I would still suggest that you not do it. If you shoot only raw with
the Oly I think you're OK but only if your camera produces raw files
which are all identical in size.
The Canons all do some degree of image compression on raw files. It
helps with space and write speed but if you do in-camera deletes and run
into a problem requiring a recovery utility you will recover some of the
deleted ones and lose a lot of the good ones.
Chuck Norcutt
Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> I only shoot RAW, and I do not chimp. But I find it very handy to be
> able to delete an image during the 2 or 3-second review, like I can on
> the Canon. I take the picture, take a quick peak at the screen, see a
> grossly skewed histogram, and hit the garbage can button. That is the
> only in-camera editing I ever do.
>
> Nathan
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> You shouldn't delete images in-camera anyhow. If you were to
>> accidentally format the card or encounter errors that corrupted the
>> directory structure a recovery utility would be hard pressed to recover
>> many of the images due to deletion. At least that's the case with the
>> Canon implementation of the FAT and FAT32 file systems. I know, I speak
>> from sad experience. I inserted the wrong card and pressed the format
>> button and realized my error instantly but still too late. The same
>> would hold true for any camera using FAT or FAT32 (all of them) except
>> that some may have slightly smarter storage reuse rules which can
>> minimize but not eliminate the problem.
>>
>> Anyhow, I lost about half of the images on the card since I had deleted
>> a fair number during shooting. The saddest part is that I am intimately
>> familiar with the innards of the file system and should know better.
>> But, at the same time, I didn't expect Canon's implementation to be a
>> throwback to 1981. There have been improvements in between.
>>
>> On further reflection I just remembered that Oly does not compress raw
>> files and they're all the same size. Therefore, if you shot only raw
>> the problem I'm thinking of wouldn't occur. It can only occur if file
>> size varies between images.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ali,
>>>
>>> I have no experience with OM, the E 410 is the first Olympus I have ever
>>> owned. But I like it very much. My other DSLR is a Canon 1DII; I bought
>>> the E 410 for travel and other situations where I needed a small outfit.
>>> And I have not been disappointed. The E 410 is as close to a Leica M as
>>> I have been since I went over to the Dark Side in 2004. I guess buying
>>> an M8 would get me even closer, but there is a slight financial issue
>>> with that option ;-)
>>>
>>> I was a bit apprehensive because I read in some review that the menu
>>> structure on the Olympus DSLRs was confusing, but I found it to be quite
>>> easy to deal with, perhaps because I do not fiddle much with settings
>>> other than changing ISO when needed. And I have no problem going from
>>> the Canon to the Olympus and back, even though the menu setups are quite
>>> different. Really, the only minor irritant I feel about the Olympus is
>>> that you cannot delete an image during the instant review 3 seconds.
>>>
>>> Highly recommended.
>>>
>>> Nathan
>>>
>>> Ali Shah wrote:
>>>
>>>> What is the general thought on the E-410? Is it worth
>>>> the $$? Does it take you back to the OM days in terms
>>>> of handling and size?
>>>>
>>>>
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