefer turning the barrel of the lens. It's faster for me.
hope this helps!
regards,
rOCh
Originally posted by Falcon
Tks for your info. i think I get what u mean. I have tried mega's pro90 b4. I think it has manual zoom too. I found it quite tough to use then.
Originally posted by Tweek
no no...Pro90 IS does not have manual zoom ring...the only prosumer digicams that has that are the Dimage 5/7/7i/7hi.
Originally posted by Falcon
Blur liao. I thought u need to turn to zoom in and out in pro90is also. :dunno: