On Oct 21, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > HNCD? Happy New Camera, Dude?
Husky Norwegians Can't Dunk. > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >> HNCD! I look forward to your comments as you start using it regularly. >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> On Oct 21, 2010, at 1:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >>> I pulled the trigger and bought a new camera today. Sorry, it isn't a >>> Pentax. >>> >>> I usually don't buy anything new right out of the gate. Particularly >>> pro-class cameras ... I usually wait until they get well into the >>> market, until the issues and workarounds are known, until the prices >>> drop a little bit. I usually wait until my image processing tools can >>> handle their raw files. >>> >>> The Olympus E-5 manual is in front of me. The battery is charged, the >>> 50 Macro is on the body, a card is in the slot. >>> >>> I'd put in an order for one yesterday on Amazon but their vendors had >>> already sold out the first shipment. No biggie, I'm patient. Today, >>> the local store called and said, "We have one for you." I went up to >>> see it, dickered a little on the price (sales tax here would be almost >>> $160), we came to an agreement discounting the price, and I took it >>> home. >>> >>> First very raw impression: I did the Right Thing. Since I'm fully >>> setup with all the FourThirds pro-grade lenses, flash and accessories >>> I need, it only made sense to keep going and get a current pro-grade >>> body. I'd planned to buy an E-3 when the E-5 came out, take advantage >>> of the usual dip in prices. But when I read the spec, the E-5 had all >>> the right improvements for my needs. It feels great in my hands, I >>> like the control layout and menus, the viewfinder is superb. It's very >>> responsive, and pretty darn quiet in operation. The rest ... well, I'm >>> only a few pages into the manual as yet. There's a lot in here. >>> >>> I hope Adobe hurries up with DNG Converter/Camera Raw and Lightroom >>> upgrades. I need to book some work and let this beastie pay for >>> itself. :-) >>> >>> -- >>> Godfrey >>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
