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Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus announces new lens, list member continues to toss coins in jar . . .
From: "khen lim" <castanet.xiosnetworks@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:27:21 +0800
Bob

Interesting comments. I too have just purchased the dual-lens E-510 and like
you, I also have been using the C-5060. But I won't be using the former to
replace the latter. A bit of correction here though - the E-510 is not a
"pro system" camera. I'll just leave it at that and I'm sure you'll get
comments from others on this issue.

My first rounds of broad and basic tests with the E-510 and essentially the
14-42mm are that by comparison, the C-5060 is holding up very well. In fact
I'm quite stunned at how beautiful the C-5060's images actually look. Which
is why on my next assignment to Beijing, I will most definitely bring along
the C-5060.

I will be covering a choral troupe for this assignment, which includes
indoor concert performances, visits to common landmarks, singing at a
groundbreaking ceremony etc etc - quite a mixed bag but of course the key
highlight would be the indoor performances and here's where the C-5060 will
lose out for obvious reasons to the E-510. In any case with either the
14-42mm or 40-150mm, I'm not that far ahead when it comes to optical speeds
and so that relatively lower noise levels at higher ISO settings and perhaps
the I.S. will come in handy and here's where I'm focusing my current tests
on. I have no doubt that optically, the 14-42mm is not such a bad lens.
While nowhere near as scintillating as the 14-54mm, it should do well
enough.

Having said all that, no one should discount the C-5060's articulating LCD
panel and its superb outdoor performance made so much more fun and accurate
because of its multispot capability. And so, I like to think that when it
comes to outdoor shoots in Beijing come the end of autumn (fall), light
conditions should be more than good enough in that part of the world for the
C-5060 to show its true colours. I'm so comfortable and confident with this
little gem that it would be criminal to leave it at home.

K.



On 11/07/07, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Zounds and Gadzooks! Agreed! I bought the E-510 with the 2-lens kit.
> I have shot a few frames with the kit lenses, and I can say they do a
> right good job of capturing what they're pointed at. My plan for them
> ultimately is to replace the C-5060 digicam I use for happy snappies
> once I settle in with a new pro system, be it Oly or some other
> manufacturer. The 510+2 will be a bit bulkier than the C-5060, but
> the image quality should significantly enhance vacation pictures, at
> which I am notoriously lousy. I'll need a slightly larger bag, but
> surprisingly, not _that_ much larger.
>
> All of which is to say, no one should feel stifled or stiffed by the
> lenses that come with the 510 kit. They will do the job more than
> adequately. Folks looking for heavier hitters should spring the
> bigger bucks for what they need, but shouldn't knock the kit lenses
> for not living up to the standards of lenses costing many times as
> much. Frankly, I think Oly buyers are damned lucky to get such good
> quality for such little money.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Jul 10, 2007, at 8:05 PM, Moose wrote:
>
> > Changes in materials and technology have changed the landscape, but
> > not for the worst overall, IMO.
>
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