Dave,
I concur with all your observations. I find myself manually focusing often,
but it is pretty simple --- a real focusing ring! The macro mode is much
better than I expected. The only place I am not having the same experience
is battery life. I don't use the LCD except to review the results (don't
leave it on), but I get a LOT more shots. Are you using decent NiMH? I use
the 1800s and they work great.
For those that thing digital involves a little P&S, this is truly digital at
a different level.
Tom
> After a few months of a learning curve with the E-20 I thought I would
offer
> some observations in the interest of giving "hands-on" experience to those
> of you contemplating purchasing an E-20 and, also, to seek some advice
from
> those who already do use an E-10 or E-20.
>
> First, this is not meant to be a $1500 P & S camera. The auto focus does
> not work well in low light or in macro mode. I was disappointed in the
> sharpness of the photos I was getting using Autofocus. I then began to
use
> M/F in theses situations and the results are beautiful.
>
> It is very important to use the Aperture Priority mode if you are shooting
> anything in Macro mode that is 3 dimensional. The camera will almost
always
> set itself to a large lens opening, ie. f2.8 or f2.2 if you use Program
> mode. You will then have very limited depth of field if you zoom in. As
in
> using an OM system camera, common sense on the part of the operator is
> necessary.
>
> Finally, as reported everywhere, this thing really, really eats batteries.
> I like to see what I have just shot; if I look at the LCD alot, the
> batteries last for about 24 shots. So, I am thinking about getting a
LiIon
> pack for it.
>
> On the positive side, when used to it's potential by a slow-learning
> dunderhead, the E-20 produces beautiful results. I love being able to
> experiment and get immediate feedback. So far I have shot 492 frames with
> it. The cost of conventional film and processing would have been pretty
> high while I was learning with a complex film based camera.
>
> I still shoot with my OM-1 and OM-2 and I will continue to do so. The
E-20
> is very intuitive vis a vis the OMs and I find that switching back and
forth
> is relatively easy.
>
> Dave Dougherty
>
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