Re: A couple from the new E-30
[Re: tomh1000]
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04/07/09 03:58 PM
04/07/09 03:58 PM
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Tom: I really like the light and the selective focus on the first shot. I was thinking of upgrading from my E-510 in another year or so, but my inability to get reliable focus on birds in flight on a recent trip to Big Bend NP may have accelerated the process. I have, of course, been waiting to see what James had to say about the E-30 first. No pressure, James. LOL I'd send you a spare battery from my E-510 but it wouldn't fit. I know this isn't a gear head forum, but I'm curious to know how well the E-30 locks on to a moving target?
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Re: A couple from the new E-30
[Re: Tony Bynum]
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04/07/09 06:17 PM
04/07/09 06:17 PM
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thanks for posting those. any noise reduction in the iso 800 shot?
the first one looks a bit over sharpened but otherwise the 300 2.8 Z with the 1.4 on the oly E-30 looks like it's a real player!
Yea the first one does look a a bit over sharpened on my monitor (LCD) at work but not to bad on my CRT at home. It is getting old though. I really need to get a new one. I did do some noise reduction on the background but not the bird. It was a very overcast day and this is the reason I used 800. I was really surprised how well it turned out. If you CLICK HERE you can see 100% crop of the same shot.
Thanks for looking, Tom
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Re: A couple from the new E-30
[Re: Tucson Jim]
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04/07/09 06:27 PM
04/07/09 06:27 PM
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Tom:
I really like the light and the selective focus on the first shot.
I was thinking of upgrading from my E-510 in another year or so, but my inability to get reliable focus on birds in flight on a recent trip to Big Bend NP may have accelerated the process.
I have, of course, been waiting to see what James had to say about the E-30 first. No pressure, James. LOL
I'd send you a spare battery from my E-510 but it wouldn't fit.
I know this isn't a gear head forum, but I'm curious to know how well the E-30 locks on to a moving target?
I like my 510. I told my wife that if I bought the E-30 I would probably sell my E-510. NOTE: as I said "probably" I think I'm going to keep it! It's a nice little camera for those times you just don't want to carry a lot of gear around. SECOND NOTE: My wife wants to kill me
I have not had a chance to really see how well it tracks a moving target but it should do well. I only have any of the SWD lenses though still, I would think it would work as well as my E-3 if not better.
Thanks for looking, Tom
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Re: A couple from the new E-30
[Re: James Morrissey]
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04/09/09 09:12 AM
04/09/09 09:12 AM
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Hey Tom,
Olympus sent me a battery yesterday (along with the 50-200 and two flashes). I look forward to comparing notes with you over the coming weeks. LOL, show more photos!!
James
Glad to hear you got the battery. I'm guessing by now you had a chance to play with the camera a bit. Would also love to hear your comments on it. Here is one more shot from the other day at ISO 800. Again, all I did was do a little noise reduction on the background and left the bird alone. This is a very tight and a bit unnatural crop due to a bird feeder to the right I didn't want included in the shot. This shot is about 20% of the frame and then re-sized to 800x600
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