Olympus OM enthusiasts' digital prayers have been answered ...

On 12 Feb 2012 23:29:52 GMT, Chris Malcolm wrote:
: Robert Coe wrote:
: On Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:31:36 -0000, "David J Taylor"
: wrote:
: : "Bruce" wrote in message
: : ...
: : "David J Taylor" wrote:
: : []
: : The hype had suggested (to me) elegance. That camera doesn't.
: :
: :
: : You have to imagine it without the battery grip. That makes it look
: : cumbersome, when in fact it is *tiny*.
: :
: : I'd rather pick it up and sense the size, although a photo without the
: : grip would help.
: :
: : As an equipment minimalist, built-in flash is essential.
: :
: :
: : A true minimalist would surely welcome the fact it has no built-in
: : flash ...
: :
: : I can see the argument! But I do find the flash useful on occasions.
:
: Last month I needed some shots of a venue before the event got started. I
: hadn't connected up my speedlights yet, so I got lazy and used the built-in
: flash. (Well, it wasn't just laziness; it was going to be a long day, and I
: wanted to save my batteries.) The lens cast a dark shadow, and most of the
: pictures turned out to be unusable. It was no big deal, but it served as a
: useful lesson about complacency.
:
: I've pretty well come to the view that built-in flash is good for nothing but
: fill for backlit subjects outdoors. For anything else I seem to get redeye or
: shadows.
:
: If you've got a wide aperture lens or can tolerate a high ISO a little
: strategically placed tinfoil will let you do ceiling bounce flash from
: your pop up. There are also ways of avoiding the wide angle lens
: shadow. But these extensions of the basic pop up require two
: photographic accessories you can't buy -- understanding and
: imagination.

You also need a ceiling that's less than 30 feet high.

Bob