dolina wrote:
Anyone setting their R's picture style to "fine detail" rather than on the default of "automatic"?
Shouldn't affect RAW file image quality, unless it's automatically performed when importing the RAW file into DPP or ACR (i.e. check the default import settings).
ben egbert wrote:
Really nice, would love to see it bigger. So how you liking it?
it is working quite well for me.
This may seem odd to some, but I don't really went the camera to feel much different than the camera I have been using. I've spent years developing instincts for that camera, so that I can use it quickly and intuitively, so any change forces me to relearn the operational methods. Since I'm coming from the 5DII there are some significant changes that affect me — location of DOF preview, how to go into live view, how to zoom the image for manual focus, and more. This is to be expected, and I was already catching on to most of it by the end of a day.
Because I usually print at a 4:3 aspect ratio, I'm very, very happy to have the crop lines in the viewfinder and live view mode.
Obviously, with high quality L zooms (or whatever other lenses folks use) the system is capable of producing extremely detailed images.
I could write more, but I'll save it for an eventual blog post.
Oh, and about "big." I intend to resize one of my photographs from this shoot for printing at 30" x 45" or larger and then print a section of it. I may scan the print and share that here — may even make the file of the section available to others who want to try printing it.
I like my 5Ds but find the lcd preview times (right after the image is shot) really slow even with super fast cards that do160mb per second write times.
Glad you are liking the camera, Dan. I too am coming from a 5D2 and have the same learning curve, but I am also finding things are falling easily into place (like the DoF/stop-down preview button placement, which I prefer on the 5DS).
gdanmitchell wrote:
Because I usually print at a 4:3 aspect ratio, I'm very, very happy to have the crop lines in the viewfinder and live view mode.
With the wealth of pixels, shoot generously and fine tune a crop later.
I don't worry about aspect ratio when shooting, unless it is some very specific project.
For years (my digital decade) I arrange so that which ever dimension (vertical or horizontal) limits an important part of the composition is the dimension that I make tight in the viewfinder and then the other dimension has extra space and that gets cropped in post. Now I will train myself to give extra space around the limiting dimension so that it will be easier to adjust the vertical and/or horizontal lean in post, as well as other adjustments such as rotating for level (though I like the viewfinder level).
Monito wrote:
Glad you are liking the camera, Dan. I too am coming from a 5D2 and have the same learning curve, but I am also finding things are falling easily into place (like the DoF/stop-down preview button placement, which I prefer on the 5DS).
With the wealth of pixels, shoot generously and fine tune a crop later.
I don't worry about aspect ratio when shooting, unless it is some very specific project.
It is a personal thing, but for much of my work I have a preference for the 4:3 aspect ratio. This means that I will crop a small amount off both sides of a landscape orientation photograph to get this. I have gotten pretty good at estimating the portion of the 3:2 aspect ratio frame that I'll use, but the crop lines (and especially the way it works in live view) lets me work with more precision.
That being said, if I have any doubts about the composition I will go ahead and "shoot large" and adjust in post.
The file does contain the entire 3:2 aspect ratio original raw image, so I can still "recover" the edge portion of the image if I need it.
There is nothing sacred about 4:3 (or 3:2 or anything else), and I do sometimes use other aspect ratios, too.
gdanmitchell wrote:
It is a person thing, but for much of my work I have a preference for the 4:3 aspect ratio. This means that I will crop a small amount off both sides of a landscape orientation photograph to get this. I have gotten pretty good at estimating the portion of the 3:2 aspect ratio frame that I'll use, but the crop lines (and especially the way it works in live view) lets me work with more precision.
That being said, if I have any doubts about the composition I will go ahead and "shoot large" and adjust in post.
The file does contain the entire 3:2 aspect ratio original raw image, so I can still "recover" the edge portion of the image if I need it.
There is nothing sacred about 4:3 (or 3:2 or anything else), and I do sometimes use other aspect ratios, too.
I'm with you on this, Dan. 4:3 ratio is my favorite for general work, panoramas are another favorite. 3:2 is so blah, maybe from overuse. 16:9 is nice, but not a good use of image circle. One of the best things about M4/3 is the 4/3 part of it. I would love to have a larger 27x36 sensor to use with my FF lenses!
C'mon, Canon -- how about making me a G1X Mark III with the 27x36 sensor and 24-70L lens?
gdanmitchell wrote:
It is a person thing, but for much of my work I have a preference for the 4:3 aspect ratio. This means that I will crop a small amount off both sides of a landscape orientation photograph to get this. I have gotten pretty good at estimating the portion of the 3:2 aspect ratio frame that I'll use, but the crop lines (and especially the way it works in live view) lets me work with more precision.
That being said, if I have any doubts about the composition I will go ahead and "shoot large" and adjust in post.
The file does contain the entire 3:2 aspect ratio original raw image, so I can still "recover" the edge portion of the image if I need it.
There is nothing sacred about 4:3 (or 3:2 or anything else), and I do sometimes use other aspect ratios, too.
Can you recover the whole file? I shot one at 16x9 and was not able to see how to recover the cropped out portion in ACR. In this case I also shot a full version for insurance, but it would be good to know how.
For 16X9, I usually want a level camera and then take it all off the sky,but the built in crop is centered, unless I missed something.
Edit
Both questions answered, this can be modified in ACR under the crop tool.
interesting, one of the things I like least about my G1X is its 4:3 aspect ratio. Since my monitor is 16:9 I'm tending to crop to this aspect for many of my landscape scenes. Is 4:3 a typical print ratio? It does fit my iPad correctly.
gdanmitchell wrote:
Because I usually print at a 4:3 aspect ratio, I'm very, very happy to have the crop lines in the viewfinder and live view mode.
I believe the 4:3 aspect ratio lines only work in Live view, am I right ? How do you estimate 4:3 framing with the viewfinder ? Does the grid correspond to the 4:3 aspect ratio ?
MayaTlab wrote:
I believe the 4:3 aspect ratio lines only work in Live view, am I right ? How do you estimate 4:3 framing with the viewfinder ? Does the grid correspond to the 4:3 aspect ratio ?
For some reason, the 1:1 frame shows in the viewfinder as well, but not the 4:3 and 16:9 frames.
ben egbert wrote:
Can you recover the whole file? I shot one at 16x9 and was not able to see how to recover the cropped out portion in ACR. In this case I also shot a full version for insurance, but it would be good to know how.
I don't know about ACR, but in LR you just click the crop tool and the whole image appears. If you want to recover the cropped out portion, just click "reset" and the crop goes away.
Answered my own question, when you open ACR, just click the crop icon and you can undo the in-camera crop or move it or do any of the other crop choices.
joeisayo wrote:
I like my 5Ds but find the lcd preview times (right after the image is shot) really slow even with super fast cards that do160mb per second write times.
I notice that as well. Did the 5d mark ii or original 5d behave in such a manner?
4:3 ratio is my favorite for general work, panoramas are another favorite. 3:2 is so blah, maybe from overuse. 16:9 is nice, but not a good use of image circle. One of the best things about M4/3 is the 4/3 part of it. I would love to have a larger 27x36 sensor to use with my FF lenses! 