Louis: On e-510 IS....

[Raist3d]

The e-510 has the Panasonic mode I referred to before (Panasonic FZ-Lumix series, not the DSLR one), where it stabilizes the Y axis so you can pan....

" The exclusive Supersonic Wave Drive motors provide two modes of accurate high-speed image stabilization. One mode provides blur-free photography for everyday situations like low-light settings. The other mode helps capture clear images even while panning during action shots. "

- Raist

[LJBD]

Handy!

[jan56]

sounds very interesting - but would you buy an E510 now for that as you have an E330 ( with repaired grip) as I understand with a pretty good LV and articulating screen?
That are my thoughts now as my "own" camera is a E1 and I have the E330 for loan till the E1 is repaired.. shall I get me an E330 as long they are on market or wait for the new E510? I'm not sure about the usefullness of the IS....

[Raist3d]

Originally Posted by jan56

sounds very interesting - but would you buy an E510 now for that as you have an E330 ( with repaired grip) as I understand with a pretty good LV and articulating screen?
That are my thoughts now as my "own" camera is a E1 and I have the E330 for loan till the E1 is repaired.. shall I get me an E330 as long they are on market or wait for the new E510? I'm not sure about the usefullness of the IS....

Well it all depends on your needs. To me IS is a godsend since I would love the idea that I could avoid using a tripod in some situations. Keep in mind, the e-510 also is a new generation of Olympus tech (new processor, faster). I get the AF is much faster, so will be the picture processing. There's a couple of other enchancements probably- I wouldn't be surprised if it handled noise a tad better even, and how knows, maybe the new sensor even has a tiny bit more dynamic range (or not).

There's more to the e-510 than just IS.

That being said, yes, I would kinda miss the articulated LCD. It just makes liveview more comfortable/flexible in some situations, but I would be willing to trade IS for it.

Since the e-510 is not out yet, it's a bit hard to tell how much other improvements the e-510 may have over the e-330. I would say an e-330 at a good price is definitively a good camera. If you don't need IS, and you find the AF speed and other things of the e-330 fine for your needs then yeah, I think it's a good deal.


As for me I am really waiting for the e-3. If hte e-3 is stratrospherically expensive and/or doesn't have in particular a couple of features I would like to see I may go e-510 or may as well continue using my wonderfull e-330. It's not like the e-330 is bad

- Raist

[jan56]

good ideas - specially as I'd sometimes trouble with the AF speed of the E330, when I recall the E1 (which I hope to get back soon) was faster then the E330 now - and if the E510 would be faster with AF and processing, it would givin more possibilitys for birding... so lets wait till summer in Europe (winter down here )

[Paul Shields]

I don't think I'll be picking up the e-510/410 purely because of the lack of an articulating LCD. That would leave the E-3/P-1 - which is the one I'm most keen to see in any case. Or even the bargain bucket E-330 - a great camera!

As for IS - certainly it will be great to get all your lenses suddenly stabilised. There's a lot of debate about whether it's better in camera or in lens, and I can see how having it in the lens would be a greater benefit, but even if it's only half as effective as in-lens (say a +2 stop advantage) it'll be well worth having.I have a zoom lens that apparently gives me a +4 stop increase and generally it works very well (also has a switch for enabling panning on various axis, though I've yet to really test that).

Have you noticed the latest Canon ads where they're basically knocking in-body IS? I suspect they're a little worried that people will question the expense of having to buy lenses with IS so are trying to spread some FUD. As I say in-lens is likely to be better, but Olympus have a great opportunity to resell their whole system with a solid IS solution in the body.

[Mr. Pickles]

I think the E510 will sell a lot more than normal because Olympus can't open their mouth and let true words about the E-3/P-1 come out.

If they took the 10mp sensor, LV, and IS only from the E-510 and put it inside of the E-1 body and sold that, there wouldn't be a need for the E-3/P-1. So all I'd miss really is the E-1 awesome handling/feel. I only care about the weather sealing if it is making the camera feel better built.

[Jonathanp]

I was pumped about the E-510 as a hold over until the new pro body gets finalized, but I noticed a few things that make me think twice about this.

#1 - 6 frame RAW buffer
#2 - Still 3 auto focus points

[Mr. Pickles]

Originally Posted by Jonathanp

I was pumped about the E-510 as a hold over until the new pro body gets finalized, but I noticed a few things that make me think twice about this.

#1 - 6 frame RAW buffer
#2 - Still 3 auto focus points

I have NOT buffered more than 2 RAW/ORF images with the E-1, or with my previous Canon DSLR. so that doesn't effect me at all.

My E-1 has 3, and so did my previous Canon DSLR.

I'd be more "pumped" about getting Live View and IS. They are additions. It isn't like everything on the E-510 needs to be an improvement over a current model. Are the 2 points you mentioned a reduction in what you have now?

If the E-510 is available, then no sense waiting on Olympus to finalize the E-1 replacement. They been "finalizing" the E-1 replacement since the 3rd quarter of LAST year...

[Jonathanp]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pickles

I have NOT buffered more than 2 RAW/ORF images with the E-1, or with my previous Canon DSLR. so that doesn't effect me at all.

My E-1 has 3, and so did my previous Canon DSLR.

I'd be more "pumped" about getting Live View and IS. They are additions. It isn't like everything on the E-510 needs to be an improvement over a current model. Are the 2 points you mentioned a reduction in what you have now?

If the E-510 is available, then no sense waiting on Olympus to finalize the E-1 replacement. They been "finalizing" the E-1 replacement since the 3rd quarter of LAST year...

Yep they are a reduction, and your 100% correct the LiveView/IS are fun features.

My D200 and my S5 Pro both do more, but I am not happy with the shadow detail on the D200. If I could combine the two cameras I would be no longer shooting Olympus, but I don't want this to turn into yet another I am leaving thread. I am going to hold onto my investment in Olympus Glass until my E-1 dies [again] or I stop using it as my Day-Day camera, but for paid gigs it's been sitting out for almost a year now.

If I could change two things on the E-510 that would be what I would like to see. LiveView is wicked, but the IS doesn't hold any water until I get it in my hands.

Still missing a faster AF and the RAW buffer is killer important. I only shoot RAW, for live event coverage or high passed fashion shoots I can't hold up the production [and the action doesn't stop] waiting for the camera. To be fair the K100D is only 2 more and the K10D is 9, but it's important if your not shooting JPEG.