All About The Olympus E-510 Thread

[Hitman]

Wat throw away... i'm sure sell at $50 sure got ppl want to grab. Those who using only kit lens with E-330, E-300, E-500 might want mah...

Really? Okay, anyone want the kit lens if I decide to buy the E-510?

 

[sunfish]

Yep, my bro did some scouting at Yodobashi for Oly prices, it wasn't very encouraging.

cannot buy from yodobashi lah, its good for viewing and touching the display sets only:bsmilie: They give points rebates but only useful for locals

 

[Fire Kirin]

I have not move these settings away from their default as I have always shot in RAW and these settings affect jpeg shooting only.

I don't care for the kit lens also but that's because I have better lenses which I can use instead. However, it would seem that the new 14-42mm is slightly better optically than the old 14-45mm kit lens.

Yes, I do find the new 14-42mm is slightly better optically than the old 14-45mm. Perhaps, it is because of the ED lens they used.

 

[OlyFlyer]

Actually I'm quite surprised that it looked so dirty in that close-up photo. It doesn't look like that in real life. Can't see those dirt particles at all.... the power of macro-photography !

I sugget you get a new camera. The E-510 is not showing real life pictures. It is too noisy and the SSWF is out of order, as you can see on the picture of the remote. :bsmilie: Since you say "It doesn't look like that in real life." it must be the camera then. :dunno: The only other thing that it can be is the lens, or?...

 

[Blu-By-U]

Uncle Tomcat, if you decide to follow Uncle Olyflyer's advice, please think of me when disposing of the E-510. :bsmilie:

 

[dorts]

Please do follow Olyflyer's advice. Very good advices he give. And of course, don't think of Blu-By-U. He is trying to get his hands on the E-510. Think of me. :bsmilie:

 

[LTG]

All pics were taken handheld to check out the effectiveness of the in-body IS of the E-510.

#1 Macro

1/10s f/8.0 at 50.0mm ISO 400
Taken with the ZD 50mm Macro

#2 Macro

1/30s f/8.0 at 50.0mm ISO 400
Taken with the ZD 50mm + EX-25

#3 Macro

1/60s f/8.0 at 50.0mm ISO 800
Taken with the ZD 50mm + EX-25

#2 & #3 were supposed to show the effect of increasing the ISO speed from 400 to 800 on the noise level

#4 Macro - My Dirty Remote Control

1/20s f/8.0 at 50.0mm ISO 100

Hi Tomcat,

Need you advise, is the effectiveness of the in-body IS of the E-510 still working when shooting with mannual OM lense.

Thank in advance

 

[Blu-By-U]

Please do follow Olyflyer's advice. Very good advices he give. And of course, don't think of Blu-By-U. He is trying to get his hands on the E-510. Think of me. :bsmilie:

Hey!!! you keep in line please. :nono: Me try polishing apples...Uncle Tomcat...please remember me when disposing of either L1 or E-510...I promise I will take care of them with tender loving kindness.

 

[anthony.phua]

Hi. Can anyone share if you need to wait for the IS to work before depressing the shutter fully for E510?

For the Minolta 7D, the IS has to be activated by half pressing the shutter button, wait till the sign comes on that says IS is activated, then you can fully depress the shutter to take the pic.

Thanks.

 

[tomcat]

I sugget you get a new camera. The E-510 is not showing real life pictures. It is too noisy and the SSWF is out of order, as you can see on the picture of the remote. Since you say "It doesn't look like that in real life." it must be the camera then. :dunno: The only other thing that it can be is the lens, or?...

I think you're right !
There must be something wrong with the SSWF as there were so much dust particles in that pic which were not present in real life. I was very disappointed with the camera and had immediately rushed down to Olympus Singapore to complain about the problem. They took one look and immediately agreed to replace the defective E-510 with another new one. Kudos to Olympus Singapore !

The pic of the same remote control taken by the replacement camera now showed very much less dust.

1/2s f/8.0 at 50.0mm ISO 100

Everything is alright with the world again !

 

[tomcat]

Hi Tomcat,

Need you advise, is the effectiveness of the in-body IS of the E-510 still working when shooting with mannual OM lense.

Thank in advance

I don't have any OM lenses and so can't comment. :dunno:

 

[tomcat]

Hi. Can anyone share if you need to wait for the IS to work before depressing the shutter fully for E510?

For the Minolta 7D, the IS has to be activated by half pressing the shutter button, wait till the sign comes on that says IS is activated, then you can fully depress the shutter to take the pic.

Thanks.

No need to activate the IS by half depressing the shutter button. The IS will activate every time you depress the shutter button to take the photo.

 

[cjtune]

No need to activate the IS by half depressing the shutter button. The IS will activate every time you depress the shutter button to take the photo.

Zero lag time for the IS system to work?
I hear that IS systems need some time to adjust itself to your hand or environmental motions, and I think that's what anthony.phua is getting at.

 

[OlyFlyer]

I think you're right !
There must be something wrong with the SSWF as there were so much dust particles in that pic which were not present in real life. I was very disappointed with the camera and had immediately rushed down to Olympus Singapore to complain about the problem. They took one look and immediately agreed to replace the defective E-510 with another new one. Kudos to Olympus Singapore !

The pic of the same remote control taken by the replacement camera now showed very much less dust.

Everything is alright with the world again !

Yes, I can see that you have a new and better camera. All the (not from real life) dirt is gone, and the image finally shows the remote as it looks in real life. Thanks to the nice service Olympus is providing you.

 

[tomcat]

Zero lag time for the IS system to work?
I hear that IS systems need some time to adjust itself to your hand or environmental motions, and I think that's what anthony.phua is getting at.

If that's how you define it, then nope, I supposed there is no lag time as far as my experience with the E-510 is concerned.

It is not mentioned anywhere in the instruction manual that we have activate the IS (even when it's switched on) before exposure.

I have taken many perfectly stabilised exposures by just depressing the shutter button all the way, right away. I have also shot using the LiveView mode which does not allow focussing by half pressing the shutter button and gotten perfectly stabilised exposures all the time ie in the LiveView mode, the image through the viewfinder could be completely defocussed, but when you depress the shutter button, the mirror flips up, the lens focuses, exposure is read, the IS takes place (not necessary in that order though), and the shot captured all in rapid succession in the split second, and after which the mirror flips back down again. :dunno:

 

[schon]

I think you're right !
There must be something wrong with the SSWF as there were so much dust particles in that pic which were not present in real life. I was very disappointed with the camera and had immediately rushed down to Olympus Singapore to complain about the problem. They took one look and immediately agreed to replace the defective E-510 with another new one. Kudos to Olympus Singapore !

The pic of the same remote control taken by the replacement camera now showed very much less dust.

1/2s f/8.0 at 50.0mm ISO 100

Everything is alright with the world again !

did u just clean your remote control or...? :what:

 

[tomcat]

did u just clean your remote control or...? :what:

What do you think ?

 

[dorts]

He said it. It was the SSWF. :bsmilie:

 

[flowerpot99]

Thanks for the nice samples. Hmm didnt really spot the dust particles in the remote control photo.... was it very obvious? Can anyone enlighten me on the lens that olympus uses? I read that some of the lens need adapters. So do these lens auto focus and meter with the adapters:dunno: ? Interested in getting E510 with a fast prime lens. Pls advise thank you.

 

[dorts]

Hello. Think of joining the 4/3 community eh?

You might wanna take a look here.

http://www.four-thirds.org/en/products/lense.html

Only OM lenses needs an adapter.

Correct me if I am wrong.