CrunchGear

hi,i want to learn something related between manual cameras and digitals.
i have all manual camera and some lens but i haven’t used it for a long time and i want ta pass to a new technology , if i buy a digital camera can i use my old analog camera’s lens for digital cam.?

it really depends on the model and manufacturer. a lot of the older lenses might not work on an autofocus DSLR. Check at a camera store.

I cannot understand the purpose of this commentary, and it seems rather uninformed.
Image Stabilization is an important feature when shooting in low light settings, and also when using long lenses. Typically, at ISO100, the shutter speeed should be the inverse of the focal length. If you’re using a 500mm lens, then to reduce blur from motion - even for stable hands - the shutter speed should be 1/500th of a second. At that sort of shutter speed, the aperture must be wider open, thus reducing depth of field. If IS can buy you a couple of stops, then this is very important.
Additionally, the $100 cost for a high-grade IS is not that bad.

Are you nuts! Image stabilization for every lens for just $100? I’m IN.

If Nicholas cannot understand why optical image stabilizatiuon might be worth $100 than perhaps someone else should be writing about new photocopgraphy gear

Call it what you want OIS/IS/VR - image stabilization technology is very useful and very expensive to purchase lens for lens for lens (Canon and Nikon). It opens up new realms in composition for digital photographers. Nikon VR really does let you shoot with slower shutter speeds. Much slower. Curt’s comments tell the tale.

The original article is uninformed rubbish, IMO.

Have you ever even shot a camera with IS? I highly doubt it.

$100 for 2-3 extra stops hand held? Where do I send the cheque? The article writer is obviously not a photographer. Give me IS or give me death.

I’m an avid 76 year amateur photographer. My hands are just not as steady as they used to be. My current camera, a Konica-Minolta A200 has IS. I get to take very sharp photos in situations that I would not have been sharp without IS. I am planning to upgrade to a DSLR, and the Olympus E-510 is my #1 choice BECAUSE it has IS.

I have been using an Olympus e-500 for two years and love it, but because it did NOT offer IS, I was just about to change to the Sony Alpha because of that (I am not as steady as I once was). Thank goodness Olympus finally has IS in a DSLR……can’t wait!!!!!

I couldn’t agree more with Curt. IS is incredibly important. I just got back from a trip to Australia. I took photos with my E500 (which I love) but with my tele at 150mm (300mm equivalent) even with ISO 250, wide open and with a monopod I just couldn’t get a clear shot given the lighting conditions (rainforest). So would I have paid $100 more for my camera to have IS to see that King Parrot nuzzling its mate? You betcha!

An Image stabilizer is NOT for those with shaky hands. Have you EVER shot photos using a telephoto or zoom? When using those at their extremes, just a little shake, as in pressing the shutter button, can cause camera movement which in turns causes a blurred photo. Even using higher shutter speeds will not always help. So, having an image stablizer in a camera, for those shooting subjects at a distance, sports, ect., will benefit from having the same.

IS is good when you shoot dead subjects. If the subject is moving (or wind is blowing in the forest), IS = zero $.

IS for 100 dollars. The commentator is a fool. I have an IS lens for my 1ds and wouldn’t be without it.

it’s 100 bucks. Assuming you can afford the camera to begin with; just skip two dinners at Red Lobster and you’ve covered it. you can always turn it off until that one time, that one incredible moment in time when the image you could have gotten would have made you famous, recognized the world over, printed everywhere you looked. if you offset that with that lemon-butter sauce you’ll be missing…

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get my hands on the 510.

Dou,
With the E-500, you can set the IS to only act vertically or horizontally. This allows you to pan with IS in either direction. I have been drooling over this camera since it was announced. This will make my 50-200mm f2.8 (100-400 equiv.) an extremely fast IS lens. Most lenses with IS are F3.5 or greater unless you mortgage your house to get a faster one. $100 dollars is chicken feed.

I asure you that “IS” is worth EVERY cent of $100. I’ve used this technology from Minolta on an A2 and I miss it. (I don’t “shake” any more than anyone else). Thats not the point the point is it allows me to shoot clear shake free photos as low as a 1/2 second duration in my experience. Only $100 more.

Do you wonder WHY there is not phone service on this camera? :) JK

One hundred clams for image stabilization on virtually any lens? You’d be nuts NOT to shell out. Besides the extra expense of stabilized lenses (a la Nikon and Canon) there is also the added weight and size. I thought one of the benefits of four-thirds cameras is their smaller, lighter size? I’m a Fuji S2 user and looking to upgrade/update (slowish, finicky, great color though). With Sony’s A100 and the E-510 I am VERY tempted to switch lens mounts JUST TO GET built-in stabilization and smaller, lighter gear. I agree with some of the other comments that if Nicholas doesn’t get stabilization (and for a mere $100 more to what looks like a great camera) I think maybe he’s a little out of his element doing camera gear reviews. Low light, long lens, and best of all NATURAL light photography in non-ideal lighting…you can’t beat it!

How many times can we all agree - the original reviewer has no business reviewing photography equippment more sophisticated than camera phones. And probably not even those…

I have used an E-500 for 18 months, and as soon as I can sell it I am buying the E-510: Image Stabilization tops the list, but the E-510 also has more hard buttons than the E-4xx, so workflow in a shot is faster, meaning I miss less shots. And the E-510 is a little larger, to better balance large lenses. But again, you actually have to USE a camera to appreciate those things, not just read the spec list.

One would think that the reviewer would have at LEAST taken the time to go to a real camera review site and educated himself or crib…www.dpreview.com is still open for perusing…

Future Shock

Thank you guys
I have to change my old gear very soon and I turned between E-510, 400D, D40X and DMC-L1. I think I made my mind now. Hope I won’t regret my choise
Ben

The E-410 is getting good reviews (dpreview, camera labs etc.) and sounds a good choice for many purposes and the E-510 with its IS sounds even better and not much more expensive. Personally I am thinking of going for the E-510 because the IS would help a great deal with telephoto/macro shots or any other lens I may use. However, as a diver I want an underwater housing, which is not available from Olympus as yet and maybe not ever (the E-410 has one already and underwater modes that are not present on the E-510). Ikelite et al. will probably produce one for the E-510 I’m sure (at a price) - so which one to buy? decisions, decisions, dither, dither.

I have had the E-510 now for a few days and as far as I can tell the IS works great, it is extremely useful in lowlight without flash and when using long zoom..
Another difference worth mentioning between E-410 and E-510 is that E-510 has a bigger battery has a much higher CIPA rating (650 i think vs 500 but not sure) of number of pictures per charge. It is also, in my opinion much more comfortable to handle than the E-410.

Hi Daniel
How do you find a digital esp metering? The manual says it measures 49 areas and brings out the details in the shadows. I find it very difficult to do so. The shadows are always underexposed. What do you thing?

I am about to purchase either the
cannon Rebel XTI, or the Olympus E-510.
Here are my concerns, questions, in order of importance:

1.) COLOR Range, washed out color. It appears that the color in the Cannon is more vivid, looking at web pictures of both.

2.) Details in the shadows are very important.
3.) Low Light shooting noise. Which has less noise?
4.) Banding in black areas at high-ISOs in the 510?
5.) Stabilization lenses in Cannon are getting poor reviews.
6.) For me, the live view is very important

Hi Karen
I have my E-510 for two weeks now. I haven’t used 400D but i have bad experience with 350 before.
- Regarding the colour - both cameras have good colour density if use enhaced (Canon) or vivid (OLY) colour setting. Even
- Regarding SSWFilter - Oly wins undoubtedly. One point for OLY
- Regarding the live view and IS - I haven’t used them much so far. They are great feature when used with long range tele lenses along with image stabilizer. I only have the two kit lenses yet so I cannot tell if they work well, but this is one more point for OLY
- Regarding the noise level - it apears at ISO 800 mostly in the Blue chanel when use 40-150mm f4.0/5.6 lens. In my opinion - even
- In regards to the ease of use, menus and handling OLY is better
So my bet is on E-510
Cheers, Ben

IS is worth every penny. My keeper to deleted ratio has gone from about 50% to 90%. The E-510 is the real deal and has all the latest bells and whistles you can find. Now even my older Olympus’ lens are “up-to-date” with body based anti-shake. Thanks Olympus.