Back to OLY this week-Tips welcomed!

[W.C. Green]

Hi-

I am a longtime OLY user till recently using the Canon D Rebel due to finances. Well, I am getting my E-1 this week, and thought I would ask folks "What's one tip you would give to a new user of the E-1, what would it be?" I had an E-10 and E-20, but just wondering if there's one thing I should know about the E-1 that will get me on the faster track of learning? Also, since I won't have the FL-50 just yet, are there other flashes that work well with the camera and provide TTL? Curious what they might be.
Thanks to all,
Billy
Soon-to-be E-1 user

 

[ajwh]

Billy,

Welcome on board.

My starting advice (for what it's worth) would be to download the latest firmware for body and lens; set the sharpness to +3 ; set the mode to "P" for full automatic; then go out and take photos.

Hi-
I am a longtime OLY user till recently using the Canon D Rebel due
to finances. Well, I am getting my E-1 this week, and thought I
would ask folks "What's one tip you would give to a new user of the
E-1, what would it be?" I had an E-10 and E-20, but just
wondering if there's one thing I should know about the E-1 that
will get me on the faster track of learning? Also, since I won't
have the FL-50 just yet, are there other flashes that work well
with the camera and provide TTL? Curious what they might be.
Thanks to all,
Billy
Soon-to-be E-1 user

--
Andrew

 

[spydermon]

Dittos on the upgrades. Take your time and they'll do just fine. Also, if you do RAW, as you probably know, there are several choices. I believe they all have demos, so, shoot a lot and have fun. BTW, the FL-20 makes a nice little TTL flash for less $$$. Oh, and welcome to the club!!

Billy,

Welcome on board.

My starting advice (for what it's worth) would be to download the
latest firmware for body and lens; set the sharpness to +3 ; set
the mode to "P" for full automatic; then go out and take photos.

 

[W.C. Green]

Thanks for the help guys! I am guessing the firmware is somewhere on the OLY site and is self explanatory? No past experience downloading firmware. Thanks!

Billy,

Welcome on board.

My starting advice (for what it's worth) would be to download the
latest firmware for body and lens; set the sharpness to +3 ; set
the mode to "P" for full automatic; then go out and take photos.

 

[W.C. Green]

I may just be an idiot, but I found no firmware for the E-1 on the OLY site... did have the E-10, E-20, E-100RS.... Am I missing something? Probably so.

Billy,

Welcome on board.

My starting advice (for what it's worth) would be to download the
latest firmware for body and lens; set the sharpness to +3 ; set
the mode to "P" for full automatic; then go out and take photos.

 

[Michael Yung]

Install the Viewer / Studio software first, and you will find the "Update software" and "Update firmware" options. Click it and the software will do the rest. BTW, get a USB / Firewire cable and read the instruction beforehand ...

Hope it helps.

I may just be an idiot, but I found no firmware for the E-1 on the
OLY site... did have the E-10, E-20, E-100RS.... Am I missing
something? Probably so.

--
Cheers,
Michael
http://www.80days.com/modules/gallery/E1

 

[scott kirkpatrick]

Install the Viewer / Studio software first, and you will find the
"Update software" and "Update firmware" options. Click it and the
software will do the rest. BTW, get a USB / Firewire cable and read
the instruction beforehand ...

It helps to be very organized in this area, and you will have no trouble. To expand on the above.

Install Viewer 1.0 from the CD
"Update software" to get you to Viewer 1.1, which knows about firmware.

Print the instructions out for downloading firmware to the camera, and don't be ashamed to check off each line as you do them.
Attach the camera using USB or Firewire

Click on "Update firmware in Viewer with camera attached and set to "control" not to "storage" (the latter is for downloading images)
Do this once for the camera, and once for each lens.

It doesn't take very long.

--
scott kirkpatrick
http://www.pbase.com/skirkp

 

[Glenn22]

Here's the link to check updates via the net.

http://www.olympusamerica.com/e1/sup_softwareupdates.asp

I may just be an idiot, but I found no firmware for the E-1 on the
OLY site... did have the E-10, E-20, E-100RS.... Am I missing
something? Probably so.

 

[daddyo]

Billy,

Your not losing it -- I had the same problem at first. On the Oly site go to the 'Pro' section first, then look under 'Support' and the info on firmware upgrades for the 14-54 and the body are there with instructions. Have fun with your new camera and welcome back!

God Bless,
Greg

I may just be an idiot, but I found no firmware for the E-1 on the
OLY site... did have the E-10, E-20, E-100RS.... Am I missing
something? Probably so.

 

[DIM2]

My suggestion would be to really explore the world of usable ISO's early on. Coming from the E-10, I think this was the biggest revelation for me. Indoors, low light, on a walk in a forest on a cloudy day, no problem.

Enjoy

 

[Gary Papilsky]

Hi Billy

I am a new owner also. The one thing I would pass on is that the ISO "auto" setting is at ISO 100 and will not change from 100 unless you are using a flash. >

--
Gary S P
Mother Nature is my religion
http://reszqme.smugmug.com

 

[André]

If you had E-10 and E-20, you may have an FL-40 flash. This flash has not all the quality of the FL-50, but it works perfectly with the E-1...

An other tip, think about a mobile hard-drive, the JOBO GigaX (20 GB) offers an inexpensive solution to storing your data.
André

Hi-
I am a longtime OLY user till recently using the Canon D Rebel due
to finances. Well, I am getting my E-1 this week, and thought I
would ask folks "What's one tip you would give to a new user of the
E-1, what would it be?" I had an E-10 and E-20, but just
wondering if there's one thing I should know about the E-1 that
will get me on the faster track of learning? Also, since I won't
have the FL-50 just yet, are there other flashes that work well
with the camera and provide TTL? Curious what they might be.
Thanks to all,
Billy
Soon-to-be E-1 user

 

[draydur]

http://www.olympus-pro.com/e1sim/e1_en.html
nice E-1 simulator and toots
--
Draydur
(Mike Lowery) - SF bay area, CA, USA
http://www.pbase.com/draydur
a new DP review supporter