Perhaps you just need to turn to some after market suppliers:
<http://www.katzeyeoptics.com/cat--Olympus-DSLRs--cat_olympus.html>
Also available much cheaper from various ebay sellers.
<http://cgi.ebay.com/Split-image-Focusing-Screen-set-for-Olympus-E-520-E-510_W0QQitemZ190243207332QQihZ009QQcategoryZ29969QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
I don't know anything about the ebay products or sellers but I believe
that Katz Eye Optics is the premier seller for aftermarket digital
camera focusing aids.
With some cameras, fitting the aftermarket split image screen has some
effect on metering or some other side effect but the Katz Eye link
states there is nothing adverse about the Oly conversion. Also read
about "Katz Eye Plus" and their "OptiBrite treatment which is designed
to solve the problem of split image blackout with slower lenses.
I've never used an Oly digital but the things that can cause shutter
delay are metering and focusing. I don't think the meter would be slow
in a modern E camera but the camera could be hunting a bit on focusing.
I'm not familiar with The E things but Canon digitals (via "custom
function" settings) have the capability to remove the autofocus control
from the shutter button and place it around on the back of the camera
where it falls under your thumb. That's what I do and, although the
camera is on autofocus about 99.9% of the time, I am always in direct
control of the moment of focus and that is generally separate from
exposure and firing the camera. If the camera is focused (or thinks it
is) if will fire instantly. To check your 500 and 510 for the cause of
the delay just put it in manual focus and see if it fires instantly. If
it does then try to find whatever control exists (if it does) to move
the focus control off the shutter button.
If you have subjects in motion I'm sure the camera has an autofocus mode
to handle it. Canon's have two related moving subject modes. One is
for initially static subjects which may start to move and the other is
for subjects in continuous motion. I'm sure the Olys must have
something similar.
Chuck Norcutt
John Hudson wrote:
>
> The precision focusing I experienced with my OM4T and M cameras has not been
> carried forward to either of my E500 and E510 cameras.
>
> The auto focus and manual focusing mechanisms just do not seem to measure up
> when using the film cameras as a base against which to measure the results.
>
> When these digital cameras have been used to photograph stationary objects,
> landscapes and people who remain stationary during the photo taking stage
> the results have generally been excellent.
>
> What is really missed is the split image accuracy of both film cameras
> together with the immediacy of the exposure having depressed the shutter
> release button.
>
> Is there any reasonable expectation that the manual split image focusing
> experience of the OM4T and the Ms will emerge in subsequent releases of the
> Olympus E series camera?
>
> Also, when will the E cameras come out with a version that does away with
> the part second delay between pressing the exposure button and "exposing the
> film"? I've had a lot of disappointments caused by this delay.
>
> All of which makes me reluctant to even think about giving up my film
> cameras.
>
> John Hudson
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