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Re: [OM] Another weekend outing with the E-3

Subject: Re: [OM] Another weekend outing with the E-3
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 20:50:23 -0400
Seems to be missing a link.

Chuck Norcutt

Ian Nichols wrote:
> It's that Off The Tracks Festival time of year again.  The weather was
> fine, so there are one or two senoritas and senoras in evidence,
> albeit not quite as stylishly dressed as Nathan's.  This is the
> English East Midlands, after all.
> 
> Gear used: E-3 with battery grip (one pair of BLM-1s lasted 48 hours
> so I'm still not nearly shutter-happy enough)  I think I'm getting the
> hang of this battery grip thing now, so I might keep it.  14-54,
> 40-150, 50 f/2 macro, 7-14 and Sigma 30 f/1.4 were the lenses used.
> Not sure I like the Sigma.  Seems to be just a bit too soft wide open,
> to the extent that the autofocus is having real trouble in the low
> light situations I bought it for.  Better results to be had from the
> 50 macro.  Perhaps I should scrimp & save for a Leica 25mm.  No, don't
> encourage me ;)  There's a good example or two in there of why you
> shouldn't really use the E-3's pop-up flash for fill-in with the 7-14,
> but then again, that shadow could be anything.
> 
> There's 183 in all, and they're all 1024x768.  Apologies if anyone
> gets bored, but there'll be a link from the festival's website to
> these so that those who were there can look at themselves and their
> friends and that band they saw, so I should include a lot of them so
> as not to miss too many people out.
> 
> Enjoy.  Feedback always welcome
> 
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