gammamonk said:
The viewfinder is a little small and dark but I haven't found it to be much of a problem. You can also buy a magnified eyecup from Olympus, I know Amazon sells it.
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Sister's Wedding / Hawaii need camera help~
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The viewfinder is a little small and dark but I haven't found it to be much of a problem. You can also buy a magnified eyecup from Olympus, I know Amazon sells it.
cube said:
Concidering I have a ton of Memory Sticks already from my Sony V1, that's not an issue. Do you really think they have fewer manual options as compared to a canon etc?
NinjaMonkey said:
So you've had your E500 a few weeks now, right? Could I trouble you to post a sample pic? Or if it's too big, maybe you could email one to me?
Awesome username by the way.
gammamonk said:
I sent you a private message.
If you want a good review check dpreview.com they have a very complete look at the E500.
Update after the wedding.
It turns out that I was in the wedding party, and couldn't bring a camera at all. However, my sister's new husband's father runs a small wedding photography company. (I'd never met him before the wedding) He agreed to show me the ropes, and make me an employee! So I'm going to be taking pictures for a living! I'm feeling a little underqualified, so I'm studying up-- and I'm looking into the camera I'll need to buy. It's a "use your own equipment" kinda deal, so I need to invest in a nice camera and some accessories.
He said a Canon 30D would be the minimum camera. Need a big flash, lots of memory, a couple lenses, and a second-source flash on a stand thing. The entire description was pretty vague. I kinda let on that I know more than I do.
I have until August to learn to act the part.
Any advice?
It turns out that I was in the wedding party, and couldn't bring a camera at all. However, my sister's new husband's father runs a small wedding photography company. (I'd never met him before the wedding) He agreed to show me the ropes, and make me an employee! So I'm going to be taking pictures for a living! I'm feeling a little underqualified, so I'm studying up-- and I'm looking into the camera I'll need to buy. It's a "use your own equipment" kinda deal, so I need to invest in a nice camera and some accessories.
He said a Canon 30D would be the minimum camera. Need a big flash, lots of memory, a couple lenses, and a second-source flash on a stand thing. The entire description was pretty vague. I kinda let on that I know more than I do.
I have until August to learn to act the part.
Any advice?
Get the 30D and some decent glass ASAP and shoot as many photos as you can stand to shoot.gammamonk said:
Get ahold of a good photo management app (iPhoto, Aperture, Lightroom, etc) and use it to review your work. Make notes on what you've done right and wrong. Show him your progress and ask for tips/hints/etc.
Read up on the technical aspects of photography and try to work a little bit of technical knowledge into each shot.
Most importantly ... Have fun.