Going for Canon

AlanH said:
You'll get very little for that money.
If you're looking at TSE lenses then you need a lot more.
You can achieve much of what a TSE lens will give you using Photoshop Transform, but not all.
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You can fake this in PS quite easily.

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You can't fake these as easily though. You would need to shoot at F16 or something and get the brush out. This is at F/2.8

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mrtoad said:
Decided on a G6 body
And then decide later on new lens
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Interesting choice. Spec looks good for a 4YO camera, but it seems rather bulky for M43, much more like APS-C, and the sensor is only a bit better than the one in your present G1.

Just hopped on DXO mark and done a few comparisons with the G6, both against the G1 and other cameras. If you've not actually bought the camera yet, could I recommend the Olympus E-M10 II? The E-M10 is a nice camera to handle, and the dynamic range looks to be significantly better than that of the G6, which will help with the landscape work, plus the MkII version has 5 axis stabilisation that is meant to work very well.

If you have bought the G6 then could I recommend a more recent version of Lightroom (actually I'd do that anyway) to help get the best from your images?

Hope this helps, and the new camera is fun to learn with. :)
 
There's a clean used E-M5 body in the classified right now for £220 - that has the good 5 axis stabilisation too.
 
ancient_mariner said:
Interesting choice. Spec looks good for a 4YO camera, but it seems rather bulky for M43, much more like APS-C, and the sensor is only a bit better than the one in your present G1.

Just hopped on DXO mark and done a few comparisons with the G6, both against the G1 and other cameras. If you've not actually bought the camera yet, could I recommend the Olympus E-M10 II? The E-M10 is a nice camera to handle, and the dynamic range looks to be significantly better than that of the G6, which will help with the landscape work, plus the MkII version has 5 axis stabilisation that is meant to work very well.

If you have bought the G6 then could I recommend a more recent version of Lightroom (actually I'd do that anyway) to help get the best from your images?

Hope this helps, and the new camera is fun to learn with. :)
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thanks Toni
the camera i had before the G1 was an olympus 4/3 E420
was happy with that and went G1 to get rid of mirror noise and vibration
what i missed right away was the in the hand bulk feel
it had the 12-42 kit zoom...as it happens and a lot of my stuff here from the past has had decent showing

what do you ken on the oly E cameras...i would willingly go back to them as the one i had had a great flash programme control built into the menu

will be in touch next about the park shot...
 
E series now - they feel nicely made, like a tiny DSLR - we bought an E-M10 for my wife to replace a panasonic compact, and it isn't much bigger. The menu system is faffy & complicated (compared to Nikon's complicated and fairly crap menu system or Sony's much more intuitive one) and the EVF is OK, but not up to Sony's standards. The dials and controls are really nicely done, with metal wheels that feel very crisp and precise, and not plasticky like my D610, and it also feels much nicer to use & less cramped than smaller bodied Nikons (D3500/5500). As always, the pro optics are expensive, but less so than the equivalent Nikon lenses. I'm very tempted to pick up a 17mm f1.7 & use that for street stuff.
 
mrtoad said:
still cogitating..
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viewing and bidding on a G5...i will get the larger sensor and a better range of iso's
as for the lens...will stick with the 14-45 for a bit
its a slow process for a 74 year old...and really how long do i need all this stuff
??
 
ancient_mariner said:
E series now - they feel nicely made, like a tiny DSLR - we bought an E-M10 for my wife to replace a panasonic compact, and it isn't much bigger. The menu system is faffy & complicated (compared to Nikon's complicated and fairly crap menu system or Sony's much more intuitive one) and the EVF is OK, but not up to Sony's standards. The dials and controls are really nicely done, with metal wheels that feel very crisp and precise, and not plasticky like my D610, and it also feels much nicer to use & less cramped than smaller bodied Nikons (D3500/5500). As always, the pro optics are expensive, but less so than the equivalent Nikon lenses. I'm very tempted to pick up a 17mm f1.7 & use that for street stuff.
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Toni,can you point me to where I can buy a Nikon D3500 from please?
;)
 
mrtoad said:
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And now gather a kit lens may not be good ...
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Mr.Toad if you've been running your G1 all these years with just the excellent (but dim) 14-45mm zoom
maybe buying a used Lumix20mm or Olympus 45mm would give you more to think about and new inspiration.

(It is also a cheap eye-opener to stick a used Olympus E-M10 behind your lens to get Olympus jpegs and 16 megapickles with decent dynamic range and art-filter-bracketing. Not expensive)
 
Ulfric M Douglas said:
Mr.Toad if you've been running your G1 all these years with just the excellent (but dim) 14-45mm zoom
maybe buying a used Lumix20mm or Olympus 45mm would give you more to think about and new inspiration.

(It is also a cheap eye-opener to stick a used Olympus E-M10 behind your lens to get Olympus jpegs and 16 megapickles with decent dynamic range and art-filter-bracketing. Not expensive)
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many thanks Ulfric
much obliged
just about there now
 
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