Stomping Moose wrote:
> Dermatologist? Or more serious surgery required?
If I ever get a surgery to remove things, I doubt that it will be to
remove cameras.
> I don't understand what that means? Is it like bending the stops on the
> hyperbole sliders?
> The military and I did not get along. Perhaps warfare based analogies don't
> work for me?
When you push the linear pots on an audio device of some form (mixer,
instrument, etc.), if you press it too hard at the ends, either
something breaks or the stalk bends. "Stops" generally refer to
control knobs on a pipe organ (or the drawbars on a Hammond). "Pulling
out all the stops" means that you've opened up all the valves for
maximum effect.
My "battlefield conditions" reference has to do with simplified
controls and function to prevent "decision-lock" as well as putting
too many things in the way of getting the job done. A hand-grenade is
a perfect example of this: Pull the Pin and throw. Can you imagine if
the typical camera company designed a hand-grenade? You would have to
turn it on, wait for the built-in cat to finish its cleaning duty,
then you'd have to step through the menus to enable "Boom Mode", but
in the case of Olympus, you'd have to have it enabled in at least
three different menu locations. However, do note that "Boom Mode" and
WiFi don't function together, so you'll have to disable the remote
control. Instead of a pin, there are three buttons that have to be
pressed at the same time (Thank you, Microsoft), all the while
spinning another control wheel to select the desired delay. Of course,
none of this can be done by feel--you have to look at the LCD display
(that can't be viewed with polarizing sunglasses. However, the LCD is
backlit, so in the nighttime, it will light up and give your location
away to the enemy...
THAT is what I mean by having a camera designed for battlefield
conditions. A device that is like that is one you can just grab, get
the shot, and not interact with it in any meaningful way except to
frame the subject and press the "boom button". I should be able to
change what I want to when I want to, but otherwise, the camera is
just there and ready to go. "Boom".
> I can't imagine ever using a DSLR again. I don't need a buggy whip for my
> car, nor a DSLR for my photography. :-)
As good as EVFs are, there are certain atmospheric shooting conditions
that prove them to be horrible in comparison to OVF. What I very much
dislike is the modern DSLR focus screen has an extremely fine
micromesh design which makes it very bright, but nearly impossible to
get a handle on bokeh traits. An OM with a 1-series screen it aint.
> The app doesn't reproduce the flashing RED "NO CARD" warning? Should do.
Compared to the Panasonic app, the Sony app is minimalistic to a
fault. And it doesn't stay connected very well. A big win for the
Panasonic.
> I have no guide, so I'm simple, stupid happy.
The technical term is called "Happiness is Bliss".
> I just don't "get" Auto WB, in camera or software. Sure, it's a useful tool,
> once in a long while. My cameras are set on
> Daylight WB, except when I occasionally remember to set "Tungsten" under
> incandescent light.
I tend to use Auto WB because in Lightroom, everything gets
neutralized anyway to whatever my default is, which is usually
"daylight". However, there are times when none of the presets, Adobe
auto WB or anything else works, so I'll try the as-shot WB. It gives
me another option, as well as another data point from the actual shoot
that I can use for reference. But this is a relatively recent
development. Until about two years ago, I usually locked it down.
> Sheesh, another EVF difference I don't notice.
There are some adjustments for the focus-peaking as well as various
display refresh rates that make big differences in how focus-peaking
looks. It took some experimentation to find the combination that
really rocks in the Sony. The GX85 is decent, but it isn't nearly as
usable as the Sony in this regards.
> I suppose this stuff explains all my crappy photos. :-)
I don't think the answer is quite that simple.
:)
AG Schnozz
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