Pretty Much Finally Decided at Last

Crumby has pretty much decided that the next CB camera is fixing to be a Canon, most likely the 7d. But we shall probably hang on to the Olympus gear. That’s right. The E330 is worth zip anyhow. Especially since everything on it that was glued has come unglued. Gracious! Crumby actually gave up on the rubber hand grip. It’s now off for good.

So what could Crumby vend the E330 for? Scrap! Also, the 14-54mm lens is the only lens we have that autofocuses properly. And we don’t know if that’s the fault of the lenses or the body. It’s probably the body because the Olympus website no longer recognizes our E330.

Ma! There are plenty of reasons to ditch Olympus. There’s the glueless glue. The crapshoot firmware upgrades. The measly lens selection (nothing long) and almost no third party. The noise above base ISO, whatever that may be. The low light incapacity.

All that said, Crumby has decided to keep the gear. Like maybe someday Olympus shall produce a decent camera body and Crumby can then replace the E330. But in the meantime we need a camera that can take pictures of moving objects in less than optimal light. And Olympus does not make a camera that even comes close to the competition.

All that said, Crumby has been very happy with the FL 36 flash in combo with the Sigma 150mm macro. These subjects are all inert, pretty much a necessity for the pathetic E330 autofocus, but the lighting is also, absent flash, way less than optimal. It’s cloudy out. Hence the flash. Sabby!

Sample 1 - Fornicating Mallophora fautrix








Sample 2 - Eremythemis simplicicollis, maiden









Sample 3 - Lycomorpha pholus - new moth or muth recorded for CB

What’s that? Lycomorpha. Hey. That reminds Crumby of Lagamorpha. What if Crumby wished to photograph a bunny, hoppin’ in the gloamin’. Well. That’s why Crumby needs a 7d.