infrequent
Well-known
@fdigital - what is the differentiation between the E3 and say the other olympus camers such as the E4xx or E5xx? since the sensor size is the same what's the value add with the E3?
Kevin
Rainbow Bridge
Stephen mentioned in a previous thread the possibility of mounting Canon FD lenses using an adapter. That possibility would be my personal motivation for buying into the system.
I have two Canon 300mm f/2.8 L lenses that, when fitted onto a M43 camera, would essentially become 600mm f/2.8 lenses !!!
Hopefully the camera makers will enable face detection in such a way that I get some feedback when a particular face is in critical focus.
I have two Canon 300mm f/2.8 L lenses that, when fitted onto a M43 camera, would essentially become 600mm f/2.8 lenses !!!
Hopefully the camera makers will enable face detection in such a way that I get some feedback when a particular face is in critical focus.
Ray Nalley
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How would you handle such a big lens on such a small camera? The whole point of the micro 4/3's concept appears to be to produce pocket size dslr's.
Kevin
Rainbow Bridge
I have no idea how well it would handle. I fly to Africa every few years and go on safaris. I need long lenses for at least half of the shots I take.
When I travel to Africa I try to take the least costly equipment possible. No 3000+ Euro autofocus tele lenses and such. I take my old manual focus Canon lenses and film bodies.
These longer canon lenses can attach to a monopod to balance the weight. I suppose a M43 camera would be the closest thing to sticking a sensor onto the rear element of the lens.
Up until now there has been no palatable solution for these legacy lenses. If a FD-adapter were made I could use these lenses on a M43 digital body without introducing more glass elements into the optical path. And the 4/3 sensor would turn a 300mm into a 600mm. Have you ever seen a 600mm lens? It is really huge.
Other photographers will have other reasons for wanting to buy into this system, most likely to have a smaller quality kit.
gavinlg
Veteran
You'd probably be best to give it a look on other sites to compare, but there are several huge differences. I don't want to get too off topic :angel:
infrequent
Well-known
@gavin - that's fair enough.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Stephen, we are discussing about the potential of a newly announced specs that may lead to an interesting line up of new cameras.
However a lot of people can't get past the 4/3rd system with its "limitations", so here we are with a discussion that is based on real cameras and real users feedback, I certainly don't think that we're talking about angels on a pin.
kuzano
Veteran
Gee Steve... What's your point
Gee Steve... What's your point
Huge numbers of us, at one time or another in our lives, have been involved in serious and hopeful discussions about the perfect woman.
Isn't that unrealistic and theoretical, not to mention a serious lack of data.
I would also like to think that engineers and design people are fed information from these types of discussions. Mayhaps not, but it's nice to be hopeful.
Gee Steve... What's your point
Huge numbers of us, at one time or another in our lives, have been involved in serious and hopeful discussions about the perfect woman.
Isn't that unrealistic and theoretical, not to mention a serious lack of data.
I would also like to think that engineers and design people are fed information from these types of discussions. Mayhaps not, but it's nice to be hopeful.
DougK
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I think the idea is to get rid of the mirror, so it won't be a "reflex" camera any more. Once you do that, then you can shrink the camera quite a bit while keeping the sensor size the same.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
I met the almost perfect woman once. Her only flaw was being too perceptive to be interested in me. :bang:
kuzano
Veteran
New Q&A with Olympus Imaging on 4/3
New Q&A with Olympus Imaging on 4/3
This posted at fourthirdsphoto.com
http://fourthirdsphoto.com/micro43/05.php
New Q&A with Olympus Imaging on 4/3
This posted at fourthirdsphoto.com
http://fourthirdsphoto.com/micro43/05.php
john_van_v
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Yeah !!! Tell 'em
I found a library w/ a great 8X10 printer, and printed all my old school photos at 25 cts @. These were from when I had a sponsored darkroom--mostly HP5 in D76 through a Zuiko standard prime (long gone), a Vivitar 35mm (still have), and the occasional shot with a Vivitar 135mm (still use).
About ten of them are on the wall in front of me, and I don't think I will ever take better pictures, unless I can start developing again.
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