Three Cameras (Pas De Trois)

[Joe Mondello]

I went to shoot a dance class yesterday at Hofstra and brought three very different digital cameras along -- Nikon D200 (17-55 2.8 DX, 70-200 2.8 VR), Epson R-D1 (CV Nokton 40mm 1.4, 15mm 4.5) and Canon G7 (built-in 2.8 IS zoom eff 35-210mm).

I had the Epson WB set to Flourescent, and the WB of the D200 and G7 set to Auto.

With the exception of post processing the image of "upside-down-girl" (last shot) in PS CS 2 and Noiseware Pro. these are simply re-sized for the web.

D200 shots were shot as compressed NEFs, the Epson as High Res JPGs and the G7 shots as Superfine Large JPGs. ISOs of 800-1600 used mostly, but some lower ISO shots with the G7 -- courtesy of its dedicated ISO knob -- were done for having some fun with blurring.

The point of this post is really just to say that each camera had its own strengths and weaknesses, but each was a joy to use and I am likely to pack my camera bag with all three on future occasions!

This will be posted at the R-D1 Forum at the Rangefinder Forum, and the D200 and Canon Forums at DP Review.

C&C invited and most welcome!

Learning all this new gear makes me feel like a kid again!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/musicandlight/sets/72157594401021418/

 

[Joe Mondello]

Off Topic:

If you own PS CS2, why were you worried about finding a RAW converter for your R-D1? The latest PhotoRAW works with ERF files.

I just want Aperture to work with the Epson RAW files cos I really like working in Aperture.

 

[tmessenger]

Hi Joe nice shots, just wanted to mention many flourescent fixtues are now using full spectrum bulbs (5000K vs 3800K) The flourescent pre-set does not work well with these bulbs try the cloudy preset.

Regards,

Tim

 

[Joe Mondello]

Hi Joe nice shots, just wanted to mention many flourescent fixtues are now using full spectrum bulbs (5000K vs 3800K) The flourescent pre-set does not work well with these bulbs try the cloudy preset.

Regards,

Tim

Yeah the color balance on the RD-1 was way off. Maybe that's why the other two cameras are showing around 5K. There was sunlight as well, so it was a mixed light situation.

 

[LCT]

...The point of this post is really just to say that each camera had its own strengths and weaknesses...

Looks like you compared jpeg to raw and manual to auto WB with all due respect.
I never use jpeg with either my Nikons or Epsons personally but if i wanted to compare them i would test jpeg vs jpeg or raw vs raw with the same WB setting.
FWIW
Best,
LCT

 

[Joe Mondello]

Looks like you compared jpeg to raw and manual to auto WB with all due respect.
I never use jpeg with either my Nikons or Epsons personally but if i wanted to compare them i would test jpeg vs jpeg or raw vs raw with the same WB setting.
FWIW
Best,
LCT

Actually I am really most interested in handling/use at this point -- two of these cameras are new to me (R-D1 and G7).

This wasn't meant as an image comparison. Sorry for the confusion.