[Leica] D Vario on E3 - was HK Winter shot

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Hello Philippe,
I asked my camera seller (who surprisingly, unlike most Hong Kong  
dealers, is quite knowledgeable) about using the Vario OIS stab on the  
E3 (which, as you know, also has built in stabilization) and he  
suggested that I should turn off one or the other so I have been using  
the in camera stabilization with the lens stab turned off. This makes  
sense to me. I reason that if both systems are on they may over  
compensate themselves or cancel themselves out. The shot was ORF  
processed in the Oly software since I couldn't get to CS2 to read the  
ORF files.  I am finding that performance up to iSO 800 is exemplary  
and with noise suppression very good to ISO 1600. The 100% viewfinder  
is a vast improvement over the dim tunnel vision of the 330E and the  
autofocus is now getting into Nikon D200 / Canon 40D territory in  
terms of speed and accuracy. Live View is a compromise over the Live  
View of the 330E and retrograde in my opinion. It doesn't have the 10X  
magnification for manual focus lenses which so improved my focus  
accuracy using R lenses on the 330E. This is a disappointment. Still,  
in sum the E3 is several steps forward over the 330E/ L1 and I suggest  
that if you try one you will likely end up buying it. However, I am  
still keeping my 330E for use with R lenses.
Cheers
Howard (on the periphery of the worst winter in China in 50 years)
On 3 Feb 2008, at 4:12 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:21:13 +0100
> From: Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Hong Kong Winter shot
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
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> Thanks Howard
>
> It looks noise is under control there.
>
> Is this a JPEG shot? or have you managed to get the plug-in and it is
> then ong converted into jpeg?
>
> I read you've been using the D vario on the E3 - does the OIS stab
> operate when mounted on the E3?
> I'm also considering an E3, hence my questions.
>
> TIA
> phx