congratulations! share some pics when you get it up and running. look at it this way: you got the camera's first nick out of the way, now you don't have to be paranoid about it anymore. I dinged my E-P1 within the first three days
― 囧 (dyao), Saturday, 19 December 2009 06:40 (fourteen years ago) link
these are all using the iA mode
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/4201596047_77e565f386_b.jpgshould have used exposure bracketing on this one. blown out highlights in outdoors shots will be common, apparently.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4201598971_04dd00989d_b.jpgyou may have heard that it snowed yesterday in nyc
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/4201609787_6607b823b0_b.jpgthis trip to the airport was such a failure i have to go back tomorrow
― This part of the sentence is even dumber. (lukas), Monday, 21 December 2009 03:37 (fourteen years ago) link
those look good! yeah I usually shoot at -0.3 EV, although if you shoot with the live histogram and dedicate a dial to changing exposure you can keep blown highlights in check
― =皿= (dyao), Monday, 21 December 2009 05:22 (fourteen years ago) link
..>~pending~<..
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Thursday, 7 January 2010 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
btw what do you guys know about using an optical viewfinder (eg voigtlander) with the GF1? i've heard some say the 35mm is the best, others the 40mm
(for use with 20mm pancake, obv)
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Thursday, 7 January 2010 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atto77/4208165691/in/photostream/
guhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
think i'm gonna do this
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Friday, 8 January 2010 00:57 (fourteen years ago) link
I have a 35mm viewfinder with the 20mm pancake - I like it fine. I think the 35mm is better because you can see outside the 'edges' of the shot like in a rangefinder. however you won't know what you're focusing on/need to prefocus before you shoot.
― Player is killed, but they are resurrected, and the 45 Revolver glow gold (dyao), Friday, 8 January 2010 03:08 (fourteen years ago) link
read somewhere that the trick is to just listen for the autofocus to stop and then go with god
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Friday, 8 January 2010 04:37 (fourteen years ago) link
GF1: i spend a decent amount of time locking the AF and then re-framing, so that's a scary strategy for me.
― This part of the sentence is even dumber. (lukas), Friday, 8 January 2010 04:44 (fourteen years ago) link
i like ppl/editorial pics the best, and am kinda seat of the pants anyway, so firing away thru the OVF and checking the results later seems like it'll be a strategy that'll work for me
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Friday, 8 January 2010 17:00 (fourteen years ago) link
:D :D :D :D
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Saturday, 9 January 2010 01:18 (fourteen years ago) link
so excited
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Saturday, 9 January 2010 01:19 (fourteen years ago) link
♫ i own a camera ♫
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Saturday, 9 January 2010 01:41 (fourteen years ago) link
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/1409492639_7867164d6b.jpg
― joe, Saturday, 9 January 2010 01:44 (fourteen years ago) link
waaaay too excited about this
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Saturday, 9 January 2010 02:07 (fourteen years ago) link
I can promise you one thing: you'll annoy everyone around you by having the thing glued to your hand for the next few weeks. I'm still in that phase a month later. Good times.
― This part of the sentence is even dumber. (lukas), Saturday, 9 January 2010 05:36 (fourteen years ago) link
congrats gbx!
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Saturday, January 9, 2010 1:00 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark
pro tip: for this kind of shooting, turn on multi-spot AF and face detection. it'll automatically focus on whatever faces are present
― Player is killed, but they are resurrected, and the 45 Revolver glow gold (dyao), Saturday, 9 January 2010 06:18 (fourteen years ago) link
and gbx, post pics! i love seeing what i could theoretically someday achieve.
― This part of the sentence is even dumber. (lukas), Saturday, 9 January 2010 06:55 (fourteen years ago) link
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4257598663_03901b6523_o.jpg
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Saturday, 9 January 2010 18:46 (fourteen years ago) link
l-r: broek, gonna get an adaptor for that zeiss lens, <3
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Saturday, 9 January 2010 18:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Ooh, what's the Zeiss lens on the Rollei? Is there a QBM-micro4/3 adaptor already out there? You might have to stack and go with QBM-M42-micro4/3.
I have an M42-mount Zeiss 135mm for my Canon (M42-EOS adaptor) and it's great.
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 9 January 2010 21:29 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, i think i need two adaptors, so it'll be ungainly for sure
but it's a zeiss planar 1.8/50mm
― into the young coconuts (gbx), Sunday, 10 January 2010 00:08 (fourteen years ago) link
that's a canonet right? what's wrong with it
― Player is killed, but they are resurrected, and the 45 Revolver glow gold (dyao), Monday, 11 January 2010 03:28 (fourteen years ago) link
film advance lever broek :(
also, got a leatherette kit for my lumix and it's pretty fly imo
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4298169921_05fc4f1b03.jpg
― mage pit laceration (gbx), Saturday, 23 January 2010 22:35 (fourteen years ago) link
nice looking skin gbx! I've got one for my E-P1 as well.
new E-PL1 has canon G11 proportions:
http://olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/images/product/1501/epl1_camera_hand.jpg
― dyao, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 10:58 (fourteen years ago) link
unfortunately no new primes announced, but that 9-18 looks interesting
― dyao, Wednesday, 3 February 2010 10:59 (fourteen years ago) link
whoah that thing is dinky!
― and Watt (gbx), Wednesday, 3 February 2010 15:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Damn, they're talking only $600 for the kit, too. So I guess ~$1k for the body plus one of the primes...
― smashing aspirant (milo z), Thursday, 4 February 2010 05:59 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah but it sounds like making "manual" adjustments might be a PIA
― and Watt (gbx), Thursday, 4 February 2010 06:17 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah this camera is not really aimed at 'serious' photogs
― dyao, Thursday, 4 February 2010 09:50 (fourteen years ago) link
I keep on getting an urge to buy one of these cameras every time I open this thread - I really should stop reading it!
― treefell, Thursday, 4 February 2010 10:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Possibly disagree on not being aimed at serious photogs - even without easy manual adjustments, it might be an ideal carry camera for when someone doesn't want to bust out the SLR and big-ass zoom.
I'm looking for a small camera, either in the Ricoh GR-D III range on up the Panny/Oly 4:3s - I'm always in spots where I wish I had a camera, but the D700/50 combo is pretty difficult to be casual with and I can't afford a $10k M9 in this lifetime.
― smashing aspirant (milo z), Friday, 5 February 2010 06:48 (fourteen years ago) link
The EP-2/VF would be a good option - even though AF sucks, you can zone focus and go hyperfocal when there's enough light - but I read that it resets the focus point every time you turn it off/on.
― smashing aspirant (milo z), Friday, 5 February 2010 06:49 (fourteen years ago) link
you can set it not to reset (it's how I keep my panny 20mm set). the real problem with that setup is that there is /no/ focal scale, on the lens or in the camera - no digital scale at all. so you always, always have to guesstimate, which is a real pain. one alternative would be using the digital body with a manual lens with a real focus scale. but then you'd have to do some real-time calculations since the focus scales are set up for 35mm film, and you'll need to compensate for the smaller circle of confusion/etc. of m4/3
― dyao, Friday, 5 February 2010 07:39 (fourteen years ago) link
so I was an idiot and left my GF1 on a kitchen table in Ireland. a friend is posting it to me. obviously she doesn't have the proper plastic caps to remove the lens and then seal the camera and the lens properly.
is it best for her just to keep the camera intact and wrap it with lots of bubble wrap? or is there some risk that impact will ... ? i assume there's some reason the camera gets shipped with the lens off.
dammit.
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Wednesday, 7 April 2010 22:23 (fourteen years ago) link
lots and lots ofbubblewrap
― drink more beer and the doctor is a heghog (gbx), Wednesday, 7 April 2010 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
makes sense. ok, i'm breathing again, thanks.
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Wednesday, 7 April 2010 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
keep the camera intact and use lots of bubble wrap and padding, it'll be fine
― armando white (dyao), Thursday, 8 April 2010 01:59 (fourteen years ago) link
What's the lens? If it's the 20mm, it'll definitely be better left on there, well padded. In fact, unless it's some huge zoom, I think it'll be fine anyway.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 8 April 2010 08:29 (fourteen years ago) link
20, yeah. My friend says she has things taken care of. Let go and let God.
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Thursday, 8 April 2010 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Camera misplaced/lost/stolen/fell out of bag/???? on Friday night while out with old pal and at a party with strangers.
Totally gutted.
― rapping about space and shit, floatin’ around in an orgy of screen savers (gbx), Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:20 (thirteen years ago) link
dude :( it'll probably turn up in a few days, try calling back.
else look on ebay for GF1s being sold in MN w/o accessories
I almost left my e-p1 on a bus in thailand, some guy gave it to me just as I was stepping off the bus.
― I Think Ur a Viking (dyao), Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:59 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i've been keeping my eyes peeled on CL and ebay, and have been pestering everyone i know about it's whereabouts
:((((((
― rapping about space and shit, floatin’ around in an orgy of screen savers (gbx), Thursday, 29 April 2010 03:22 (thirteen years ago) link
feelin you
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Thursday, 29 April 2010 05:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, man, what a nightmare. Do you have contents insurance that covers lost/stolen items outside the home?
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 29 April 2010 10:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Fingers crossed it'll turn up!I left my backpack in a pub after an all day drinking session and only realised in the morning I'd left it somewhere, I couldn't remember where I'd been either.I phoned every pub in the area and finally found the pub, someone had handed it in, I couldn't believe it.
― not_goodwin, Friday, 30 April 2010 11:55 (thirteen years ago) link
i have been pestering every single establishment/person i was with that night about its whereabouts. theft seems less and less likely, and the worst possible situation seems more likely: it fell out of my messenger bag on the ride home
mess bags are always a little tilted, and the cam was sitting on top of clothing, which means that it literally could have rolled out of the bag and i might not have noticed it (i was listening to headphones on the bike path)
blech. i have no camera now :(
― rapping about space and shit, floatin’ around in an orgy of screen savers (gbx), Friday, 30 April 2010 11:58 (thirteen years ago) link
sorry to hear this :(
― joe, Friday, 30 April 2010 12:14 (thirteen years ago) link
jesus, gbx, sympathies
― stet, Friday, 30 April 2010 12:31 (thirteen years ago) link
can you claim on insurance?
― not_goodwin, Friday, 30 April 2010 13:19 (thirteen years ago) link