[ Tech ] - EP3 User Reviews / Opinions
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Jim: have a read here Chromatic_Abberation on wikipedia
Fezqu, check the user manual, it tells you how to set it
Fezqu, check the user manual, it tells you how to set it
jim khoo
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i am no physicist.
layman me have the impression the lens of inferior quality.
or probably it is because of my poor photography technique.
tomcat
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I agree. Though I do think that the noise reduction in the EP3 is stronger than that in the E-PL2, I don't think that it's that strong that it could cause such a problem under normal shooting conditions. It would be best that the culprit photo be posted for a better diagnosis.
Took this off the other thread. Thanks! This is a nice feature.
One more option that I found embedded in the menus is WB+flash - either off, AWB or WB flash. What this does is that when you pop the flash, no matter what WB mode you are in, you can tell the camera to go to the WB mode that you choose. This is really very useful. Often times when I shoot without flash, I am manual selecting the WB mode. And then I decide to pop the flash, and I forget to change WB to flash. Click, and my image is like blue blue blue. This is really good.
Both features are useful, thanks
I tried the AWB - Keep Warm Colour - OFF - and actually found that I think I preferred it ON. Hehe...It looks a little cooler - as expected, but it might be a little more accurate. But I think the photos look better a little warmer. Maybe I have just grown used to the slightly warmer colours of Oly. But I think if I am using it for accuracy, perhaps Keep Warm Colour should be OFF. But if shooting for aesthetics, should keep it ON.
tomcat
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You must be referring to Four Thirds and not 'micro-third' as there is no such thing as a 'micro-third' lens and a micro Four Thirds lens could not and need not be mounted on the EP3 via the MMF1 adapter. S-AF is just Single Shot AF as compared to Continuous AF (C-AF).
Yes, you right. Should be "EP-3 fitted with Four Thirds lens via MMF1 adaptor operates in S-AF mode (according to Oly website). What is diff bet S-AF and AF?"
I understand now from site that using a Four Thirds lens on EP-3 on Continuous-AF mode will get only Single AF instead. Well, at least there is still AF.
Not sure if anyone else encountered these problems with their E-P3:
When I use the touch screen to select a focus point while in aperture priority mode, the live histogram disappears. The only way to get it back is to press the "ok" button but the side effect of doing so is that the focus point no longer becomes what was selected.
Also, I think the spot metering is not linked to the focus point.
How to I report these problems to Olympus? I hope Olympus can fix these 2 bugs in their next firmware release.
When I use the touch screen to select a focus point while in aperture priority mode, the live histogram disappears. The only way to get it back is to press the "ok" button but the side effect of doing so is that the focus point no longer becomes what was selected.
Also, I think the spot metering is not linked to the focus point.
How to I report these problems to Olympus? I hope Olympus can fix these 2 bugs in their next firmware release.
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Jedian said:
I never encountered your first problem. Anyway i think they disabled the histogram to avoid clutter on the screen which u will use for focus/shutter.
As for ur second, spot metering is NOT linked to the focus point. It never has been n i doubt it is for EP3. Is there a camera out there that does? It wld be nice to know. In any case, I think one of the earlier 4/3 DSLRs had this ESP+AF function that allows the metering to be biased towards the focus point. However, some users report that at the end of the day, ESP alone was better still. Maybe that is why they abandoned it.
I suggest you use the AEL button. Use that to lock exposure and then recompose for your focus point. I know it is an additional step, but at least that is a way. I think it works pretty well.
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Have not had the chance to play with the E-P3 in depth, but for as long as I know, the metering does not link to the focus point, I think Nikon does that though, Olympus probably will never fix the metering thing since its not an issue to them but more of a choice of how they want their camera to work.
As for the focus point and histogram thing,as Oly5050 said, its probably to avoid clutter, though one thing I can think of is to have an optional of disabling that in the next firmware update though I personally feel it won't happen, but no harm trying. Can e-mail Olympus Singapore explaining to them, they'll probably forward to Japan, or you can write directly to Olympus Japan, not sure if they will do anything about this but like I said, no harm trying
That is like, switching screens, but now its like one screen,so its gotta move somewhere, but what I'm thinking of now is, when you touch screen, does it only focus or does it shoot?
Hmmmm.... Most likely it was programmed to disappear to aid selection of points, I'm not sure, maybe you can screen through the manual see if there's a way to make it so, else gotta e-mail Olympus to ask if a "lock" can be implemented into the next firmware
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