Chris:
Thanks for looking and the observations. To be honest, I've only now looked at
a couple of them at that level of detail. I'd expect some artifacts from the
onboard jpeg engine. Also, most of the time the lens was wide open, so I
suspect there's some loss of detail there, too.
Leaving aside ultimate resolution - and these are likely never going to be
printed - the EM-5 is a clear step (or two) up on my OM+Portra. I would never
have got handneld photos with that set up. Not havimg to use a tripod is REALLY
liberating. I could, in retrospect, have dialled down the ISO to 800 or 1600,
stopped down the lens and used a tripod for better resolution. I will play with
some of the RAW files to see what they're like.
Does the EM-5 match the pro's FF Nikon? No way, I'm sure. The APS-C cameras the
others were using? Cannot say, but I suspect it's as good. .Does it beat MY
Portra scans of such scenes? Absolutely. Is it easier to use than my OM in low
light? Yes (heresy, I know). It exceeds what I was expecting. So, I'm a happy
camper.
I held the pro's Nikon + 70-200 for "fun". The EM-5 + 45mm + L bracket , in
comparison, is tiny and a featherweight. Lighter than an OM+100/2 even. As I
get older I'm recognizing that the adage "the best camera is the one you have
with you" is true. I'm much more likely to have the EM-5 along now.
Martin
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From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 12:47 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Winterlude photos
Martin
Thanks for that collection. I enjoyed the tour and it was clearly a wonderful
show. The images look fantastic at normal viewing size and pretty good at
half-size.
The original sizes show a fair amount of evidence of the camera's work to
reduce noise. I didn't study them all, nor did I look very closely except to
note the blurring of detail to show that Olympus has not managed to overcome
completely the problems of sensor size.
I should be very interested to see how similar RAW images looked after your own
processing.
Chris
On 10 Feb 2013, at 05:31, Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've put a selection up at:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/14675507@N08/sets/72157632732868748/
>
> This year, the weather has been kind to the ice sculptures, which are
> in excellent condition. They are usually back lit with changing colours.
>
> Camera was set to auto everything (WB, ISO-max3200), default metering
> and aperture priority. Most were taken with the 45/1.8, several with
> the Pen F 70/2 and a couple with the 12-50. I'd decided that it would
> be telephoto night, but never got to use the 100/2.
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