I must admit I've not tried any of those three lenses in a pub, I'll give it
a go on Thursday.
Gareth.
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barry B. Bean
Sent: 06 June 2000 20:48
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] RFC: Should I bail ?
Three thoughts:
1) Wide angle and hyperfocal, hyperfocal, hyperfocal. Better than
autofocus in dark rooms for candid party shots. I shoot several
school parties for my wife each year (she's the local K-12 yearbook
editor/sponsor, so guess who the unofficial staff photographer
is...), and focus is almost impossible under these circumstances.
Even good autofocus is slow in the dark. But a 21, 24, or 28 set to
hyperfocal and a decent flash get me what I need.
2) Why make it an all or none decision? Try a digital wonderbrick for
6 months and see how it works out. Nothing says you can't have both.
4) Other Olys - I specifically bought an IS-30 for party shooting,
family events, and times when I wanted to focus more on the event
than the photography (or when I need to loan a camera to someone else
to help cover an event), and the IS-3 gets raves as well. Oly also
makes several digitals.
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000 02:32:12 +0100, Gareth Knight wrote:
>My problem is that increasingly of late, a lot of my photography has been
of
>the candid indoor evening variety - which calls for ease of focussing in
dim
>conditions and good flash support. Whilst I persevered for a long time
with
>a OM2SP & Bounce grip 2, once the bounce grip circuit failed I had to buy
in
>a hurry and I bought an EOS 5 / 430EZ. I am a great admirer of the OM
>design, but I have to say that it simply cannot approach a wonderbrick for
>ease of use in a dark pub after a few beers.
-
B.B. Bean - Have horn, will travel
bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Peach Orchard, MO
http://www.beancotton.com/bbbean.shtml
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