Anybody at Oly listening? Snap up this designer.
Chuck Norcutt
Joel Wilcox wrote:
> I don't see why, as you suggest, in firmware they couldn't add
> multispot and just allow up to 8+ readings and then use the AEL button
> for the lock -- one press to lock and a second press to put it in
> memo. Seems pretty easy in terms of existing functionality..
>
> Joel W.
>
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Chuck
> Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Maybe its the need for control buttons. The bodies don't have enough
>> but are already too busy.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>> Most digital shooters work from the histogram and are not trying to
>>> make the image data fit correctly within a 5 stop range to the same
>>> degree as one must in shooting transparencies. Interestingly, the
>>> later E's have a highlight spot setting which I've found to be very
>>> effective. If you have any significant clouds for which you need
>>> detail, this feature works very well. But that's different from
>>> multispot.
>>>
>>> I wish I had multispot on the E-3. I guess Olympus threw itself into
>>> better exposure control via ESP, which is certainly very good. Also,
>>> a single spot on the OM-2S is pretty effective, and there is the
>>> equivalent of that in the E system. It's hard to make the case that
>>> exposure control in the E system is defective without multispot, but
>>> I'd still like it.
>>>
>>> Joel W.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Chuck
>>> Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> And inquiring minds have long wondered why not. The firmware to do that
>>>> would be trivial for todays cameras.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>>>> But then even that's not
>>>>> really a fair comparison in all respects since no E-body can do
>>>>> multispot readings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joel W.
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