New PEN 3

[bullshark 0]

Sorry but you need to go to DP Review.com and look at the fine print

 

No need to be sorry Phil. You need to go look at the fine print at Olympus.com; especially at their specifications for the P3. DPReview is wrong.

 

ISO range low is 200 in both manual and auto in the ISO sensitivity section, and ISO 100 is specifically termed as not available in in the guide number section. The same is true for the specifications for the E-PL3.

 

Nevermind that you're apparently wrong about the P3, the P2 line has the same problem, so even if the P3 had 100 available, the question remains the same.

 

I still wonder why Olympus is doing this to their PEN cameras (not providing lower sensitivity).

[Phil Rudin 485]

I stand corrected bullshark and would point out that in DPreviews full report on the E-PL2 they point out near the bottom of page "9-dynamic range" that at the base ISO of 100 less dynamic range is produced in the highlights and that it was a "sensible" move for Olympus to remove the ISO 100 setting entirely. Given the above mistake they may be wrong about that as well.

 

 

 

Phil Rudin

Edited July 17, 2011 by Phil Rudin

[bullshark 0]

at the base ISO of 100 less dynamic range is produced in the highlights and that it was a "sensible" move for Olympus to remove the ISO 100 setting entirely.

Phil Rudin

 

It doesn't really matter. By Olympus choice, the camera line is crippled. I never liked Oly in the first place, and I like them even less now.

[renep 0]

You can now make comparisons with http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM

 

Unfortunately, it looks very noisy to me.

[derway 2]

Several folks in the dpreview forums, have the gh2 and ep3 in hand, and alas, reports on the EP3 are that it focuses just as fast as the gh2 or g3, in great light, high contrast. But it slows down and has trouble, much more than the panys, when the light or contrast drop.

 

Sigh.

[Deep6 7]

Here is the latest full review from dpreview.

Bob

 

Conclusion of Review

[derway 2]

if you search the micro 4/3rds forum, you'll find a whole bunch of folk who own both the ep3 and a recent pany such as the g3, gf2, or gh2.

 

Invariably they conclude that the autofocus speed is indistiquishable in bright sunlight conditions. But the panys hold up, as the light drops, while the ep3 slows down dramatically, and slows and slows.

[chapman 0]

if you search the micro 4/3rds forum, you'll find a whole bunch of folk who own both the ep3 and a recent pany such as the g3, gf2, or gh2.

 

Invariably they conclude that the autofocus speed is indistiquishable in bright sunlight conditions. But the panys hold up, as the light drops, while the ep3 slows down dramatically, and slows and slows.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/embed/7t79mFyoy8w

 

 

slow?

Edited August 19, 2011 by chapman

[TomR1 5]

The shutter lag of the NEX-5 was severly panned in the DivePhotoGuide writeup. Someone should take the EP3 and check the shutter lag versus a low-end dSLR to see just how it matches up. i recommend trying to capture a Fairy Basslet in 3/4 profile with a swished tail