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    June 20th POTW

    in Olympus

    Posted

    Haha! I see I'm not the only one who has endured the multi brand malady. I find my nikons aps-c sensor to be quite

    fantastic, but having started my digital shooting with Olympus it is so hard to make a complete switch. Olympus

    colours are just 'right' to me now, so much so that I try to replicate the pallette in post. Although today it was the other

    way around (there's a first for everything :P )

    Egypt trip - lens advise for DX body

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Thanks elliot =)

     

    CC, I would love the panasonic 7-14mm, alas I would need to sell 2 of my 10-24s to afford it.

     

    Matter is settled for me, thanks all for the fantastic input. I'm going to keep the lenses I have, 10-24 on the d7000, 20

    1.7 on the ep2. Now to practice some more with uwa to ensure I get memorable shots!

     

    Pat

    Egypt trip - lens advise for DX body

    in Nikon

    Posted

    <p>Leveling it out seems to do wonders... I have the horizontal level set to my function button, which helps, but I wish there was also a vertical level. My Olympus E-5 had that, so does my E-P2. I find it to be quite useful, so I wonder why it isn't in my Nikon :/<br /> <a title="Untitled by Patrick E Porter, on Flickr" href=" spacer.png src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5860386666_16f02c2bb9.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="331" /></a><br /> Above shot has no distortion correction, shot at 12mm.<br /> Below shot has +20% in NX2, shot at 10mm.<br /> <a title="Untitled by Patrick E Porter, on Flickr" href=" Looking out of the elevator, 19th floor, Bell Tower. src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/5860370958_8b02122ac0.jpg" alt="" width="331" height="500" /></a></p>

    Egypt trip - lens advise for DX body

    in Nikon

    Posted

    <p>I think I'm starting to understand that, Elliot :/ I'm so used to having a 50mmish equivalent focal length that something like this is quite alien. I went out shooting this morning and think I got some alright shots, but I find it difficult to get pleasing compositions with so much in the frame! Haven't transferred my shots yet, so we'll see if 12mm worked out a bit better. Did a mix of focal lengths to see the difference.</p>

    Egypt trip - lens advise for DX body

    in Nikon

    Posted

    <p>Thanks for all the responses, it seems like having an ultra wide angle lens is invaluable there. What I meant about the distortion is the way it looks. Fisheye bends inward while the 10-24 looks like it bends outward rather unnaturally. I think I'll pop downtown Halifax and try keeping it around 12mm, see if I'm happier. </p>

    <p>So, one thing that I do not have is any photoshop software. I use NX2 90% of the time and GIMP the remaining 10. When correcting distortion of the 10-24 in NX2 it makes the image look like a marshmallow requiring extensive cropping. Would PS do this without taking away so much of my image?</p>

    <p><a title="Untitled by Patrick E Porter, on Flickr" href=" spacer.png src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5681951384_c6fae2c4cf.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="336" /></a></p>

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    June 20th POTW

    in Olympus

    Posted

    <p>Shall we call it "Sanford's Law" now? hehe</p>

    <p>Doesn't help that there are two new 12mm primes coming available either. Think I may have to pick up the Zuiko version, so long as it isn't too ridiculously expensive...</p>

    Egypt trip - lens advise for DX body

    in Nikon

    Posted

    <p>I'm going to Egypt for seven months on a work related trip, during which time I will have plenty of opportunity for my little photography obsession. Of course I will be taking every lens and back up body I own, but from what I understand, Egypt is a bit sandy ;) so I probably will want a nice zoom lens for my day to day shooting. I'm really not sure what to go with since I have never been out of North America.</p>

    <p>Anywho, what I currently own (in brackets is the equivalent focal length):</p>

    <p>Nikon D7000 Body<br>

    Nikon F55 Body</p>

    <ul>

    <li>35mm f/1.8 DX (50mm)</li>

    <li>10-24mm DX (15-36mm)</li>

    <li>70-300mm VR (105-450mm)</li>

    </ul>

    <p>Olympus E-P2 Body</p>

    <ul>

    <li>Panasonic 14-45mm (28-90mm)</li>

    <li>Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 (40mm)</li>

    <li>Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 (50mm)</li>

    <li>Olympus 8mm Fisheye (16mm)</li>

    </ul>

    <p>Now I don't necessarily need to buy anything, but I am not all too thrilled with the amount/type of distortion on the 10-24, so I've put it up for sale on the local e-market site, Kijiji. Besides, I have a fisheye for my Olympus and love that perspective much more than a regular UWA. <br>

    8mm:<br>

    <a title="Incoming Rain =( by Patrick E Porter, on Flickr" href=" Incoming Rain =( src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/5857208013_8aba9ff6c0.jpg" alt="Incoming Rain =(" width="500" height="375" /></a><br>

    10-24mm:<br>

    <a title="Untitled by Patrick E Porter, on Flickr" href=" spacer.png src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/5858329062_c42a290b6a.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="331" /></a></p>

    <p>Back to subject though. I want a regular zoom for the Nikon, but don't know what to go with. The 16-85 benefits from a nice wide perspective at 16mm and has VR, yet its still a rather slow lens so if I happen to get into a dim market place I might have issues. The 17-55 is nice and fast, but has no VR. Do I dare go with a Sigma/Tamron offering to get stabilization???</p>

    <p>Any lens suggestions from people who have been to Egypt? </p>

    <p>As I said, I'll be there for quite some time so there will quite a wide range of situations I may get into. Hiking up mountains, looking over cityscapes, walking through markets, touring tombs, etc...</p>

    <p>Thanks in advance!</p>

    Is the E-620 being replaced?

    in Olympus

    Posted

    <p>There is no discernible shutter lag on any of the m4/3 cameras. Focusing isn't as quick as on a DSLR, but when focused there is no difference. Apparently the GH cameras have very snappy focusing, but I haven't used those yet...</p>
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