e 620

Bill1097 said:

I posted yesterday about the e 650, I am sorry about that it was meant to be the e 620.

I am thinking of buying one but the review was kind of negative regarding the menu being really complicated, is it that bad or should I go ahead and buy one.

There is one other topic and that is the auto focus on Olympus being not quite up to par.

I have never owned a DSLR but would like to upgrade and Olympus seems to be the right price and the review was great other than about the menu.

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I replied here in case you missed it:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1008&thread=33347652

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Ananda
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Sound advice being offered by other members on the concern of the menu. It takes a few days of working with the camera to get the hang of that, but then they all do; keep the manual handy for the few several outings, shoot a bit and it will come to you. The kit with the dual lens offering is a bargain; I have the 14-42mm lens and it is quite good for the price. It is a neat, trim camera, quite portable and feature packed. It is a good choice!
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Hello Bill. I am also looking at getting an E-620. Have you found a good place to buy one? If you don't mind me asking what price are you getting it. If you do not answer I understand. I am still waiting for the prices to get down some more. If you want you can send it to my email, it is on my profile. Thank you.
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Keep a song in your heart!

Thank you, I am still checking things out but I'm pretty sure I will be getting one.
Most people say that the kit lens are really great.

Bill 1097.

Most of the places in Canada are selling for $899 for the 2 lens kit, you might want to check a few places in the States you might be able to get it cheaper.
I will let you know if I find any better offers.

Bill 1097.

Hi Amanda, I am sorry, I did miss your post.

I appreciate your comments they were very informative. I know most dslr's have a learning curve and I think I will be able to manage that, its just that the reviewer made a strong point about the menu being really complicated.
Thanks again.

Bill 1097.

Bill1097 said:

Hi Amanda, I am sorry, I did miss your post.

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It's Ananda,

Bill1097 said:

I appreciate your comments they were very informative. I know most dslr's have a learning curve and I think I will be able to manage that, its just that the reviewer made a strong point about the menu being really complicated.

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I sometimes see reviewers say this about devices. In general, I think they have a bad hair day sometimes or they got used to one menu system, have a dateline to meet and just get irritated. The only menu systems that seem daft to me are those el cheapo clocks / radios that have no English manual and require you to set time, alarm, radio station, type of buzzer, all with only pressing three unmarked buttons at the same time chanting an incantation.

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Ananda
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LOL!

Oly's Supercontrol Panel is so good that it has been imitated by other brands, Pentax I believe.

Upgrading I now have specific buttons for the most frequently used settings. However I still use the SCP, so easy it is.

Probably the reviewer you read had probably a bad day. It must not be easy to memorise hundreds of pages of menus of different brands, only for a few days.

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krakelis said:

I did have an E30 for a week, but the viewfinder was unsharp and the AF was slower then my E510. Changed it for E620, wich is only a little bit slower in AF then my E510.

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If the VF is unsharp, it may be you need to adjust the diopter. Apologies if you already tried that, but often times people forget the diopter is there on the VF.

In terms of AF speed, you probably get better speed by selecting a single AF point (or possibly the diamond AF in low light). This way the camera doesn't have to make the decision of which focus point to use. Note, if memory serves, the two outermost focus points on the E-620 are not cross focus points, which means they look for contrast in only one direction not two. Choosing small vs normal focus point size can also affect focusing speed.

Finally, for the fastest focusing, use the Imager AF, and not the Live View or Hybrid AF. I was in the store recently, and a woman came to complain that her E-620 focused really slowly. The saleswoman and I determined that she was using the live view focusing (which is default for live view mode), and that by using the VF and not live view, the camera was much more responsive.