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  1. <p>I haven't used my Canon kit since I got into M4/3. I now have a Sony A7, Fuji X-E1 and Oly Em1 all for different purposes. The Oly Em-1 is a good as any SLR I have used except I would not push the print size beyond 13"x19". The Sony A7 is great with old MF primes and beats Canon FF for IQ at least for what I shoot, and the Fuji gives me a small system built around quality zooms with excellent IQ.<br> I can't see myself ever going back to Canon unless they build a FF mirrorless with the functionality of the EM-1, which they sure as heck don't look like doing. I really should sell my remaining Canon glass, sigh!</p>
  2. <p>As a former Canon shooter who has switched to Sony, I find the increased DR of Sony sensors invaluable for landscape shooting. Shadow noise is also better. That said, I think Canon sensors are fine for most shooting provided you are careful about exposure.</p>
  3. <p>I'd third the suggestion to go with an E-M5 or E-M10. I've owned some of the P series and the E-M5 and now the E-M1. The E-M series is much more satisfying to use IMO. The viefinder makes a big difference to overall useability, as do the twin control dials.</p>
  4. <p>Yes indeed, the 6D is a young camera, released in 2012 with 2007 sensor technology and a 2003 AF system. Canon should be able to milk a few more years out of it. <br> In contrast to other manufacturers that are going for cutting edge features and retro 1960s/70s styling, Canon is aiming for a retro 1960s/70s feature set in the 6D mark II, with cutting edge pricing.</p>
  5. <p>Great start to the new marketing campaign by annoying the customer base!</p>
  6. <p>Very happy with Olympus warranty service in Australia, in contrast to my experience with Canon when my lcd came back scratched by a knife they used to cut off the bubble wrap and then denied it saying "it arrived with a scratch".</p>
  7. <p>As proof to the Krochkwellian corollary, I am happy to defend KR too. Personally I think it is BS that he confuses beginners and if he does it is the beginner fault anyway. I was a beginner once, probably still am. I find KR provocative but that provocation is helpful in encouraging people to think more deeply about photography - why is he often going against the conventional wisdom of the internet?</p> <p>I find it even more objectionable that people criticise his photography and then say that proves he knows nothing about equipment. His photos are just a matter of taste. Some I like, some I don't like. But just because you don't like his stuff doesn't actually prove anything. He has won awards, prizes and his photos show that he know how to use his equipment in a technical sense.</p> <p>I suspect that there is a lot of envy around the fact that he has turned his opnions into a financial success, while the rest of us are not getting sufficient recongnition for our opinions, which obviously must be better than his.</p> <p>There is a saying that the only drive stronger than the human sex drive is the drive to offer one's opinion. Clearly the fact that he is getting financial recognition for his opinion bugs a lot of people out there.</p>
  8. <p>Can they do this for the X-E1? I thought it had the same EVF as the E-X2. Having tried the X-E1 I thought the EVF was a mjor let down compared to the OMD EM1.</p>
  9. <blockquote> <p>And what this means is that you can match the high ISO results of larger formats but you cannot match their <strong>low ISO</strong> results.</p> </blockquote> <p>This actually makes a lot of sense and I think for the first time I actually understand what has been troubling me about MFT as a format and the results I have been getting. Don't get me wrong I am a huge fan of Olympus and MFT but I could never understand why I was more than happy with the low light results I was getting with MFT, eg indoor shooting of people in available light, compared to larger formats, yet what I find lacking is IQ for lanscape shots at base ISO.<br> Basically the larger formats at base ISO and stopped down deliver better IQ than MFT, but faster lenses, greater DoF, and IBIS means that MFT can match the larger formats once you need to start bumping the ISO up.</p>
  10. <blockquote> <p>"<em>In fact, the price in the shopping cart can be lower than the price on the "advertised" (including a product) page.</em>"<br> But I think that's what Canon might try to stop. I'm not quite sure how they legally can (that would be price fixing) but I'm sure it's what they'd like to do.</p> </blockquote> <p>Price fixing generally refers to <strong>horizontal</strong> agreements between different sellers or manufacturers aiming to fix a price and therefor stop price competition. Eg if Adorama and B&H had an agreement between themselves to sell Canon products for the same price it would be price fixing and would be illegal in most countries. Similarly, if Canon and Nikon had pricing agreements between themselves that would be illegal.</p> <p>In contrast, MAP and resale price maintenance (RPM) are <strong>vertical </strong>arrangments where a single supplier imposes conditions though the supply chain a way that attempts to contrain the onsellers' price or contractual terms with the final customer. The legality of such<strong> vertical</strong> arrangments varies a lot more by country. RPM is prohibited outright in Australia and MAP would probably fall foul of Australian law under unilateral conduct aimed at substantially lessening competition. </p> <p>My limited understanding of the US is that MAP and RPM are not prohibited federally but may fall foul of some state laws.</p> <p>In any event, MAP lowers further my view of Canon as a corporation. I like companies that compete by trying to make the best product at the most attractive price, rather than those that are focussed of shady strategies to reduce price competition.</p> <p> </p>
  11. <p>My E-M1 also has the same problem: namely an unresponsive rear control dial. It seems exactly as described in the posts on DP Review.<br> I have it set to do the exposure compensation. Sometimes it will work first click, sometimes you have to spin it several clicks to advance one third of a stop, sometimes it will go to far. So far I have always been able to get the EC to where I want it, but often it takes a few attempts. </p>
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