I have one on order, which I'll get next month, so can tell you what I
think then. In the meantime have a browse of posts at dpreview's
Olympus SLR forum. I too have read reviews that speak of the ESP
metering issue, but the odd thing is no one seems to complain about it
from actually using the camera. The in camera jpg converter seems to be
the main gripe by some. Low light auto focus I thought was meant to be
good also.
James
On 13 Feb 2005, at 10:48 pm, Willie Wonka wrote:
> Just read another EVOLT review, this time from the editors of
> Photographic.
> This kinda confirms my impression that this camera is not as bad as
> this list generally thinks.
> It seems like the body is more rugged than it looks, takes excellent
> pictures when light is in abundance. Actually they think that it is
> best in any sub $2000 camera they ever tested. I don't know what they
> mean by most other cameras having trouble with white birds in bright
> sun, but according to them the EVOLT was as good as the best. Also,
> they pointed out the "outstanding" dynamic range.
> Low light is another story. AF does not work well and the ESP is not
> accurate. If you don't shoot in low light, you might want to take
> another look.
> For some reason, this kamera reminds me of the OM PC. I wander if
> they ever bothered to improve on the ESP. From own experience and
> from just being on this list, I know that it is not reliable during
> low light (but outstanding otherwise, I have tested it during some
> tricky situations and it performed well).
> After the initial revolts here on the list, I disqualified it, but now
> it is back on the list. I have narrowed it down to Minolta A2/200 or
> EVOLT. For some reason, the E1 bugs me, the only thing I can say is
> that it is not an OM (you know what I mean). I own an OM PC and the
> EVOLT strikes me like a slightly improved version of it.
> Ciao
> Boris
>
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