[photo-3d] Re: Casio QV8000SX vs. Olympus C-3030

[WHMoll@xxxxxxx]

The following is a recap of an off-list discussion of alternatives for 
twinned digital cameras based on my question on photo-3d a couple days ago.  
Has anyone anything comparable to contribute for the Olympus C-2000/2020/3030 
series of cameras, either individually or twinned?

<< On a 3D subject, has anyone twinned the Casio 8000 digital camera?  It is 
the 
 only one with a remote shutter release and a low shutter lag time.  It has 
 full manual controls and aperture priority.  I am trying to decide whether 
to 
 go with it or the new Olympus C-3030.  It's a cost/pixel trade-off.
  >>

Jeff Wulf responds:
I own one of these and it's just an AMAZING digital camera.
I've even done some nice astrophotography with it!
If you have ANY questions I know it inside and out.
GET IT, just . . amazing...
:)

>===== Original Message From WHMoll@xxxxxxx =====
>I havea couple questions.
>1) How do the photos look under the magnification of a holmes -type viewer?
>I assume they are made full height at 3" and printed on a good printer (which
>one).  I have an Epson Photo 700EXand a couple dye sublimation printers.
>

Really depends on the printer. I have a Epson 900 and with it's SMALL 
droplett 
size prints look perfect under A LITTLE magnification. (I use a "loup viewer" 
that is pretty low mag...).. but I have another viewer (sorry don't know 
names) where even SMALL dropletts can be seen. BUT, it's not the cam's 
fault.. 
you can print pics 8x10 and they look just GREAT.
All in all it's VERY usefull, everyone just loves all my pics...

>2) How much delay is there in the remote shutter release?  This is the ONLY
>digital camera that I know of with that feature.  Do you think that I can
>synch with two?  How long is the cord?

Shutter release delay isn't there (instant!) if it's in focus and ready to 
rock. If it needs to focus is still way under a half a second. HECK YEAH you 
could synch it, no prob! Use a few male-female adapters and an 1/8" splitter 
and  get another 3/32" jack from radio shack and yer good to go. (I know it's 
possible but I didn't explain that very well!)  the cord is only about 3 
feet, 
but it would be easy enough to extend it. a 3/32" female-male adapter is all 
you need! (again, radio shack) :)

>3) Reviews, both professional and users, have talked about the problems with
>the CCD viewfinder in low light. Has that been a problem?  How did you aim
>for the astrophotography?

**OH, adding this part later.. LCD complaints in LOW LIGHT. Steve's digicams, 
right? no idea what he's talking about. It's backlit so you can see it 
PERFECTLY in pitch dark.. heck, I could see STARS in the thing..**

I used the back of a mouse pad and a little sticky velcro to make a light 
shade that folds up, works PERFECTLY outside now. (heck, was very useable 
before..).. aiming was easy, just pointed and shot. I'm just getting into 
some 
work thru an 8" scope, I'll let you know more about that. the 64 second 
shutter with no noise is amazing..

>4) How long have you had it/how much have you used it?  I am pretty clumsy
>with equipment.  I was ready to buy a RBT until the fellow looking at it
>knocked off the lens linkage just by looking it over.  It would have been
>scrap metal in a few weeks in my hands.
>

heh heh . . I've had it for about 5 months, haven't had any trouble... BUT, 
I'm carefull.  :)

BTW, you can get 'em for 513 from buy.com.. do a search for CASIO or "8000sx" 
and you'll find 'em..
any other q's just let me know!

[continuing]
>Thanks for the quick and useful response.  I have one other question.  The 
>lens rotates.  This is okay and even good, unless you are trying to get two 
>lenses aligned for stereo, in which case it just adds another variable to an 
>already sizable number.  Does it index/lock in the 90 degree positions?  or 
is 
>there some other way to immobilize it.

Yep, it SNAPS in at 90 degrees.. PLUS you can use another neat feature on the 
cam..
you can set it to "grid mode" and it has lines cris-crossing the screen so 
you could line it up that way too...

>
>As for the cable, I am going to put the rig on my home engineered slide bar 
>for hyper/hypo stereos.  I have replaced the Minolta 1500 with the Casio as 
>my "low" dollar option, partly becasuse of the higher F-stop for depth of 
>field.
>I am still struggling with the thought of the Olympus c-3030.  It's 3.3 meg 
>pixels, but it is just becoming available, is about twice as much and I 
don't 
>have any testimonials for it.
>
>I like the grid mode to help match the zooms.

re: oly pixels, that's one of the reasons I went for the 8000. Each pic on it 
is 500k. If you bump it up to 3.3 MP, then.. man.. the file size is gonna' be 
like almost 2MB or something. Pics are gonna go MIGHTY quick unless you get a 
128mb flash card. :)
as far as printed pic quality you'd better off spending the extra for a 
better printer rather than better cameras...  IMHO..

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