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<p>I love mine<br>

<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4649526168_ed939f5873_b.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="947" /></p>

<p>Peter, what did no you not like about the 420? The default setting; noise filter on, yields smeared fine details. Turn it off and lower sharpening as suggested in the DPR review and the image have true 'bite'. My e410 and 510 have supplanted my Pentax gear completley.<br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3584071029_7f2f2f5952.jpg" alt="" /><br>

e410 with 25mm Zuiko, F2.8, 1/20 sec ISO 400<br>

<br />The EP-1, with pancake lens and OVF, just may well prove to be the Digital Hexar AF I've been looking for...</p>

<p>Scott Paris, try turning the Noise Filter Off then dial back the sharpening.<br />DPReview and other suggest this for all the e410/e510/e420/e520. Here is a shot from my e510 so adjusted, using the 25mm Zuiko<br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3693515382_2dbb5088dd.jpg" alt="" width="434" height="500" /></p>

<p>Ooops, answered wrong thread!</p>

<p>cott, about your 420, turn off the noise filter and dial sharpening down to 0 or -2. The NF smears images and wihout it, there is some grain but the IQ is awesome! This was with my e510 and the 25mm Zuiko adjusted as suggested<br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3693515382_2dbb5088dd_b.jpg" alt="" /></p>

I started my Oly DSLR experience with an e410 two lens kit. The 14-42 to may be ho-hum by some standards, but DPReview and my own experience have shown it to extremely good., it totally lays waste to both versions of the Pentax 18-55. For the cash it (just over 400$ at the time) it cnnot be beated in the bang-for-buck standard. Add the little 25mm 'pancake Zuiko and the kit is very close in size to the Powershot G9/10 and far faster with a Useable OVF and better hi ISO (compared to the Canon G's).

 

It is the only DSLR that comes close in size and weight to my lamented OM-1.

<p>An excellent choice Molly, you'll love it :)</p>

<p>I have the 25mm Zuiko. Its quite my favorite lens for general use. I have tried my Takumar 50/1.4 as well. It is nice sometimes to have have such a long and fast lens but it is by no means a general use lens. The 25 is such an affordable lens and, complaints not withstanding, it performs very very well even wide open.<br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/3142566124_9ba97fbd84.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></p>

Ron is correct, there is indeed a 'look' to these images.

One must, however, alter the factory settings which are heavliy weighted to noise reduction/removal to the cost of

detail.

As a veteran Ricoh GRD user, fine, tight, grain like noise is not intimidating to me at all.

And the image quality resulting from such changes is well worth it.<div></div>

Two months ago I got a two lens 410 kit on close out.

I love it, despite having far fewer AF points than my Pentax K100d, it focuses far faster and much more quietly. The kit lens are scary sharp and the dust removal system WORKS!

If one reads the manual and some reviews; changing the default settings make huge difference. I love the Image Quality and speed of the little camera.

Best bang for the buck IMHO<div></div>

Said,

These are very beautiful images.

You tempt me to want one ;)

Lovley work!

Sorry to go off topic but when and why did you go to the G9 from the GX-100?

BTW I did get the 'recommended Sigma', it is huge, heavy and simply not worth the bother.

Anyone want a a very slightly used Sigma FLash set up for a Sigma DLSR?

I got a small flash, not the Metz but I like the fact they use the GRD as a Model to display the flash.

http://www.intro2020.co.uk/pdf/PF20XD.pdf

If your tastes/needs run to longer focal lengths, then the G9 is very tough to beat.

If you want real wide angle your options are more limited.

RAW, Manual Controls and a Hot Shoe especially in a small form factor leaves the GX-100/GRD series.

If you can live with 35mm and longer go with the Canon.

It even has an ISO dial!

Alistair,

I tried to find the Metz 20 C-2,I think thats the hot shoe flash you recommended, it seems not be avail through Amazon, however I'll keep looking

If a Sigma sized flash is too much on your G9 imagine it on the much tinier GRD!

The bracket is a good idea, of course unless it is dedicated then one loses TTL metering :(

Alistair and Gerry,

Manual flashes hold no fears for me, save for the off chance I could blow up this quite expensive camera.

A Vivitar 283HV migth've worked fine, but as long as I was going that big I decided to go with the 'recommended' flash.

I do not use flash that much, till this project I worked with avaialble light mostly.

Live and Learn though, right?

Alistair

I think you are right :(

Oh well, I ordered one of these flashes Saturday.

I *really* need this light for my project with the Motels of Oak Cliff.

TTL metering will be most welcome.

The huge flash atop thae tiny camera?

Silly looking but needs must right?

:)

Alistair,

Thanks I'd missed that bit about the clip-on panels!

As to flash compatibility per the Sigma site as well as the Ricoh folks the only flashes giving TTL flash mettering with GRD are the Sigma EF-500 DG and DG Super set up for the Sigma SLR's

So I just orderd the EF-500 DG St

sigh

monster flash for a tiny camera

On the bright side with the diffuser panel this flash covers up to 17mm, so it will be useable with the GW-1 21mm adapter :)

Thanks for the advice tho ;)

Gerry,

I sadly ended up canceling that order, the flash only covers up to 35mm.

Which can be ok for off camera use but such is not my need.

Sigh.

And searching the metz site I find that all the flashes that cover 28mm or more are as big as the Ricoh approved Sigma EF-500 Dg/Dg Super.

Gerry,

I just ordered the Metz, just what I wanted, also, being a slave unit there is nochance of it frying my GRD!

Thanks for the advice!

I am finding lately that sometimes I need a more powerful flash that the on-

board flash on my GRD.

However the Ricoh suggested Sigma are HUGE.

Is there a safe and smaller flash anyone can recommend?

It works very well at low light levels.

I adore using this camera!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2203/1800703579_d12756e461_b.jpg

Mitch and Ian,

Looking at work like you both do with this Camera is in part what convinced me to get one.

Not so I can shoot 'just like you' but that it is shown to be a fast and fluid shooter with a great deal of control.

Like my Hexar AF was and is.

I like the challenge imposed by the one-camera-one-lens-one-focal-length.

Its oddly freeing.