Thanks for the manual offer. I've tried ordering through the number
below, but the manuals haven't made it to me (I've tried twice now). If
you could send me your extra that would be great. My address is:
Alex Wetmore
15817 NE 90th St #H260
Redmond, WA 98052
alex
On Saturday, January 10, 1998 9:14 AM, John Hermanson
[SMTP:omtech@xxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> The only IS camera that has four switches clustered around the release
is
> the IS-10, IS-20. Your model the IS-1000 is the European model though
it is
> identical to the IS-1.
>
> I have 1 extra IS-1 instruction book (I service them). Send me your
address
> and I'll send it to you gratis. or Call 1-800-221-3000 for free
Olympus
> instruction books.
>
> Portrait mode does exactly as you thought. It automatically zoom to
give
> you a certain head a shoulders size in the viewfinder. Flash control
is
> based on distance (Flashmatic) so flash duration is constant,
probably
> 1/1000.
>
> Most evrything else should be in the instruction book.
>
> John
> Camtech
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/olympustech1997
>
>
>
> Alex Wetmore (Exchange) wrote:
>
> > I recently purchased a used IS-1000 and have some questions that I'm
> > hoping someone on here can answer for me (I know this list is mostly
> > about the OM series cameras, but I'm sure someone has an IS camera
> > too...)
> >
> > Background wise I bought this camera to have something small and
usable
> > for backpacking and travel trips, when I don't want to bring along
my
> > normal SLR (a Pentax Spotmatic, which takes up a lot of space and is
> > pretty heavy when I bring along the three primary lenses that I
> > generally use (28, 50, 135)). I didn't get a manual with the
IS-1000,
> > but I've figured out most of the features. I've tried ordering a
manual
> > from Olympus USA twice, but neither one has shown up. A few days
ago I
> > tried to order a manual for an IS-1, hopefully this one will show
up.
> >
> > First of all, I think that I got a European camera even though I got
it
> > from someone in the US. Does anyone know if the IS-1000 is really
the
> > same as an IS-1? My camera is 35-135/4-5.6 zoom and I think its
from
> > the late 70s to early 80s. The controls are different then the
modern
> > IS cameras... rather then having the 4 buttons arranged in a tight
> > circle near the shutter button it has them on the back of the camera
> > next to an LCD.
> >
> > Questions about features:
> > 1) Is there any way to set the zoom memory without having to step
> > through all of the subject modes (the first of which changes the
zoom
> > length)? It seems like it could be a useful feature if it wasn't so
> > hidden. Right now I've just set it to correspond roughly to 50mm so
> > that I can easily get to a normal lense. This feature is
additionally
> > annoying because pressing the subject button automatically puts the
> > camera into fully automatic mode, so setting the zoom memory while
in
> > manual mode involves excessive button pressing.
> >
> > 2) There is a portrait mode on this camera that seems to try and
> > automatically zoom to frame a person. You can pick a number between
1
> > and 3. I doubt I'll ever have much use for this mode (I'd rather
use
> > apepture priority mode and frame it myself), but I'm just wondering
how
> > it is supposed to work.
> >
> > 3) What does the camera do differently in nighttime mode from its
normal
> > automatic mode.
> >
> > 4) Does anyone have any information on the flash? I know that there
are
> > two flash tubes... at what zoom length does the camera change
between
> > them. What shutter speed does the flash sync at? What are the
guide
> > numbers of the flashes?
> >
> > I don't have much experience with automatic flashes like this (the
flash
> > that I use with the Pentax is pretty simple). Does anyone have any
> > hints on effectivly using the flash? How does the camera select the
> > flash duration?
> >
> > Thats all that I can think of for now. If anyone has any other
> > interesting information about the camera please let me know.
> >
> > thanks,
> > alex
> >
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