I was worried about the bulk of the E-1 when I first held it. If the
last camera in your hand was an OM, it feels thick, but it is more
comfortable to hold than an OM-4t with 35-80/2.8 attached. The bag with
E-1, 14-54 and 50-200 lenses weights about the same as the OM-4t bag
with 35-80/2.8 and your choice of a few other nice lenses such as 90/2,
180/2.8, 24/2.8, 100/2, ... Add the 25mm extension tube to the E-1 and
you have a comfortable system, covering 28-400mm plus macro
(equivalent).
I believe more can be done for the macro end of things in the E-1. The
OM fourthirds adapter is still needed. 50mm macro just does not have
the working distance I need. To get some working distance with the E-1,
the 25mm extension + 50-200 gives the following:
focal | shooting range | magnification | 35mm equivalent
length
50 mm | 27.6 cm - 28.0 cm | 0.48 - 0.49 X | (0.96 - 0.98 X)
135 mm | 48.9 cm - 53.9 cm | 0.25 - 0.32 X | (0.5 - 0.64 X)
200 mm | 88.5 cm - 195.9 cm | 0.12 - 0.35 X | (0.24 - 0.7 X)
So, at 200mm you get the best working distance. The longest working
distance in the OM would be the 135mm. The 135mm macro on telescoping
extension gives 0.43X, which would be about 0.8x on the E-1. I suspect
at close focus the 50-200 at 200mm focal length is probably closer to
150mm in focal length due to internal focusing.
I still like the OM with 180/2 lens, 25-50mm extension + 1.4x for some
working distance macro. Or even the 200mm on extension.
Wayne
At 03:12 AM 7/23/2004, you wrote:
>I played around a bit with a Nikon D1x digital at work today. What a
>tank! Way heavy, and awkward, and did I say *way* heavy? Sheesh. That
>thing should come with a carpal tunnel health insurance policy rider. In
>fact, I found its weight so distracting that I never could get
>comfortable with it even to the point of manipulating controls without
>lowering the camera from my eye--I kept feeling like any false move
>would result in it making a quick trip to the floor.
>
>Someone please tell me that an E-1 (which I still haven't gotten my
>grubby little paws on yet) is much lighter.
>
>---
>Scott Gomez
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