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Forgive me stating the obvious, but I assume you've adjusted the Dioptre wheel?
Just checking, Rich. Mine seems really sharp (I'm a glasses-wearer, but not sure if that's a factor).I have indeed Bob, one click off the maximum +ve setting
Just checking, Rich. Mine seems really sharp (I'm a glasses-wearer, but not sure if that's a factor).
I got the tamrac pro 8 which is more than big enough for my needs ,2 bodies a 12-60 ,45-150 ,and 100-400 plus my normal odds and sods ,blower ,brushes ,oh and a rogue safari flash extender . not even sure whether to keep my backpack which is a think tank streetwalker pro . which took my sigma sport with a 1D body attached plus lensesWhich Tamrac one are you using Jeff? I’m not an eBay user, but to be honest I’d much prefer to buy new rather than trust a couple of thousand pounds worth of gear to a used bag whose history I don’t know certainly without being able to inspect it in person.
Simon.
We’ll.. Initially I’m not convinced. First test out was for the local peregrines; I got to grips with the set up very quickly, with it being a nigh on clone of the Panasonic FZ1000 I owned for a good while; it’s a solid bit of kit and the 100-400 fees great.: but.. not convinced with results yet! Even though I’m wielding nearly 800mm does not seem massively closedr than my canon 100-400 on m6; I love the viewfinder and speed and pure ergonomics; results however, not at all convinced with yet. Not sure if the saved weight with the lens (not a massive difference in comparison to the canon 100-400) is worth it for the results; pretty sure the cropped ones of the M6 and 100-400 are far superior.. I’ll give it another week of playing but I’m 50-50 on sending it back! I’ve not been wowed, shall we say! Couple of pics attached; 4K photo one and the other a cropped raw file
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Depending on what you're looking or and budget, takes look at the Ona bags (https://www.onabags.com). I have the Brixton and use it as my everyday to-and-from work bag to carry laptop, documents, accessories, etc. Then chuck all that out, put the dividers in when I want to use it as a camera bag. Not cheap, but superb quality. There's smaller ones than the Brixton - I think Bowery or Union St may be suitable for your needs.Looking for a shoulder or sling bag to carry my gear in when I'm not using my backpack. I'm after something for use in urban areas, or when out with the family that gives me quick and easy access to gear without having to take the bag off to access my gear. It would need to carry a single m4/3 body (ideally able to fit with the grip, but not a deal breaker), a PL 12-60, PL8-18 and Oly 40-150mm Pro as a full load out. I have been look at the Think Tank Speed Freak or the Mindshift Photocross 13, but am very interested to hear what others are using and more importantly, their user experiences.
Any info greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Simon.
We’ll.. Initially I’m not convinced. First test out was for the local peregrines; I got to grips with the set up very quickly, with it being a nigh on clone of the Panasonic FZ1000 I owned for a good while; it’s a solid bit of kit and the 100-400 fees great.: but.. not convinced with results yet! Even though I’m wielding nearly 800mm does not seem massively closedr than my canon 100-400 on m6; I love the viewfinder and speed and pure ergonomics; results however, not at all convinced with yet. Not sure if the saved weight with the lens (not a massive difference in comparison to the canon 100-400) is worth it for the results; pretty sure the cropped ones of the M6 and 100-400 are far superior.. I’ll give it another week of playing but I’m 50-50 on sending it back! I’ve not been wowed, shall we say! Couple of pics attached; 4K photo one and the other a cropped raw file
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Depending on what you're looking or and budget, takes look at the Ona bags (https://www.onabags.com). I have the Brixton and use it as my everyday to-and-from work bag to carry laptop, documents, accessories, etc. Then chuck all that out, put the dividers in when I want to use it as a camera bag. Not cheap, but superb quality. There's smaller ones than the Brixton - I think Bowery or Union St may be suitable for your needs.
They're a US company but a few UK retailers stock them.
cant really tell from just a couple of shots and without knowing which camera you have . I suspect it could be something in your settings every one else with this lens including me raves over it .so as stated I do suspect user error . I have used mine on both my panasonic g80 and Olympus 10 mk2 with superb results I think if you gave more info we might be able to help more. as for being closer figures are deceptive the way it actually works is you now have 400mm x 2 == 800mm but before you had 400mm x 1.5 = 600mm so a increase but not as great as the comparison to full frame distances would have us believe
Must say looking at this compered with my own and others results i would like to know a bit more, crop size settings ect, i would still say you need longer with it, 800mm fov is not always an out of the box no work needed set up.
the one thing I have found is that despite the i.s with that lens its quite important to use a higher than normal shutter speed ,I guess that any slight vibration at the front end is magnified ,can I suggest you use shutter priority, auto iso and set your speed to at least 1/1200 sec . also do NOT use c.af its bloody hopeless use AF.S insteadSure; So just using a G80 and Leica 100-400. Aperture priority, medium drive rate and around about 500 ISO. It was tough light yesterday and a bad day overall in the marital department, so maybe I was feeling unsympathetic. Will pop up some from a recent encounter this morning shortly
Cheers!! Surely AFC is better for moving things though..? With focus priority over release priority on?the one thing I have found is that despite the i.s with that lens its quite important to use a higher than normal shutter speed ,I guess that any slight vibration at the front end is magnified ,can I suggest you use shutter priority, auto iso and set your speed to at least 1/1200 sec . also do NOT use c.af its bloody hopeless use AF.S instead
in theory yes in practise nope ,I also think that in your g.80 shot theres a lot of leeway for uplifting the shot in p.p ,theres a surprising amount in the files ,almost as good as nikonCheers!! Surely AFC is better for moving things though..? With focus priority over release priority on?
Question for GX80 owners....
When I go into the 3 custom settings and set my preferences is there a save button to save the settings. I ask this because once I set the preferences and then change the dial to either PASM and then back tor the Custom settings they are no longer saved...
Have I got to initiate something in the menu to do this?
Has anyone on here used extension tubes for macro? If so I am looking for some pointers, i have a 25mm f1.7 and the 12-60mm f3.5-5.6. Which would be best to use?
With extension tubes shorter lenses work better, with an add-on like a Raynox longer is better. The typical AF macro ext set usually comes with 10mm and 16mm tubes. With both of these attached you will get just over 1:1 macro with your 25mm, but the working distance will be very short. The 60mm on your kit lens would work better with a Raynox 250 attached, you'll get a bit less than 1:1 - more like just over 1:2, I used to do this with my Sigma 60mm and it gave really nice results. Just not 1:1
The AF macro sets are cheap enough to just give a go for fun, and they can help produce great results. I used them a lot with my old Fuji 35mm. Here's a set for M43: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fotga-Auto...3203&sr=8-5&keywords=macro+extension+tube+mft
If you don’t like it Keith, may consider a swap for my 12-40 f2.8 Pro lens you’ve been after for a while....
2nd from top ,scary,now I know why I feel interesting controversy in your posts .koolI've only really shot family stuff the past week or more, so had nothing special to upload. But thought I'd up a few from the wonderful little Pana-Leica 15mm, it really is a special little gem of a lens. Really enjoyable to use for travel. I didn't want anything bulky on this trip, it was a few days down home and I wanted to keep it as neat and tidy as possible. More snap shots than anything, and that's what I was after, but the lens has impressed me a lot. Just a bit wide for people stuff at times.
My Older bro, I just like his cold expression here - click through to check the detail on this one, hair, eyes, wrinkles this lens does cry out to be shot in B&W too, even though it produces stunning colour contrast
Brother by K G, on Flickr
Me and her
Us by K G, on Flickr
Faith - My newest niece
Innocence by K G, on Flickr
Beer bubble
Beer bubble by K G, on Flickr
2nd from top ,scary,now I know why I feel interesting controversy in your posts .kool
2nd from top ,scary,now I know why I feel interesting controversy in your posts .kool
Oh I thought it was you driving,bit of tongue in cheek from me,I like how you don't hold back on some of the threadsWhat's scary, me or her? I'm not driving by the way, I'm in the passenger seat
On the equivilancy thing, it's been done to death. FF shooters love to sneer at smaller sensors over dof and wider view, I don't get on with wide angles so that's that one sorted for me. I also don't need extreme shallow dof, see the beer bubble image above, it's not hard get it when you want to. But as woof points out, they forget that we get great sharp dof at lower apertures and still get the same light, which closes the gap when it comes to low light. I don't ever bother listening to anyone who tries the aperture doubling bs when it comes to that. A 2.8 lens is a 2.8 lens no matter the format. Also, why does nobody double numbers when it comes to FF and MF?
Oh I thought it was you driving,bit of tongue in cheek from me,I like how you don't hold back on some of the threads
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.
some butterflies from this morning , all G80 100-400 hand held ,got to love this rig its consistent to put it mildly ,couple of hundred other bugs to look at to
splendour in the grass by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr
a touch of blue by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr
got more to post but flicks got tits upGlorious colours! They really pop