Count me with y'all on the E-1,
It's a comfort to "cuddle" with the legacy glass or the OMZ.
On Mar 8, 2015 12:57 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the report. I agree that my E-1 is the best handling camera
of those I have owned.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
> On 3/8/2015 10:19 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>
>> On Saturday, we finished up taking senior portraits of my eldest
>> daughter. My goodness--can it be that she's actually turning 18 in a
>> few months?
>>
>> Anyway, DD#2 and I have been doing the photography, with my daughter
>> actually doing the majority of it. Yes, she's really really good.
>>
>> In just three hours or so, we shot about 1500 pictures. We used the
>> L1, E-1 and E-3. I used the L1 and E-1.
>>
>> This is the first time that I've been able to do a direct head-to-head
>> comparison of these cameras for portraiture. It is interesting to
>> compare these in lightroom.
>>
>> In a nutshell, the E-1 is still the finest portraiture camera. The
>> skintones are simply amazing and the files are a pure pleasure to work
>> with. Between the L1 and E-3, the L1 has a far better sensor. I
>> remember testing this before and found that the L1 could resolve as
>> much as the E-3 and I still believe this to be true.
>>
>> While we didn't do high-ISO portraiture, this time, I do find that the
>> E-3 is the best camera of the three for ISOs between 400-1600.
>>
>> For B&W conversions, there is certainly something unique about the L1
>> and those files do the best job of converting to monochrome. The E-3
>> files convert better to monochrome than the E-1 files too, but the E-1
>> files just want to scream color! Almost without exception, the E-1
>> files have a "richness" that is missing in the others--especially in
>> the shadows.
>>
>> For handling, the E-3 has the best viewfinder and LCD. Live-view comes
>> in handy for ground-level shots. Metering is also a bit better than
>> the E-1. And image-stabilization is a game-changer. Yet, the E-1 is,
>> by far, the better handling camera. And AWB works best in it too. All
>> three cameras were set to aperture-priority mode with matrix metering.
>>
>> It's really interesting to see how each camera has strengths and
>> weaknesses. I understand that the latest/greatest OM-D cameras are
>> "perfect" in every regard, and I'll be tempted to get one when they
>> too are "obsolete".
>>
>> I thought that it is about time for me to get rid of the L1, but that
>> ain't happening. It is a near perfect match to the OM Zuiko 100/2.
>>
>> Grand total for the senior portrait session? Over 2500 pictures. Seems
>> about right.
>>
>> AG Schnozz
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