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d0s posted:Just about any other mirrorless camera on the market right now would be a better choice. I'm largely ignorant in this area. What should I be looking at? I don't want to spend much more than US$600-$700 if I can help it.
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psylent posted:I'm largely ignorant in this area. What should I be looking at? I don't want to spend much more than US$600-$700 if I can help it. I can't speak for the various Fuji bodies/lenses, but a budget like that would go really far with a good m4/3 body and a couple lenses. The Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 is a great walkaround lens, and there are a ton of good used PEN bodies out there.
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Jun 16, 2014 15:12
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psylent posted:I'm largely ignorant in this area. What should I be looking at? I don't want to spend much more than US$600-$700 if I can help it.
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Jun 16, 2014 15:55
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If you want a NIB camera, the Olympus E-PM2 has the same sensor and processor as the Olympus OM-D E-M5 for $2-400 based on the package you buy. It'll grant you the ability to start building a lens library when you decide to upgrade/buy another M43 body, at the very least. GonadTheBallbarian fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Jun 16, 2014 |
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Jun 16, 2014 17:05
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I have an Eos M and I like it but I don't love it. I mostly like the touch screen interface (it's very different from my DSLR), you just have to give up doing things the way you would on your DSLR. For a small camera for quick shots on vacation, it's pretty nice for the price. If you want to move into a mirrorless full time I definitely wouldn't recommend it.
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Jun 16, 2014 20:44
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The A7S reviews are starting to roll in and I'm pretty stoked. Looks like up to ISO 102400 is usable with good noise reduction and AF in low light is decent. That plus the totally silent shutter mode makes it the perfect event camera.
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Jun 16, 2014 21:58
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HPL posted:The A7S reviews are starting to roll in and I'm pretty stoked. Looks like up to ISO 102400 is usable with good noise reduction and AF in low light is decent. That plus the totally silent shutter mode makes it the perfect event camera. So D700 sensor with 8x more powerful noise reduction. I know they are not the same thing. The D3 chip was not made by Sony.
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Jun 16, 2014 22:28
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Just got a brand new job today! Time to celebrate a bit.  Let's see what this Fuji stuff is all about!
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Jun 16, 2014 22:50
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evil_bunnY posted:I thought it was alpha mount though?
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Jun 17, 2014 02:49
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I think I'm the only person in the world who doesn't have a problem with plastic-shelled lenses. I'll take weight-savings anywhere.
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Jun 17, 2014 05:43
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Well, I have nice plastic lenses, but some of the really cheap ones feel like nasty flimsy plastic. It makes you feel worried about your $200 shattering in your hands when you attach it.
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Jun 17, 2014 07:02
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The E-mount 35 f/1.8 is made of aluminum, so it's not like it's miles better than plastic.
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Jun 17, 2014 07:27
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Elliotw2 posted:Well, I have nice plastic lenses, but some of the really cheap ones feel like nasty flimsy plastic. It makes you feel worried about your $200 shattering in your hands when you attach it. If we're talking about dropping it, I worry far more about the metal getting bent/deformed than I do plastic breaking. Experience seems to bear this out.
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Jun 17, 2014 07:30
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Does anyone have first hand experience with using a speedbooster adapter?
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Jun 17, 2014 08:26
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Bob Socko posted:There are two Sony 35mm f/1.8 lenses, one for each mount. The a-mount is plasticky but has great optics, whereas the e-mount version is better-built and uses in-body IS.
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Jun 17, 2014 08:31
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spankmeister posted:Does anyone have first hand experience with using a speedbooster adapter? Yes, we use them a fair bit with FS700s, I don't own one though. If your question is "do they produce a sharp image" in my experience the answer is a resounding yes.
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XTimmy posted:Yes, we use them a fair bit with FS700s, I don't own one though. If your question is "do they produce a sharp image" in my experience the answer is a resounding yes. Yeah I realize I didn't really ask a concrete question, but that's pretty much what I wanted to know, thanks. It's not high on my priorities list but adapting say a canon 24-70 2.8 on my OM-D sounds sexy.
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They don't make the good EF speedbooster for OM-D though, the EF adapters with aperture control are only on the NEX for whatever reason.
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spankmeister posted:Yeah I realize I didn't really ask a concrete question, but that's pretty much what I wanted to know, thanks. The day Metabones cranks out an EF to active MFT lens mount I'll be buying a BMPC, at the moment there isn't a speed-booster from anybody (insofar as I'm aware) that'll let you mount EF to MFT and still retain control over the aperture/AF. XTimmy fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Jun 17, 2014 |
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XTimmy posted:The day Metabones cranks out an EF to active MFT lens mount I'll be buying a BMPC, at the moment there isn't a speed-booster from anybody (insofar as I'm aware) that'll let you mount EF to MFT and still retain control over the aperture/AF. If things like double reverse-engineering is possible at both side of the mount, both technically and legally, I wonder why we don't have universal open standard mount yet?
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Jun 17, 2014 13:51
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The camera companies like having you buy their lenses or the lenses that get licensed through them. As it is there's still a tiny chance that one day Canon or Sony could just decide to say gently caress y'all and block 3rd party lenses in a firmware update.
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psylent posted:I'm largely ignorant in this area. What should I be looking at? I don't want to spend much more than US$600-$700 if I can help it. You could grab a secondhand fuji xe1 and lens for about that. Maybe the 35mm if you're lucky.
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Aargh posted:You could grab a secondhand fuji xe1 and lens for about that. Maybe the 35mm if you're lucky. Pretty sure there's an XE1 in the for sale thread for $330 or so. I'd take a look at that. And here it is fknlo fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jun 18, 2014 |
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I can't get either the bundled Fuji Flash (EF-X8) or a YN560-II to fire on my XT-1 for some reason. It's like it doesn't see either at all...
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Fart Car '97 posted:I can't get either the bundled Fuji Flash (EF-X8) or a YN560-II to fire on my XT-1 for some reason. It's like it doesn't see either at all... Do you have silent mode enabled? For some reason on the XPro1 that also disables the hotshoe.
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Jun 18, 2014 03:14
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Aargh posted:Do you have silent mode enabled? For some reason on the XPro1 that also disables the hotshoe. That was it. What a stupid design, Fuji 
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Fart Car '97 posted:That was it. What a stupid design, Fuji It's actually an awesome design decision but I can understand your frustration. They should ahve called it 'stealth'
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Silent Mode trips me up every time I update the firmware. I assume it will just disable beeps, I realize after the fact that it does more, and then I just turn the volume off.
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feigning interest posted:It's actually an awesome design decision but I can understand your frustration. They should ahve called it 'stealth' There are situations I've photographed in that required silent shutter + flash so it'd be nice if you could set that separately.
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feigning interest posted:It's actually an awesome design decision but I can understand your frustration. They should ahve called it 'stealth' The first thing I do on any camera is disable the sound. There are many times I need to use flash, and almost zero times I actually want or need the beeps.
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Fart Car '97 posted:The first thing I do on any camera is disable the sound. There are many times I need to use flash, and almost zero times I actually want or need the beeps. When you hand the camera to your family, basically. They should have offered a "Wife Mode" instean of a Silence mide.
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Fart Car '97 posted:The first thing I do on any camera is disable the sound. There are many times I need to use flash, and almost zero times I actually want or need the beeps. It's not just about your requirements. How about the blind?
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Oly 12-40mm f/2.8 arrives tomorrow weeeeee 
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whatever7 posted:When you hand the camera to your family, basically. They should have offered a "Wife Mode" instean of a Silence mide. Oh right I forgot how terrible women are at doing anything with electronics! Bob Socko posted:There are two Sony 35mm f/1.8 lenses, one for each mount. The a-mount is plasticky but has great optics, whereas the e-mount version is better-built and uses in-body IS. Just to further clarify: the A-mount lens relies on sensor stabilization, since all of Sony's A-mount cameras offer it; the E-mount lens uses Sony's lens-based OSS, since no E-mount cameras have sensor stabilization.
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mediaphage posted:Oh right I forgot how terrible women are at doing anything with electronics!
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Apparently Tamron is releasing a 18-200MM superzoom for the Canon EOS-M 5 whole lenses in two years.
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grack posted:Apparently Tamron is releasing a 18-200MM superzoom for the Canon EOS-M welp hail satan
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grack posted:Apparently Tamron is releasing a 18-200MM superzoom for the Canon EOS-M So, a slow-focussing body get a slow lens. Why-o-why did invest in M4/3 instead?
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grack posted:Apparently Tamron is releasing a 18-200MM superzoom for the Canon EOS-M Despite all the misgivings in this thread, I think I'll still be grabbing one. I've got a 5D and a 7D along with a bunch of lenses, so if I want get one of the adapters I can. I really just want something light for holiday snaps.
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Everything I've heard is that you should get an SL1 unless you get a really good deal on the EOS-M and the adapter.
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