4:3 vs. 3:2 aspect ratio

[PuckJunkey]

I was recently looking into the E-1 a bit more. Seems like the 4/3 system has some nice advantages to it in terms of the lenses being built for the size of the sensor, lighter weight and cost. I have heard though that the actual camera itself has some pitfalls in terms of noise (even at low ISOs) and color rendition vs. other DSLRs.

In your view what are the biggest strengths and weaknesses of this camera? Seems like this might be a good system to buy into at the second generation (E-2), once Olympus has had a chance to perfect things like camera ergnomics, sensor performance and maybe add a couple more MP for larger print sizes....

[ustein]

>In your view what are the biggest strengths and weaknesses of this camera?

Here are my findings:

- Of course the 1Ds delivers more resolution
- I like the 4:3 aspect ratio a lot
- For nature photos the higher DOF of the E-1 is nice

- The E-1 has strong AA filter and needs lot of sharpening (but my new plugin - to be released soon- does the trick)
- I miss image stabilization on the E-1
- I would say the E-1 is a very good quality travel camera.
- Even owning a 1Ds the E-1 never felt like a second class camera

- I use Adobe Camera raw for the raw conversion and the E-1 shots are easy to work with

- The E-1 autofocus needs improvement (but no big deal for our style of phtography)
-the 50-200 (equivalent 100-400) lens is very nice and has wonderful range.
- A 1Ds is way more expensive

Uwe