Thanks to all. I have just ordered the camera. I will post results when camera arrives
G
Thanks, CGH. I am looking to buy an Olympus Stylus 1 or 1S. They have several used. Most are past warranty, but that is no problem, it seems, because Olympus no longer repairs this camera.
Thanks, CGH. I am looking to buy an Olympus Stylus 1 or 1S. They have several used. Most are past warranty, but that is no problem, it seems, because Olympus no longer repairs this camera.
I am interested in purchasing a used camera using E-Bay. I have never used the site before, and have several questions.
1. How do you know the item is actually as described?
2. If necessary, is there a way to send the item back and get a refund?
3. Are there any possible problems in dealing with E-Bay?
4. If so, how avoid them?
If any of you who have dealt with E-Bay have any advice, I would be pleased to hear it.
Thanks in advance.
Sorry to be so late in replying. I did see the one at Amazon, but would want to keep the transaction in house, so to speak.That is, it would be good, all other things being equal, to trade with a UHH member.
Yours, George Rhyne
Hi. I haven't heard from you again, and wonder whether you got my reply. I would be interested in buying your Olympus S1, if it is in good shape and has relatively few shutter actuations.
BTW, where do you live. I am in Carlisle, Pa., which may be close to you or half-way across the country.
Anyway, please get back to me if you are interested in selling.
It might be easier for you to use my e-mail: rhyne@dickinson.edu
Yours, George Rhyne
I would be pleased if you have one.
George
I would like to purchase an Olympus Stylus 1, or Stylus 1S. Take a look through your collection of little used or no longer used equipment. If anyone has one that is in good condition without an excessive amount of shutter actuations, please contact me.
Thanks in advance.
I am sorry that you feel you must sell your equipment. I hope it is not for medical reasons.
I m looking for an Olympus stylus 1 camera. Do you have one?
If you do, I would like to purchase it from you. Only one problem: I am now out of the country and won't return until the first week of April. If you have said camera and are willing to wait, we may be able to make a deal.
GEORGE RHYNE
Can you indicate which model? And why do you want to sell it?
It depends.
I use primes for indoor sports photography: basketball, volleyball, and squash. I use an Olympus f/1.8 45mm or a Panasonic f/1.7 25mm prime on my Olympus OM-D E-M1ii camera. With the crop factor, this gives me the equalent of 90 or 50 mm. For basketball the 45mm is best, because I can get pictures from one baseline to the farther basket. At times it is too close to the near action, but in the gym in which I take pictures, I am able to zoom somewhat with my feet. The two combinations I have provide a very light package that compensates for the poor lighting available. Like most combinations of gear, it is a compromise, in that the depth of focus is so small. Roughly 10% of my shots are focused not on my subject, but on a nearby player, or if I am moving too rapidly, the background. Shooting with low burst, I get about 400-450 pictures per game. About 10-15% end up keepers: that is, they capture the action and focus appropriately, and have good composition. Of course I shoot in Shutter priority and let the ISO float.Depending on which part of the the basketball court the action is on, the ISO ranges from 1500 to 4500. Even though I often have to crop severely for the action at the opposite end of the basketball court, with Topaz Photo AI, I still get useful pictures. For shots with relatively low ISO, I use the AI Clear function in Topaz studio, as it is faster than the Photo AI.
Yes, of course I would like to have a fast zoom, but can find nothing that has the brightness of my primes, their light weitht and reasonable cost.
For virtually all of my other photography, I use a zoom with my Olympus or one of my Lumix bridge cameras. Which one depends of where I will be and what I will be shooting.
In my experience, there is no one solution for all occasions. tha is why we have to be flexible.
I am stunned that no one has mentioned going online to a frame supplier. I use American Frame. I have not ordered recently, as I have an adequate supply now, but if I ever had a problem ordering, I would call and the folks there are very nice, knowledgable, patien, and helpful. I get Nielsen metal frames but once got a wooden frame. They go together very easily.
I can't remember shen I got Topaz Studio. I have had it for some long time. But I use it very frequently for the AI Clear function. If my photos need only light de-noising, it is much faster than other Topaz products such as Photo AI. And as a bonus, it sharpens as well.
I think that at one time it was a freebie, but I never checked as I already had it.
Hi. Thanks for the response. I am using an Olympus camera and its raw files, RW2. And yes, I used Robert Reiser's instructions.
Yours, George