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Photowalk
On Oct 14, 8:15*pm, Bowser wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:17:50 -0700 (PDT), Helen wrote: On Oct 14, 2:22 pm, Bowser wrote: Well, the photowalk was worth it. The weather cooperated and the light was pretty nice. There were 45 of us in Marblehead, MA (USA) who prowled around the town getting strange looks from lots of "normal" people. 45 camera geeks are hard to ignore. What sort of surprised me was the conversation. There were all manner of gear on display from P&S to heavy iron, but I didn't hear a single conversation about gear. It was all about locations, light, and non-photo stuff. At the Hurricane bar and grill we talked about almost nothing related to gear, aside from the usual curiosity questions. If you missed it this year, sign up next year. It's a good take. And yes, I did send three shots in to the SI Dictator/Committee that were taken yesterday. I traveled light and took only the GX1 and three lenses: the 14-140, 7-14, and 8mm fisheye. That kit worked really well. The end result, how do you compare the Micro Four Thirds to your Canon DSLR? for 99% of what I shoot, no real difference. However, the IQ is not quite as good as the 5D2. The noise is a little higher, and the highlights can clip if you don't watch exposure. that said, I carry the GX1 most of the time now. The light three lens kit is just a joy to use. Unless you make huge enlargments you'll probably never see the difference in prints. What strikes me about the GX1 is the usability. The controls are accessible and simple. You can get to most of the key features with a single button push. The lenses are really nice, especially that 7-14. The AF is contract detect, so it's always dead-on and it's very fast in single shot mode, faster than the 5D2. Continous AF is not, and this isn't a sports camera in any way, shape, or form. My left shoulder thanks me every time I leave the anchor at home... Thanks Bowser! Glad you're enjoying it. Don't you miss the viewfinder? |
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