New Olympus E-410

[santelmo]

Allison,

Can you explain for what the live view thing is in comparison to just looking at the lcd preview screen on the rear?

I also noticed an Oly E-500.

yeah...pls do so

i also read about e-510. it's almost similar to the 410 but w/o the underwater mode. so i would prefer 410.

[allisonfinch]

The live view is the screen on the back. Other SLR's don't use that to frame the shots, only to view them after the fact.

[santelmo]

ohh ok...

[PinayDiver]

Hello Diverep,
What did you end up recommending to Santelmo? (I'm admittedly cheating a bit on narrowing down my choices )

[allisonfinch]

Allison,

I know all the pros use huge rigs like Nikon D200's, but I am with you, if I can get equal optical quality, the smaller, the better, and if that Olympus does what it claims, that might fit the bill, IF Ike makes a matching compact housing.

Can you explain for what the live view thing is in comparison to just looking at the lcd preview screen on the rear?

I also noticed an Oly E-500.

Actually, I have met quite a few pros who don't use D200's. Canons are popular and I have seen a very reputable Dutch photographer who swears by her Olympus. You nevver know....

[SoCalDiveGirl]

I've been looking at the 330 and 510 also--- but having to wait for Ikelite to start producing the housing for the 510 is a definite drawback..
I did contact Ikelite about it and here was their response:

Missy,

It's too early. We plan to offer a housing for the Evolt 510, but we have not yet assessed the camera. Please check back in 3-4 weeks.

Thanks for the inquiry.
Regards,

Brett Foster / Ikelite

[Sarah]

Missy, they said the same thing to me 3-4 weeks ago.

There are soooo many cameras, and they change so often, and each housing has to be specific to each camera, that it is a nightmare for manufacturers!

Especially considering it is not like they sell 5000 housings of one type.....

At least the D200 body has been a standard for quite some time.

As soon as I hear if they plan on going ahead I'll let you and Allison know.

[LVX]

Hello,

I am reviving this thread because I now know that ikelite offers housings for both the E410 and E510. I was wondering if anyone was using either setup and what your thoughts were about this camera. I am trying to upgrade from the Olympus C8080 (hate it) and find a new camera to fit my needs.

Any thoughts on other choices would be helpuful. Here is what I am looking for.

• Eye-start Autofocus (Sony A100)
• Built-in Anti Shake (Sony A100, Oly E510, Canon G9, Samsung GX-10)
• Anti Dust (Sony A100, oly E510, Samsung GX-10, Canon G9)
• compact flash (oly E510)
• 3" display (Canon G9)
• Live view (oly E510, Canon G9)
• live view histogram (Canon G9, oly E510)
• Rotating images on LCD screen (oly E510, Sony A100, Canon G9)
• weather protection (Samsung GX-10)

thanks again

Layne

[LVX]

Well, I decided against any of the cameras I listed and went with the Pentax K10D. I got the camera about a week ago and so far I am very impressed. I will report more later once I have put it through its paces...

Layne