Your photo of the lens shows that the lens appears to be in M for manual focus, rather than A for auto focus. If you haven't already tried changing the setting on the lens, let us know if that was your problem. It should work!
I neglected to write, although it should have been evident from the names of the subjects in my images, that they were black and white, but still looked great. Of course, your mileage may and probably will vary.
BTW, Bob, I love your avatar image and quotes. Very thoughtful and clever. How did you create the skeletal avatar?
All I can tell you is that I was able to print the original small .jpg files from the website, remember .4mb resized up to 20mb as a 13x19 poster because of the fractal imaging capabilities of the software. My proof was in the pudding. Your math may be right, but if it doesn't account for the way images can be up-rezd by incredibly powerful fractal engineering, then your images won't scale. Mine did, and at a quality that would be even better from a cellphone image, not a small .jpg file captured from a website! If Perfect Photo Suite has a free demo, why not try and see what happens?
My daughter, a dance teacher and choreographer, wanted some photos for her classroom wall. She found photos of Agnes DeMille and Fred Astaire online. I captured those images at about .4mp and with Perfect Resize scaled them up to 22mp for printing at 13x19" on my Epson 3880. AMAZING!
Certainly not meant to be perceived as "anti-" anything. Merely sharing a P.OV. based on more than 31 years of both defensive interactions with those who never tried but simply resisted, as well as those who decided to try, fall in love and never look back.
One more thing . . . how many outraged critics have made the same arguments against Nikon, Canon and others for upgrading their image sensors to deliver more pixels and lower noise at higher ISO settings?
And the cost for those upgrades which seem to be embraced by digital photographers with shameless appreciation is unparalleled. The older models still work, but the newer models offer more speed and quality.
Lest we forget that progress has its cost, many Ford Model A and Edsel as well as my original 1969 BMW 2002 are still on the road, satisfying those who use them. But comfort, economy, speed and overall performance come at a price many seem to value.
These arguments/criticisms seldom are as great as those leveled at the most valued and valuable company in the world whose products generally don't leave users behind "in the dust bin of history," but continue to deliver more ways to do things not possible before 1984.
With love and respect for others like me who have been using Macs for many years, the simple fact is that once Apple decided to abandon 32-bit architecture in favor of a more robust and capable 64-bit operating system, the only significant change was the abandonment of 32-bit software. The underlying library for Aperture needed updating by the OS and once complete, will do everything you expect it to do. Aperture is no longer available for purchase, but it still works and will continue to do so for as long as you use it. And Photos goes way beyond what iPhoto could go, including support for libraries that exceed 10,000 images, something that's happening now with the use of digital cameras. Not just iPhones, but Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Olympus, Leaf, and more. We capture more moments because the film is free and being able to manage large libraries comes at the small price of adapting to new ways of seeing them.
The observer's comment about buying a new Mac every five years certainly ought to resonate with those whose PCs last for three and will not run the most recent MS OS. My 2008 MacPro and my 2012 MacBook Pro Retina continue to run all of my software except MS Office 2004. Office 2008 and beyond work just fine. FCP 7 and FCP X work beautifully and the only reason I've moved from 7 -> X is that FCP X is faster, easier to control with frame-level accuracy and filled with all the extensible plugins that are available for Premiere.
Oh, one more thing. Apple doesn't charge for its upgrades! The Mac OS upgrades since Snow Leopard have been free and each update of FCP X has been free once you purchase for $299.
Where do MS and Adobe fit in that upgrade price structure?
Apple is very much into helping the customer leverage of their hardware purchases with ongoing upgrades/updates to assure speed, reliability, memory-management, power-management, safety/security, and overall performance. The only price the user pays for these features is the need to adapt.
If you hate adapting to take advantage of these features and more, then stick with the Commodore 64 or Atari, or IBM PC or Peanut running DOS.
This is not a flame; just a statement from an unapologetic Mac-a-holic since February 1984 who left DOS to create and work, not to "tweet the bios" to run faster. And, in the interest of full disclosure, I am an Apple employee who trains people in the integration and use of Apple products and software to enrich their lives and creative endeavors in photography and video. I love helping Windows -> Mac switchers, many in their 50s and 60s and older, discover the magic and hear them say: "I don't know why I waited so long - this is amazing!"
Taylor Swift: "Haters gonna hate."
I loved my Pentax 645, but let it go in favor or holding on to my Pentax 6x7 with 55, 105 and 150 lenses. Amazing optics and the look and feel of a 35mm SLR.
The biggest problem was my commitment to 110 and 220 rolls of film without being able to change backs to suit changing shooting conditions and needs.
In 2001, when I moved to Nikon D1x -> D2x -> D2hs -> D700 and finally, for now, D750, I let go of the Pentax 645 but kept the 6x7 "just in case."
But, yes, it's all about the glass AND how the camera feels in your hands when you're shooting.
Before the D750, I used the CamRanger to control my D700 using my iPhone. Now, the D750 Wifi can be controlled from my iPhone much more quickly, although the CamRanger software permitted more control. Nonetheless, it's a great way to shoot in the studio.
I'm using my iPhone 6 with the ikan fly x3+ (performs like a steadicam) to shoot major portions of a documentary film, with occasional still photos from stuff that doesn't necessarily move or talk. http://WhoCaresAboutDC.com
I just came from a demo of the Atomos Ninja and was very impressed with its specs and performance with 4k cameras including the GH4! More to think about.
Thanks
Well, then. It must be time for me to see how one feels in my hands. Thanks.
I'm particularly fond of my FX, full-frame image sensor, so unless the GH4 does that, it'll be hard to convince me to change. As an old girlfriend told me, I'm a hardtop, not a convertible when it comes to cameras.
WOW to the GH4. I'm a Nikon shooter, since about 1975, so my choices have been dictated by a library of lenses and history since 2001 with the D1X and forward. So, I'm changing with the tech-times and acquiring stuff that will enable my Nikon systems to grow to match my skills and product/deliverables development. BTW, I edit with and teach FCP X for Apple.