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Re: [OM] The E-10 -- what about it?

Subject: Re: [OM] The E-10 -- what about it?
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 21:22:09 -0400
The E-10 has LESS shutter lag than some SLRS.

John  Hermanson
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From: "Jay Maynard" <jmaynard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] The E-10 -- what about it?


| On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 05:33:28PM -0500, Tom Scales wrote:
| > I have an opportunity to buy an E-10 at a favorable price.  What's the
| > general reaction to it for sports.  Is the shutter lag too bad?  Is the
| > shutter speed and autofocus fast enough?
|
| I just had a very unusual experience...
|
| I'm in NYC for the week, so I bopped on down to B&H to play with an E-10.
| The camera feels good to me, and the lag isn't too bad *if* it doesn't
have
| to focus too far. The 1/640 shutter speed and f/11 minimum aperture seem
to
| be a bit limiting in full daylight, though. I could easily live with one,
| though, especially since the whole viewfinder *and* display are visible
with
| glasses.
|
| The salesman talked me out of buying one! We talked a bit about my current
| equipment and wants, and he was of the opinion that I'd be happier with
the
| results of shooting slide film (he was not impressed with the ease of use
| and consistency and dynamic range exhibited by negative film) and using a
| scanner on it...and he suggested that I look at both the Nikon LS-30 and
the
| LS-4000 (and that the LS-30 might well be enough for my needs).
|
| Tom, you should get the E-10 in the name of "get 'em all". It's certainly
a
| very usable camera, and the results will tell you more than anything else.
| Besides, if you get it for the right price, you may well be able to turn
it
| for what you've got in it. (Maybe even to me.)
|



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