06-27-2012, 01:51 PM
A little update after a couple of week ends of use.
It takes time to get used to the button position. I still think the little arrows pad is a bit too low or too close to the edge of the camera, I have to sense the relief to find my marks. Not a real issue.
"Hipstamatic". If you're going to let it hang your neck, be sure to turn the touch screen off. Tens and tens of "hip shots" ! On rare occasions, the eye sensor will be a bit clumsy.
There's noticeably more dynamic range in there. Nothing new but it's easy to experience. Kinda strange too because somehow you'll have more possible exposure combination without going off the histogram -> a bit more work in post process to figure out how I perceived it IRL. E-P1 times, there was only "one" tightly squeezed exposure. I exaggerate, you get the idea.
The weather sealing advantage takes a bit of a leap of faith to enjoy. I did. Happy.
Normandy, low sky, fast winds, rain rain rain, camera with 12-50 on (the only one, to date, with the 12-35). Didn't wait too long to dry it, zip locked too to avoid over condensation. Everything is fine.
For some reason, I can't hold this one straight, I have to use the digital level almost every time. I was pretty level with the E-P1. Hope I'll adapt.
Good files, quite flexible. Not sure about the adobe profile with reds & greens.Good old problem...
Apparent grain on most when pixel peeped but smoothens well given the relatively high sharpness.
In the end, it's mostly a matter of button layout & some ergonomics that stand out as "issues" but I remember it took me some times with the E-P1 too and never complained about it again after. I guess it's something with small cameras. Didn't have that with the comfy canon 30d & 40d cameras.
It takes time to get used to the button position. I still think the little arrows pad is a bit too low or too close to the edge of the camera, I have to sense the relief to find my marks. Not a real issue.
"Hipstamatic". If you're going to let it hang your neck, be sure to turn the touch screen off. Tens and tens of "hip shots" ! On rare occasions, the eye sensor will be a bit clumsy.
There's noticeably more dynamic range in there. Nothing new but it's easy to experience. Kinda strange too because somehow you'll have more possible exposure combination without going off the histogram -> a bit more work in post process to figure out how I perceived it IRL. E-P1 times, there was only "one" tightly squeezed exposure. I exaggerate, you get the idea.
The weather sealing advantage takes a bit of a leap of faith to enjoy. I did. Happy.
Normandy, low sky, fast winds, rain rain rain, camera with 12-50 on (the only one, to date, with the 12-35). Didn't wait too long to dry it, zip locked too to avoid over condensation. Everything is fine.
For some reason, I can't hold this one straight, I have to use the digital level almost every time. I was pretty level with the E-P1. Hope I'll adapt.
Good files, quite flexible. Not sure about the adobe profile with reds & greens.Good old problem...
Apparent grain on most when pixel peeped but smoothens well given the relatively high sharpness.
In the end, it's mostly a matter of button layout & some ergonomics that stand out as "issues" but I remember it took me some times with the E-P1 too and never complained about it again after. I guess it's something with small cameras. Didn't have that with the comfy canon 30d & 40d cameras.