I think that this might be an acceptable loss given the smooth operation. Also, I never notice the viewfinder as being particularly dark. OTOH, that was a f2-2.4 zoom.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/2/2004 10:30:54 AM >>> On 2 Sep 2004 at 9:23, graywolf wrote: > I would think the drawback would be a loss of one stop in the viewfinder and on > the sensor. Also any inperfections in that big hunk of glass would affect the > image. Like everywhere else, the only thing you get for nothing is nothing, > everthing else has a cost even if it is hidden at first glance. Apart from the loss of speed (which was a real drag as it limited the effective ISO to 80) the type of sensor used in the *ist D and other similar cameras requires dark to calibrate and desaturate but it offers better noise performance and faster response. The Oly E-10 is a great camera though, it's the ultimate stealth SLR as the only noise it makes is from the action of the aperture blades :-) Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
