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4/3rumors mentioned Olympus was working on, then recently scrapped, a 400mm f/4. Shame, I would have loved to have seen that.
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Still happy with my Panasonic 4/3 too. Light, fast, sharp, p. good range, fair color. Perfectly yeoman-like.
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I finally got around to getting my GX85 out for some shooting today, had a good time shooting winter berries with the 60mm macro (can post some examples once I get them off the camera). I love the size and weight of the camera, and the fact that you can shoot one-handed macro shots while adjusting the manual focus with the pinky finger of your holding hand while you use your other one to hold some branches out of the way. I love the articulating screen too. Things I would change or upgrade for: a dedicated MF/AF switch or button. I've got the 4k shot button remapped to do focus mode selection, but it's not in the greatest place. Also all those little function buttons on the back... I'd actually prefer fewer and easier to use ones. The whole rangefinder side EVF isn't really a big deal for me, I still press my nose against the LCD, but I do appreciate how it makes the camera more compact. I keep the camera and 3 lenses plus a pocket power bank and my keys in a small canvas man-bag sling, and I'd have to get something bigger if the camera got appreciably larger. Finger Prince fucked around with this message at 00:01 on Dec 4, 2018 |
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The gx85 is an incredible camera even after a couple years
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qirex posted:I got one of the DSPTCH braided straps last weekend and I really like it, it's not as light or compact as the webbing ones but it's a lot more comfortable. I also have a DSPTCH sling strap and ...if you leave your strap one length I think the DSPTCH one is better.
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I went ahead and bought an X-T3. My favorite thing so far is geotagging through Bluetooth and the remote release over Bluetooth. Now I have to ditch Lightroom because I’m not trying to subscribe to it.
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SimpleCoax posted:I went ahead and bought an X-T3. My favorite thing so far is geotagging through Bluetooth and the remote release over Bluetooth. Now I have to ditch Lightroom because I’m not trying to subscribe to it. Have you tried Capture One? I like it a lot better than Lightroom. The ease of sessions vs a full catalog plus the color editing tools are really terrific reasons to switch. AMBFR -- should get you 10% off Capture One 12.
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holocaust bloopers posted:Have you tried Capture One? I like it a lot better than Lightroom. The ease of sessions vs a full catalog plus the color editing tools are really terrific reasons to switch. I think I will probably buy Capture One but their pricing history doesn’t look like I’m going to be able to count on them.
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I took a quick grope at the Capture One free trial this weekend, but it wasn't quite clicking for me. I'm sure it would get better with more use and training, but nothing immediate was making me want to switch from Lightroom. Of course I'd also be paying the full price if I bought it. If I were able to buy a cheaper, camera specific version like Fuji or Sony, it would be a lot more interesting.
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I've been testing Capture One cause lightroom doesn't support the Z6 yet and it's... ok... but I don't really like it that much. A lot of the interface feels a little clunky to me and, probably the worst thing, the color wheels aren't arranged the same way as video color wheels and it really fucks me up. In Resolve magenta is at the top while in Capture One it's green. Every time I try to use them I instinctively push colors the wrong way. Is there a way to change the orientation?
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powderific posted:I've been testing Capture One cause lightroom doesn't support the Z6 yet and it's... ok... but I don't really like it that much. A lot of the interface feels a little clunky to me and, probably the worst thing, the color wheels aren't arranged the same way as video color wheels and it really fucks me up. In Resolve magenta is at the top while in Capture One it's green. Every time I try to use them I instinctively push colors the wrong way. Is there a way to change the orientation? I believe that you can change the color wheel type in the options.
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tino posted:Well I have also been a fluckr pro member since it was first offered under yahoo. My main concern is the archive aspect of the service.
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accipter posted:I believe that you can change the color wheel type in the options. Thank you! That's gonna make it a viable option for me. I guess I'm not used to having that kind of option but glad it's there.
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Looking at the docs for Photos.app it looks like iCloud stores both RAW and JPEG versions, which seems nice for backup. Now I just wish they had a decent option for sharing smaller albums of photos. I recently tried exporting and sharing photos via Google Photos and the workflow kiiinda sucked. Also, Amazon recently had the Oly 14-40 2.8 Pro on sale for $599 (white box) and I had to stop myself from pulling the trigger. Someone please tell me that wasn't a smokin' deal I just missed.
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Dangerllama posted:
Nah if you keep an eye out on the fredmiranda.com forums, those come up pretty frequently for 425-450 from what I've seen.
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Used, but the people over there definitely take good care of their gear. I got my 7-14 Olympus lens from there and it's been great. Edit: if you want new, you could also try greentoe.com and put in a low offer there. I got a new EM1 Mk2 for 1250 shipped from there. The Rat fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Dec 4, 2018 |
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The Rat posted:I took a quick grope at the Capture One free trial this weekend, but it wasn't quite clicking for me. I'm sure it would get better with more use and training, but nothing immediate was making me want to switch from Lightroom. Capture One does have a Fuji specific version now that’s $100 less than the full version. I’m probably going to switch to that once I can get my hands on a gfx 50s on the cheap. I’ve been using C1 for years and to me there’s nothing better. They just released version 12, I’ve been using it since version 7. It’s much more stable and robust now, but there’s so many features it can be overwhelming. Every part of the program can be customized, so you can tune it to fit your workflow.
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Cripes I phrased that poorly  What I meant was that if they made a lower cost version for my camera (Olympus) the way they do for Fuji and Sony, I'd be more interested.
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Used Capture One 12 for a tethered shoot today and I think I might be worth picking up just for that. I suppose it makes sense that it'd be great for capturing since that's where it started. Still, I think I prefer Lightroom's interface by quite a bit and I'm not sure I want to make the jump (especially since I have to subscribe to Adobe CC regardless of whether I use Lightroom.)
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Does C1 handle X-Trans (esp. 24mp generation) fine (esp. green) details any better than ACL/LR? Iridient is still the gold standard for Fuji, but doesn't even try to support/emulate the in-camera image profiles, right?
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SMERSH Mouth posted:Does C1 handle X-Trans (esp. 24mp generation) fine (esp. green) details any better than ACL/LR? I think Capture One handles Fuji raw files (using it with an X-H1) better than Lightroom. Not by a significant degree but noticeable.
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powderific posted:Used Capture One 12 for a tethered shoot today and I think I might be worth picking up just for that. I suppose it makes sense that it'd be great for capturing since that's where it started. Still, I think I prefer Lightroom's interface by quite a bit and I'm not sure I want to make the jump (especially since I have to subscribe to Adobe CC regardless of whether I use Lightroom.) C1 is great for tethered shooting. It was faster for review even with 'app stacking' with Fuji X Acquire compared to Lightroom for me.
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holocaust bloopers posted:I think Capture One handles Fuji raw files (using it with an X-H1) better than Lightroom. Not by a significant degree but noticeable. I much prefer the output from C1. Noise removal and sharpening of X-Trans raw files in LR is disastrous. However, I just haven't been able to get use to the C1 interface and workflow, despite many here and my photography mentor insisting that it's great.
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SMERSH Mouth posted:Iridient is still the gold standard for Fuji, but doesn't even try to support/emulate the in-camera image profiles, right?
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Having the Panasonic 25mm f1.8 on my camera most of the time, is it worth it to pick up the Oly 17mm 1.8 as well? I find when I'm not taking pictures of my kids playing soccer, I'm usually doing street/walkaround photos or landscapes. I'd like something wider but don't know if the 17mm would fill that gap nicely, or if it's not that much different from the 25mm, and so I should be looking at something else for wide angle applications. Andy Serkis seems to like 17mm.
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I'd personally recommend the 15mm 1.7, a little pricier but it is my favorite m43 lens overall and pairs nicely with the 25mm and the 42.5mm 1.7s
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Dangerllama posted:Having the Panasonic 25mm f1.8 on my camera most of the time, is it worth it to pick up the Oly 17mm 1.8 as well? I find when I'm not taking pictures of my kids playing soccer, I'm usually doing street/walkaround photos or landscapes. I'd like something wider but don't know if the 17mm would fill that gap nicely, or if it's not that much different from the 25mm, and so I should be looking at something else for wide angle applications. Andy Serkis seems to like 17mm. http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/02/16/the-panasonic-14mm-2-5-micro-43-lens-review-by-steve-huff/ quote:I always enjoyed the Olympus 17mm but this 14mm is not only sharper and more contrasty it is a bit faster at 2.5 vs 2.8. Hmmm. The 14 would make for a nice standard lens on any M4/3 camera.
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spog posted:http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/02/16/the-panasonic-14mm-2-5-micro-43-lens-review-by-steve-huff/ That is comparing to the old olympus 17mm pancake. Also the panasonic 14mm pancake (or version 2) is not sold new anymore. For another option there is the apsc sized sigma 16mm f1.4.
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Dangerllama posted:Having the Panasonic 25mm f1.8 on my camera most of the time, is it worth it to pick up the Oly 17mm 1.8 as well? I find when I'm not taking pictures of my kids playing soccer, I'm usually doing street/walkaround photos or landscapes. I'd like something wider but don't know if the 17mm would fill that gap nicely, or if it's not that much different from the 25mm, and so I should be looking at something else for wide angle applications. Andy Serkis seems to like 17mm. I’ve got both of those and have been using the Oly far more, however that’s mostly because it’s newer to me. Some clarifications on my end: I’ve got an Oly body, so I went with the Oly 17 over the Pana 15 (also because it’s a teensy bit cheaper). The Oly 17mm is quite a bit smaller than the Pana 25, Even without the lens hood I find the pana 25 to be a little bulky for my tastes, but I love my poo poo small enough to throw in my coat pocket. I enjoy the wideness of the 17 for street shooting, but there are times I wish it were a little tighter. Of course, when I’d take my 25 out on the street, there were times I’d wish it were wider, so depends on what you’re shooting I guess. The 17 is absurdly quick to focus, which ironically makes the cool manual focus somewhat pointless. I have gotten use out of it though, and it’s great how easy it is to switch between AF and MF with that lens. Overall I’d say both the 17 and the 15 are worth using alongside the 25, as they fulfill different roles. From what I’ve read the 15 is probably the better lens, but I love my 17 so I doubt you’d be disappointed with either. If you’re on a budget just get whichever you can find for cheaper, otherwise maybe just grab whichever fits your body (the pana 15’s aperture ring won’t work on oly bodies, and I’m not sure if the oly 17’s MF ring works or not on pana bodies) e: I sold my pana 14mm for the Oly 17mm. Maybe I got a dud or something, but it wasn't as sharp as I'd like, the AF speed was average at best, and it made some clicky and whirring noises occasionally when AFing. I don't regret my decision. I've also heard the Pana 20mm is real sharp but slower than a snail when it comes to AF. Also it might be a bit too close to 25mm to make worth getting alongside your other lens. CodfishCartographer fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Dec 5, 2018 |
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ReverendHammer posted:C1 is great for tethered shooting. It was faster for review even with 'app stacking' with Fuji X Acquire compared to Lightroom for me. Yeah, it worked extremely well and if I keep getting work from this client I'll buy it just for that. This was also my first paid outing with the Z6 and I think it did great. It was a studio apparel shoot and even though the gig would have been ideal for the D850's higher res sensor, I was glad to have WYSIWYG focus on my MF lenses. I also wish I'd had lights with faster recycle and remote power control instead of the mix of janky rentals and my ancient alienbees B800.
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Hello Spaceman posted:I much prefer the output from C1. Noise removal and sharpening of X-Trans raw files in LR is disastrous. Everything in c1 can be moved and adjusted in the workspace. You can set it up to resemble LR if you want, move the filmstrip and tool tiles around. It’s great.
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Anyone used the Epson R-D1 before? I just found out about it today and it looks like my dream camera. Except for, y'know, being a $900 camera with a 6mp APSC sensor.
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what makes it your dream camera? I would recommend a fuji X-pro 1 or 2 instead.
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polyester concept posted:what makes it your dream camera? I would recommend a fuji X-pro 1 or 2 instead. Honestly it's largely an aesthetic thing, but I like the dedication to analogue style cameras - it's got a rewind lever that's actually function and saves on battery, it's got dials on top to show various information at a convenient glance, and I just love rangefinders. If it was like, <500$ I'd probably pick one up for the fun + novelty. The X-Pros are definitely great and up there on my list of cameras to eventually get one day. The 2 is out of my price range, and the 1 isn't really enough of an upgrade over my EM10ii to bother getting.
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How does a rewind lever save on batteries?
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CodfishCartographer posted:and the 1 isn't really enough of an upgrade over my EM10ii to bother getting. I mean, other than having different knobs and an actual instead of digital overlay rangefinder, the R-D1 is a 10 year old camera that’s more of a downgrade electronically.
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spog posted:How does a rewind lever save on batteries? Instead of using a motor for the shutter you manually cock it, I imagine.
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Isn't it in some ways just a voigtlander bessa with digital guts? If only it had a slightly larger or higher resolution sensor, then it would be even more expensive.
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SMERSH Mouth posted:Isn't it in some ways just a voigtlander bessa with digital guts? Pretty much, which is one reason why I like it. My Bessa is probably my favorite camera to use, and I'd like one with digital guts. Also I'll admit I didn't know the X-pro series had digital rangefinder overlays. Time to save up! And also hope fuji releases an X-pro 3 so the 2 drops in price.
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