Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [OM] My New Year's Eve with a 5D MkII

Subject: Re: [OM] My New Year's Eve with a 5D MkII
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 08:51:46 +0000
Thanks for that, Joel.  And on the subject of the RM-1, it should work  
with the E-3 should it?  I'll give my after-market version another go.

Cheers

Chris

On 2 Jan 2009, at 18:43, Joel Wilcox wrote:

> Chris,
> I think I spoke to the subjective assessment before your reply to
> Chuck came through.  I would add that I didn't notice any particular
> difficulty in handling the 5D MkII, but I am not especially fussy
> about that kind of thing.  It felt "weird" to handle the MkII but I
> don't doubt I could get used to it.  In my opinion, the layout of
> controls on the E-3 is "better."  I think the big jog dial on the
> Canaan is clumsy and old-fashioned and much prefer the dials that
> allow quick action via both thumb and index finger on the E-3.  But
> Canaan users, I gather, appreciate the fact that controls don't
> substantially change between models.
>
> I might add -- and have no idea how you feel about it -- that I am
> always delighted to handle the E-3.  I seems to me to have the
> ergonomics of the E-1 but with improvement/advancement, despite the
> increase in weight.  My only snag so far has been that the sensor for
> the remote (RM-1) is not as easy to trigger as on the E-1 or E-330.

-- 
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz