I use the tilt screen sometimes, I guess I'm just mostly adaptable up to a certain point, though I will admit the A7RII could use a higher res EVF or screen because I do not always know if a shot is in focus or not till I get home. Fuji makes a great camera, but I don't like the high iso on it and I'm not shelling out whatever the price tag is for Topaz because I don't even know if I can batch run an event shoot through that.
As I do more and more vertical landscapes I can see how this is almost impossible to do without. And how the OMD was waaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of its time. That LCD....
I've been playing around with Topaz, it's beyond amazing. But even so I actually prefer some of the noisier files I get out of Fuji.
DSCF7397_1 by TIKI, on Flickr
Yep, you hit it on the head. Was my biggest challenge in the field last week, basically couldn't compose a low angle vertical shot, just had to spray and pray and where's the fun in that?
Trickling spring by Scott Tucker, on Flickr
My only overall complaint with doing event work on the A7RII is the buffering, 5fps ain't fast and AF speed. Granted I'm very used to it, but sometimes I don't think it locks on fast enough, but that's basically it. I think getting any of the third gen bodies should alleviate most of those complaints.As I do more and more vertical landscapes I can see how this is almost impossible to do without. And how the OMD was waaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of its time. That LCD....
I've been playing around with Topaz, it's beyond amazing. But even so I actually prefer some of the noisier files I get out of Fuji.
Like I prefer this over the denoised version:
But for you, you need workhorse cameras and Sony is that right now. However, the noise performance typically gets better and better, the XT4/XH2 should be a leap forward in that regard, this is dependant on sensor tech, processing tech and AI, so I don't see why it would hit a limit anytime soon.
If I liked the interface and knew how to batch edit an event with it I'd be on Capture One, but I don't really feel like relearning my workflow especially if the boss of my boss wants me to edit through a couple of hundred images and send them to him within an hour.
Yes...C1 w/ Fuji RAW works very well, I am basically playing around with it for ISO 3200 stuff to clear noise. But even so, for streetwork XT3 is fine upto ISO 3200 in less than good light. It's just that when I pixel peep (which we all end up doing), I wonder if things could be cleared up.
DSCF7379_1 by TIKI, on Flickr
DSCF7379-denoise3 by TIKI, on Flickr
Yes. It looks very "magazine like" for lack of a better term. I like it, its pristine! But it's also as you say, very off putting and sterile.
I wouldn't be surprised if smartphones are using very similar algorithms. I think they boost the ISO extremely high and then heavily process the image using whatever manufacturer dependant algorithm.
I actually thought they just image stacked everything to cut down on noise at this point, not to mention whatever other forms of computational photography they are doing.
*shrug*
Yeah they're not designed for any real high res work. I don't view them as worth anything for pro event work, video fine since it's a good convenient B or C cam, but not for event photography.
This is why I don't like shooting on a phone. The amount of control and how much I enjoy having said control really isn't there on a phone. It's a completely different user experience.
I'd second the Ricoh. It's smaller than the X100F and looks like the Ricoh simulations are really nice looking as well. And it's a bit wider field of view as well. I also highly recommend the Sony RX100 series though (just not the latest one).
People seem to really dig Peak Design stuff, you can check out their website to see what fits.
DSCF7379-denoise_1_3 by TIKI, on Flickr
Only to the one that took it. I personally just think it's one for the trash bin.
No, absolutely not harsh. That's what's interesting to me as well, based on say, flickr or Facebook stats. My photos that I find interesting are not the most viewed or liked ones for example. The ones I think are mundane or adequate are more liked. It's an interesting thing. This is interesting to me because the guy walks in, looks at the girl and is captured. He is handsome, she is sexy. It's a night thing. The lighting is very nice. I don't know, it's a feeling.
Yeah exactly. It's one of those things. As a writer, which lines or words do you cut.
Some people really prefer a rangefinder body style, plus the hybrid viewfinder. Regarding the lens, why not just get the Samyang 12/2?
Well personally, if I was going to get a camera for birding, I'd love to use an X-Pro line, as having the viewfinder show the entire area around with framelines for a 400mm would make it a lot easier to find your subject. IMO.
I imagine if you're shooting professionally you're going to want those extra megapixels. That being said, I love my Z6 but I'm just a hobbyist.
This'll be me when graduation season finally fucking ends:
Don't work graduations people or don't work for a college system with over 20 fucking college campuses.
Rear LCD displays are overrated when you can just look at the EVF for chimping now, but I do agree, the Sony LCD sucks.
You focusing on just your son or the entire fucking thing and are you getting paid for this? If not bail out now and just photograph your kid. Graduations regardless of age have to be shit shows just don't volunteer for this. Unless you're a masochist then there's no stopping you. Then again it's just one graduation and not the grind that I'm dealing with.
OVF with frame lines is just to figure out where you are pointing it. You're gonna see the bird and need to get the lens pointed at it right? Then the pop up screen on the bottom to show the actual image so you can frame it right.
