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I have to agree with woof woof I really don't understand this desire to be at wafer thin DOF all the time, yes for certain shots it works but 95% of the time I must set my G80 to f5.6 and just shoot away happily knowing its the right amount of DOF for what I want. Maybe I am not a "bokeh" whore!!
Also the whole MFT v FF for DOF/F-stop/focal length equivalence crap. It get's so boring reading it on a few Facebook groups. I am sure most of the people who bring up the equivalence thing on there have a G9 or EM1-II with the Leica or Pro lenses purely for posing status and probably don't know how to achieve the best from it.
We live in the era of the gear head sadly. It's not so much about end results now, it's how flashy you can be when shooting - gotta impress your elitist peers y'know? This is why I never could get along with camera clubs. I found the people in the one I joined at least, nauseating, cliquey and snobbish - and I had FF gear at the time. They all shot the exact same s**te, not an ounce of imagination or originality among them either.
I used to like gear and specifically looking for, selecting, buying and learning about old lenses, the different looks they give etc but recently I've been losing interest in the kit. I suppose we all go through phases and as I've been taking pictures for over 40 years I've been through a few phases These days I just seem to want to take pictures in a way that many wouldn't even describe as the sort of photography people talk about and post on forums like this.
When I had Canon DSLR's (300D, 10D, 20D - I had that for over 7 years, and lastly a 5D) I thought that I could never want better lenses than the Sigma 50 and 85mm f1.4's I had. When I had the 5D I thought I could never need or want better picture quality. I also liked the Sigma 20mm f1.8 and 12-24mm. I did have Canon and Tamron lenses too but the Sigma's stuck out for me.
Bit like me when I had the D800E - I loved the files from that camera, but never got along with Nikon's lenses for some reason, and I had some of their most popular, like the twins - 24-70 and 70-200 2.8, didn't like them at all! The last 2 lenses I ended up with before selling all of were Sigma lenses, The lovley 35mm 1.4 Art and the 150mm 2.8 OS macro. The macro was fantastic but a bloody beast of a thing to hand hold for long periods.
I've shot Sony, Fuji, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic .... never Canon. And I don't honestly know why. I think once you pick a Canikon side, it's hard to switch, but my journey is not yet over.
Oh, I forgot I had a 150mm f2.8 but no IS. I miss that lens and the closest I have now is a film era 50mm macro which gives a 100mm FoV on MFT. I miss that extra reach of the 150mm as I can get the same framing with a 100mm FoV lens but not quite the perspective, unless I step back and crop.
Before I went digital I had a Nikon SLR for decades. I only switched to Canon when I went digital because everyone said they were better than Nikon. I recently bought three Nikon pre ai primes to use on my A7 but I have a problem remembering everything is backwards with Nikon and it drives me mad
The OS version was a beast, over 1kg, and as you know, doing detail macro on tiny subjects takes some steadiness and you can cramp up even with the lightest of macro lens. It wasn't comfortable to use, but I did love the results. It had the tripod collar, but ... me and tripods ... meh. The OS actually stopped working on mine after a couple year, just when the warranty was up, which was nice I used it after I switched to Fuji for a bit using an adapter, but it was so stupidly hefty I sold it on as a non OS macro
Found a pic of it on my XT1 -
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A few things interest me with Canon - That dual pixel AF, their oft praised colour "science" and their broad lens selection, particularly at the budget end. which suits me.
a common blue butterfly from yesterday ,totally love the definition of the g80 and 100-400 ,hand held shot btw
lovely blue by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr
As i’ve Told you before Keith I have had two 80d bodies a host of 1dmkiii and Mkiv bodies plus lots and lots of earlier models a good few eos.m models plus a variety of lenses from most makers ,same with Nikon .like you I don’t care about having the most expensive not that I could afford it anyway . I specialise in wildlife so the camera and lens have to do the job and the finished files have to have a certain look to them something you can’t put into words .
I’m also lucky that my wife and son are also into photography so over the years we have had the ability to swop and change gear in house and anyone that knows us personally will know we constantly argue over technique etc when out .
You will love some of the ergonomics of the canon system I.e rear command dial and the joystick fitted on some models . But at the end of the day the two things to take into account are the weight ( some lenses are HEAVY ) and the i.qof the finished files . ‘‘Tis your choice “; my advise would be to visit a large camera store take some cards with you and try before you buy . Btw a 90D is in the offing
Lovin' this Keith - great shot.
Simon.
Got fed up with my grip coming loose and keep pressing it back on so sent my camera in for repair. Hopefully it won't be away too long.
I had the front grip replaced on mine. But, looks like it'll be going back again, the bloody IBIS is now acting up! I have asked for a replacement at this stage, as it's issue after issue, I feel like i got a dud from the off :/
That's not good, hopefully I won't suffer the same issues.
Having the grip come loose after 9 months use hasn't filled me with confidence. The camera is a great little unit just hope it stays reliable.
Mine happened after only 6, it's heading back again for the second time Monday and it's barely 8mths old. I've asked for a replacement but they're insisting on sending it to Panasonic repairs first, I'm looking into what I can do about it.
What's the issue with the IBIS?
It's acting weird, I notice especially for video. Even when I'm dead still, the video is jerking up and down randomly, it happens when shooting stills too but not as noticeable and still stabilized, but when framing you can see it suddenly jump now and then. Body has the latest firmware 1.3 and there is no firmware for the lenses I'm using. The PL15mm and an old Canon 50mm
How odd, I haven't tried any video with my G80 yet was looking into getting some better spec SD cards so I can use the 4k features. Will set mine up when it returns to see if I have any IBIS issues.
This is only happening since it returned from the first repair, it was perfectly fine before that. Video is amazing on it, 4K 24fps, Cinelike V [D if you like to do colour corrections in post more so] - I have NR to -5, and the rest all dropped to -1, and it gives a lovely filmic effect. The IBIS is brilliant for it when it's working correct, you can easily get smooth clips hand-held and people would think you used a tripod. I'm using Sandisk extreme pro U-3 95mb/s and they're absolutely fine. Only £18 for a 32GB which is plenty for a bunch of short clips https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ex...0494&sr=8-1&keywords=sandisk+extreme+pro+32gb
You've got me worried as mine has gone in for a repair! Just the grip cover though, if I remember rightly you had the trim for the screen hinge fixed also? Maybe something isn't right from that repair.
Been out today for a hour or so ,good weather blue skies over a high tide , I thus set the camera and lens up g80 +100-400 in a.v mode ,l.s.o set at 800 it gave good shutter speeds and I got a fairly high percentage of in focus shots of the local gulls in flight . However a very noticeable percentage are showing excessive noise . I think that I,m going to have to go back to using shutter priority in future with auto I.s.o as this gives more reliable results .go’s against everything I have done in the past but the results count , also went through the entire menu system and changed a lot of stuff this afternoon working on what I have learned if it works I’ll publish it if not I’ll keep stume
DPR gives a quick 10 year history of MFT...
https://www.dpreview.com/articles/5959690352/10-years-of-micro-four-thirds-10-years-of-mirrorless
Took my Gx80 and pany 45mm Macro Back today as they were just not working out hated the small viewfinder and didn’t like the size of camera, just too small. The macro lens rattled so much I thought it had been dropped. WEX accepted returns no problem.....
I can hear you all asking yourself the same question “He didn’t just turn around and leave”.... did he!!!
The answer of course.... a resounding no.. I had a play with a some Sony Cameras, then a Canon and finally a play with the EM-1 MkII. Lovely camera.... Long Story Short, came away with the MkII. So now I can do a side by side comparison with my G9. Oh and picked up a nice Oly Macro too .....
Be interesting to see a side by side comparison ,I,m really impressed with my oly omd 10-mkii and always looking towards future purchases .Took my Gx80 and pany 45mm Macro Back today as they were just not working out hated the small viewfinder and didn’t like the size of camera, just too small. The macro lens rattled so much I thought it had been dropped. WEX accepted returns no problem.....
I can hear you all asking yourself the same question “He didn’t just turn around and leave”.... did he!!!
The answer of course.... a resounding no.. I had a play with a some Sony Cameras, then a Canon and finally a play with the EM-1 MkII. Lovely camera.... Long Story Short, came away with the MkII. So now I can do a side by side comparison with my G9. Oh and picked up a nice Oly Macro too .....