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Re: [OM] Back home again

Subject: Re: [OM] Back home again
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 16:01:36 -0400
Whoops... OMD Zoom. (Damn tiny keyboard)
On Mar 8, 2015 3:46 PM, "Rick Beckrich" <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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