Thread: OMD reviewed by DxoMark

Finally, it confirms what we already all know, it rivals APS-C:

DxOMark - Olympus OM-D E-M5: The best of the micro 4:3 cameras

This is a shot I took this weekend in a the nef from geneva's cathedral with a 7-14mm f4 lens hand held pointing towards the ceiling, it shows this cam and lens combo in full glory:



I was flabbergasted when I processed this file...

amazing sensor score (just 2 points behind the X100!)
wonderful shot! great lens and camera combo, the detail is superb!

Originally Posted by bartjeej

amazing sensor score (just 2 points behind the X100!)
wonderful shot! great lens and camera combo, the detail is superb!

Thanks a lot bartjeej :)

And the same in color:



There is some kind of transparency to the colors which I forgot existed after working for so long in monochrome...

Wow! And with a zoom lens! Excellent.

Originally Posted by Country Parson

Wow! And with a zoom lens! Excellent.

Thanks and yeah this 7-14 is a rather good zoom :) and the omd must have a very weak AA filter it seems, which maybe hits the sweet spot between keeping it and removing it altogether.

Originally Posted by KianO

And the same in color:

There is some kind of transparency to the colors which I forgot existed after working for so long in monochrome...

The monochrome was nice geometrically but the colors are wowing me! Just gorgeous.

Originally Posted by Isoterica

The monochrome was nice geometrically but the colors are wowing me! Just gorgeous.

Thanks Kristen, I often have a strong push for either color OR b&w but this one was not so clear, I processed it at first in b&w and only "saw" afterwards that the color version had more impact. Together with color shots I've seen in the DP image thread is pushing me towards having a color project for a month or so to "open up" somehow, difficult to describe the feeling... Another shot I saw in the forum that compelled my to try color again was a wabi sabi shot (I forgot who made that one).

Originally Posted by KianO

Thanks Kristen, I often have a strong push for either color OR b&w but this one was not so clear, I processed it at first in b&w and only "saw" afterwards that the color version had more impact. Together with color shots I've seen in the DP image thread is pushing me towards having a color project for a month or so to "open up" somehow, difficult to describe the feeling... Another shot I saw in the forum that compelled my to try color again was a wabi sabi shot (I forgot who made that one).

Color can be very compelling. There can be patterns in color too though it is far easier to see patterns and remove conflicting colors via desaturation than find the color blends you want to keep. It would be a good self challenge if you decided to take it up. Clearly you had some talent with that shot in framing and processing it. We have to give color palette kudos to the original artists. ;) *How is that Fragment Organ in your blog in color. Go back and look, it might be amazing.

Originally Posted by Isoterica

Color can be very compelling. There can be patterns in color too though it is far easier to see patterns and remove conflicting colors via desaturation than find the color blends you want to keep. It would be a good self challenge if you decided to take it up. Clearly you had some talent with that shot in framing and processing it. We have to give color palette kudos to the original artists. ;) *How is that Fragment Organ in your blog in color. Go back and look, it might be amazing.

Thank you very much for your appreciation and taking time reviewing my blog photos. I'll check out that organ fragment shot, it may well be a better one for color since graphically it is a mess, too many lines are conflicting in the picture, color may give a better separation.

Hmm, I'm definitaly leaning towards a color project, bring color into life during the fall period with it's less abrupt light and colr changes that occur could reveal being a challenge.

Thank you very much again to have taken time with me on this subject :)