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Joining the EX1 club - first foliage

Started Apr 11, 2012 | Discussions thread
sherwoodpete
sherwoodpete Veteran Member • Posts: 7,767
Re: Joining the EX1 club - first foliage

MGJA wrote:

Thank you!

Here are two pictures showing the camera with the auto-cap, for those wondering how it works. The blades flip out when the lens extracts and flib back in closed when it retracts. No fiddling to do, everything automatic, and the camera is always ready to go. Gotta love it.

Actually you are right about the lens cap, it's a good idea.

But putting it into perspective, I have an old camera from another brand which reacts badly to power-on with the lens cap attached. It makes whirring and grinding noises, then emits a series of loud beeps (which cannot be turned off), then whirs, clicks and grinds some more, beeps several more times and then shuts down. The whole sequence lasts nearly thirty seconds, and can be triggered either by the shoulder-strap hitting the on-off switch, or similar when putting the camera into a case or pocket.

Ok - rant over.

But it does make me see the EX1 as positively civilised by comparison, and so I don't see it as a problem.

Regards,
Peter

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