Thanks for the correction - let me try to get the terminology right: auto 7x magnify on the Ee hyphen Pee1 MONITOR is very snappy and occurs immediately as you touch the focus ring ;-)
brainiac wrote:
Thanks for the correction - let me try to get the terminology right: auto 7x magnify on the Ee hyphen Pee1 MONITOR is very snappy and occurs immediately as you touch the focus ring ;-)
For Australians:
These are expected to be available in Aus this week or next. Zoom kit is $1299 and twin lens kit is $1579 at my retailer. Not bad at the current exchange rate - worth buying locally I think.
Justin D wrote:
For Australians:
These are expected to be available in Aus this week or next. Zoom kit is $1299 and twin lens kit is $1579 at my retailer. Not bad at the current exchange rate - worth buying locally I think.
Who's your retailer? Mine is quoting $1389 and $1789 respectively!
Camera warehouse in sydney. In the MLC building in Martin Place if you know Sydney. They are always among the best prices, and they're a hundred metres from my work...
Justin D wrote:
Camera warehouse in sydney. In the MLC building in Martin Place if you know Sydney. They are always among the best prices, and they're a hundred metres from my work...
Lucky you. More than 4500 km for me I'll check the web.
Well B&H is accepting orders for the zoom kit, at the current rate works out about AUD1,220 to your door including postage and customs gst & handling fees. And Olympus have international warranties on bodies and lenses, no questions asked, god bless them! Hmmmm options...
My understanding is that that the 17 kits haven't shipped yet, but the 17 f/2.8 lenses are in stock some places. I have one coming from Precision Cameras in TX.
Yakim Peled wrote:
Minor differences IMHO. Bigger ones relate to the cameras themselves.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Yes, that is what I thought overall. We do not know the testers complete methodology so there could also be other variables affecting his test. I did find out that the Sigma image was re-sized to match the others. What is odd though is that the E-P1 ISO 800 result appears sharper/more detailed than it's own ISO 100 result so I suspect a slight issue with either camera or shutter vibration at the lower ISO. It appears he may have used some very slow speeds. The Sigma looses it's color saturation as it goes up in ISO but at base ISO, it performs quite remarkably compared to the higher MP E-P1 and G1 considering it has been interpolated up in size.
Tariq Gibran wrote:
Yes, that is what I thought overall. We do not know the testers complete methodology so there could also be other variables affecting his test. I did find out that the Sigma image was re-sized to match the others. What is odd though is that the E-P1 ISO 800 result appears sharper/more detailed than it's own ISO 100 result so I suspect a slight issue with either camera or shutter vibration at the lower ISO. It appears he may have used some very slow speeds. The Sigma looses it's color saturation as it goes up in ISO but at base ISO, it performs quite remarkably compared to the higher MP E-P1 and G1 considering it has been interpolated up in size. ...Show more →
If you look at the smaller text, say the K in Scott Kelby's name, it's pretty clear the Sigma isn't delivering anything close to the same resolution as the other two. Otherwise the Sigma does quite well in the comparison. The Olympus seems softer than the others. The Sigma also appears to deliver less dynamic range, it goes to black much quicker than the other two.
? I'm also getting excited but this camera. If the price is too high and it has shutter lag, not so sure.
I'll check the web.