I was happy with the performance of the camera prior to the latest
firmware upgrade. Now even with auto-focus assist, the camera
auto-focus is unstable. The latest upgrade was an attempt to improve
the performance of the auto-focus. Unfortunately fast search algorithms
when they work, are faster, but when they are not, can be unstable.
That is the situation with the latest E-1 firmware. All I want is to be
able to return it to something predictable. As a photographer, predictable
is more important than slight increase in speed for a small number
of situations. Before, I could predict how the camera would behave.
Now it feels like a stranger in my hands. IMO, it is right up there with
dictating that 4/3's is "The" size for an image sensor. I get the feeling
they made the change so they could put faster numbers in their data
sheet.
I also like Olympus lenses, even though there are no IS versions.
However, I am very cautious about investing more in a system that
does not appear to have the advantages in noise that other cameras
do. The Canon 5D looks really nice, full frame sensor even.
I was just poking my nose in here to see if people are still using OM
stuff or if the breed is dying out and becoming extinct :-)
Waye
At 06:07 AM 10/16/2005, you wrote:
>I'm sorry to hear that you have had problems Wayne.
>
>I took photos of my son and his singer in pretty well total darkness
>about 8 months ago. The process was speedy and satisfactory.
>Admittedly I was using the focus assist, probably because I had not
>read all the instructions and had not thought to switch it off, but
>the results were as I wished. My son, used to my fiddling around
>with cameras in the dark ;-), commented on the ease with which I had
>achieved what I wanted.
>
>Chris
>
>
>~~ >-)-
>C M I Barker
>Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
>+44 (0)7092 251126
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>
>
>On 16 Oct 2005, at 05:28, Wayne S wrote:
>
>> One mistake I did of late with the E-1 was to upgrade to the latest
>> firmware, version 1.4. Now the auto-focus goes crazy every
>> now and then and refuses to focus, or racks between infinity
>> and close focus. I have often had to switch it to manual just to
>> take pictures. Why Olympus can not let users roll back the firmware
>> is beyond me. I write firmware for embedded devices, and there
>> is no technical reason you cannot do it. So the experience of
>> using the camera at a recent wedding has convinced me to
>> abandon the E-1 in favor of something else. I liked the OM's
>> because I could shoot in low light. The E-1 just does not quite
>> follow in that ability. The problem was so bad I switched on the
>> auto-focus assist light, thinking that would help, but no luck.
>> I was back to manual focus. I can just no longer trust the
>> camera for focusing. So, if anyone has the E-1, firmware 1.3
>> is much more stable, at least in my camera.
>>
>
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