The Photography Chronicles
So the decision is now at hand……the choice of a digital SLR camera.
Here is what I’ve narrowed my choices down to, but I am need of some help in the lens dept. Frankly, I’m looking to obtain a professional lens with a focal length of at least 120mm, preferably up to 200mm. Suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Below are the 3 choices I have before me and a brief review of those models I have to choose from……
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The Olympus E-1
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse1/
The Olympus E-1 Key Features
* Magnesium-alloy body with environmental sealing (splash proof)
* Five megapixel 4/3″ Kodak Full Frame Transfer CCD (4/3 System compliant)
* 4/3 System lens mount
* Range of four ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses initially available (smaller and lighter than 35 mm)
* TTL viewfinder with removable focusing screen
* “Supersonic Wave Filter” cleans CCD at each camera start-up (dust is shaken from CCD)
* Dual USB 2.0 (full 480 Mb/s speed) and IEEE 1394 (Firewire) connectivity
* 3-point TTL phase difference AF
* Focus-by-wire manual focus
* Manual focus after AF lock available (switchable)
* 3 bulb AF assist lamp
* 3-zone multi-pattern metering
* Program Shift in Program AE mode
* Shutter speed range of 60 to 1/4000 sec (up to 8 minutes in Bulb mode)
* Custom delay ‘Anti-Shock’ feature (similar to mirror lock-up on other SLR’s)
* Continuous shooting 3 frames per second up to 12 frames
* Sensitivity range of ISO 100 – 800 plus 1600 and 3200 with ‘ISO BOOST’
* Exposure steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 stop (EV)
* Exposure compensation -5.0 to +5.0 EV
* Selectable color space; sRGB or Adobe RGB
* Wide range of white balance options, four manual presets, fine tuning
* Hybrid white balance sensor (on external surface of camera and using CCD)
* Customizable image parameters (saturation, sharpness, contrast)
* Noise reduction for ISO noise and long exposure noise (both can be disabled)
* RAW format and RAW+JPEG support
* In-camera RAW Data Edit
* Compact Flash Type I & II storage including IBM Microdrive and FAT32
* User upgradeable firmware
* 1.8″ 134,000 pixel LCD monitor with anti-reflective coating
* Control Panel LCD display with backlight (panel also has anti-reflective coating)
* Flash hot-shoe and PC Sync flash terminal
* Shading compensation (removes potential vignetting)