Is anyone on AMW considering buying Sony's A7 or A7R?
Oct 30, 2013 07:57:27 #
Peekayoh wrote:
Not much to disagree with but I have to tell you t... (show quote)
I'm learning that using some post processing software like DxO's "Image Pro" in conjunction with known camera/lens combinations can result in making a good lens provide images that appear that they came from an excellent lens.
Below is a photo I took of a bird a couple of years ago with my A900 and a G series 300mm f/2.8 and just re-processed the Raw file a new version of DxO. I have also attached a still life I took yesterday to test DxO's ability to work with the Raw files from my new RX100M2.
Both rather impressive, if I do say so myself.
I should point out that DxO is very computer incentive software. It seems to take forever for it move the pixels about to make the correction to lenses. In fact I intend to upgrade my old Mac Book Pro when I return from vacation. Making it, all the more remarkable that theRX100M2 camera can do all those correction so quickly in-camera when making JPG files.
I attached a screen capture of DxO doing it's thing. You can see how the bigger image on the left has gads of geometric distortion that is removed by DxO or in-camera when the camera makes a JPG file.
Oct 30, 2013 09:43:31 #
Oct 30, 2013 09:56:53 #
Peekayoh wrote:
DxO is my Raw processor of choice, ever since the a700.
:thumbup: ;-)
Gee, you and I do a lot of things the same way :!:
Great minds, and all that.... :-D
Ver. 9 is a substantial upgrade. New interface and it supports more modules. It's a bit of an annoyance that we must upgrade to use the newer modules.
BTW, my wife and I are going to bed earlier and getting up earlier each morning this week. In preparation for our vacation. The hope is that we will minimize jet lag.
Oct 30, 2013 11:04:58 #
I'm still on 8, time to upgrade I guess.
Anything to counter the dreaded jet lag is a plus.
Anything to counter the dreaded jet lag is a plus.
Oct 31, 2013 15:23:40 #
The further up the learning curve I climb on my new RX100 M2 the more I like it!
I have attached a sweep panorama of a room in my house on a dim overcast day. I turned on the lighting in the house to roughly match the lighting out side. Everything is automatic when you go into the "Sweep Panorama" mode. The camera choose the ISO, Shutter speed, f-stop, Color temperature, and how many photos to take and stitch together. I took a few seconds and gave me this JPG image. I just discovered there is a camera manual built into the camera it's self. No need to take the printed manual on vacation.
Blow this up full size and you can see how I have stuff scattered about the house as we pack for vacation.
There is a level built into the camera that resembles the artificial horizon in an airplane cockpit, in that it provides pitch and yaw. I activated it and looked at it while I twisted at the waist to make this panorama.
Edit:..............
We are getting unexpected, overnight, house guests! My wife just had me clean up all the camera junk I had scattered about the house. :roll:
I have attached a sweep panorama of a room in my house on a dim overcast day. I turned on the lighting in the house to roughly match the lighting out side. Everything is automatic when you go into the "Sweep Panorama" mode. The camera choose the ISO, Shutter speed, f-stop, Color temperature, and how many photos to take and stitch together. I took a few seconds and gave me this JPG image. I just discovered there is a camera manual built into the camera it's self. No need to take the printed manual on vacation.
Blow this up full size and you can see how I have stuff scattered about the house as we pack for vacation.
There is a level built into the camera that resembles the artificial horizon in an airplane cockpit, in that it provides pitch and yaw. I activated it and looked at it while I twisted at the waist to make this panorama.
Edit:..............
We are getting unexpected, overnight, house guests! My wife just had me clean up all the camera junk I had scattered about the house. :roll:
Panorama made by camera
Nov 12, 2013 18:24:54 #
I'm home from Scotland and Ireland. Shockingly beautiful countries!
In Camera HDR
Nov 13, 2013 06:58:34 #
Welcome back Dave, it sounds like you were well pleased.
You're right about the scenery, I lived on the West coast of Scotland for couple of years and it is spectacular especially in the right weather. Not so familiar with Ireland although I will be staying with friends in Donaghadee again next year but we usually end up messing around in his boat and drinking, I mean fishing while the Wives do their own thing.
You're right about the scenery, I lived on the West coast of Scotland for couple of years and it is spectacular especially in the right weather. Not so familiar with Ireland although I will be staying with friends in Donaghadee again next year but we usually end up messing around in his boat and drinking, I mean fishing while the Wives do their own thing.
Nov 14, 2013 11:35:51 #
As someone who has several thousand dollars invested in e-mount lenses and has a Sony A7 on order, I am interested in how my e-mount lenses will perform on the new camera.
For that reason I was pleased to see an article that explores this subject with sample pictures.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/11/08/heres-how-the-sony-a7-shoots-using-aps-c-lenses
For that reason I was pleased to see an article that explores this subject with sample pictures.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/11/08/heres-how-the-sony-a7-shoots-using-aps-c-lenses
Nov 14, 2013 21:18:52 #
I've got the A7r body coming but I will only be using old MF lenses on it.
I do have an e-mount kit lens but it's still in the box unused.
I do have an e-mount kit lens but it's still in the box unused.
Nov 18, 2013 08:35:11 #
Here is another photo of Loch Ness. The camera took a burst of seven photos, then combined them into an in-camera HDR. After several seconds of in-camera processing it provided a flat, drab looking HDR. I took that image and did some post processing to it using Nik filters and brought the photo back to life. I like the results!
Pete, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with your A7R and your old lenses. Please post some here.
While I love this camera, particularly for travel, it does have some limitation. A young buck deer was near the house. I grabbed the RX100M2 and a quick look let me know that the zoom lens did not have near the reach I needed to capture the deer. There were also some goats on the side of Loch Ness that were lost in the pixels when I zoomed in on them. That's why it's Okay to have more than one camera. :-)
Pete, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with your A7R and your old lenses. Please post some here.
While I love this camera, particularly for travel, it does have some limitation. A young buck deer was near the house. I grabbed the RX100M2 and a quick look let me know that the zoom lens did not have near the reach I needed to capture the deer. There were also some goats on the side of Loch Ness that were lost in the pixels when I zoomed in on them. That's why it's Okay to have more than one camera. :-)
Nov 18, 2013 14:23:13 #
I like it well enough Dave, a dramatic rendering of Loch Ness but where's Nessie?
I'll have the a7r very soon and will certainly share some images.
As you found out, there's no substitute for that long lens but the single lens compacts still have a lot going for them.
I'll have the a7r very soon and will certainly share some images.
As you found out, there's no substitute for that long lens but the single lens compacts still have a lot going for them.
Nov 18, 2013 15:51:04 #
Peekayoh wrote:
I like it well enough Dave, a dramatic rendering of Loch Ness but where's Nessie?
I'll have the a7r very soon and will certainly share some images.
As you found out, there's no substitute for that long lens but the single lens compacts still have a lot going for them.
I'll have the a7r very soon and will certainly share some images.
As you found out, there's no substitute for that long lens but the single lens compacts still have a lot going for them.
Oh, you want to see my photos of Nessie, do you?
I attached one. I had a better one of them mating with their long necks and tails intertwined. It also captured their beautiful iridescent, butterfly wing like skin. I would have sent that one, but I accidentally deleted when I was fussing with my camera at the blarney castle.
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Did I mention I kissed the stone while I was at the castle?
Nov 18, 2013 18:58:21 #
Nov 18, 2013 21:50:49 #
Here is one that was saved as RAW and processed with DxO.
This was not done with HDR. DxO removed the purple fringing that I could see a JPG version of this photo made by the camera. I played with this one a bit to get it to my liking. It was made from a single exposure RAW file.
This was not done with HDR. DxO removed the purple fringing that I could see a JPG version of this photo made by the camera. I played with this one a bit to get it to my liking. It was made from a single exposure RAW file.
Loch Ness
Nov 19, 2013 04:08:07 #
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