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Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF

Subject: Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF
From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 14:52:47 +0800
Actually part of the focusing problem is due to my aged eyes, I belive I had 
do much better ten years ago. Now I need a really good big finder like the 
one in OMs.

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols"

> C.H.,
>
> As an added note, perhaps the reason that the E-510 finder does not bother
> me is that I have never handled an OM of any sort.  I have read many 
> reports
> of the fine characteristics of the OM finders.  My SLR experience stems 
> from
> the use of Exactas, Pentaxes, and currently, a Fujica, so the transition 
> to
> the 510 was no problem for me, except for the transparency of the screen,
> which is quite different from the frosted appearance and focusing aids of
> the SLRs.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 1:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF
>
>
>>I believe E-510 is a capable camera, I had the E-520, I was happy with
>> the ISO performance and color but the AF problem and small viewfinder 
>> turn
>> me away. Generally, Olympus digital has better color out of the shot, 
>> many
>> people here choose it because of that reason but the color of  your
>> Christmas shot seems a bit off on my monitor, see if you like this
>> one better:
>>
>> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/Four-Generation_Christmas-a.jpg
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim Nichols"
>>
>>> Moose,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the comments.  I will attach a link to one shot of the scene
>>> with
>>> which I was faced.  I think a manually-focused lens, used with zone
>>> focusing, would have done a better job.  I will have to wait until I 
>>> face
>>> the challenge again to see if I am correct.  The E-510 is a capable
>>> instrument if it is given the right tools to work with.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Four-Generation+Christmas.tif.html
>>> Best viewed large.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Moose"
>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>> Great kid shots, Moose.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>> I will work on my technique.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Good luck!
>>>>
>>>> I don't think I would have managed many of those shots with an E-510.
>>>> Like hauling a heavy load up a steep hill, sometimes it simply comes
>>>> down to power/torque. That's not anti Oly or 4/3 in any generic way;
>>>> there are just a few DSLRs that excel in low light, and the E series 
>>>> are
>>>> not so far among them. Certain models of Nikon and Canon pretty much 
>>>> own
>>>> that territory at the moment.
>>>>
>>>> Moose
>>
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