Jim,
I have to say I am shocked that this is your experience. I have a D100 that
I use with both the pop-up flash and the SB80DX and I find that it is
flawless and requires absolutely no thinking on my part to properly expose.
Everything from macro shots with the 60/2.8 macro to shots in a huge
cafeteria of my daughter's chorus using the 28-200 at 200 (from about 70
feet).
It is, by far, the easiest flash setup I have ever used -- light years ahead
of the T32 or F280.
I am really confused about your experience. I simply love my D100. So much
that I added a D70 as a second body.
I'd investigate the experience of other D100 owners first. There's a couple
D100 lists on yahoogroups. I'd ask there. I wouldn't dismiss the camera yet
(but, hey, for the right price......)
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Sharp" <jsharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 4:47 PM
Subject: [OM] E1 vs. 10D, D100, D70, etc...
>
> After seeing so many nice E1 photos posted to the list, I don't think this
question is too far out of line. It's not politics and SUV's, but it's as
close to on topic as I can get. ;)
>
> I'm curious if anyone has done any direct comparisons of image quality and
overall performance between the other approximate $1500 DSLR's and the E1?
The reason is simple. I'm considering buying one to replace my D100 provided
I can really better myself by doing so. I've taken some really wonderful
photos with my N$kon but honestly, it suffers from a few problems that are
to me insurmountable. Such as -
>
> Poor metering especially with flash. My early 80's OM2 and beater OM4 are
far better in normal use, and in another league altogether as far as using
flash. I can depend on them every time. The N$kon is more like a Holga.
Whatever you get, just call it art.
>
> Lack of dynamic range. Think of the most contrasty slide film you've ever
shot, but with less latitude. Dark subjects and blown highlights are the
typical D100 shot and it happens so commonly it's almost impossible to guess
what exposure to use for a given scene. Lots of bracketing and check the
histogram.
>
> Tons of post process to get decent quality images. I work in front of a PC
all day. I want to practice photography, not be a photoshop guru. Are the E1
images any better straight out of the camera or is this just the current
state of the digital world?
>
> Anyone that has any 1st or even 2nd hand information to guide me, I'd love
to hear it...
>
> --
> Jim
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