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Re: [OM] OM-D gets high praise locally

Subject: Re: [OM] OM-D gets high praise locally
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:48:03 -0400
Thanks for the detailed response.

Chuck Norcutt


On 5/31/2012 11:11 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 5/31/2012 4:22 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Do you still own and use the 5D?
>
> Still own it. Last shot was Aug 10, 2011. I think I had it with me on one 
> more trip, but didn't use it. Use dropped a
> great deal after the 60D arrived the end of April. For several months, the 5D 
> did WA duty with 17-35 mm and stood by in
> case I found the 60D not up to snuff.
>
> That was just too much stuff to carry around, and I finally settled on the 
> Canon 10-22 mm for WA duty before serious
> travel away from our RV started. An EX from KEH has done the job very well. 
> The first 10-22 WA shot appears to be 9-13-11.
>
>> What situations call for it?
>
> I'm not sure. At first, I felt I needed it in case the 60D had an IQ problem 
> such that I might need the 5D for some
> shots. Then as a back-up. Now, I tell myself that it would be the best camera 
> for my various copy/macro gear with Zuiko
> macro lenses. Certainly all the Oly macro stuff is set up for FF.
>
>> I've been opposed to a smaller camera based on image quality
>
> Originally, I meant to do some serious testing, matched shots, with the 60D's 
> 18 MP sampled down to 13 MP for
> comparison. I've since decided I don't want to know badly enough to spend the 
> time and effort. I really like the 60D and
> don't think some small difference in IQ would change that.
>
> I'm aware that IQ at the pixel level may not be quite what I recall from the 
> 5D, but it is pretty darn good. I have the
> sense that I have to be a bit more careful with exposure, but one tends to 
> forget the failures of the past, so I'm not
> really sure how big a difference there may be. :-)
>
>> and inability to have much control over depth of field.  On the other hand, 
>> it has slowly
>> been dawning on me that most of my shooting these days is landscape
>> where I'm looking for maximum depth of field.
>
> The has never been one of my issues. I shoot a lot of landscapes, flora and 
> fauna and close-ups/semi-macro. In all those
> cases, I most often want lots of DOF. The lack of easy deep DOF on FF was 
> actually one consideration against the 5D when
> I was deciding what might replace the APS 300D. Should I ever decide to take 
> up Dawid style shallow focal plane images,
> I'll just have to change equipment. ;-)
>
> Articulated Live View Moose
>
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