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02/27/2007 10:11:57 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by JeffDay:
Nothing is more exciting than getting new gear, grats on your purchase, does it come with a ribbon? |
That's what the man told me. :) |
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02/27/2007 10:53:07 PM · #27 |
I love mine, I just wish I'd known how good the battery life actually was before I bought a spare. This thing hardly eats batteries at all...guess it's cause you're not using the LCD all the time. I have gone all day and filled over 3gig's of cards without changing batteries. I'm glad I have the spare just in case but if you can't get it right now don't worry to much. Mine was around $40.
Speaking of the battery...I know you're gonna be eager to play with the camera but let that battery charge fully before you start using it.
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02/28/2007 02:49:44 PM · #28 |
| I would suggest getting the IR remote, it's really great. I found it cheap on Amazon. Also, if you ever look into an external flash the Promaster 5750DX does a wonderful job and is a lot cheaper than the Olympus ones. |
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02/28/2007 02:52:27 PM · #29 |
| Thanks...I really appreciate all the info. |
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03/01/2007 08:23:33 AM · #30 |
The other thing about the E-500 is that the RAW processing software comes free in the box. With Nikons, you have to pay extra for the luxury of processing RAW files... )-;
I agree that the remote is a good idea. Possibly also the eyepiece magnifier but I have personally not tested or seen that. |
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03/01/2007 08:39:01 AM · #31 |
| Now if I can only figure out what to do with a RAW image once I get one! The Minolta that I have doesn't shoot RAW. Better read up on that too! |
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03/01/2007 05:39:23 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by faery:
The E-500 has slots for both CF and SD memory cards, so no issues there.
Originally posted by Creature:
(I also wish Olympus would stop using non-standard memory -- I was never able to get a SmartMedia card larger than 128KB.) |
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ahh, that's right ... well, actually you mean has both CF and xD ... that was actually one feature that fell between my "pros" and "cons" column (despite their history with SM/xD). Sorry for the confusion. Also, I meant 128MB SmartMedia. :)
(edit for confused thought processes)
Message edited by author 2007-03-01 17:42:10. |
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