u4/3rds Olympus interview
From dpreview: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=28940080 (Quick translation of interview with Ogawa Haruo, originally published in Japanese by DC Watch; the translator...
View ArticleHere's how to use Olympus E510 for IR photography
Thought someone here might find this info useful. I asked in here some time back which filter I needed and never got a a definitive answer and was told it might not even work on the E510 properly, but...
View ArticleOlympus E510 has poor dynamic range? Not any more.
With this software I can create photos that have way more dynamic range than your expensive Nikon and Canon cameras. Well, once I learn how to use it properly I can. I will be churning out photos that...
View ArticleOlympus rep laments "conservative" camera design
A-f-----men! Finally someone involved with one of the companies actually said what many of us have despised for years. http://www.markcargill.co.uk/pages/olympus-uk-interview.php
View ArticleOlympus pricing threatens their product line
Amazon is listing the price of the new E-30 (kind of a entry-level to mid-range DSLR) at the SAME level as the pro E-3!! This is without precident except for when the E-1 was being discounted to $1000...
View ArticleQuestion for Olympus Users
I use and have always used the Olympus E-series digital SLR's. My current main camera is the E-3 and I have 8 lens's for it, but most were actually made for the E-1 and E-300. I usually just shoot...
View ArticleOlympus USA Sucessfully Lays Off most of field sales force
This is the title of a thread at http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1000&message=31154231 I haven't seen any corroboration in the news, but it seems legit.
View ArticleOlympus aims their DSLRs at women!
And effeminate men? http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=31384126
View ArticleOlympus admits a try at "pro" would gut their 4/3rds system
I think that pretty much sums up what it would cost Olympus if they made a go for the professional market in meaningful way. The end of 4/3rds as a viable sensor format. They have to go with something...
View ArticleOlympus SLR boss says 12 MP is enough
Wired http://is.gd/mWiI/12MPenough In an interview at the PMA (Photo Marketing Association) show in Las Vegas, Olympus SLR boss Akira Watanabe confirmed what we have known for a long time: That more...
View ArticleAn unusual question about Olympus extension tube.
I use Olympus E-510 and E-520 bodies with various lens and am thinking about an extension tube for use with my 50mm macro lens. Now my problem. My vision is deminished and focus is difficult for me. I...
View ArticlePolarizing Filters and Olympus E500
Hi Group Have just bought/tried a Polarizing Filter from that well known auction site: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_...r for Hoya Kenko&_sacat=See-All-CategoriesBut not much effect,...
View ArticleFlash for Olympus E-510
Does anyone know of a flash that will work with this camera other than the Olympus or Metz flash? I really don't want to spend that much on a flash that I won't use that much, but I still would like a...
View ArticleAnyone use the Canon Waterproof Housings? Or the Olympus WaterproofCameras?
Right now we have only one very old film camera that's waterproof (one of those old yellow Minolta's). Since we do a lot of kayaking, I'm thinking of either getting a waterproof Olympus, or getting a...
View ArticleOlympus Camera
I was looking at the Olympus SP-565 UZ Digital Camera ___________________________________________________________________ Memory 48MB Internal Memory Removable Media Card xD-Picture Card™ (1GB, 2GB),...
View ArticleOlympus Pen E-P1
(Wired) - Olympus is taunting tigers at the zoo with its new digital "Pen" camera, the E-P1. The "tigers" in this case are the self-appointed camera snobs, who will undoubtedly maul this bold,...
View Article? on older olympus digital
I have an older digital camedia c360 camera and wonder if it still holds up well now a days in terms of quality ? tia
View ArticleOlympus 4/3 system lenses
Hello! I have an old Olympus e-510 with the standard kit lenses (14-42 f3.5-5.6 and 40-150 f4-5.6 both Zuiko lenses), and was wondering if someone has an opinion about a good lense to buy to make...
View ArticleOlympus OM fans-must see
I have a ton of OM equipment I've bought over the years for my passion of photography using the very best equiment. I've since gone into another business and am willing to part with the equipment to...
View ArticleWide aperture lens for Olympus E-520
Hi, I currently have an Olympus E-520 with 14-42mm lens (f3.5-f5.6). I'd like a lens with a wider aperture, which I figure means a lens with a fixed focal length. However, I was surprised to find that...
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