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Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF

Subject: Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 21:47:55 -0500
Chuck,

I reworked the image today, starting from the RAW file. The result is better 
than the original. Yes, there was light outdoors, but the inside did not 
seem bright at all.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF


>I remember that very excellent shot!  But I note that the outdoors is
> not overexposed by much.  You had a fair amount of light to work with to
> capture that at ISO 400.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> 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" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Manual Focus vs AF
>>
>>
>>> 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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