Jim,
Most likely it is simply reflecting a different focus spot. Even though
the lens was largely fixed in the same place, I had to turn off the camera
bodies to change them, so I then would have to re-focus. I think this
would account for sharpness variances as well as a slight difference of
framing.
As far as the tones go, I am going to experiment with allowing ACR to auto
adjust WB. For the two shots I posted, I left WB "as shot" in ACR.
Interestingly, they produced different values on the temperature scale, so
the Auto WB in each camera comes up with a different temperature.
My desire would be to tailor the 410 tones a little closer to those of the
400.
Joel W.
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi Joel,
>
> Looking at the hair-like fibers, it appears to me that the 410 is a tad
> sharper. But I like the tones of the 400 best.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "DZDub" <jdubikins@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 10:20 AM
> Subject: [OM] Comparing E-400 and E-410 Photos
>
>
> > This is so interesting to me.
> >
> > I am finding it difficult to compare the output of the E-400 and E-410.
> I
> > thought I had a great way of doing so. I set up a photo with the DZ
> > 50-200
> > on tripod, shot it with one body, then switched out the body and shot it
> > with the other body. In my first test sequence, I used Auto mode with
> all
> > other settings identical. I bracketed at exposure comp settings of
> > 0, -.3,
> > and -7.
> >
> > * First, the E-410 exposure at the same stop was twice as fast as the
> > E-400
> > * Secondly, I didn't like either exposure at 0 exp comp, but the E-410
> at
> > -.3, which I liked the best, compared most favorably with the E-400
> > at -.7.
> > * Thirdly, with both cameras in Auto with no exp comp, output of the
> > E-400
> > is a little brighter and more open in the mid-range than the E-410, but
> > the
> > E-410 holds the highlights a little better.
> >
> > I decided to go back to the drawing-board and set up a shot in a bit
> > more controlled location. Here is the first set of comparisons that
> > *might* be meaningful:
> >
> > E-400: http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4324
> > E-410: http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4326
> >
> > To me, the E-400 shot looks more neutral with a more natural color
> > balance.
> > Both cameras were set to auto WB +1 Red -- though I don't think this
> > setting matters except for jpgs or if your raw converter is Viewer. I
> > left
> > the WB setting in Camera Raw "as shot". I think if I had changed it to
> > "auto" in ACR, the result might have been closer color-wise. I really
> > don't like the 410 color compared to the 400, but I believe that it is
> > something that could be brought into closer approximation through a
> > combination of camera settings and ACR settings.
> >
> > I think there are less obvious differences that are more important. it
> > appears to me that Olympus tuned the exposure system to hold highlights
> > better with the Panny sensor, at the expense of some contrast and clarity
> > among midrange values. With either camera, it is trivially easy to open
> > shadows or tame highlights in PP. I think that the E-400 is now my
> > reference camera for this.
> >
> > Joel W.
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