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    Pro's Using Olympus Gear

    in Olympus

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    <p>I work for a publishing company that currently publishes 3 magazines. Our photographers currently carrying E-3, E-1, and Panasonic DMC-L1. "On the shelf" we have cameras for our writers and ad department to use when they need a quick photo. They are: E-500 and E-330.</p>

    Bags for Leica and Other Daily Items (Domke 802, 803)

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p>I am currently using my Domke F2 for my M8 with 25mm, 50mm & 90mm. I also carry lens cleaning supples, extra memory cards, spare battery, and occasionally a Pentax Spotmeter. You can't go wrong with Domke bags. They are rugged (I still use a mid '70s version for my DSLR kit). Get whichever model you prefer, but look towards having the ability to carry more things in the bag in the future.</p>

    Unboxing of M8.2

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    Hope no one minds my jumping in here with a different question, but it is related to the discussion.

    I started looking seriously at the M8 last week.

    I was in a camera store on Saturday and spoke to a sales person who claimed that the Leica sensor has MUCH BETTER color rendition

    than any other digital camera. He did not say more accurate, or better saturation, just "better".

    Can any one tell me if the sensor is superior to others? Is is a difference that would be visual?

    Thanks for any and all opinions.

    DMC-L1

    in Olympus

    Posted

    I may be sounding stupid by asking this, but that has happened many times before.

    I usually use my legacy lenses with the adapter on my E-1 & E-3. But I tried using the combination on a Panasonic DMC-L1. The camera

    would not recognize the lens and kept giving me the message, "no lens attached".

    Is it something I am doing wrong?

    E3

    in Olympus

    Posted

    At our magazine, we have E-3, E-1, E-300, E-330, E-500 and Panasonic DMC-L1. We fight over who gets to use the E-3

    which is vastly superior to all of the others. My favorite features are: (1) the swiveling screen which allows you to hold the

    camera above your head and still be able to compose. (2) faster focusing, even in dim light. (3) ruggedness. Ours has been

    in heavy rainfall, been in the middle of strong dusty wind, and dropped (not me) a few times.

    I used to shoot all of the other cameras on manual focus, but the E-3 auto focus is much faster and more accurate.

    I am encouraging the front office to buy another.

    Raw versus Jpeg

    in Nikon

    Posted

    When I shot Nikon (D-70) I found it best to shoot in both RAW and Jpeg. Look at the results side by side. The Jpeg files

    are very

    compressed as opposed to RAW files. Getting a true black or true white is next to impossible with Jpeg format.

     

    As to the "cheating" aspect, I look upon post-processing as doing in minutes on a computer what I used take

    hours to do in a

    dark room.

     

    Yes, The RAW-Jpeg format will eat up memory on a card, but extra memory cards are cheap as compared to loss of

    being able to

    produce the image you want. If you spend several thousand dollars to get to and from your destination, what's an extra

    $50 for another

    memory card?

    focusing issue with 510

    in Olympus

    Posted

    I have had 3 friends recently ask me about focusing problems with 510. For all three,

    the solution was the same. On the right hand side of the eyecup is the diopter

    correction wheel. All 3 of my friends accidentally moved the dial with their right thumb,

    which naturally falls right on that control wheel.

    Hope that is the answer.

    What Bags are You All Using to Shoot Weddings?

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    When I first started working as a photojournalist in the 70s, everyone had a Domke

    bag. So I bought one. Since then, I have acquired, usually as gifts or photo awards,

    various bags.

    If you see me on the street today, I will be carrying my 30 year old Domke. The

    main advantage is that it is light weight.

    I recently was asked to endorse Tamrac and was given a bag as a sample. The

    bag alone weighed 3 lbs.!!!!!!

    I also have a newer Domke, which is a great bag, but the original is better. If you

    can find one, buy it!!!

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