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Re: [OM] RF Issues [was] photography at LA auto show

Subject: Re: [OM] RF Issues [was] photography at LA auto show
From: Acer/Siddiq <waltherppk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 16:28:51 -0800
12/26/01 11:03:56 AM, Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>On Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 22:33, John A. Lind 
><olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote re "[OM] RF Issues [was] photography at" saying:
>...
>> The RF does have some strengths.  Its viewfinder doesn't "black out" when
>> the shutter is fired an there's no delay in shutter travel waiting for
>> mirror movement and lens stopdown.  I found it easier to "pan" with fast
>> moving subjects and to capture a "decisive moment."  Most have a quieter
>> shutter than an SLR making them less obtrusive.
>
>Also, usually smaller and lighter. 
>Often much faster flash sync (to 1/500). 
>Much more accurate focusing with lenses under 135mm.

hi speed Xsync ONLY w/ shutter inside lenses (those that open/close like 
aperture blades). incamera 
shutter, often horizontal, is a paltry 1/50 in the M.

/A/S
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