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Subject: [OM] Re: Samples from my lovely E-1, was E300 vs E1
From: Earl Dunbar <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:45:04 -0400
And in 307 she's pointing at .... ?

Chris Barker wrote:

>I expect that you have already made up your mind Paul, but I have  
>just published the results of a "photo shoot" I volunteered for last  
>month.  I took my E-1 and 14-54 with a couple of flashes, the FL20  
>and FL36, to the dinner to celebrated some of our students who are  
>leaving university and my Squadron this year.  The organiser booked  
>us into Magdelene College, Cambridge, and had sorted us out a pretty  
>special dinner.  I took some photos at the pre-dinner drinks (de  
>rigueur for these occasions) and then a few group shots in one of the  
>quadrangles of the College.
>
>I used little by way of fiddling with the camera, merely setting the  
>FL20 to anti-redeye indoors.  Outdoors I used the FL36 in automatic  
>mode.  The AF worked, the AWB worked, the flash did its bit and all  
>were recorded in SHQ.  The results are here:
>
>http://homepage.mac.com/zuiko/ULAS_Photos/PhotoAlbum24.html
>
>You don't need to know why some people were eating without hands, but  
>the white scarf effect might give you a hint.  I was most impressed  
>at how easy the camera was to use for impromptu shots.  I had a  
>tripod for the group shots outside, so that I could be in them, but  
>all the other shots were hand-held.  The composition is flawed, the  
>expressions sometimes gormless, but it was very easy to use the  
>camera ...
>
>... suggestions from anyone would be gratefully received - e.g.  
>posing groups, white balance etc ...
>
>Chris
>~~ >-)-
>C M I Barker
>Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
>+44 (0)7092 251126
>www.threeshoes.co.uk
>homepage.mac.com/zuiko
>
>
>On 10 Aug 2005, at 12:31, cygnus wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Doing a little digging around, it looks like even at "sale" prices,  
>>an E1
>>is still going to be $400 or $500 more than a similar E300 kit, so  
>>that may
>> be the deal breaker for me.
>>
>>Not being a pro, there's no income stream to support the extra $$$,  
>>and it
>> seems that the E300's feature set is pretty strong.  I do like the  
>>faster
>> "motor drive" and larger buffer on the E1, which would come in handy
>> during races, but again, it's an extra $400 or so. Maybe if I sold  
>>off all
>> my OM gear... nahh.  Will keep them around for occasional use.
>>
>>Sorry, just arguing with myself out loud.
>>    
>>



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