Indoor Convention Hall Shots with an E-520

[Brusimm]

So I'm headed to Comic-Con in a few days. I'll be sitting in these darkened convention rooms, the panel attendees lit up nicely on stage.

My concern is that my camera uses the flash to attempt to auto focus on a distant subject. I cringe thinking if I were sitting next to or in front of me so I'm trying to figure out a few things.

I had a Sony P-150 point and shoot and it had an infinity setting that eliminated the camera from trying to focus.

On my Olympus e-520, I could use "live view" mode, with the ISO set high enough, but what I'm curious about is how would one set the dang focus to an 'infinity' like setting that forces the lens / camera to not try to focus close up?

I can't find anything even closely related to addressing an infinity like setting in the manual.

[RexK_Cozumel]

simple. set your camera body to manual focus. Then turn the focus ring on the lens to infinity.

[Brusimm]

The new lenses that go with the Olympus E-520 don't have that. The focus ring is more of a fine adjustment tool than a classic focus ring.

I think, (I'll try this!) if I were to spend about 2 minutes rotating the ring, maybe I could get it to infinity though. I didn't think of that.

Thanks for the input.

[KodiakStar]

The kit lenses you get don't have them (infinity), but the higher grade/pro lenses do. Such as the 14-54mm Lens. (Which is awesome).

You should be able to disable the pop-up flash as well in your menu, you are able to do so with the E-510.

[fletch]

You can use manual focus properly on the Oly. Just put the camera in MF and turn the ring until it looks in focus through the view finder. If in doubt take a test shot and zoom in to check the focus.

[Brusimm]

KODIAKSTAR: Thanks Kodiak... I'm jealous. I like the idea of the 2 lenses that came with the camera. That made it pretty kick butt, yet as I use the beast, there are a few limitations I keep running into. (Can't afford any other lenses at the moment.)

(Limitations) Nothing serious, but maybe I've been spoiled by that dang point and shoot I have.

FLETCH: That's what I was thinking of doing to see how or if it works. I presume you've done this? Or was this just a good idea you've had on the matter? (Thanks)