tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post7603687845729763478..comments2024-03-29T17:37:29.599+08:00Comments on ROBIN WONG : 5 Important Criteria of Camera To Consider Besides High ISO and Megapixel CountUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-11389208715256426602020-08-25T09:07:26.917+08:002020-08-25T09:07:26.917+08:00I agree with you, the color balance of the camera ...I agree with you, the color balance of the camera is super critical especially for beginners. As well as the quality of kit lens. In my head I wanted to write a blog entry on considerations for a first advanced system camera (either mirrorless or DSLR) and on top of that list is the quality of the kit lens! You can do so much more with a better kit lens to start with<br /><br />https://bestcameracollection.com/best-mirrorless-camera-under-1000-buying-guide-for-beginners/<br />Camera Collectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650145778621383561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-1799365088233328142016-04-22T15:25:14.578+08:002016-04-22T15:25:14.578+08:00"(The) Unwanted leaves" ... nice pun in ..."(The) Unwanted leaves" ... nice pun in that photo! Not sure if it was intentional though.KenPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910496332056636629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-58080661746977522402016-04-12T18:33:25.437+08:002016-04-12T18:33:25.437+08:00Thanks for the info, I will checkThanks for the info, I will checkdrcookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233832250835568871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-47275341169522504702016-04-11T21:04:36.810+08:002016-04-11T21:04:36.810+08:00wolters, thanks for the links.wolters, thanks for the links.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020788873472238053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-81467749236123301952016-04-10T19:44:00.623+08:002016-04-10T19:44:00.623+08:00In addition: here is a nice article on quality fro...In addition: here is a nice article on quality from The Online Photographer. <br /><br />http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2016/03/when-will-micro-43-equal-medium-format-film-we-have-the-definitive-answer.html<br /><br /><br />woltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601384019035761191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-84966881466116615252016-04-10T19:34:19.252+08:002016-04-10T19:34:19.252+08:00Rich, Fernando, here is some information about Rob...Rich, Fernando, here is some information about Robin's process for this blog.<br /><br />http://robinwong.blogspot.nl/2014/01/my-post-processing-for-blogging-purposes.html<br /><br />That is not the same process as one would use for printing or publishing in newspapers or magazines. Personally I am already very pleased with the JPEG’s that my Olympus produces and 98% of them go straight out of the camera via Apple Foto’s into the cloud. I admit I am a bit lazy. However, I am also very critical. But hey, it is 2016 so I think we can expect from camera manufacturers that OOC images don’t need a lot of post processing, unless it it for professional purposes.<br />woltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601384019035761191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-63918313479985808702016-04-10T17:56:13.142+08:002016-04-10T17:56:13.142+08:00Hi there. I have followed your blog for quite a lo...Hi there. I have followed your blog for quite a long time. Being an olympus user myself (started with E510, then E30, E-PL5 and now E-P5) your experience and advice is usually essential for my decisions on new lenses and gear. Still, I am as a bad photographer as a human being can be... I have a question though, I love the sharpness you get in your images without loosing a natural look. How do you process images? Do you have a standard setting/trick for sharpness?drcookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233832250835568871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-35979960884885567442016-04-09T05:21:52.599+08:002016-04-09T05:21:52.599+08:00Robin, your photos always leave me feeling like ei...Robin, your photos always leave me feeling like either I'm doing something wrong, something's wrong with my E-M5 II, or I just plain suck at digital photography. I used to be pretty decent back in the film days with a manual SLR but since I recently bought the E-M5 II and have tried to get back into photography I feel I often miss focus and my photos never really have the pop that yours do. Can you tell me what the secret is to get such great focus and vivid colors, I'm about to get rid of my Olympus and get a DSLR or just give up completely. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020788873472238053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-37916620971718676332016-04-05T20:25:50.325+08:002016-04-05T20:25:50.325+08:00A thought-provoking post, and superbly illustrated...A thought-provoking post, and superbly illustrated as always! I would comment that your criteria reflect to some extent your particular style of photography. A photographer who makes a specialty of landscapes say, would come up with a different list which would not include fast autofocus, and maybe not mobility. The other point which only comes out in the comments is that no camera is better than its lens. What I mean is that the image-capturing system consists of a camera and a lens, and success depends as much on the lens as on the camera body. Yet how often do we see people with a two hundred dollar lens on a thousand dollar camera? The combination may even work in benign conditions, but when you push it the cracks begin to show. Several of your criteria (autofocus, mobility, handling) depend critically on the lens as well as the camera.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502499594811024986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-5376363776397030362016-04-05T04:14:42.596+08:002016-04-05T04:14:42.596+08:00Great post and I agree 100%. For the past few year...Great post and I agree 100%. For the past few years, I've been mainly using the various Sony A7 full frame cameras due to their smaller size and budget friendly prices (on the used market). While the image quality has been great after post processing, points 1, 4, and 5 you made were lacking for me. I was lucky enough to score good prices recently on a used E-M5 mark II and Fuji X-T10 and fell in love with both of them. The image straight out of the camera for both cameras are so lovely. The Fuji only excels at points 4 and 5, but I use it for more methodical shooting while the E-M5 II is the one I can use in any situation. I thought the Fuji would be vastly superior to the E-M5II in high ISO, but I'm finding I like the Olympus handling of high ISO files a touch better. The point being is that I feel a big difference in the shooting experience. I can focus more on the framing, observing, and desired end result and less struggling with the camera. Time will tell where this goes, but having fun again! wmaruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788758484522111026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-13878182221293855192016-04-04T12:09:48.774+08:002016-04-04T12:09:48.774+08:00You're right. There are some lenses that just...You're right. There are some lenses that just cry for integration into micro Four-Thirds. The 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 was another that I bought with the E-1 that has rarely left my hands.<br /><br />When I got the Panasonic 35-100mm f/2.8 (with the GH3), I was severely disappointed, especially since I'd been using the Olympus 35-100mm f/2.0 for indoor sports. The E-5 seemed to be just as good at ISO 1600 as the GH3 was at ISO 3200 but the color of the photos was off.<br /><br />I don't think 72mm filter size is terrible--your 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 was that big--but if you put the 40-150mm f/2.8 on the E-PL7, it isn't balanced. It'll be fine on the GH4, though.Sakamoto Nobuyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698659558464819776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-8232006058840734082016-04-04T09:38:02.533+08:002016-04-04T09:38:02.533+08:00I do miss the 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 and I wish we have...I do miss the 50-200mm F2.8-3.5 and I wish we have a similar version for Micro 4/3. We have 40-150mm F2.8, which is great, but imagine if it was made into F2.8-3.5, and having a smaller, lighter lens construction! Also a lower price tag. Oh that would be a huge welcome!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-40364141985180811392016-04-04T08:07:06.983+08:002016-04-04T08:07:06.983+08:00You always have interesting images and thoughts. ...You always have interesting images and thoughts. Every day, it seems you think a good way and use good methods.<br /><br />1) I never used auto focus much, but with micro Four-Thirds and the tiny lenses, it’s become important.<br /><br />The E-M1 does very well most of the time. The GH4 does better with video AF than with still photo AF. The other day, the GH4 focused on my car in the parking lot instead of the person in front of me. The face detection of the E-M1 would have got that right.<br /><br />2) Last night, I took out the D7200 and fisheye lens, no stabilization available and I was mostly fine in the dark, especially with the balance between body and lens. With the smallest lenses and bodies, I think IS is even more important, but I wonder if IBIS induces blurriness in lighter equipment.<br /><br />3) I don’t want ultra heavy equipment. The Olympus E-5 and Nikon D7200 are about the heaviest I like. However, the Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic GX7 are too small for me.<br /><br />It’s almost funny, but my micro Four-Thirds bag is heavy with three bodies and six lenses, and worse with the computer.<br /><br />4) Few SOOC images are truly bad any longer, especially out of interchangeable lens cameras on the current market.<br /><br />5) I have two camera bodies that feel good and don’t require a lot of thinking: Olympus E-1 and Panasonic GH4. While the E-5 and E-M1 are not intuitive for me, the Super Control Panel helps quite a lot. The Nikon D7200 is my least intuitive camera body. I feel like hitting myself in the head with it, hoping to shake loose a solution.<br /><br />I used to use the E-1 and 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 for sports tournaments, working 14 hour days. It was so light but even around the 10th hour, I was feeling the strain.Sakamoto Nobuyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698659558464819776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-1984606371319331312016-04-03T23:03:37.757+08:002016-04-03T23:03:37.757+08:00Thanks for the kind words Nguyen! I try my best to...Thanks for the kind words Nguyen! I try my best to improve, bit by bit in every shooting sessions. Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-42110999869711911822016-04-03T23:03:10.535+08:002016-04-03T23:03:10.535+08:00Very true, marketing messages need numbers and mea...Very true, marketing messages need numbers and measurable differences to justify the product superiority. However, there are many subjective qualities of the camera that are also extremely important for the user experience and overall process of shooting. <br />I agree with you, the color balance of the camera is super critical especially for beginners. As well as the quality of kit lens. In my head I wanted to write a blog entry on considerations for a first advanced system camera (either mirrorless or DSLR) and on top of that list is the quality of the kit lens! You can do so much more with a better kit lens to start with!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-72602449674067090612016-04-03T23:01:01.240+08:002016-04-03T23:01:01.240+08:00I think the electronic viewfinder is definitely th...I think the electronic viewfinder is definitely the future of photography, you can do so much more with an EVf! Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-51347439709543822902016-04-03T22:28:20.462+08:002016-04-03T22:28:20.462+08:00In the pass, I will disagree with you. But now, af...In the pass, I will disagree with you. But now, after successful trials with new generation of "small sensor" cameras (i.e., 1 inch, m43), I totally agree with all of your points. Cameras today are so amazing.<br /><br />The set of images here is also really nice. I love the way you use the geometry, lines and color. Good job, Robin!Nguyen Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081551285541275759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-23220192454356520642016-04-03T22:09:39.391+08:002016-04-03T22:09:39.391+08:00Camera manufacturers and sellers like to use quant...Camera manufacturers and sellers like to use quantitative selling points because they are so easy to understand. Even if the buyer doesn’t have the slightest notion: Bigger sounds better. Larger sensors, more megapixels, longer zoom ranges, higher ISO values…<br /><br />And don’t forget the price. Most people would probably be a lot happier with a high quality all-in-one compact, but entrance level DSLR’s often are much cheaper. More bang for the buck.<br /><br />I like your list of criteria. The other day I made such a list for a friend who wanted to buy a discounted camera. A good camera, but with a lousy kit lens and mediocre JPEG. If you are choosing a system camera you should also find out what you want and what the complete system has to offer. Have a good look at the quality of the other lenses, at their size and how expensive they are.<br /><br />About the out of camera image quality I told my friend to have a good look at the standard color output. Probably this is the biggest noticeable difference between one camera or another, but most reviewers are not paying much attention to this. Some say that this is just a matter of taste. Or lack of taste I would say. No camera produces 100% accurate colors, and for a lot of subjects it does not matter. Skin tones however are most important and critical. We want real people and not warmed up corpses.woltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601384019035761191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-51244953592863471142016-04-03T20:08:40.379+08:002016-04-03T20:08:40.379+08:00The one I can relate the most is Number 5.
There f...The one I can relate the most is Number 5.<br />There feeling of Changing Settings without lifting my eye of the EVF is an amazing feeling.<br />It Feels I am one with the camera, I can hear each click of the dial, and see the changes reflected on the Clear EVF.<br />Half Pressing the Shutter and hearing the AF confirmation Beep, Gentle and reassuring.<br />Then the Shutter Fires which i can Hear and feel thru my hands, Thru my brow pressed Against the eyepiece.<br />I can even Feel the warmth of the Flash bouncing off the cieling, "Thump" it says.<br />It is a Zen Moment, as the preview of the resecent shot shows up in the EVF. And the capacitor of the flash Screeming as it charges.<br />it is a Zen Moment.<br /><br /><br /><br />Robert Evangelistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163113453694296239noreply@blogger.com