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DennisK
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This is a camera I will use as a back-up for my e-10 which I use for shooting just about everything these days. I do many product and advertising shots as well as artworks for catalogs.
With care, the c5050 produces excellent results. The noise reduction works very well for long exposures.
It can also be used as a point and shoot and get good results.
The hotshoe is a needed plus and it is great that it works with the FL40.
The camera is very comfortable to use. It is helpful that the controls are easy to locate. In (my) ideal world it would have been nice to have the controls identical to the e-10.
Image quality is very good, but a tad strident because the camera does seem to sharpen agressively. Best results come from raw format.
Color is excellent and resolution very good when using raw format.
It would be nice if the usb plug were the same as the e-10. Time to label the cords, I guess.
Macro is superb!
I really like the speed of the image review and zoom. Great to have a histogram that's clear.
Seems to focus very well, though I have found a couple of instances where it could not lock on focus because of many objects at different distances.
It's a great backup and tote-around camera, easy to carry, quick to use (great start up times), and having the ability to use three different media is wonderful!
Good to have a remote. It is very handy.
Built in flash seems to work very well at near distances.
A real time saver to be able to create and remember custom settings.
Spent a lot of time making the decision. Turning points were compatability with current equipment (AA batteries, flash, etc.), image quality (most natural and pleasing of all the ones I looked at in this price range)
Noise, though noticeable sometimes, has never been an issue for image quality and has never shown in prints, but I seldom use higher iso settings and do my sharpening in post processing.
This is a camera that a serious photographer can work with, especially since there are some capabilities for adding lenses and filters (with the proper adapter).
Problems:
One has to use care to avoid lighting situations that produce the CA.
I've run into a couple of instances of jagged diagonals, but it doesn't happen often. These can make an image very disappointing and are very difficult and time consuming to correct in processing.
The lens could be better (at increased cost to the camera). It is a fast lens and a good one, but shows some degradation at the edges when it is wide open (most do). More on the left than on the right, but is never as sharp at the edges even at f.8
The CA can be bothersome and one has to use a great deal of care to avoid it.
Calculate the sharpness settings carefully. Default settings create sharpening artifacts. This camera is touchy in this regard, but it is manageable.
No light on the top lcd readout. Bad news in the dark or very dim lighting, especially if you have less than perfect vision. Time to carry a little flashlight--using the rear screen is inconvenient (unless I put on reading glasses).
Viewfinder could be better, but again a better viewfinder would add to the cost of the camera.
That dimpled rubber ring around the lens base looks like it should do something (manual focus would be nice), but it is just there for aesthetics, I guess. Maybe the next model? (I really do like using my old manual focus slrs with the printed scale -- much easier and more accurate than manipulating buttons and straining to see where the little green mark is on the LCD) That thing teased me a lot!!
With care, the c5050 produces excellent results. The noise reduction works very well for long exposures.
It can also be used as a point and shoot and get good results.
The hotshoe is a needed plus and it is great that it works with the FL40.
The camera is very comfortable to use. It is helpful that the controls are easy to locate. In (my) ideal world it would have been nice to have the controls identical to the e-10.
Image quality is very good, but a tad strident because the camera does seem to sharpen agressively. Best results come from raw format.
Color is excellent and resolution very good when using raw format.
It would be nice if the usb plug were the same as the e-10. Time to label the cords, I guess.
Macro is superb!
I really like the speed of the image review and zoom. Great to have a histogram that's clear.
Seems to focus very well, though I have found a couple of instances where it could not lock on focus because of many objects at different distances.
It's a great backup and tote-around camera, easy to carry, quick to use (great start up times), and having the ability to use three different media is wonderful!
Good to have a remote. It is very handy.
Built in flash seems to work very well at near distances.
A real time saver to be able to create and remember custom settings.
Spent a lot of time making the decision. Turning points were compatability with current equipment (AA batteries, flash, etc.), image quality (most natural and pleasing of all the ones I looked at in this price range)
Noise, though noticeable sometimes, has never been an issue for image quality and has never shown in prints, but I seldom use higher iso settings and do my sharpening in post processing.
This is a camera that a serious photographer can work with, especially since there are some capabilities for adding lenses and filters (with the proper adapter).
Problems:
One has to use care to avoid lighting situations that produce the CA.
I've run into a couple of instances of jagged diagonals, but it doesn't happen often. These can make an image very disappointing and are very difficult and time consuming to correct in processing.
The lens could be better (at increased cost to the camera). It is a fast lens and a good one, but shows some degradation at the edges when it is wide open (most do). More on the left than on the right, but is never as sharp at the edges even at f.8
The CA can be bothersome and one has to use a great deal of care to avoid it.
Calculate the sharpness settings carefully. Default settings create sharpening artifacts. This camera is touchy in this regard, but it is manageable.
No light on the top lcd readout. Bad news in the dark or very dim lighting, especially if you have less than perfect vision. Time to carry a little flashlight--using the rear screen is inconvenient (unless I put on reading glasses).
Viewfinder could be better, but again a better viewfinder would add to the cost of the camera.
That dimpled rubber ring around the lens base looks like it should do something (manual focus would be nice), but it is just there for aesthetics, I guess. Maybe the next model? (I really do like using my old manual focus slrs with the printed scale -- much easier and more accurate than manipulating buttons and straining to see where the little green mark is on the LCD) That thing teased me a lot!!