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Guys , check this Samsung galaxy NX official demo,.especially at 1:32 sec,.They compared their OLD APS-C sensor against 43 sensor,.here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ3QqVPyFOY&feature=player_embedded#t=122
OOPs admin ,.sorry,.could you remove the youtube screen,.,.i dont know what happen,!!
Oh, it comes with a Camera app! That makes more sense. And it seems to have a feature where you can take a picture of a landmark that looks like the image that is already on the Google map?
I think having a real OS on the camera is a cool idea; whether it is implemented well, we’ll see.
Anyway, how did you post the video? Did you just paste a YouTube link?
Samsung cheated by the way, vertically difference is just about 2mm, as shown is 5-6mm difference.
Wow, Samsung means business! What is the price of this camera with a good kit lens?
More expensive than E-M1.
yep more expensive than E-M1,.and where all the button,.? lol,.
Its just gadget with a lens,,
are they really lost their mind ?
It is easy to make a nice promo video. I a a seasoned software engineer and i can tell you that having my shutter button function along a tripadvisor app makes me cringe. Traditional digital cameras are almost real-time systems, while this is built on top of a consumer os.
Maybe I am wrong and this is great (it mostly simplifies the workflow, IQ and ergos is another story not told here, interestingly) but it smells a buggy and expensive gadget.
There is no such thing as “a good kit lens” for NX yet, just 18-55.
I mean 18-55/3.5-5.6 junk comes with Galaxy NX, many other NX cameras have totally laughable 20-50.
wooow,.that’s E-P5 battle against E-M5 its so EPIC,..why they have to kill D800 NIKON ,.i love it,.wish the nikon FF user don’t see that,.
Metabones, please make booster with Minolta MD mount!
And m42!
If you have the OM metabones, add a M42 to OM adapter on top … or wait for the Canon MBones and do the same deal, add; cheaper, simple adapters to correct the mount and focal length. Enjoy a wealth of legacy glass options …
I have been thinking about this, but I heard there are some optical differences between the various models, which might also be implemented in a m42 -> m43 version to achieve optimized results. O.t.o.h. how could it be more than just a matter of focal points and the distance to the sensor… You may be right, I will start thinking about it again.
The metabones has as fine tune adjustment for the glass in it, so if there is the need to focus the infinity aspect. Similar to teleconverters that have the same ability … movement of the optic plane.
I am eagerly awaiting the Canon FD version of this. But I fear it will never happen, or it will be one of the last that they release. FD had one of the shortest flange distances of the old systems so you could adapt any other lens system to it. That would kill sales for Metabones.
+1. Post your request at their website. If more of us do this, they may do it.
> Berlin Shadows from Andrew Reid on Vimeo.
Ah, one of those amateurishly looking videos, which makes one feel that anybody can just go outside and shoot a flick. Well, I’m not buying it 🙂
> E-P5 challenges E-M5, epic battle breaks out! (Mu-43).
LOLicious indeed. D800 and E-M5 kind of exemplified the two opposing trends in the photo gear developments. One is “the more the merrier”, the other – “that’ll be enough.”
P.S. The most surprising and revealing thing is (and the good one for Nikon) is how many amateurs, on the swings of the hype, bought the D800 thinking that it was the IQ which prevented them from making good shots…
interesting to see the confirmation that the MFT version of the booster is indeed better then the APSC. If I could find a decent price for a Nikkor 105 f/1.8 I might consider getting one.
This is a good article rom Duncan Martin for those who think that Oly underexposes with ISO values. Wrong, its just DxOMark definition of ISO is not standard (18% grey value). What breaks their testing algorithms is the fact than Oly uses the trick similar to Fuji DR 200 mode.
Thanks Peevee, your comment is more clear than his test!
On the ISO article, he failed to do the obvious test: Compare a normally exposed raw with a one stop overexposed raw.
That should tell us if Olympus’ “cheat” is a good idea or not.
I will try to conduct that test myself today if I have the time.
Hi,
The reason I didn’t was two reasons. Firstly, because I wasn’t convinced I could conduct a fair test as I don’t have a good test scene and setup. I suspect the difference in practice would be quite small so unless your test setup is really good you’re not going to produce anything reliable. Plus, there are still some unknowns (to me) on how the different RAW processors are treating the files, which may affect things. So basically I had no confidence in producing useful data and the world doesn’t need any more poor quality data.
Secondly, in theory I would expect the overexposed image to be better as it uses the full range of the sensor. The down side will be that you’d slam into highlights like a brick wall. I’d never set up a camera to have that behaviour (expect perhaps in really tightly controlled studio scenes) so even if it is better it’s irrelevant to my use. I have a compact camera which hits highlights very hard and I end up having it set to -0.7EV the whole time.
What this test did show me is it’s safe to use the E-M5 at 0EV compensation and not have to apply a safety stop of my own. So for that reason I am now using more of the sensor range then I was before.
Duncan
Well, thank you so much for adding to our knowledge of sensor performance, Duncan! I found it very helpful.
In the heydays of BW film, people used to experiment a lot with different developers, developer time, and exposures to come up with the best Zone-System curve. As you’d expect, it ended up being a matter of taste, different lighting situation, and such. So, the more tests by more people, the more knowledge we gain, although we all have to make our own minds. The Zone System is a fascinating pursuit, so it would be great to see more people doing it with digital.
At the same time, because I primarily shot slides, I am accustomed to using standard exposure and standard developer, aside from some pushing and pulling, and choosing the exposure and scene that would work with what I knew of the color and tone characteristics of the film. So, the fact that it’s largely OK to accept the built-in ISO, even if there may be a better exposure/postprocessing combo available, is good to know.
In other words, it’s good to know the camera companies know what they are doing… 🙂
On a similar vein by someone more controversial:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/color-management/is-for-wimps.htm
Atmtxphoto review of the E-P5 confirms my research…it is a subtly great camera… The GX7 is cheaply built…but has all the bells and whistles on the surface, but no real depth.
HAHAHA HAHAHA! !!!
The Olympus Propaganda machine is out in full force, huh?
Please
.. enlighten us as to why the GX7 is cheaply built. I would love to see if you can sway my purchase and remove my reserve for the GX7.
Fire away.
Obviously you are CHEAPLY BUILT as well. 🙂
Amazing well put toghether and thoroughly researched answer. Just wow…that statement disproves what hes saying right?
I hope you’ll receive it soon and go out to take pics.
I love it. He’s never even seen a GX7 in the flesh, much less held one, but he’s already decided it’s cheaply built. I suspect he’s never actually held an E-P5, either. Can you say “fanboy”? I knew you could!
Nice collection of articles. Thanks!