Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

RE: [OM] Opinions on the E-10 (or E-20)?

Subject: RE: [OM] Opinions on the E-10 (or E-20)?
From: "Daniel" <danrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 21:15:43 -1000
I got the newer C5050Z 5 meg, but I do most of my work with the OM's
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Klein
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 6:11 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Opinions on the E-10 (or E-20)?

Folks:  I'd like to hear from Zuikaholics who have used an E-10 or 
E-20.  What do you like about them?  What don't you like?  Did you go 
whole-hog and graduate to a N*kon or C*non digital SLR?  Did you decide
to 
stick with film after all?  Are you happy as a clam with the E-10/E-20
and 
find it's enough?  What sort of shooting did you find it suitable for
and 
not suitable for?

Background:

I've been fooling with a little digicam lately--a used Nikon Coolpix 990
I 
picked up on EvilBay.  The idea was to get my feet wet in digital
without 
sinking too much money into it.  I'm finding the little digital great
for 
family snapshots, casual photography, experimentation, instant feedback,

and in the case of the 990, macro.  And it's a great learning tool.

But film it ain't.  There's noise, there's shutter delay, there's a
fairly 
awkward user interface, low dynamic range and highlights that blow no 
matter what you do.  It's obvious to me that if I'm going to do any
serious 
work with digital, I'll need a better camera.  I'm honestly not sure if
I 
want to do that or not.  I've been quite happy with my film cameras, one
of 
which is an OM-2.  I like small, light, fast-operating, and good 
quality.  I like the quality of film, but I hate sitting in front of the

scanner.

If I did get a better digital camera, it seems that a pro or almost-pro
SLR 
is the ticket.  I rarely go above letter size, so megapixels are not the

issue.  Image noise, dynamic range, shutter delay and reasonably facile 
controls are.  I am more of a people photographer than a landscape 
photographer, and I like ISO 400.  (The E-10's ISO 320 might be OK, but
it 
has to be a usable 320, not noise city).

I don't think a top-of-the-line P&S digicam is the ticket.  I've played 
with some of the better ones in a store, including the Olympus 5050.
The 
5050 responds too slowly for my style of shooting, and is too small for
my 
hands.  Nice camera in general, though.

If I upgrade digitally, I'd like something with a physically bigger
sensor, 
less noise, maybe more dynamic range.  Price is an object.  A used or 
fire-sale Canon D30 is one possibility.  The E-10 or E-20 is another.

Any thoughts on all this would be appreciated.

--Peter Klein
Seattle


< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >


< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz