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Yes, I did - didn't make a difference. But it was difficult to find out: the body+lens kit did not come with a lens manual.it stuck on MF.
I assume you know that the front slider ring turns this on and off?
Tony
Hey Ricardo,Well. I said I was going to sell the OMD but I am really trying hard to like it again. There's some scenarios that play well with it so I am undecided. IN the meantime, a self portrait ("selfie") with the old 4/3rds Panny/Leica.
- Ricardo
I used the 14-150 Mk1 lens extensively and traded it in for the Mk2. The images are slightly better in some light situations but the new lens coatings probably manage this. The real advantage is the weather and dust sealing to match the E-M1 body. It is the perfect lens for travelling light in my view.Jono, are you using the new 14-150ii? And what do you folks think of that lens?
I have been looking at the lenses carefully. Part of the lack of pizzaz I have mentioned I think it's the regular primes Olympus has. The F1.8 25mm is sharp but I do see a difference in micro contrast between it and the old 4/3rds Panny Leica. I would love to give the pro zoom a spin because it may have that extra thing I mention.Hey Ricardo,
I think I would keep the Olympus, it is for sure a great camera. And the lenses are just superb.
Thanks for the comments. To me it boils down to three things it seems:I had a similar situation some weeks ago, even considering to sell my EM1 with my 2 Pro lenses, in order to make room for in my case going back completely into the Nikon system. Shooting currently the Df and would have liked to add the D810 and some glass I want. But then I shot the EM1 with the 2.8/40-140 again and the results are just so superb that I decided to keep Olympus.
So even I will add more Nikon gear in the future, I will keep what I have from Oly and actually hoping for the EM1 Mk2 with rumored 20MP and hopefully same or better IQ as the current 16MP sensor - well there always needs to be hope. But I think the FF Nikon and the m43 system are just great supplements for my type of work. Maybe you can find such a justification for your case too -makes life easier )
Best
Peter
Hi there Ricardo,Thanks for the comments. To me it boils down to three things it seems:
1- The extra pizzaz I am seeing in the Fuji images. Just better color, micro contrast, biting sharp, easier highlight curve and all easier to deal from RAW also when using a raw converter that does x trans well.
At this point it seems to me it comes from a triad- 1 the Xtrans lenses are amazing. 2 The sensor having the ability to not wear an AA filter minimizing color moire. It's also of course a bigger sensor, so some characteristics are a bit better. It can have its artifacts but also its benefits- like more green (B&W/detail), all colors on every row and column. 3 - Fuji's processing. They have done film since forever and they know their stuff.Hi there Ricardo,
That extra pizzaz - is it coming from the sensor only ?
I took some interest in the new X-T10, just contemplating a purchase ...
Of course I do like my E-M1 and lenses, but I feel the images just don't compare to my K5-IIs or A7r images.
TIA
Kind regards.
It can certainly be influenced by that. I found Capture One Pro 8.2.2 gives me results closer to what I would like to see with the OMD than LightRoom.Hi Ricardo,
I do wonder, when you're considering how one system compares to another in terms of 'pizazz' and micro contrast... how much of that difference could disappear with a particular image processing chain.
Well, I am not new to post processing and if a camera makes it "harder" for me to get the look I want, it's a big minus. If you ask me about which camera feels best in use the Fuji would win on the usability contest- Olympus just have made their cameras more complex than they should be. I am still looking at the IBIS and the overall system size as the Olympus things that make me want to reconsider.I guess I'm suggesting, more time spent improving your post processing / settings could move your focus to choosing the camera that feels best in use, without feeling that you've lost anything in terms of image quality.
Cheers
Brian
Certainly understandable. My comments above also touch on this. Keep in mind on how a camera feels the Fuji to me comes quite forward for its usability. The interface is much more clear and photographer oriented than the Olympus, much more organized, and the articulated LCD which the OMD EM5 1 had, is better to me for street work than the fully articulated one.Hi Ricardo,
It's interesting to see where your comments of one format / system giving more 'pop' 'pizazz' or in other ways 'better' image quality than another, but they're all so good these days that I feel we can probably give more weight to how the camera feels, weighs, works for us out in the field.
Well yes and in a way no I mean, I agree in some ways with what you just said, and I did point this out- that I didn't mean to say that the OMD out put is bad and if you personally like one look over the other go for it and ignore the rest. I mentioned that.When you say that one camera just can't give you the same output as another, wouldn't that statement apply equally in both directions? They're just both different, and if you like the characteristics of one over the other - fantastic, you have your choice!
Yes, but it's also no less true that certainly Fuji seems to have done an outstanding job with their lenses and Xtrans has its set of characteristics. You also can't get away from 14-bit raw vs 12-bit raw when it comes to tonal gradation.If we consider the image processing chain as the lens / image sensor / image processor in the camera / post processing using any number of tools then 'pop' 'pizazz' colour signature, colour transitions tend to fall where they may.
And as I said, I noticed a distinct metal chromic pizzaz I see with the Fuji but not seeing with the Olympus. Fuji in my eyes has at this point the best JPEG engine in the market (Olympus is the close second to my eyes), and the lenses they have are simply outstanding. I gravitate towards the camera whose RAWS give the look I want without having to pull out my hair.Image Quality is probably quite straightforward to compare, though very technical - for both sensors and lenses. Beyond that, in our real world use we have to work with the image processing chain to get 'the look' we prefer.
I am going to totally agree with you getting out and shooting is better by far than sitting in a place doing comparisons. But I am not new to photography and I do get out and shoot. Of course this is something that just saps some energy until I go with a final choice.Shoot jpeg and focus on the subject
Kind regards
Brian