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Well, gently caress. On a 4 day trip to London, forgot my charger, already blown through 1 of 2 batteries for my GF5 on day one.
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Long live USB charging.
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Jan 4, 2015 21:55
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spog posted:Well, gently caress. On a 4 day trip to London, forgot my charger, already blown through 1 of 2 batteries for my GF5 on day one. Electronics store with a good return policy near hotel?
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Jan 4, 2015 22:16
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Elliotw2 posted:Long live USB charging. Ain't that the truth. timrenzi574 posted:Electronics store with a good return policy near hotel? Seems chargers are one of those things that bricks and morters don't carry any more as everyone gets them from amazon. If I get Prime, I suppose I could get if sent to the hotel on Tuesday: at least I could get Wednesday with a full charge. But extravagant for only one day...
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Jan 4, 2015 22:39
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spog posted:Ain't that the truth. You could also check if there's any electronics shops in Chinatown that carry camera stuff. They usually have a plethora of different batteries and chargers. Some of the shops in Boston have whole walls of crap like that
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Jan 4, 2015 22:44
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spog posted:Well, gently caress. On a 4 day trip to London, forgot my charger, already blown through 1 of 2 batteries for my GF5 on day one. London camera exchange might have you covered: http://www.lcegroup.co.uk/Branch/?Branch=London%20(Strand) Alternatively, there are shitloads of camera specialists near Holborn / the British Museum. 
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Jan 4, 2015 23:04
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spog posted:Ain't that the truth. it seriously doesn't support microusb charging? I couldn't tell from the amazon listing and i've never handled that camera myself, but that seems loving crazy.
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Jan 4, 2015 23:13
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andrew smash posted:it seriously doesn't support microusb charging? I couldn't tell from the amazon listing and i've never handled that camera myself, but that seems loving crazy. Maybe they're taking design tips from Canon
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andrew smash posted:it seriously doesn't support microusb charging? I couldn't tell from the amazon listing and i've never handled that camera myself, but that seems loving crazy. Just speculating here, but with m43 size is a big factor, and a charging circuit takes up space and generates heat that might be tough to dissipate.
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Jan 5, 2015 00:10
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Whenever you get a new phone/camera, order 2 third party batteries and compact charger from ebay first. There is no down side.
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Theres slso Park Cameras off Oxford street. They're one of the UK big internet retailers but now have a store in London.
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Pablo Bluth posted:Theres slso Park Cameras off Oxford street. They're one of the UK big internet retailers but now have a store in London. Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I really appreciate them, not least because this one came in when I was only 10mins away from the shop. Unfortunately, the only thing they had was a crappy 'generic' charger that may or may not have worked with my battery and cost a ridiculous £25.99. Not paying that much, when I can get a charger plus an entire extra battery for £11 from Amazon. PS the British museum is an embarrassing ripoff. spog fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Jan 5, 2015 |
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Jan 5, 2015 19:52
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spog posted:Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I really appreciate them, not least because this one came in when I was only 10mins away from the shop. Churchill war rooms. My favorite museum I went to in London - so cool if you're interested in WW2 at all.
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spog posted:Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I really appreciate them, not least because this one came in when I was only 10mins away from the shop. but it's free 
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Linedance posted:but it's free Both the headlining exhibits were an extra £16.50 each. Will go to the science museum: they don't pull that crap on tax-payers. Edit: on a less whiney note: I really appreciate the weight and size of mirror-less bodies and lenses when walking around. spog fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Jan 5, 2015 |
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spog posted:Both the headlining exhibits were an extra £16.50 each. yeah, the headlining stuff is really only worth it if you've got a very keen interest in that specific thing. Otherwise the ordinary galleries are pretty good from what I remember. I only made it out there once in the 6 years I lived in London. Science and Natural History museums I went to several times though, they are excellent.
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Is the Fuji lens rebate still going on? If so, for how much longer? I thought it was suppose to end last week, but it looks like at least B&H still has the discounted prices.
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Bringing up the 'adobe raw support for x-trans sensor is poo poo', I actually did notice images weren't as sharp as I'd expected pulling them through camera raw 8.7.1 and kicking around in Photoshop. What are our other options? I'd still like to use Photoshop for editing purposes, but is there an optimized raw converter that can sync with Photoshop?
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Can you not export to tiff from the fuji converter and work on that?
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http://www.fujivsfuji.com/best-xtrans-raw-converter/ Ignore the stupid poo poo (like judging the icons wtf) and look at the comparisons at the bottom. If you're using PC, try Capture One. If you're using OSX, Irridient seems to be a good choice. VVV that's about the going rate for a CLA on most film cameras. Sucks, but it doesn't seem too crazy. luchadornado fucked around with this message at 15:44 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 15:34
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Welp, Fuji USA wants $140 labour to repair sticky aperture blades.
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Helicity posted:VVV that's about the going rate for a CLA on most film cameras. Sucks, but it doesn't seem too crazy.
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Spog's issue makes me think of when I was in Scotland a few years ago and managed to forget my Oly DSLR charger, only to have been rescued by the best hotel staff on the planet who managed to find one in town. It is the worst feeling. I was on that trip for 2 weeks and would have drat near cried if I couldn't get poo poo charged.
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evil_bunnY posted:They shouldn't be loving sticky to begin with. Well don't get mad at me, get mad at Fuji. They fixed them for a few years under warranty.
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Wow, yeah, CaptureOne 8's demosaicing is a whole lot better than lightroom's. $300 though, god drat 
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I don't know if you're still into owning your software, but I'd just spring for the 60-day trial and $10 a month subscription they've got going on now. http://www.phaseone.com/en/Online-Store/PurchaseDetailsPage.aspx Sharizard fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Miko posted:Bringing up the 'adobe raw support for x-trans sensor is poo poo', I actually did notice images weren't as sharp as I'd expected pulling them through camera raw 8.7.1 and kicking around in Photoshop. Helicity posted:http://www.fujivsfuji.com/best-xtrans-raw-converter/ There's also the work this guy's done: http://blog.thomasfitzgeraldphotography.com/blog/2014/03/sharpening-finishing-fuji-x-trans-files-photoshop-lightroom Which some people seem to like. I haven't tried his plugins yet, though. Poking around that guy's site, he looks to have a few Fuji tips that seem useful. For a while I've been disappointed with my photos coming out of Lightroom. Fine for Facebook and ok for Flickr but not quite as nice as I was expecting, especially when looking closer. For me, the shots from the 14mm were the most disappointing, enough that I thought maybe I had a bad copy or I just wasn't using it properly. Blaming myself or gear, I kinda forgot that Adobe has trouble with the X-Trans sensor. Looks like it's time to do some experiments. I'll start with that guy's Lightroom/Photoshop process first, because it's free, and then look into something like Capture One. Now that I think about it, poor Adobe output may have been at least partially responsible for my recent photographic slump. Sometimes it gets discouraging to come back from an outing and be all like, "oh this is going to be sweet!" and then when browsing through Lightroom:  E: On Thomas's blog, he also wrote this: http://blog.thomasfitzgeraldphotography.com/blog/2014/9/choosing-a-raw-processor-for-fuji-x-trans-files Which may provide some food for thought and he doesn't waste time judging icons and status bar backgrounds. Rot fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 22:39
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All this talk about x-Trans RAW conversion headaches reminds me of a big reason why I stuck with m4/3: I want to keep using DxO, the only software I actually kind of "get", and it will never support x-Trans.
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I'm kinda surprised that Fuji hasn't pulled a Samsung/Sony and include a optimized version of a raw suite yet. Samsung gives out LR5, Sony has a version of Capture One.
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Elliotw2 posted:I'm kinda surprised that Fuji hasn't pulled a Samsung/Sony and include a optimized version of a raw suite yet. Samsung gives out LR5, Sony has a version of Capture One. They do, it's just that its lovely rear end silkypix
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While we're talking about Fuji, the weather-sealed 16-55mm f/2.8 has been announced and will be released in February for a rather steep $1200. http://www.fujifilm.com/news/n150106.html http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1110879-REG/fujifilm_xf_16_55mm_f_2_8_r.html quote:Fujifilm launches the FUJINON XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR I'll probably sell my 14mm to help pay for this since there were very few situations where I felt I really needed that extra width. Whereas having that focal length range at such a large aperture is a lot more useful for me. And while there are plenty of people moaning about the lack of OIS (in addition to it's price, size, and weight), I don't mind since I used to run around with a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 attached to my NEX-5 and that didn't any IS and I fared just fine without it. Also, the Fuji zoom is roughly the same size and weight as my Tamron zoom and adapter so I'm already used to using massive lenses on small cameras. Actually, the Fuji is better packaged as it is completely cylindrical whereas the lens adapter I use with the Tamron has a bulge that protrudes outwards making it awkward to hold. It also didn't help that the NEX-5 is somewhat dwarfed by the lens and adapter while my X-T1 is bigger and I have the large handgrip for it. However, I'm going to need a new set of polarizer, ND filters, and adapters if I wish to use them on the new zoom at all focal lengths. At least 77mm filters don't cost so much more than 67mm filters. Then again, I could wait a bit to see what the upcoming 90mm and the super telephoto zoom lens uses so I don't have to rebuild my collection to use them. Still, it's not like I use filters all that often and I don't think I'll buy those lenses but I still like to make sure.
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red19fire posted:Its going to be very interesting because now Fuji has constant aperture zooms in the same range as nikon and canon. I imagine they'll start making real headway into wedding and portrait photography. Fuji used to have a huge cult following in that area back when they made Nikon mount crop bodies. I knew a couple of wedding pros that swore by the S5.
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I think it's a bit much, but they hit such a home run with the 'kit' equivalent I can't really be mad.
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I didn't notice that it doesn't have IS. That would bug me for the price, yeah.
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I was thinking about picking up a beater m43 body to pair with a 25mm CCTV lens (I've got a beater NEX-5 and an SEL35F18, but the latter is a little nicer than something I'd want to live in my backpack all the time/take out drinking). What is the cheapest Oly body with an articulating LCD?
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Pompous Rhombus posted:I was thinking about picking up a beater m43 body to pair with a 25mm CCTV lens (I've got a beater NEX-5 and an SEL35F18, but the latter is a little nicer than something I'd want to live in my backpack all the time/take out drinking). What is the cheapest Oly body with an articulating LCD? To my knowledge, the OMD bodies are the only Olympus ones with them. Used EM5 bodies are fairly cheap these days but might still be more than you want. E: Oh I think the EP-5 does have one as well. E2: Yep. But they're also fairly pricey. DJExile fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Jan 7, 2015 |
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DJExile posted:To my knowledge, the OMD bodies are the only Olympus ones with them. Used EM5 bodies are fairly cheap these days but might still be more than you want. Oof, yeah. Maybe just give up the IBIS and screen and look for a GM1, those seem to have been dropping in price. NEX'll do in the interim I reckon.
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Pompous Rhombus posted:I was thinking about picking up a beater m43 body to pair with a 25mm CCTV lens (I've got a beater NEX-5 and an SEL35F18, but the latter is a little nicer than something I'd want to live in my backpack all the time/take out drinking). What is the cheapest Oly body with an articulating LCD? Why not adapt the CCTV lens to your NEX? I'm not understand why you need an MFT camera to use it. edit: Ah yeah, I forgot how small the image circle is for lenses like that on APS-C. FWIW, I still produce very nice usable images with my Pentax 110 lenses on my NEX-5N. Radbot fucked around with this message at 22:44 on Jan 7, 2015 |
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