Minolta Dimage 7i VS Olympus E-100

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a

camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good, but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all

around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

Hugh Swartout
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You also need to consider shutter speed. I do not know what the 7i's top shutter speed is but the e-100 is 1/10,000. Weigh that with the Mega-pixel count and determine what is your priority.

hugh swartout said:

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the
Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a
camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good,
but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all
around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a
better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

Hugh Swartout
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PMB 173 960 SE Hwy. 101
Lincoln City, Or 97367
541-764-5517 Office/Fax
541-764-5308 Home

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Calkid

I believe the 7i has a 1/4000. I (being new to cameras) would say
1/10,000 is better right?
Also do you know if either cameras lens are replaceable or can they
accept attachments of any kind for future up grade?

Hugh Swartout
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Calkid said:

hugh swartout said:

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the
Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a
camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good,
but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all
around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a
better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

Hugh Swartout
Full Color Awards

Shipping/Mailing Address
PMB 173 960 SE Hwy. 101
Lincoln City, Or 97367
541-764-5517 Office/Fax
541-764-5308 Home

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Calkid

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I think 1/4,000 is plenty for sports. I believe both can accept auxilliary lenses such as wide and telephoto. The question is: Is the 10X zoom and 1/10,000 shutter speed worth the loss of 3.5 Mega-Pixel of resolution? Do you plan to print large, 8x10 and larger, photos? Only you can answer those questions.

hugh swartout said:

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the
Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a
camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good,
but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all
around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a
better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

Hugh Swartout
Full Color Awards

Shipping/Mailing Address
PMB 173 960 SE Hwy. 101
Lincoln City, Or 97367
541-764-5517 Office/Fax
541-764-5308 Home

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Calkid

Yes I plan to blow it up, but I am going to be using it for t-shirt printing so the rez doesn't have to be as good.
Also would a fractal program work if I did want to do a 8x10 print?

Hugh Swartout

Calkid said:

hugh swartout said:

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the
Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a
camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good,
but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all
around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a
better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

Hugh Swartout
Full Color Awards

Shipping/Mailing Address
PMB 173 960 SE Hwy. 101
Lincoln City, Or 97367
541-764-5517 Office/Fax
541-764-5308 Home

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Calkid

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hugh swartout said:

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the
Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a
camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good,
but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all
around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a
better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

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Hugh,

If the price is equal, I'd get the Dimage 7i just for the focusing ring. That would be fun.

I think most E100 users would agree with me that 1/10,000 shutter speed is a bit overkill, as is 15 fps. I use 5 fps when shooting portraits to get different facial expressions and am still overwhelmed by the # of shots I have in an hours worth of shooting. 15 fps gives you several facial expressions that are exactly the same.

Don't get me wrong, however. I think the E100 is awesome. Does the Dimage have precapture? That might be an issue if it's important 2u.

2b

hugh swartout said:

Yes I plan to blow it up, but I am going to be using it for t-shirt
printing so the rez doesn't have to be as good.

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I shoot with an E100RS, and it's a dream. Since I shoot mainly for the web, the resolution is fine. For T-shirts I imagine it would also work fairly well.

It shouldn't be hard to find a 1MP camera (or for that matter, crop a larger res photo down to 1MP) and do a few tests runs to make sure you are satifisfied with the results.

hugh swartout said:

Also would a fractal program work if I did want to do a 8x10 print?

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The E100 comes with Genuine Fractals, but I've never had cause to use it. I think at 8x10 you would really see the limitations of the E100, but haven't printed myself to verify this.

15fps vs 7fps - I guess that depends on exactly what you are trying to capture. For a hitter trying to connect with a baseball, you'll probably see a difference. For a quarterback being sacked, I doubt you would see the difference.

Good luck with your new camera, whatever your choice.

David
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With regards to the E-100rs being able to produce good 8X10 prints, the answer is yes! But only if the subject was captured up close. You really need to lay all those 1.4 Mp's on the subject or else they just simply get lost on more image matter.

I've seen some nicely detailed images with the E-100rs and the UZI but they were all close ups. Anything other than a close up will not produce any fine details .The 10X zoom is a great equalizer but 1.4 Mp's only stretch so far no matter how good the glass is.
John

2b said:

hugh swartout said:

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the
Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a
camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good,
but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all
around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a
better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

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Hugh,

If the price is equal, I'd get the Dimage 7i just for the focusing
ring. That would be fun.

I think most E100 users would agree with me that 1/10,000 shutter
speed is a bit overkill, as is 15 fps. I use 5 fps when shooting
portraits to get different facial expressions and am still
overwhelmed by the # of shots I have in an hours worth of shooting.
15 fps gives you several facial expressions that are exactly the
same.

Don't get me wrong, however. I think the E100 is awesome. Does the
Dimage have precapture? That might be an issue if it's important 2u.

2b

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One thing to remember about the Dimage 7i is that the resolution of pictures taken at 7 fps is LESS than the E-100, only 1280 x 960. You don't get 5 megapixels.

For normal non-sequential pictures you do. But if sequences are important to you, remember that you'd be better off with the E-100, which shoots at 1360 x 1024.

Also, you'll only have a 200mm lens with the 7i compared to 380mm for the E-100. That's barely half the reach. You won't be nearly as close to your subject. And, as with the E-100, you won't be able to crop your sequential photos if you don't want to lose serious resolution.

fsw

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2b said:

hugh swartout said:

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the
Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a
camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good,
but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all
around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a
better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

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Hugh,

If the price is equal, I'd get the Dimage 7i just for the focusing
ring. That would be fun.

I think most E100 users would agree with me that 1/10,000 shutter
speed is a bit overkill, as is 15 fps. I use 5 fps when shooting
portraits to get different facial expressions and am still
overwhelmed by the # of shots I have in an hours worth of shooting.
15 fps gives you several facial expressions that are exactly the
same.

Don't get me wrong, however. I think the E100 is awesome. Does the
Dimage have precapture? That might be an issue if it's important 2u.

2b

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All of you guys have good points. A few points I can't live without are Image Stabilization and precapture. At the present time there isn't another camera on the market that can out do the RS for action.

If you want High pixel count get a 4040, also I have heard good things about the Fuji film 602. If you want more pixles. I think it has a 1/10,000 shutter but at a low pixel mode. Look into it, an old camera buff guy told me that he really liked the fuji alot.
If you can afford it buy 2 cameras. One for action and one for high res stuff.

fsw said:

For normal non-sequential pictures you do. But if sequences are
important to you, remember that you'd be better off with the E-100,
which shoots at 1360 x 1024.

Also, you'll only have a 200mm lens with the 7i compared to 380mm
for the E-100. That's barely half the reach. You won't be nearly as
close to your subject. And, as with the E-100, you won't be able to
crop your sequential photos if you don't want to lose serious
resolution.

fsw

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fsw said:

hugh swartout said:

I am going back and forth between the Minolta Dimage 7i and the
Olympus E-100. I am mostly looking for a
camera to do sports shots so the 15 fps on the E-100 sounds good,
but 7is 7 fps might be enough and a more all
around camera with the higher Megapixels. Although the E-100 has a
better zoom 10X compared to 7X optical.
Any opinions

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Hugh,

If the price is equal, I'd get the Dimage 7i just for the focusing
ring. That would be fun.

I think most E100 users would agree with me that 1/10,000 shutter
speed is a bit overkill, as is 15 fps. I use 5 fps when shooting
portraits to get different facial expressions and am still
overwhelmed by the # of shots I have in an hours worth of shooting.
15 fps gives you several facial expressions that are exactly the
same.

Don't get me wrong, however. I think the E100 is awesome. Does the
Dimage have precapture? That might be an issue if it's important 2u.

2b

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rsmedia1 said:

If you can afford it buy 2 cameras. One for action and one for high
res stuff.

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Excellent bit of advice - the RS and E10 make an excellent pairing, as would a 602 though I'd try a secondhand or blowout 6900 as well as you'll save a LOT of money and then pics are as good from what I've seen in the Fuji forum.. An RS and end of line 6900 COULD cost the same as a single Dimage 7I

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Olympus E10 / WCON, E100RS, Nikon E950, E900.

Thank you all for the advice I think I will go in the direction of the e-100.

Adam-T said:

Adam-T said:

If you can afford it buy 2 cameras. One for action and one for high
res stuff.

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Excellent bit of advice - the RS and E10 make an excellent pairing,
as would a 602 though I'd try a secondhand or blowout 6900 as well
as you'll save a LOT of money and then pics are as good from what
I've seen in the Fuji forum.. An RS and end of line 6900 COULD cost
the same as a single Dimage 7I

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Olympus E10 / WCON, E100RS, Nikon E950, E900.

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