JGH
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Hi all,
For a while now i have been thinking about buying an E30. It seemed a logical upgrade from the E520, (bigger viewfinder, better focus system, same battery, the list goes on) i was also going to get the Sigma 70-200mm F2.8.
BUT... i have been experienceing some odd things with my E520. I always thought it was me not holding the camera steady enough or not checking where i was actually locking my focus onto but it seems my cam has the dreaded front/back focus issue that i have read about.
I checked all my firmware no's and they are up to date, so i then tried one of the many focusing charts that you can download and it seems i have a significant front focus problem on two of my lenses and a back focus on the 40-150mm. :thumbdown:
I found this out when my wife and i went for a walk and to try out wireless off camera flash, (that worked a treat, even in bright sunshine. The metz 48 flashes are brilliant.) Alot of the pictures were just not in focus at all and i distinctly remember checking my focus, hence the tests.
This was good ammo for my wife who didnt want me to buy Olympus to start with. (shes a Canon fan) and i got the usual "i told you so" thrown at me !!!
Even though i did remind her that the Oly was a compromise on features and price, i liked the features she liked the price (ONLY JUST!!) and that she wouldnt let me buy a Nikon D300 at the time (that just made things worse, so now it was all her fault.....oh what hole i dug !!!!!:angry
Anyway that comes back to Is this goodbye olympus 4/3?, IF i bought the E30 i know i can adjust the focus to cancel the front/back focus problems, however i just saw the Nikon D7000 and WOW !!! (wife still not happy, A.Its not a Canon & B.Its alot of cash.)
What im asking is: has anyone got an E30? how good is the viewfinder compaired to the E520 (or dare i say it.. A Nikon Dxxx?) is the AF good especially the C-AF as on my E520 it is no good for fast moving subjects.
And has anyone had any focusing issues? Because i really like the specs of the E30, its got everything i want and if i invest in one and the Sigma lens then that cost equals the Nikon D7000 which would take me a while to recover from (even after selling all my Oly stuff). Also buying the Nikon puts me back in terms of equipment as i wont be able to afford lenses or flashes for a long time and i just got used to off camera flash and enjoy messing around with different lighting.
Sorry for the long boring "help me decide" post, its not meant to be one. I would just like some views and user experience on the E30 (especially the viewfinder) I enjoy my photography and feel a little disapointed with the E520.
If you read this far... thanks
For a while now i have been thinking about buying an E30. It seemed a logical upgrade from the E520, (bigger viewfinder, better focus system, same battery, the list goes on) i was also going to get the Sigma 70-200mm F2.8.
BUT... i have been experienceing some odd things with my E520. I always thought it was me not holding the camera steady enough or not checking where i was actually locking my focus onto but it seems my cam has the dreaded front/back focus issue that i have read about.
I checked all my firmware no's and they are up to date, so i then tried one of the many focusing charts that you can download and it seems i have a significant front focus problem on two of my lenses and a back focus on the 40-150mm. :thumbdown:
I found this out when my wife and i went for a walk and to try out wireless off camera flash, (that worked a treat, even in bright sunshine. The metz 48 flashes are brilliant.) Alot of the pictures were just not in focus at all and i distinctly remember checking my focus, hence the tests.
This was good ammo for my wife who didnt want me to buy Olympus to start with. (shes a Canon fan) and i got the usual "i told you so" thrown at me !!!
Even though i did remind her that the Oly was a compromise on features and price, i liked the features she liked the price (ONLY JUST!!) and that she wouldnt let me buy a Nikon D300 at the time (that just made things worse, so now it was all her fault.....oh what hole i dug !!!!!:angry
Anyway that comes back to Is this goodbye olympus 4/3?, IF i bought the E30 i know i can adjust the focus to cancel the front/back focus problems, however i just saw the Nikon D7000 and WOW !!! (wife still not happy, A.Its not a Canon & B.Its alot of cash.)
What im asking is: has anyone got an E30? how good is the viewfinder compaired to the E520 (or dare i say it.. A Nikon Dxxx?) is the AF good especially the C-AF as on my E520 it is no good for fast moving subjects.
And has anyone had any focusing issues? Because i really like the specs of the E30, its got everything i want and if i invest in one and the Sigma lens then that cost equals the Nikon D7000 which would take me a while to recover from (even after selling all my Oly stuff). Also buying the Nikon puts me back in terms of equipment as i wont be able to afford lenses or flashes for a long time and i just got used to off camera flash and enjoy messing around with different lighting.
Sorry for the long boring "help me decide" post, its not meant to be one. I would just like some views and user experience on the E30 (especially the viewfinder) I enjoy my photography and feel a little disapointed with the E520.
If you read this far... thanks