A different oly....

I have considered this camera over and over again. It is a nice size and has the f/1.8 lens. What is the shutter lag like? I heard that it is rather slow.
 
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its doable. A lot of ppl recommend scale focusing this cam by setting it at 3m and f4 or 5.6 and let DOF cover everything. This brings the lag down to a bare minimum. I on the other hand like to shoot at 1.8 so i just use the AF and its still great for me, even indoors. I'm going to do a orchestra shoot (behind the scenes) with this baby on friday so wish me luck!
 
Went searching on the bay and found out like any other *good* Olys, this one retains the value very well, some used ones sold for $300 😱
 
i got mine for about 200USD with all the adaptors etc and a few sets of batteries. Not cheap, but not too bad either since most compact digis with the same amount of control will cost about the same if not more. Am i starting a trend here?
 
Once in a while Olympus did the right thing, like when they let Mr. Maitani stick that ultra-cool F.Zuiko on the XA, and this 5050 has the *right* lens, which according to my readings, none other newer Oly Camedia or SP-series digital has it (1.8 max aperture).

szekiat, you may not start a trend, but you sure make me feel some D-GAS.

Could you do me a favor and shoot the 5050 next to a soda can or something to give me an idea on the relative size. Ideally, I want to see how much bigger/thicker it is compared to an XA.
 
Depends on how big your kitchen mug is 😉

The reason I suggested a soda can is because I think the size is pretty much universally the same anywhere you are in the world.
 
A friend of mine (doesn't live near here) has one, and I did get a bit of a look at it when she was here last Fall. It is a bit bigger than my Olympus C2000 (as if that helps!), but not much. I'd say it's definitely smaller than an Electro ... more like an Olympus 35SP, though a different shape, of course. The thickness is (mainly?) because of the hand grip.
 
szekiat said:
still no soda bottle so i used some CDs instead. Surely we all know the size of a CD.
I'm not sure how to hotlink gallery files over so here's the link instead

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1457
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CD is even better, thanks bro 🙂

Wow, that's smallish, I think the 35 SP is wider/longer than a CD, right, Trius?
man, I feel the D-GAS getting stronger... ugh!

btw, I just peek around your gallery, you are one talented dude! I love your pictures.
 
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