Tips on the 7hi / 7i / 7


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Originally posted by Zerstorer


By Olympus and originally meant for the E10/20 series. Has a 62mm rear thread.

62mm thread. That's so big. That means it won't cause vignettes. And heavy too.
 

Originally posted by mpenza


A warning though.... the 14B is pretty heavy and you need to support it well... if not the camera's lens might give way....

Saw it ... it would make the teleconverter heayer than the cam ... you right ... the lens may give way.
 

woa! then got a 'proper' way to 'support' the lens then?

Or have to self-make one to hold it?



62mm cir polarizers don't seem to cause much vignetting, so pretty safe... (ie, i took out my 49mm filter , then step up 49->62 and then the polariser itself).


Thinking of getting 62mm UV filter ... as my UV filter sometimes causes slight vignetting (prolly when a lot of right from the top). Any pros/cons?


Prolly would look odd-shaped :( and the default lenshood isn't gonna work.. :(
 

63 mm got its problems ... if you use flash ... it will cast a shadow. So ...

I am using a 55mm from my previous cam ... so will try it out ...
 

Originally posted by aong
woa! then got a 'proper' way to 'support' the lens then?

Or have to self-make one to hold it?
62mm cir polarizers don't seem to cause much vignetting, so pretty safe... (ie, i took out my 49mm filter , then step up 49->62 and then the polariser itself).
Thinking of getting 62mm UV filter ... as my UV filter sometimes causes slight vignetting (prolly when a lot of right from the top). Any pros/cons?
Prolly would look odd-shaped :( and the default lenshood isn't gonna work.. :(

arr? wat cam u using? for the 7hi 49mm UV wun cause vignette even at wide angle 28mm wat. i'm using a Tokina UV... :eek:
 

Originally posted by Horus


arr? wat cam u using? for the 7hi 49mm UV wun cause vignette even at wide angle 28mm wat. i'm using a Tokina UV... :eek:
if stack one more filter wil get vignetting?
for my cam with 48mm theard i stack 3 then will get vignet, but mine is 38mmwide

is the 7hi a battery sucker?
 

Originally posted by Snapper
63 mm got its problems ... if you use flash ... it will cast a shadow. So ...

I am using a 55mm from my previous cam ... so will try it out ...

arghh ! that means external flash or what?
 

Originally posted by Horus


arr? wat cam u using? for the 7hi 49mm UV wun cause vignette even at wide angle 28mm wat. i'm using a Tokina UV... :eek:


i'm using 7hi lor, at widest, sometimes I get vignetting (not all the time, prolly due to diff angles of light sources).


I'm using some hoya hmc super filter or what.. 49mm. that's all.
 

Originally posted by MaGixShOe
if stack one more filter wil get vignetting?
for my cam with 48mm theard i stack 3 then will get vignet, but mine is 38mmwide

is the 7hi a battery sucker?


usually when i stack one more filter, it's for macros (i dun ahve much filters .. so. not a very good ans) at tele.


well, battery sucker? actually i think its requires a lot of power at certain stages (flash, write/etc), other than that, I think it's pretty normal -- a set of AA can last as good as those proprietary batt.


But of course, I usually use EVF mode (not auto nor LCD, unless wanna share the pic w/ others ) , iso100.. etc.
 

Seems like the TCON14B is not a good choice then ... Hmm... still waiting for a tcon patiently ... :(
 

Originally posted by aong


arghh ! that means external flash or what?

I meant Internal .... saving for a external ;)
 

what is the street price of this 7hi now?
 

Originally posted by Snapper


I meant Internal .... saving for a external ;)

hah.. i also mis-conveyed my feelings -- what?! have to suffer for a while to save to buy external flash?? *sigh* *empty pocket*
 

Originally posted by aong


hah.. i also mis-conveyed my feelings -- what?! have to suffer for a while to save to buy external flash?? *sigh* *empty pocket*

My budget was about 1.5 K ... but blew it to 1815 ... sigh .. but the flash is really not something very urgent for me ... think it would help in focusing in the dark (Weddings)
 

What is electronic magnification? When enabled, i can't use the 2x digital zoom.
 

Originally posted by aosis
What is electronic magnification? When enabled, i can't use the 2x digital zoom.

BTW ... you can see the 2X zoom only on the EVF .... on the LCD ... it will be zoomed .. I think ... still reading
 

Originally posted by Snapper


BTW ... you can see the 2X zoom only on the EVF .... on the LCD ... it will be zoomed .. I think ... still reading


Yea, when u use elec mag mode, u can magnify (see the effect) in both lcd and evf ; however, in digital zoom mode, you can only see the magnification effect in lcd, not in evf (u'll see a darked screen, with a brighter center part of the evf).


I usually use elec mag mode more often as i usually use evf... to get the focus right, (but still screws up here, me, that is)... :(
 

Originally posted by aong



Yea, when u use elec mag mode, u can magnify (see the effect) in both lcd and evf ; however, in digital zoom mode, you can only see the magnification effect in lcd, not in evf (u'll see a darked screen, with a brighter center part of the evf).


I usually use elec mag mode more often as i usually use evf... to get the focus right, (but still screws up here, me, that is)... :(
Then do i still need to press the magnification button ?
 

Errr ...

1) How to stop the LCD or EVF from turning off aka standby mode? I want it to on all the time.

2) What settings do u guys usually use with Dimage series? For example contrast -1, RAW, color +1 and etc ...
 

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