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Re: [OM] EVF Rant (Was: For Ken: finally an E1 upgrade)

Subject: Re: [OM] EVF Rant (Was: For Ken: finally an E1 upgrade)
From: Dawid Loubser <dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:04:13 +0200
Ian... You're not making it easier for me to resist the X-Pro 1.
The sensor and lens quality of that camera is truly wonderful, and I
hope you really enjoy it.

Dawid

On Wed, 2012-08-29 at 13:24 +0200, SwissPace wrote:
> Ignoring the OVF which was the main reason I liked the X-pro1 other 
> reasons I like the X-pro1 is that you can do as you describe - manually 
> set everything by feel and with the 18mm and case it feels very much 
> like my OM with ever ready case not perfect but close.
> 
> another reason is that it does panorama's automatically, set it to 
> panorama mode,press shutter and sweep  very very simple. - not yet 
> looked into seeing if the resolution can be changed etc.
> 
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Other/OMlist/6716762_2V976W#!i=2054663183&k=WPsJ3CP&lb=1&s=A>
> 
> another reason I like the X-pro1 is here is one of my first shots with 
> the XF 60mm macro (although to be honest if I had tried it with this 
> lens I would never have bought the camera  as the auto focussing was 
> awful in default mode.
> 
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/LATEST-NEWS/LATEST-NEWS-2012/20976966_gGtPXc#!i=2046837692&k=ZPRZMKP&lb=1&s=A>
> 
> and finally another reason here is one at iso 25600
> 
> <http://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/LATEST-NEWS/LATEST-NEWS-2012/20976966_gGtPXc#!i=2046817740&k=5dK2KMf&lb=1&s=A>
> 
> I don't have time to post process at the moment so all are as they came 
> from camera, panorama is original jpg other just as lightroom processed 
> no tweaking.
> 
> IanW
> 
> On 29/08/2012 11:34, Dawid Loubser wrote:
> > I also have to object to you second assumption. I know *exactly* which
> > shutter speed / aperture I am using, because I had manually set them on
> > my camera - usually by feel - before lifting the camera to my eye
> > (properly-designed mechanical cameras are designed to be operated by
> > feel, sadly lost in most modern cameras.
> >
> >
> 

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