Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning, Thanks. Looks like a great gizmo to get! Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 3:29 AM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com>wrote: > X-rite has a number of products. I use the Colorchecker Passport and with > it get consistent colour across all my digital cameras. It easily creates > profiles from within LR, and stores them so they can be applied as presets > or after the fact. The nicest thing is that for general shooting, you can > create dual-illuminant profiles that I set up with one illuminant being > daylight and the other a medium tungsten, say 2800 to 3000 degrees K. Below > that colour isn't going to be correct anyway as there is too little blue > content. Also, it's best to use two continuous spectra illuminants, rather > than using CFL's or such. You can create specific profiles for specific > light sources which are more accurate when needed. One of the best $100 you > can spend! > > > > On 2012-06-16, at 1:10 PM, Richard Man wrote: > > > Henning, how do you profile your camera? I presume to use with the LR? > > > > I have a camera/back combo that I love to get a more accurate profile on. > > > > Thanks. > > > > On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at > > archiphoto.com > >wrote: > > > >> I just got an OM-D. I've not had it long, but it looks good. In any > case, > >> I've handled but am not interested in the Fuji, because I have an M9 and > >> focussing and shooting with the M9 is a lot easier and pleasanter for > me. > >> Of course, if I had a Fuji I'm sure I'd start to get used to it but I > can't > >> say I'm delighted with the viewfinder/focussing setup. Also, the range > of > >> lenses available is not really going to make me happy at this point. I > know > >> that many more are supposed to come, but..... > >> > >> I've had m43 for a while, and the OM-D definitely has the best image > >> quality. Is it up to the Fuji? Not quite. Is the Fuji's quality up to > FF, > >> as they advertised? Not quite. It's still a matter of size, and FF > trumps > >> APS-C trumps m43. What is amazing about the OM-D is the dynamic range > which > >> is greater than that of almost all APS-C cameras, and the fact that the > >> files are more forgiving than those of the Panasonics and earlier > >> Olympuses. With the OM-D, I also have as backups the Panasonics. > >> > >> As for high ISO quality, the Fuji has about a stop on the OM-D, but > then I > >> have faster lenses for the OM-D than Fuji has available at present for > the > >> most and the OM-D has first class stabilization. For my purposes the > OM-D > >> wins in the low light area, and especially with the lenses I have vs. > those > >> I could get for the Fuji. Lens quality for the m43 format is at least > up to > >> the level of the Fuji's, which are certainly very good. > >> > >> As for colour accuracy, Olympus has been at the very pinnacle of colour > >> accuracy for a long time, with their larger 4/3 cameras as well as their > >> m43 offerings. In any case, I profile all my cameras so it becomes a > >> non-issue. Processing for the web by various people is definitely an > issue, > >> and making comparisons on the web for colour is not going to actually > get > >> you anywhere. Do your own tests. Or profile everything; that's the only > >> answer in the end. > >> > >> Bokeh is of course rather subjective, but that quality is in fact rather > >> similar between the Fuji lenses and the majority of the m43 prime > lenses I > >> have (or tried). It seems a lot of companies are now paying attention to > >> this. > >> > >> Resolution/detail differences can be seen on the web at 100% if things > are > >> processed optimally. The Fuji should have a slight advantage here, > nearly > >> to the extent of the difference of a 13x19 print compared with an 11x17 > >> print. I haven't made this comparison, nor am I likely to, but to this > >> point some 13x19 OM-D prints I've seen look fine. I'm unlikely to print > >> larger than 11x14 myself, so I would have a little room for cropping. > If I > >> really intend to print larger, I'll use a larger sensor or stitch > >> > >> Summarized, my opinion is this: If you don't have m43 or an M9 and would > >> like something 'M-like', have a look at the Fuji and see if you can get > >> along with it. It's no M9, both in a good and bad sense, just different > >> enough so that it really should be judged on its own. > >> > >> If you have any m43 items or would like immediate access to a fairly > well > >> developed system, don't hesitate about the OM-D. The issues you raised > >> aren't real issues; only with respect to resolution can Fuji be said to > >> have an advantage, and it's not really that big a one. Handling, > features, > >> size, price, how it fits in with your other cameras and a lot of other > >> things are a log bigger factors. > >> > >> Finally, get the one you like! and go our and shoot! > >> > >> Henning > >> > >> > >> On 2012-06-16, at 4:35 AM, Douglas Nygren wrote: > >> > >>> I've been studying the picture posted on the web and the lug taken with > >> the Fuji Xpro and comparing them with others taken with the new Olympus > OMD. > >>> The Fuji looks better. The colors look better, the bokeh looks better, > >> the images are sharper. > >>> What have you all noted, if you have compared the two? > >>> Gru?--Doug > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> Henning Wulff > >> henningw at archiphoto.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > Henning Wulff > henningw at archiphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >