> is the lack of exposure compensation and whitebalance preview in
> liveview a big drawback?
Nope. It would be nice if it was there, definitely, but it's not a
problem that it isn't there, I just chimp as I would with a non-live
view camera and fix things afterwards. Live view lets me compose shots
from angles that I couldn't otherwise get, and that's a critical
advantage for me right now. [1] Sure, sometimes I have to tweak WB/etc,
but I had to do that with the E-1, so I'm no worse off than I was then
-- it's not a perfect implementation, but for what I need, it's
massively better than the alternative..
> What is the overal experience? And what about dynamic range and "high
> iso" say 800?
I really like it, but that's because it suits the sorts of shooting I
do. If I did sports shooting (say), then live view won't be as much use
because I have a terrible time composing shots with long lenses on live
view, it just doesn't feel intuitive like it does looking through a
viewfinder, and in that case I'd want the biggest brightest viewfinder I
could get (ie, E-1), and probably a faster AF system.
It's nice for astrophotography because of the 10x zoom to check focus;
I have the sharpest moon shots I've ever taken courtesy of that feature.
Dynamic range, I'm not sure about, someone more technical will have to
explain that; noise at high ISO is perfectly okay in dark conditions,
not so much so in lighter conditions -- so if you're taking shots
without flash indoors, it'll be okay, but if you're trying to up the ISO
to get shorter exposures for long lenses, the noise will be more
annoying. Noiseware fixes it fairly well, though you can still end up
with the plasticy/watercolour look if you go too far, just as with any
noise reduction technique.
> I'ld mainly use it for macro and candids, coupled with OM-lenses
> (autotube) and the 50 f2 and 11-22 ZD.
As has been said here before, it's currently the best DSLR on the
market for macro -- live view makes composition a lot easier without
having to deal with getting your head down next to the subject, and the
flip-out screen makes it even easier to do it from unexpected angles.
Candids -- depends on what you mean by that, I guess. I've found it
great for shots at parties, because I can use my knee or a chair arm or
something as a base, compose with LV without having to get my head down
next to the body, and still be stable enough to take relatively
long-exposure shots without needing flash.
I still have my E-1, and the ergonomics of the E-1 are definitely
nicer -- but the E-330 replaced the E-1 as my everyday camera very
quickly; I'll still use the E-1 for adverse conditions, or as a second
body, but the E-330 does what I need a camera to do right now.
-- dan
[1] For instance -- I'm currently taking a lot of photos of my new baby
as he sleeps on my lap. This involves holding the camera out in front of
me at eye level, above my knees, pointing directly downwards -- there's
no way I could compose accurately with a viewfinder-only camera, or even
with live view but no flip-out screen. Sure, I could aim blindly, shoot,
check the result and try and fix the composition for the next shot, but
I've tried that sort of thing before, and it's a real pain.
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