On 7/1/17, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >That Pen-F is a beautiful camera! Cotty, just out of interest, have you >used any of the Creative Features explained in the videos at the bottom >of this page? I believe it's the last video.
Hi Christine, Yes had a play around one day and some of the filters (software filters that is) are a bit garish - great fun when drinking wine at a party ;-) But TBH they are not my cuppa tea. I only shoot jpegs, so the camera suits my style completely (although it is very competent in raw). With a turn of the knob on the front I can go from shooting mono to colour in an instant. I like that because when I shoot in B and W I like to think in B and W! I hate shooting everything in colour and then deciding later if it works in mono instead/as well. Accordingly, there are 4 'custom set' settings on the main dial on the top plate. I keep these as ISO settings exclusively, so I know that C1 is ISO 200, C2 is ISO 400, C3 is ISO 800 and C4 is ISO 3200 (don't forget, I'm shooting with manual focus, manual aperture lenses all the time). There are several more little dials and buttons that I have nothing assigned to. I like it simple and sweet, concentrate on the pics! I'd love to get some more Voigtlander lenses but my god they are pricey. The 10.5mm f/0.95 looks amazing: <http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2015/08/12/voigtlander-10-5-f0-95-lens- review-for-micro-43/> but for now I stick with: Samyang 12/2 Voigtlander 15/4.5 Pentax 24/2.8 Pentax 50/1.4 Tokina 90/2.5 macro For one cam/lens combo out walking I take either the 12/2 or the 15/4.5 depending on lighting conditions. On a bright day the 15mm is lovely to use and so small - very lightweight. The Samyang is quite big, but my God, talk about 'f/8 and be there' - set a decent ISO, zone focus, click on f/8 and it's a great streetgrabber. Forces you to get in amongst the action, which I love. I have zooming legs ;-) If I take it all out in the bag, it all fits in a Paul Marius 'Le Petit Reporter' along with my Fujifilm X20 which is great to use (despite having ugh has a zoom!) with a couple of spare batteries each as well. Also a beautiful little flash unit that comes with the Oly - operates of the camera battery and rotates and swivels for bounce flash as well. Hardly ever use it though. Features I love - pull out and swivel/rotate rear LCD that can be close facing inwards, so no chimping! Beautiful ergonomics even in my big hands. Does good HD video (I use it professionally for steadicam-type shots on a 3-axis gimbal device). And looks to die for. If Leica made a camera this small with these features, I would probably have one. Cheers XX -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
