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Re: [OM] E-400 Arrives

Subject: Re: [OM] E-400 Arrives
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 19:40:17 +0200
There was no LV on Alice's E400 or am I ageing?

Have fun Joel :-)

Amitiés
Philippe


Le 3 avr. 13 à 18:38, DZDub a écrit :

> I took delivery via Royal Mail of my recently purchased E-400.  One  
> week to
> deliver.  Well done, mail people.
>
> The battery charger works fine -- with my cord.  Will save the Brit  
> cord
> for my next trip to Mother England.
>
> The body looks completely new and unused.  It is in every respect  
> identical
> to my E-410 except that the button for LV on the 410 is a "Fn"  
> button on
> the 400 -- a useful thing since it can be selected in the menu to  
> provide
> either aperture stopdown/preview or custom WB capability.  On the 410,
> custom WB is in the menus.  I don't think there is a provision for DOF
> preview for the 410.
>
> After a couple dozen test shots, shooting for highlights will be  
> necessary,
> as expected.  ISO 800 looks much cleaner than expected, even  
> shooting with
> noise reduction off (though I don't recall whether this is long- 
> exposure
> noise reduction or the regular kind).  Seems cleaner than the Panny  
> sensor
> in the 410, but that could be wish fulfillment.
>
> RAW files take a LONG time to write to the Kingston card that came  
> with it.
> More of a curiosity to me than a hindrance.  I'll have to try a faster
> card when I get a round tuit and otherwise compare with the 410 for  
> speed.
>
> Unpleasant surprise came when I tried to review ORF files in Fast  
> Stone.
> E-400 raw files are apparently indecipherable to FS.  However, Bridge
> handled them well and I have come to terms with Bridge and actually  
> like it
> rather well now.  Pleasant surprise follows unpleasant at the hands of
> Necessity.
>
> Joel W.
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