Ray Sachs
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- Location
- Not too far from Philly
- Name
- you should be able to figure it out...
I'm done testing and comparing cameras for a little while, at least until the Ricoh GR shows up. So now I'm trying to get some actual SHOOTING in and get to really enjoy just shooting with the RX1, rather than assessing it. Yesterday I went into Philly with the RX1 and the GXR-28, figuring I'd pull out the Ricoh for street stuff and do everything else with the RX1. And my intent was to NOT do much street shooting. But my bottom line is that when I'm in an area with lots of people around, I can't help trying to shoot them and I'll use what I've got in my hand, unless its somehow just not working for me. Well, I never pulled out the GXR - just shot the whole day with the RX1. And the more I use this camera, the more I like it. My workflow with it is terribly simple. I leave it on auto-ISO. In good light I shoot in aperture priority (because the shutter speed will take care of itself and will be always be higher than the camera's imposed minimum of 1/80). In low light I generally shoot in manual so I can push the ISO and get faster shutter speeds than 1/80 if I'm shooting anything moving and I can adjust the shutter speed down when I'm not. I shoot AF for non-street stuff but I have the AEL button set up as a toggle to immediately put me in manual focus. So it takes me about a second to hit that button and give the focus ring just enough of a turn to get into the focus distance I use for zone work. On the occasion I'm doing narrow DOF work, I hit the center button, which brings up a center target that will track whatever I initially put in it, then I focus on it and recompose, knowing it will keep that object in focus even as I move the frame around. That's pretty much it. I have bracketing and face detection easily available but rarely use them. And when I'm street shooting and my attitude toward the sun is changing and I'm moving in and out of shadows, I'm working the exposure comp dial constantly. And for lower light street shooting, it turns out there's more DOF than I was giving it credit for. If it was 28mm with this quality lens and sensor, it might be perfect. At 35mm, its wonderful, just a slight sliver less than perfect. Anyway, here's a mix of street and non-street from the day. As usual, I have waaaaaay too much stuff up on Flickr... And some of these are heavily processed, which sort of hides how great the lens and sensor are, but sometimes that's just the way I see it. Others really kind of show off how good it is. Particularly some with some heavy cropping...
This camera was a huge expense, but I'm not having any second thoughts at all. I'm very fortunate I was able to do it and glad I managed to convince myself to pull the trigger.
Philly RX1-66-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
Philly RX1-310-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
Philly RX1-83-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-224-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
Springtime in Philly:
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Philly RX1-189-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-396-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
The culmination of bad habits:
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Philly RX1-361-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-132-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-271-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-372-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-222-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-181-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
-Ray
This camera was a huge expense, but I'm not having any second thoughts at all. I'm very fortunate I was able to do it and glad I managed to convince myself to pull the trigger.
Philly RX1-66-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
Philly RX1-310-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
Philly RX1-83-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-224-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
Springtime in Philly:
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Philly RX1-189-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-396-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
The culmination of bad habits:
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Philly RX1-361-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-132-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-271-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-372-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-222-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
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Philly RX1-181-Edit by ramboorider1, on Flickr
-Ray