if anyones interested I have just listed a G9 extension eyepiece in the for sale section .ideal for spectacle wearers . unused as I returned the G9
I got my GF1 sometime in 2009. I was initially quite happy but I remember really struggling with this picture which was probably the first one I'd taken in very low light, well, it was dark...
In Silkypix it looked lovely until I saved the jpeg at which point it became a noisy mess. I remember I tried emailing or maybe direct messaging someone but it was pointless as all they did was repeatedly tell me how great Silkypix was and that I should be saving at maximum quality which was what I was doing. Shifting away from Silkypix was the answer and I do think shipping the kit with such God awful software is a mistake. I hope it's improved?
Anyway, I tired of back screen shooting, sold it and bought a used G1 which I was much happier with as it had an evf.
That's good to know. I had hoped they weren't shipping new cameras with poor software these days. Why it would look good in the package but very poor once saved I just don't know.
Anyway.
Thinking of the GF1 reminded me that I took it to Belgium when I want to meet my then Kazakh GF there. She was living in Belgium at the time although she was with me in the UK when I took the above picture, we met in Darlington. I liked this one which was so I was told at the time the most romantic spot in all Belgium...
And there's someone there, possibly eating a sarnie. 100%...
I miss having such a compact camera as even my GX9 and GX80 aren't that small. These days I'd take my TZ100.
The earliest m43 sensors did struggle with anything remotely 'dark' !
Had my first attempt at BIF yesterday, stuck my daughters 100-300 ii on my old G80
The new place she has bought has Red Kites flying round all day, some come down quite low
Admittedly it wasn't a concerted effort, but what an unmitigated disaster.
Couldn't even focus on one in the viewfinder let alone take a photo.
All credit to those who take such great photos that I see on here, lots more practice needed for me
BIF with the G80 apart from practice is getting the settings right, i have forgotten mine but getting them right gives you the results.
Think I need a lot more practice before I worry about settings
Bet in the end you find its the settings that make it possible, you will struggle a bit if its the mk1 100-300 you have because it has a slower focus motor than the mk2.
BIF with the G80 apart from practice is getting the settings right, i have forgotten mine but getting them right gives you the results.
I had a 20mm way back with the G1, I remember it fondly... but too long ago to compare directly. I will say, the 15mm feels a little piece of luxury, and I like the images it makes - punchy and sweet, which is probably microcontrast and falloff if I had to put science into it. I prefer a wider angle too, 50’s aren’t exactly my thing, I’d toss a coin between a 24/35 and so the 30 is a good allround compromise. My 15mm cost £210 as a beater cosmetically but was optically perfect [not even dust] - if you’re a dab hand with a black sharpie or just don’t mind a scratch or two on the bodywork, find a ‘well used’..... it’s a cut above for a similar price. There must be a reason you keep buying the 20.. but, there must be a reason you sell it too!How does the 15mm 1.7 compare to the 20mm 1.7 in sharpness, focus speed etc ?
I've bought and sold about 9 or 10x 20mm lenses over the years like they were some kind of disposable tin of beans or pint of milk - although I really enjoy using the lens, the focal length and the images - it has kind of been my goto M43 lens on a number of panny and oly bodies, I am considering a look at other options this time around.
Also, am getting a free 25mm 1.7 with the GX9 so am intending to sell this to partially fund another 20 or the 15. I think 50mm equiv is just too close for my only lens and preferred genres.
The Online Photographer is giving the GX9 and 12-60mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens a road test. In this piece he's talking about the lens but promising to talk about the camera later.
https://theonlinephotographer.typep...nic-gx9-and-12-60mm-f35-56-review-part-i.html
I use my GX9 mostly with the Oly 17mm f1.8 but sometimes the 12-35mm f2.8. My GX80 usually has the 100-400mm, 45-150mm or 14-42mm G Vario (the tiny one) on it.
I can see the appeal of the 12-60mm but it's bigger than the 14-42mm so I don't think I'll get one but I just wondered if anyone has any experience with the 12-60mm f3.5-5.6 or the f2.8-4 version or also the 14-140mm f4-5.8?
Here they all are on cameras...
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