Actually Ricardo - this is a real misrepresentation of how I started the post, which was like this:
Nothing about returning the camera, nothing alarmist, an admission that I didn't know the right settings and asking for help.
Ok, I welcome the correction, you are right on how it started. But it really went to the other context really fast, so on that end I think the point I made stands. But thanks for pointing out it wasn't the first post, I was not my intention to mis represent that.
But yes, the thread went to the other place fast.
Last wedding I shot was mostly with the 50 Apo Summicron . . . no moire - sharp - indeed.
What this means i the aperture you are shooting at or the movement is working a bit as an AA filter. IF you are shooting a lot of cloth particular grid on an AA less bayer you will see occasional moire. So the issue is not that you may see it on every shot, but that when shooting for a client you need to make sure it doesn't show up.
But whether the aperture used is not the sharpest or some camera movement makes the AA not happen, that works. I can say right now I have seen it occasionally on the Ricoh GR when shooting in color, and it's pretty mathematical why it happens, so if it didn't happen much for you and the Leica the lens may be sharp but maybe not sharp enough at the apertures used, or the subjects you shot were not that prone to it.
I'll post some of the shots I have seen it with the Ricoh later.
Actually, I think it's really tough in LightRoom - I said Aperture - which seems to do a much better job
I'm sorry - I STILL disagree - I understand all about weddings and workflow (which is why Aperture is non-negotiable incidentally) - I certainly don't have to look at every shot *just in case*
Then read what I said above, but that's fine. Anyhow, the Xtrans is more resilient to color moire everything else being equal.
Aperture seems to be much more 'hands off' in terms of processing, I do agree about DR and sharpness (and noise reduction too) - there are better solutions for all of these, but if I can get a decent A2+print for landscapes then that's okay for me.
Well I only mention it because one of the nice things about Xtrans is that resolution (otherwise why bother removing the AA) and the dynamic range.
I realise that it wasn't *only* directed at me, but it turns on a lot of people, and as you say - it's not your money
Personally I Actually find it quite stimulating to try out different solutions, but, to be honest I'm getting a bit tired of it at the moment and would like to settle for a mirrorless system to go with my Leica M and Ricoh GR (pocket cam). But anyway, one of the things I do is test cameras! It's kind of good to keep up with what everyone is doing.
Many consumerist purchase things in our current society "turns on" a lot of people, yet it often looks more like an addiction. You mention getting out of the comfort zone and trying new things but frankly, I look at the photography history of the groups that are constantly upgrading because "they now found the system for their needs" and for the vast majority of them I see the same level- sometimes worse- of photography.
But yeah, if someone wants to test cameras, you certainly need to "catch 'em all" like pokemons
I mean if that's what you really want to do I can see it. Just seems to me some are caught in the illusion they are really pursuing photography. There's nothing wrong with being a collector or a camera tester, I just think it's good to be aware that these are not photography and not think that one is pursuing the art of photography that taking a 2nd or 3rd priority.
I REALLY disliked the double clang shutter on the A7r, I actually bought it with the intention of using Leica M and R lenses handheld, and that first clang made it quite impossible without using 3x shutter speed. Added to which most of the M lenses wider than 50mm simply didn't work properly (colour shift, smudgy corners). So it was a non-starter
The A7 has an electronic first curtain - and anyway I don't want to use M and R lenses on it - so, no, not the AF, the electronic first curtain. If I'm using it as a standard mirror less I don't need the extra resolution either.
I'll admit to you the shutter sound even on the A7 was a big turn off for me. But then I was just checking it out- I didn't intend to buy one.
One thing I found out that I had missed is that Sony is still using a lossy RAW format with these cameras. I honestly don't get why they are doing that.
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I'm not going to criticise µ43 - it's just that after 2 years shooting with it and the Leica it's a good time to check out what the competition has to offer. Ergonomically I already know the X-T1 is much more to my taste (I just like to have dials which I can see).
But I think ergonomics is pretty subjective - I realise that different people use cameras so differently that it's hard to make general statements
Dunno then. Seems like you already have what you really needed/wanted (u43 + Leica). Anyhow just what it looks like to me.
As I say - just a good time to take stock - I still think the EM1 is great - and especially that lovely 12-40 zoom.
I hear what you say about "greener field" but sometimes having something different to work with encourages you to step outside your safety zone - one could argue the point forever in both directions. Right now I'm putting some effort into getting into the right field (which may be the one I've been in for the last two years).
Well I can only go from my experience and what other professional photographers I have come in contact with advice. The only professional photographers I have seen that advice buying many cameras are those who are sponsored by the camera companies
Ah yes, the Pentax - I loved my K5 - but I couldn't get a decent zoom to go with it (maybe I was unlucky). Anyway, I don't want to go back to a dSLR, however good it is.
Yes, apparently you were
Neither Jim nor me have had that problem, though there are certainly some lenses on the Pentax lineup that can be ignored. I do not want a DSLR as my main camera either but for shooting a wedding, I don't mind a DSLR, particularly a K-5 since it's so quiet in shutter and small already. It can be even better still with the OVF and the K-5ii ability to focus in -3 EV.