Thread: I still think the XZ-1 is one of the best out there...

Steve, sell her the camera you use the least and you can borrow it any time (and keep the cash "in house"). Or does she need a "new" one?

Bear in mind also, all of these are actually crops from the original, mostly 1/3 or less... and they have been post processed from RAW for sharpening, and noise reduction, and PS levels were also used... just in case anyone is thinking these are sooc. They arent...

It will be interesting to see if she likes the XZ-1. It's a little bigger than she's used to.

Nice crisp photos Sue.

Thanks, Bill. XZ-1 strikes again :)

Originally Posted by kyteflyer

Shot these when seeking for Octoberfest, and I remain impressed with the IQ from the XZ-1. I feel no need to "upgrade" to anything else.


set4 by kyte50, on Flickr


Reflection and Shadow by kyte50, on Flickr

Love these!!!
I quite agree, love my XZ-1 too much to give it up

Originally Posted by kyteflyer

Bear in mind also, all of these are actually crops from the original, mostly 1/3 or less... and they have been post processed from RAW for sharpening, and noise reduction, and PS levels were also used... just in case anyone is thinking these are sooc. They arent...

Those pictures are awesome. If you do have a JPEG SOOC version of one of them, would you mind posting it for comparison.

I don't really want to go back to the jpgs of those shots. ACR saves the settings from one shot to the next, and I like to keep those, but heres one similar, taken just a few minutes later.

1) Original shot


Single Gull Original by kyte50, on Flickr

2) Cropped and Processed (Nike DFine2 for noise reduction - I like it best - other than that, just PS5 sharpen + levels).


Single Gull Processed by kyte50, on Flickr

Thanks for that. That shows the power of post processing. The processed image really pops.

Originally Posted by kyteflyer

I don't really want to go back to the jpgs of those shots. ACR saves the settings from one shot to the next, and I like to keep those, but heres one similar, taken just a few minutes later.

1) Original shot


Single Gull Original by kyte50, on Flickr

2) Cropped and Processed (Nike DFine2 for noise reduction - I like it best - other than that, just PS5 sharpen + levels).


Single Gull Processed by kyte50, on Flickr

Wonderful example of post processing, Sue