Comments on: Olympus E-3

By: Brian Mosley

Brian Mosley — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:44:54 +0000

Hi Terrence, you make a fair point… although the E-3 is actually the most capable 4/3rd camera available for us legacy lens users - due to the larger focusing screen and improved auto exposure performance.

I am doing my best to encourage Olympus to add IS, FC and a split screen focusing option - but it will take some time. Thanks for keeping the issue in the limelight!

Kind Regards

Brian Mosley

By: Roger Cathey

Roger Cathey — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:21:24 +0000

Is that the same Terrance Hodgins who once worked at Los Alamos? Willamette Web Weavers Terrance Hodgins?

By: Zbigniew B.

Zbigniew B. — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:25:08 +0000

new samples (firmware 0.9) http://www.fotopolis.pl/index.php?n=6553

By: Dphotojournal com

Dphotojournal com — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:54:05 +0000

Brian, thanks for the link!

By: Zbigniew B.

Zbigniew B. — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:27:35 +0000

Many RAW files from E3 is here http://raw.fotosite.pl/index-Olympus_E-3_ZD_12-60_f2.8-4.htm

By: Brian Mosley

Brian Mosley — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:52:04 +0000

Terrence is correct, no support for legacy lenses (i.e. non-4/3rd standard)… however there’s plenty of good news. We had a multi-user field trial last weekend, the results of which are here :
http://www.biofos.com/esystem/e_3ult.html

Hope that helps, Kind Regards

Brian Mosley

By: Terrance Hodgins

Terrance Hodgins — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 05:21:54 +0000

In your review, you repeated the common line about the in-body image stabilization working with any lens:
“This means sharper shots every time – no matter which lens is used…”
Alas, I doubt that. I have a new Olympus E-510, and the in-body image stabilization only works with newish four-thirds lenses. There is NO support for legacy lenses. If you mount a classic manual-focus lens on the camera with an adapter, the camera immediately turns the image stabilization off. Focus confirmation is also disabled.

You might want to check on that.