Why do you guys have to hijack my thread rather than starting one of your own?
It is really annoying to see all these messages only to discover that they are
not related to my original posting at all.
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On Mar 22, 2010, at 8:31 AM, David Irisarri Vila wrote:
> Hi C.H.Ling,
>
> The main reason I want to load Panasonic RAW images in Olympus Studio 2 is
> for Olympus unique rendering color/tone as you have mention. Clearly Olympus
> has a great knowledge in this field and they are outputting the best JPG from
> the camera in the market.
> This is something very attractive as honestly I am really fed up with post
> processing, raw workflow, color management, etc... I want to take pictures
> again. Olympus is going in the right way, avoiding any post processing in the
> computer. We want perfect pictures coming from the camera.
>
> Having tried almost all RAW Workflow packages, honestly I hate ACR, Lightroom
> and Silkypix because when sharpening they give a plastic synthetic image.
> Chroma noise is something it can be removed but luminance noise it´s
> something you should never remove from the image.You can love it or hate it
> but you must live with it. Olympus software package is also horrible (I
> really like CaptureONE V layout, menus and this easy way of working) but
> Olympus image processing pipeline is the best I have seen until now. Images
> look real, like film!
>
> I am really angry because I am fed up of waiting, waiting and waiting for a
> camera that never appears. PEN really grabbed my attention but why using an
> unpolished raw technology. Although Olympus reports there is nothing wrong
> with IS, there is something malfunctioning with the camera and the images
> become blurred between 1/160-60s. The exposure meter overexposes too much,
> ultra slow autofocusing (a pain in the neck), video also it´s horrible with
> tons of artifacts, the lens makes lot of noise, etc...
>
> Anyway, I am an Olympus lover but today I must recognize Panasonic is leading
> the microfourthirds system. GF1 is a clear winner. They add chromatic
> aberration/distortion removal in the camera and they forgot corner shading
> compensation :( but there isn´t anything perfect!
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
> El 22/03/2010, a las 03:07, C.H.Ling escribió:
>
>> I will get a M4/3 for my Pen FT lenses until the DZ 12mm came out, I'm more
>> interested on Olympus in the rendering of color/tone. I like the stereo
>> recording on Pen but a bit worry about what you mean by better video in
>> Panasonic, is the resolution better in GF1? I can't find very good sample
>> and comparision for both.
>>
>> Concerning the raw convertion, Silkpix can totally trun off sharpening and
>> noise reduction while Olympus will retain some sharpening even at minimum
>> setting. I don't like the sharpening in Olympus and always do it in post, it
>> has too little control but I do like the color/tone rendering. On the other
>> hand there are much more control in Silkpix than Olympus Master or even
>> Studio.
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Irisarri Vila"
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I wonder if someone knows how to modify Panasonic GF1 RW2 files and make
>> Olympus Studio 2 recognize them as ORF files. I have been reviewing
>> thoroughly PEN cameras and GF1. I´ll go for the Panasonic with a 20 mm f1.7
>> lens.
>> PEN cameras have a superb engine for generating JPEG files with a charming
>> tone curve, broader dynamic range, less aggressive noise reduction
>> algorithms and better color. Autofocus, exposure meter, white balance, lens
>> and video is much better in GF1.
>>
>> So I would like to use Olympus Studio 2 and process GF1 raw files like if
>> they were E-PL1 raw files. Venus engine is worse than TruePIC V+ found in
>> E-PL1 camera. There are always a magenta cast, haloes /when sharpening) and
>> tone curve is worse.
>>
>> I have been waiting too long for E-5, fixed-focal length lenses (and
>> bright), for a better PEN camera (E-P1, E-P2 and E-PL1 are almost the same)
>> and ZD lenses for PEN cameras are bullshit and very slow lenses.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> David
>>
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