Godfrey
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Lot of people have asked me what the noise at various ISO settings looks like. This might answer:
http://www.gdgphoto.com/Olympus_E-5-ISO_check/
http://www.gdgphoto.com/Olympus_E-5-ISO_check/
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and much much much louder!- The E-5 shutter/mirror sound is brighter and higher pitched than the E-1, for sure. The E-1's shutter/mirror is soft and gentle, it's almost blurred. The E-5 sounds more business-like.
it makes a huge difference to me... that's why i got the E-1and much much much louder!
It just seems tragic to me that the E1 has the quietest shutter of any dSLR, by a big margin (quieter than an M8 by a margin). . . . . and it doesn't seem to be of interest to anyone any more.
Oh Well
I guess the shutter sound doesn't bother me. I recorded them both, same settings on the digital recorder: it doesn't appear to be much louder, just a different timbre and sound shape.and much much much louder!
It just seems tragic to me that the E1 has the quietest shutter of any dSLR, by a big margin (quieter than an M8 by a margin). . . . . and it doesn't seem to be of interest to anyone any more.
Oh Well
The ISO tests look really good, and beauty is certainly in the eyes of the beholder.
Thank you!The version of Olympus Viewer 2 that comes in the box is the only released application software currently able to read E-5 .ORF files to the best of my knowledge. I expect that to change very soon.
However, given that the sensor is very closely related to the E-30 sensor, if you go in with EXIFtool and change the Camera ID to "E-30" in the .ORF files, the E-5 files are immediately usable in Lightroom 3.2. Camera calibration profiles might be off, but that's a simple matter to rectify by using DNG Profile Editor or Xrite Passport software to create an appropriate camera calibration profile.
HI There - hope you're well, nice to hear from you.Jono,
Over at the dpreview forum the E-1 still has a very, very strong following led by that infamous henchman " Bootstrap Bill"! Seriously for a lot of us it is still the camera of choice even though it is rather an antique by today's standards.
Hi Godfrey, congratulations on you new toy.- The E-5 shutter/mirror sound is brighter and higher pitched than the E-1, for sure. The E-1's shutter/mirror is soft and gentle, it's almost blurred. The E-5 sounds more business-like.
As the G1 manual is a truly awful read, I assume.(I don't have my G1 manual in my bag but it is placed somewhere easily accessible).
Most of these manuals read better as a PDF with hyper-links. I find myself reading the E-5 manual with several bookmarks to obtain proper continuity, allowing me to jump back to where I jumped from conveniently. I hope they post the PDF version quickly.As the G1 manual is a truly awful read, I assume.
Tried several times to read mine in a go when i purchased the cam in spring 2009 - but it proved to be just impossible. Such a fine cam and such a poor manual!
Right you are. Nonetheless, I'd say that reading the manual of my E-30 was far more pleasant than the one the of the G1 or some years ago, of my Pana FZ 30.Most of these manuals read better as a PDF with hyper-links. I find myself reading the E-5 manual with several bookmarks to obtain proper continuity, allowing me to jump back to where I jumped from conveniently. I hope they post the PDF version quickly.
Yes the control dial - the only thing I really dislike at the G1.I'd forgotten how hard it was to keep from changing the shutter speed/aperture by accidentally hitting the control dial with my finger. I guess my right hand's lost that training from using the E-1 and now E-5 for so long. :-(
Still makes very nice photos.
HI GodfreyAltogether a very very intense past several weeks. The E-5 is fantastic, I'm delighted with it, and very glad I went for it over the E-3. Have to say, I haven't found anything about it I don't like yet ... it suits me very well.
Equipment time well spent, onwards Photography!