OMD studio photos in DPReview - AWESOME - Page 2

heli-mech · #11 April 22nd, 2012, 08:23 AM

Not sure what you mean by blotchiness? Granted I am only on my notebook right now but looking at any of the color charts it looks to me like the om-d is "smoother" in the colors, especially compared to ep3 but even to the g1x.

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Originally Posted by Livnius

To my eye the EM5 is showing much more blotchy colors than the GX1 ...especially in the reds and is doing so at all ISOs, although most prominent in the reds, this EM5 blotchiness is everywhere (Interestingly, although the ep3 is showing the same blotchiness....it is showing less of it than the em5 !!!)

People on various forums have been saying that the EM5 is outperforming the GX1 by a full stop, and this and that ?????

...maybe in la-la land !

No doubt a great camera.....a significant improvement for Oly owners in terms of noise, high iso, detail etc , for Pany owners at best (esp GH2, G3 ,GX1)....it would be only an incremental step. IMO.

Amin Sabet · #12 April 22nd, 2012, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Armanius

Lighting isn't constant? I thought they kept it the same. Bummer if it's not.

They kind of do. If they give 25% less light source intensity, then they give accordingly more exposure time to make the exposure the same. Or so they say.

Armanius · #13 April 22nd, 2012, 08:36 AM

Why use different light intensities? Perhaps the same light bulb no longer available? I'll shoot those guys a PM and see if they'll respond.

Luckypenguin · #14 April 22nd, 2012, 08:45 AM

I don't know how much to read into this since it is possible that the E-M5 images are just slightly underexposed compared to the GX1, but to me it seems the E-M5 shows noticeably less evidence of the characteristic Micro 4/3 low ISO (200-800) grain/noise, and appears to show slightly more detail compared to the GX1. More so than extreme high ISO performance, THIS is what I've been waiting to see improved since my first E-P1 almost two years ago.

dhazeghi · #15 April 22nd, 2012, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Armanius

Why use different light intensities? Perhaps the same light bulb no longer available? I'll shoot those guys a PM and see if they'll respond.

There was huge thread on it when the samples first came out. Basically, they had to change some things in their studio setup in the past 6 months or so. Since the K-5, D7000 and others were shot before that, they had different lighting.

DH

krugorg · #16 April 22nd, 2012, 09:35 AM

I see an incremental improvement (assume the GH3 is going to push it forward another notch). Yeah m4/3!

Amin Sabet · #17 April 22nd, 2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dhazeghi

There was huge thread on it when the samples first came out. Basically, they had to change some things in their studio setup in the past 6 months or so. Since the K-5, D7000 and others were shot before that, they had different lighting.

DH

This wasn't the first time they've varied lighting setups though. Basically, it's more convenient for them not to keep that aspect of their testing constant.

Here are a couple posts explaining:

Sorry, Bob, but you've made a critical mistake: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

Sigh: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

It would be nice if they would properly publish their testing methods.

dhazeghi · #18 April 22nd, 2012, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Amin Sabet

This wasn't the first time they've varied lighting setups though. Basically, it's more convenient for them not to keep that aspect of their testing constant.

Here are a couple posts explaining:

Sorry, Bob, but you've made a critical mistake: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

Sigh: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

It would be nice if they would properly publish their testing methods.

Okay, thanks for the rest of the backstory! 100% agree on them publishing their methodology.

Still, you've looked at a good many E-M5 samples by now. Where do you think it ends up?

DH