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Devon Shaw
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Getting back into Micro Four Thirds. Conspicuousness of the 7D has started weighing me down.
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Thanks!@ Godfrey
wonderful colors - seems the E5 is performing extremely well
I am still in decision mode to go for it .....
I agree to that! I would love a Leica R or S type of behavior as I am a long year Leica shooter, so this would be the camera to go best out of my way. But from my times I used the E1 and even the E3 I know that Olympus comes very close to that level.Thanks!
I'm lovin' it, for me it was certainly the right camera to go with. While I'd still like to find that perfect complement in a more compact camera for the limited times I would like to carry less camera, it's a luxury that I don't need. This camera performs beautifully, the FourThirds SLR lenses are excellent :: it just works and gets out of my way.
There's nothing better I can say about a camera than that it "gets out of my way." Equipment so often gets in the way of Photography ... !
100% agree. Although i am still thinking a Leica M camera would be a wonderful addition my E-5 was the right decision and combined with Zuiko lenses it is a "dream come true solution" for me. Now i am still waiting to get a E-Ppro as my "always with me" companion. Otherwise i need to buy a M9 which would be not a bad idea at all but it has no Zuiko lens support and some female resistance and objections to overcomeI agree to that! I would love a Leica R or S type of behavior as I am a long year Leica shooter, so this would be the camera to go best out of my way. But from my times I used the E1 and even the E3 I know that Olympus comes very close to that level.
And the E5 seems to have overcome all the limitations of the E3.
WRT IQ - how good would you rate that compared to other top of the line APSC DSLRs? And how compared to Nikon D700 (my current setup)? I am not talking (asking) about high ISO performance as the D700 would be the winner here, but general IQ ....
I am actually on the clip to buy a M9 for being able to make again use of all my wonderful M glass in the digital world. Issue why I am still hesitating is, that I was burned so much with the M8 and also the Leica M primes, while wonderful lenses, are somehow limiting when it comes to the flexibility of zoom lenses.100% agree. Although i am still thinking a Leica M camera would be a wonderful addition my E-5 was the right decision and combined with Zuiko lenses it is a "dream come true solution" for me. Now i am still waiting to get a E-Ppro as my "always with me" companion. Otherwise i need to buy a M9 which would be not a bad idea at all but it has no Zuiko lens support and some female resistance and objections to overcome
Klaus
I'm not particularly good at making comparisons like this, mostly because I think they're irrelevant to me. I haven't seen dramatically significant differences in image quality for my raw workflow and image/print needs since DSLRs with 6 Mpixel sensors became reasonably affordable. It's more what lenses I'm using. The current standard of 10-14 Mpixel cameras in all the various sensor sizes all do a darn good job on image detailing with a good lens and a sturdy tripod.... WRT IQ - how good would you rate that compared to other top of the line APSC DSLRs? And how compared to Nikon D700 (my current setup)? I am not talking (asking) about high ISO performance as the D700 would be the winner here, but general IQ ....
Thanks for that very open answer! I appreciate.I'm not particularly good at making comparisons like this, mostly because I think they're irrelevant to me. I haven't seen dramatically significant differences in image quality for my raw workflow and image/print needs since DSLRs with 6 Mpixel sensors became reasonably affordable. It's more what lenses I'm using. The current standard of 10-14 Mpixel cameras in all the various sensor sizes all do a darn good job on image detailing with a good lens and a sturdy tripod.
Where camera improvements since 2003 have been significant to me are in responsiveness, sensitivity, noise control and dynamic range. I don't own a half dozen different brands of the latest equipment available to do sensible comparison testing, but with the E-5 I see almost 11.5 stops of DR at ISO 1600 (!) in my tests (with excellent acutance) and very useable sensitivity/noise at ISO 3200 (even at ISO 6400 with some reservations and work). At ISO 1250 or less, noise control is superb.
Color, etc ... that's all a matter of rendering and camera calibration. I have my own set of custom camera calibration profiles and a bunch of Lightroom presets that help me get started when I'm rendering my photographs. What camera I'm using is really a small matter in this regard when working raw image files.
I also like FourThirds' more square image proportions and more DoF with larger apertures. I'm not a participant in the current fad of "ultra razor thin" DoF ... ;-) ... I need enough DoF to actually encompass what I want in focus and having two stops faster shutter speed is useful to me for hand-held work.
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I shot with Nikon SLRs and Leica RF 35mm film cameras for many years. They both got out of the way for me. What I'd like is a Leica RF like camera with one, maybe two focal lengths ... the M9 would be delightful but it's a tad pricey for what I really need. The Fuji X100 is looking appealing if I'm willing to give up the longer focal length, the latest Oly Pen with a pair of Noktons (25mm f/0.95 and 40mm f/1.4) might be the ticket too. But the Pens don't have quite the handling joy that I think the X100 will. Time will tell, I'm in no rush at all.
Is this a JPEG or a RAW? If RAW, ACR/Lightroom of something else? I do like the colour.Colourwise, the GH1 and Zeiss lenses seems to be a perfect match. I don't do any adjustments whatsoever.