Anybody use the E-510? (1 Viewer)

Perhaps I reduced the file size too much?

Here's another go, hopefully with less deterioration than the first.....

.....Ah well, still looks better on my computer!

hey guys, I seem to be slowly getting better results with the 70-300, but I am still waiting for some better weather

here are a couple of my better shots so far, I am also considering getting a flash next?

Since my post on 9th June I have bought an OM fit Zuiko 300 mm f4.5 secondhand from Ffordes of Beauly, Inverness. My reason for doing this, when I already have a Sigma 50-500 4/3 mount lens for my Olympus 510, was to give me a lighter lens that I could hand hold while walking about in woodland. I also wanted to see what a 'prime' lens can do vs a zoom. I bought a cheap copy of the expensive OM to 4/3 adaptor on E-Bay. I can also use my old Tamron 80-210 macro lens and Olympus standard and wide-angle lenses on the 510 now. One has to manually stop down the lens, so use the camera in aperture priority mode. The absence of autofocus is not really a problem, as I find that I can often focus better on the bird than the autofocus can, especially when a bird is among branches. The same applies to macro shots of plants etc., where one is often looking for a particular effect. The extra 1.5 stops exposure of the 300 (f4.5 vs 6.3 on the Sigma) allows faster shutter speeds or lower ISO number. I have yet to use the new combo in anger(!) but a few test shots were fine. More info on using old Olympus lenses on the E -series camera bodies can be foound on John Foster's excellent website www.biofos.com/cornucopia

Benderloch said:

More info on using old Olympus lenses on the E -series camera bodies can be foound on John Foster's excellent website www.biofos.com/cornucopia

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That link doesn't appear to be working for me. Any other directions to find the site?

Ron

NoSpringChicken said:

That link doesn't appear to be working for me. Any other directions to find the site?

Ron

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Just search under www.biofos.com there is a link to the page you require. quite an informative site too.

Mick

barontan2418 said:

Just search under www.biofos.com there is a link to the page you require. quite an informative site too.

Mick

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Thanks Mick. I have now bookmarked that site. :t:

Ron

I read a tip somewhere recently, which has proved to be very useful on the E-510. I now leave the preview screen set to 'highlights', which immediately shows up any blown highlights and allows me to retake the shot, where possible, with a bit of -ev dialled in. It's certainly better than discovering all those blocked in whites when you upload the files to the computer at home.

Ron

NoSpringChicken said:

I read a tip somewhere recently, which has proved to be very useful on the E-510. I now leave the preview screen set to 'highlights', which immediately shows up any blown highlights and allows me to retake the shot, where possible, with a bit of -ev dialled in. It's certainly better than discovering all those blocked in whites when you upload the files to the computer at home.

Ron

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The thing to bear in mind about the highlight blinker is that it's a bit conservative on the E-510 and will flash before the highlight is actually blown. In practice you'll find it's OK to have a few small areas of blinking. The other thing which can help JPEG shooters with bright, contrasty subjects is to use the Muted picture mode with the in-camera contrast set to -2.