yossi
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I’ve received this camera for testing. It arrived with the 14-42mm kit lens, a Nikon lens adapter and the remote control cable.
It looks, size wise, very similar to my Olympus Pen from the old ages.
After I ran my standard tests on it I’ve checked its capabilities for digiscoping. The original lens filter diameter is of a weird size – 40.5mm, but I found locally a converter ring that converts it to a 52mm thread, which suits better my telescope adapters.
I’ve tried it with several scopes and long Nikon lenses. Most of them worked great. Some of the combinations I’ve tried are:
Swaro 65 HD with the 20-50 zoom EP and a Nikon 50/1.8 mm lens = 2000mm Focal Length > good
Swaro 65 HD with the Swaro SLR Adapter = 2200mm focal length > very good
Leica Apo 62 with the 16-48mm zoom EP and Nikon 50/1.8 mm lens = 1600mm FL > excellent
Leica Apo 62 with the Leica SLR adapter = 1200mm FL > excellent
Nikon 200-400 zoom lens with TC-20EIII = 1600mm FL > superb
Nikon 400mm F:5.6 manual + x2 TC = 1600mm FL > very good
Nikon 300mm /4 AFS + TC-20EIII = 1200mm FL > superb
Nikon 1000 mm /11 reflex (mirror) = 2000mm FL > very good.
In all tests I’ve used the excellent EVF (electronic view finder) that came with camera. It’s unbelievable detailed and sharp. I’ve also used the “anti shock” function of the camera for 2 seconds to reduce system shake.
It’s a gem of a camera. Noise (snow) can be reduced whether in the camera or in PS.
ISO 100-1600 is useful.
I’ve decided to adopt it, despite the high cost (~$1100).
There’s a new Olympus camera: E-PL1, less expensive that sells for $600 without the EVF (that can be added later for about $300, if needed).
The original lens that came with the camera is not sharp enough for my taste so I didn’t use it.
Here are a few samples, with the legend within the picture. Among them, there’s a picture taken with the original lens @24mm=48mm and the cars are in within the red rectangle. The picture taken with Leica Apo62 + 50mm lens = 1600mm shows the cars a bit closer…
It looks, size wise, very similar to my Olympus Pen from the old ages.
After I ran my standard tests on it I’ve checked its capabilities for digiscoping. The original lens filter diameter is of a weird size – 40.5mm, but I found locally a converter ring that converts it to a 52mm thread, which suits better my telescope adapters.
I’ve tried it with several scopes and long Nikon lenses. Most of them worked great. Some of the combinations I’ve tried are:
Swaro 65 HD with the 20-50 zoom EP and a Nikon 50/1.8 mm lens = 2000mm Focal Length > good
Swaro 65 HD with the Swaro SLR Adapter = 2200mm focal length > very good
Leica Apo 62 with the 16-48mm zoom EP and Nikon 50/1.8 mm lens = 1600mm FL > excellent
Leica Apo 62 with the Leica SLR adapter = 1200mm FL > excellent
Nikon 200-400 zoom lens with TC-20EIII = 1600mm FL > superb
Nikon 400mm F:5.6 manual + x2 TC = 1600mm FL > very good
Nikon 300mm /4 AFS + TC-20EIII = 1200mm FL > superb
Nikon 1000 mm /11 reflex (mirror) = 2000mm FL > very good.
In all tests I’ve used the excellent EVF (electronic view finder) that came with camera. It’s unbelievable detailed and sharp. I’ve also used the “anti shock” function of the camera for 2 seconds to reduce system shake.
It’s a gem of a camera. Noise (snow) can be reduced whether in the camera or in PS.
ISO 100-1600 is useful.
I’ve decided to adopt it, despite the high cost (~$1100).
There’s a new Olympus camera: E-PL1, less expensive that sells for $600 without the EVF (that can be added later for about $300, if needed).
The original lens that came with the camera is not sharp enough for my taste so I didn’t use it.
Here are a few samples, with the legend within the picture. Among them, there’s a picture taken with the original lens @24mm=48mm and the cars are in within the red rectangle. The picture taken with Leica Apo62 + 50mm lens = 1600mm shows the cars a bit closer…
