Wayne Shumaker wrote:
>
> This past weekend, I tried my friends IS-1 and 3 cameras.
> Even though they were Olympus, they felt very foreign to me. When/If I
> retire the OM's (and you folks will be the first to know), I can't see
> using the newer Olympus cameras. I'm tend to agree with you, and it
> makes me sad...
> Wayne
That's too bad. When I first held the IS-3 (actually a -1 at the time)
it, of course, felt much different than an OM. The 'pistol grip' was
radical, I had to figure out how to place the left hand to best support
and zoom the lens, the controls are digital vs analog, etc. But I
wanted to see what this new type of camera could do, so I hung in there.
And I was not disappointed. (Well, I was in the IS-1, but the IS-3 is
far better.)
I now feel very comfortable with the way the camera handles. I bought
the grip strap for it so I can carry it easily in my right hand set on
ESP and can whip it up to my eye, power zoom in or out and shoot quickly
and naturally. I much prefer it to an OM for these type of situations.
And, as I've said before, with the optional G-40 flash, you can have
flash from 2 different directions (by bouncing the G-40), no redeye,
darn near perfect flash portraits. It truly is a camera that presents a
new nice surprise each time you use it. (Of course, it'll never have
the full capabilities ot the OM or Contax systems, but how about say
80-900f what the most demanding photographer wants in one clean
package?)
George
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