Seems Olympus have signed an agreement with Panasonic to produce cameras. Also Sigma are getting into four thirds lenses in a big way, try this site (23 lenses...
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ccs_hello
Mar 2, 2006 12:47 am
Bill, In Panny's Japan website, http://panasonic.co.jp/pavc/global/lumix/index.html click on the flash movie window, a very cool presentation movie is shown. ...
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Grimble Gromble
g_gromble
Mar 2, 2006 1:13 am
There's a guy in France called Marc Trawinski who now sells a T2 - 4/3 adaptor (amongst others) at a reasonable price and quality. This is a cheaper option...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 2, 2006 4:54 am
Peter, Nice site. I have the Sigma 55 to 200 mm zoom lens. It is a good lens for the price. Clear skies! Bill Keicher ... way, ... what it ... It ... t ... ...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 2, 2006 5:05 am
ccs, That DSLR looks pretty good. The image stabilized Leica lens is an indication of things to come. Clear skies! Bill Keicher ... ...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 2, 2006 5:08 am
This is the guy I purchased the M42 to Four Thirds adapter from. He is a reliable e-Bay seller. The M42 adapter was of high quality. Clear skies! Bill...
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Peter
ozships
Mar 2, 2006 8:39 am
That's what I'm hearing, Regards Peter...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 4, 2006 4:45 pm
The soon to be released Olympus E-330 EVOLT is said to use a new Panasonic MOS imager in the camera's focal plane. Panasonic recently announced its own DSLR...
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ccs_hello
Mar 4, 2006 6:36 pm
Bill, Thanks for the pointer. I wish (and pray) four-thirds get well adaopted such that people would value the benefit of its large image circle size when...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 12, 2006 2:42 pm
We have a open poll running now that allows members to indicate which Olympus DSLR they own. At this point, the E-300 leads the pack followed by the E-500 and...
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ccs_hello
Mar 12, 2006 3:05 pm
Bill, May I suggest adding E-330 in the poll. I think the LiveView mode B may do the same as 20Da did to the 20D except smaller sticker price shock :-) I went...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 14, 2006 3:24 am
ccs, I can't modify the Poll without closing it. I'll start a new poll that will include the E-330 at the end of March. Clear skies! Bill Keicher ... ...
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skysurfer5cva
Mar 15, 2006 6:00 am
Greetings. I just joined the group. Please bear with this long post… For the past six years I have done astrophotography with my Celestron C5, currently...
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ccs_hello
Mar 16, 2006 3:55 am
Folks, Found the video on E-330. http://reviews.cnet.com/Olympus_Evolt_E_330_camera_kit/4505-6501_7- 31675515.html?tag=txt [word wrap warning] Clear Skies! ...
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pan3dpan
Mar 18, 2006 2:57 am
Greetings to all. I'm new to this group, digital photography, astrophotography, and to my E-500. (Although a long history of MF film photography). I would like...
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skysurfer5cva
Mar 18, 2006 8:24 am
Alec… Thanks for jumping in. I have Studio and have used it several times for daytime time-lapses, mostly clouds and beach scenes. Works pretty well. I...
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grantus4504
Mar 20, 2006 1:21 am
Hi folks, I've just posted my first attempt at the Orion Nebula: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Olympus_Digital_SLR_Astrophotography/ph\ otos/view/7db2?b=2 ...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 21, 2006 2:13 am
Fred, A few answers/opinions to your many questions... Use a low ISO and RAW capture to get the maximum dynamic range in your images. The length of the...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 21, 2006 2:18 am
Alec, Welcome to the Group! To date, I've been too busy to really try out the Rubinar. When I use it, the Rubinar will be piggybacked on my LX200GPS. Why?...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 21, 2006 2:25 am
Grant, Congratulations on your first DSO! In theory, you should do better at a lower ISO and processing the RAW image. How did you focus? Clear skies! Bill...
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Bill Keicher
bill1550
Mar 21, 2006 2:31 am
There is a very detailed review of the Olympus E-330 at: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse330/ The reviewer compares the E-330 with the E-500 as well as...
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Gary Ayton
gazmelb61
Mar 21, 2006 3:04 am
I would love to hear from anyone who has a E330 if they can use the 10x magnified live preview in mode B to focus on stars or the moon, and if they can see any...
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pan3dpan
Mar 21, 2006 4:14 am
Thank you Bill, I,ve decided to concentrate the lenses I already own before launching out into purchasing any more just yet. So, the current project is to...
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grantus4504
Mar 21, 2006 11:05 am
Hi Bill, To be honest I didn't really try to focus. I had it on Manual Focus and it seemed ok zooming in on the images. Someone on another forum suggested...
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pan3dpan
Mar 21, 2006 10:06 pm
Hello Grant, Hopefully I'm not the only ignorant one here, but what on earth (or in the sky) is a "spider to create diffraction spikes", and how dos it help...
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skysurfer5cva
Mar 22, 2006 6:45 am
Bill… Thanks for your reply. I may give this a try at our Messier Marathon this Saturday (weather permitting, of course!). I have an equatorial mount so I...
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pan3dpan
Mar 22, 2006 7:37 am
... Hello Grant, Don't answer that question about diffraction spikes. I asked Google and have enough answers to last me another week at least. Though I'm not...
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grantus4504
Mar 22, 2006 12:16 pm
Hi Alec, The spikes are meant to be visible when you examine the image. I took trial images to check the position of the nebula in the frame. The focus looked...
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pan3dpan
Mar 23, 2006 1:51 am
Thank you Grant, I tried a couple of pieces of string across the front of my binoculars last night. (11x80's, brighter and a bit more magnification than the...
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Alec
pan3dpan
Mar 25, 2006 1:51 am
Grant, and anyone else listening, I made a Hartmann mask to fit my 11X80 binoculars, and tried using it as a focussing aid. Well it worked, sort-of, but only...
