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<p>Yep 70-300 (140-600 35mm equiv given the 2x magnification on 4/3 sensor)</p>

<p>good stuff. i looked forward to experimenting on the mountains.</p>

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<p>Stated operating temperature on the Olympus e620 and pretty much every other Olympus dSLR is 0 degrees celsius to +40Cish. I want to do some panorama shots in the mountains at around -15C with the 12-60 zuiko lens and some "action" shots with the 70-300; is this plausible or is the camera just going to crap out?<br>

FYI, I don't plan on using live view and I will attempt to keep the camera in my jacket (it is big and puffy so no problem there) while not shooting so that it can take advantage of my body heat... I would use more heat then that, but I don't think having the camera go from really hot to cold super fast would be very good...<br>

Thanks for any info,<br>

Patrick</p>

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<p>Stated operating temperature on the e620 and pretty much every other Olympus dSLR is 0 degrees celsius to +40C. I want to do some panorama shots in the mountains at around -15C with the 12-60 zuiko lens and some "action" shots with the 70-300; is this plausible or is the camera just going to crap out?</p>

<p>FYI, I don't plan on using live view and I will attempt to keep the camera in my jacket (it is big and puffy so no problem there) while not shooting so that it can take advantage of my body heat... I would use more heat then that, but I don't think having the camera go from really hot to cold super fast would be very good...</p>

<p>Thanks for any info,</p>

<p>Patrick</p>

<p>Wow, I really am sheltered living in northern Alberta. I don't even think I've seen a prostitute in real life haha. Don't be too adventurous just for a photo!</p>

<p>well, i said screw it and upgraded my e520 to an e620, and also got the 140-600 zuiko lens. i think for my standard/travel camera i'll splurge and get a 12-60 lens or go small with a new G11... *shrug haha</p>

<p>Well, I have noticed the size difference, but I've also seen many reviews of the fz35 which included pictures that look to have fantastic tonal range and are even quite good at higher iso. I'm torn until I can see a variety of full size shots from the FUJI, but I will wait so that I don't make the same mistake I did with my e520.</p>

<p>The last camera I bought, Oly e520, was and is not impressive. There are many things that I like about it, but when doing any wide shots of say a city street scene, it has a horrid time maintaining detail. Also, I don't mind the size of a slr camera, I just hate switching lenses. Drives me nuts.</p>

<p>I definitely was intrigued by the manual zoom/focus on the FUJI, but if I don't get the same pic quality as with the FZ, no way I'll buy it. Thanks for the input though, it has swayed me a bit and lengthened my patience in anticipation of sample shots.</p>

<p>I concur with the Ricoh cameras. The third version of the GR has an f 1.9 lense, also the quality is far beyond others of a similar size.</p>

<p>the fz35</p><div></div>

<p>Currently I have an Olympus e520, but I would like to switch to a non-interchangeable lens camera. I want the best build quality, picture quality, and zoom range available (like most people I would imagine :P )</p>

<p>The two cameras that have peeked my interest are the FUJI s200exr and Panasonic FZ35. I wanted an FZ28 when I saw the fantastic image quality and zoom range, so the newest version would seem like a natural choice. However, I'm intrigued by FUJIs camera for a few reasons, but mostly I like that it has a hot-shoe.</p>

<p>Any thoughts on the FUJI and has anyone found sample pictures?</p><div></div>

<p>Jim, both lenses I have are Olympus AF units. 14-42mm and the 40-150mm <br>

What I find odd is that it does focus manually, but instead of being subtle adjustments like with a film lense, I have to turn the focusing ring more than a full 360 to go from nearest to furthest focusing distance. Very strange feeling and by no means quick. <br>

Oh well, I don't have money for prime lenses so I'll just deal with AF and wait for more cameras to incorporate EVFs I suppose.</p>

 

<p>Hmm, well I guess I'll go take a look at some Nikon/Canon cameras sometime in the near future... I actually bought the Olympus on the internet, so I had no idea that it suffered from this viewfinder issue. No matter though, I got a great deal on it so I shouldn't complain.<br>

Thanks for the responses.</p>

<p>I've got two SLR's; one a Nikon F55 film SLR, the other an Olympus e520. The viewfinder on the Nikon looks like you are seeing through the lense, which is real looking, easy to frame shots, and simple to focus. My e520's viewfinder, on the other hand, looks really distant and cheap, not to mention extremely difficult to manually focus... WHAT GIVES?<br>

I'm considering a new camera if I can't sort this issue out. Maybe it's a symptom of all digital SLR cameras? I dunno.</p>