I think it is like any camera. You just have to learn to use it. I
looked at a lot of pictures posted on the dpreview Olympus list and
there were lots of "thin" looking pictures taken using the ESP
metering, if not blown somewhere, very pastel looking in both E-1 and
C8080 posts. Amazingly they were proud of those shots and people
praised them. There were several people with nice web sites with
stunning images and they mostly used center weighted metering with an
exposure adjustment of minus 1/3 to 2/3 stops when you looked at the
EXIF. The ESP thing may not be well sorted, but there are
alternatives.
There are very experienced users of both cameras on this list who could
provide more informed discussion though.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Feb 13, 2005, at 10:24 PM, James Royall wrote:
>
> I have one on order, which I'll get next month, so can tell you what I
> think then. In the meantime have a browse of posts at dpreview's
> Olympus SLR forum. I too have read reviews that speak of the ESP
> metering issue, but the odd thing is no one seems to complain about it
> from actually using the camera. The in camera jpg converter seems to be
> the main gripe by some. Low light auto focus I thought was meant to be
> good also.
>
> James
>
>
> On 13 Feb 2005, at 10:48 pm, Willie Wonka wrote:
>
>> Just read another EVOLT review, this time from the editors of
>> Photographic.
>> This kinda confirms my impression that this camera is not as bad as
>> this list generally thinks.
>> It seems like the body is more rugged than it looks, takes excellent
>> pictures when light is in abundance. Actually they think that it is
>> best in any sub $2000 camera they ever tested. I don't know what they
>> mean by most other cameras having trouble with white birds in bright
>> sun, but according to them the EVOLT was as good as the best. Also,
>> they pointed out the "outstanding" dynamic range.
>> Low light is another story. AF does not work well and the ESP is not
>> accurate. If you don't shoot in low light, you might want to take
>> another look.
>> For some reason, this kamera reminds me of the OM PC. I wander if
>> they ever bothered to improve on the ESP. From own experience and
>> from just being on this list, I know that it is not reliable during
>> low light (but outstanding otherwise, I have tested it during some
>> tricky situations and it performed well).
>> After the initial revolts here on the list, I disqualified it, but now
>> it is back on the list. I have narrowed it down to Minolta A2/200 or
>> EVOLT. For some reason, the E1 bugs me, the only thing I can say is
>> that it is not an OM (you know what I mean). I own an OM PC and the
>> EVOLT strikes me like a slightly improved version of it.
>> Ciao
>> Boris
>>
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