pfogle
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Hi, just a heads up to this article from Rob Galbraiths forum about PJ shooting with a point and shoot camera. The comments about processing for black and white on the second page I found particularly interesting, especially as most of us seem to like the b/w capabilities of the R-D1.
The Article
The Article
anandi
Gotta catch the light.
It's not fashionable to mention it here on this forum, but there's a lot of merit to shooting with prosumer point and shoot digicams. My first and only digital camera was / is a Canon G2 that's very similar to the Oly 4040/5050 that the pj in the article mentions with the same strengths and weaknesses. I find that for landscape photography, it's hard to beat. Gobs of depth, amazingly sharp lens, delay isn't a factor in this use and the ability to shoot lots of things. I did find that I got better at anticipating shots and started turning on the camera to get ready about 5 seconds sooner, and this got built into my workflow. But I got frustrated by 'decisive moment' type of shots that I missed, and the manual focus was a cruel joke.
The G2 has a real optical viewfinder that zooms with the lens and shows 80% of the shot which I ended up using like a rangefinder most of the time. It would be a nearly perfect camera in its class if had just had a 120% viewfinder, manual focus capability on the ring (with an LED focus indicator) and less delay.
Still can't do Delta3200 in a digicam though. Maybe if you're really lusting after an Epson RD-1 spend $300 on a used Canon G2/G3 or an Olympus 5050/5060.
You might be surprised at its utility in certain apps.
The G2 has a real optical viewfinder that zooms with the lens and shows 80% of the shot which I ended up using like a rangefinder most of the time. It would be a nearly perfect camera in its class if had just had a 120% viewfinder, manual focus capability on the ring (with an LED focus indicator) and less delay.
Still can't do Delta3200 in a digicam though. Maybe if you're really lusting after an Epson RD-1 spend $300 on a used Canon G2/G3 or an Olympus 5050/5060.
You might be surprised at its utility in certain apps.
Aurelius
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Alex M didn´t even use the E series DSLRs on the missions mentioned in the article. When I read this a few months ago i looked out the window and remembered august 05 when I in hurry traded my 3 months old Oly C-7070 for a used E-1. These wonderful C-7070 and C-5060 are very hard to find these days. Wonder why ...
Ted Witcher
Established
From what he said, sounds like he really wants an M8...
pfogle
Well-known
... so do ITed Witcher said:
