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Subject: [OM] Re: Antialiasing in new generation Olympus cameras
From: Nathan <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:07:19 +0200
Hi Leandro,

Stop reading reviews and just go out and take pictures. I see nothing  
wrong with the sharpness of the E3 (which has been my primary camera  
since January) or the E420 (which I bought last week).

Nathan

On 23-jun-2008, at 15:35, Leandro DUTRA wrote:

>
> I guess everyone already know the camera body DPReview uses for Four
> Thirds lens testing is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10, due to the E-3
> having too strong an antialias filter.
>
> Now they are telling us the E-420 has a similarly strong filter,
> perhaps the same.
>
> I feel deceived, because still hope to get an E-420 and was hoping to
> have as good raw files as they get, leaving corrections such as white
> balance, noise reduction and antialiasing for software.  I really like
> the Leica M8 approach here, even if I can't afford one.
>
> I know I can enjoy an E-420 now and have the filter removed when
> warranty finishes, but it is really just a hack and down here in
> Brazil it is not so simple to find someone to do that.
>
> Is this just nitpicking, and is there any good engineering reason for
> Olympus' choice — or is it just a matter of not doing it in firmware
> because the processor ain't powerful enough, and we don't want
> ignorant users to have to learn about antialiasing?
>
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