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From: "Sue Pearce" <bspearce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #2415
> My wife took a safari a year ago ( a very basic safari: tents, shower under
> a bucket, no actual bathrooms. She tells the story of hearing Lions sniffing
> at the outside of her tent one night), and she took the IS3dlx with the
> adapter lens. Her experiences were mixed.
FWIW, I can tell that the iS-3000/B-300 combo is superb at shooting lions. Of
course, the one's I
use to shoot are at the zoo where I work... ;-)
> As we all know, the glass is superb, so much that I wish Oly could have made
> this lens in an OM mount. She also liked the general ergonomics of the
> camera (she used it only on program). Most of her pictures were remarkable-
> sharp, saturated, a real joy to behold. The extender did not degrade the
> pictures so much that you could tell which were with and without at a
> glance. Quite a few were blown up to 11x14 to good effect.
Exactly my feelings when I got my first films with the iS-3000. A notable
improvement, especially
when compared with my OM-2SP / 75-150/4 combo.
> The durability was also good. While several cameras failed, generally due to
> dust, the IS3 soldiers on. Imagine of you were the person with the brand new
> Rebel, that craps out on the second day...
The only problems I have experienced with the durability has been in very wet
weather, when the
camera occasionally has locked up. Why not a weather-proof iS-3 / iS-3000 Oly?
> Now lets drop the other shoe. The extender is used only at 180. Otherwise,
> it vignettes, gives a fisheye circle in a black rectangle look. It reminds
> me why I sold my Pentax Spotmatic and LSM rangefinders, as it screws on the
> front, not good for fast handling.
No, but I'm not sure it's possible to get such a sturdy attachment with a
snap-on lens.
> Finally, we both love the camera, but let's face it: autofocus speed is
> glacial. She found that there were cases where the thing wouldn't autofocus
> at infinity, due to low subject contrast, a 35mm scenic scene, for example.
> She was extremely frustrated by the autofocus.
Do you know if she did try to tilt the camera and then refocus? This is one way
to go if the AF
won't work due to low subject contrast. One can try either a 45 degree or 90
degree tilt, and then
while holding the focus with the shutter release halfpressed one can return to
the
horizontal/vertical and shoot.
> Sorry not to be more positive. It's a great camera, just has its limits.
>
> Bill Pearce
Yes, it's a fantastic camera, and I have learned to live with it's limits.
Per (waiting for the iS-4000) Nordenberg
Zoo keeper at Kolmården
http://www.kolmarden.com/default.asp?language=EN
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