One more titbit hidden in detailed spec, is that there will be an (optional)
optical viewfinder for the 24mm eq lens. This is very nice for climbing, as now
you can hold it up to your head and help stabilize camera.
TH
--- On Wed, 5/19/10, Tim Hughes <timhughes@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Tim Hughes <timhughes@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Sony compact competitor to micro 4/3 (as Climbing camera)
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 1:03 PM
Browsing through Sony specs, some not so good features :
No IS in body, is a big negative for one hand use, while belaying. Aparently
some lenses will have IS, but not the standard 24mm equiv lens.
A proprietary flash system only.
The somewhat difficult to use menu system is not such a big deal for climbing,
but means less atrractive as general purpose pocketable camera.
TH
--- On Wed, 5/19/10, Tim Hughes <timhughes@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Tim Hughes <timhughes@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Sony compact competitor to micro 4/3 (as Climbing camera)
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 12:45 PM
This actually looks like a better option for me, than the Oly micro product,
for climbing use:
it is a bit smaller and it comes with a 24mm/2.8 equiv lens as standard, with
supplementary lenses for even wider.
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/sonynex5/page2.asp
24mm is my ideal normal climbing lens.
Initial price is only a little more than the costco special on the Oly pen
($500) with kit zoom offered currently. The oly compact pancake lens raises
the price of oly quite a bit and is only 34mm equiv.
Will wait for review , but this looks like a winner for rock climbing.
Tim Hughes
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