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boinkphoto wrote:
I guess I disagree. I'm not saying it doesn't have flaws, but I bought it because I loved the output and owning it I continue to love the output.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see sensor output as being generically interchangeable. I guess what I'm trying to say is if you have two cameras from two manufacturers that essentially equal in their specs and lenses and you take an image from one and compare it to the same image from another, one may asthetically appeal to me and the other may not. While people often say with PP they're all the same, I don't see that - NEX output isn't necessarily going to be able to look like Fuji output (nor for that matter do I want to adjust every photo so it does but...).
To me discussions of the merits of cameras tend to focus too closely on pixel peeping and rarely do people say, "I choose camera X because I like the look of the output better." To me that's the ultimate metric. Not paying attention to that seems to me to be like saying Kodak EBX and Fuji Velvia are "the same" - which clearly they are not (granted, with RAW and PP, there is more latitude - but not infinite).
That said, I'm not trying to imply that Fuji output is better - not at all. It just appeals to me more generally speaking than other brands I've looked at. Someone else might find NEX or G1 or whatever output appeals more to them, but my ultimate point is, the general "look" of an image shouldn't be dismissed....Show more →
Well, digital is quite different then film with regard to a specific "look". It's certainly more flexible and malleable, which is obvious from the different "looks" specific raw processors give out of the box just as mentioned above. A lot of this is simply down to different custom color profiles and curves. If we leave the lens out of the equation (which certainly does impart a unique fingerprint/ look), the fact is that these looks from different cameras can be emulated quite easily by those who know what they are doing. That's not to say there is not a benefit from getting exactly what you like ooc without PP and profiling. That's what Fuji is counting on in fact - attracting users who prefer the look they offer with minimal fuss.
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