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    Nikon Who got a Nikon V1 and still has it?

    But that combination has no VR. Isn't it troublesome to shoot without it?
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    Fuji X100 Dynamic Range limitations

    Good, that's the way it should be, so that DR=400% can be enabled. I'll try some more shots in daylight hours tomorrow.
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    Fuji X100 Dynamic Range limitations

    I'm so new with the camera I had not got around to trying this. I'm going to try your "double auto" settings. [edit] Okay, I set auto ISO and auto DR, and re-exposed the same shot as posted above. The camera selected ISO 200 (there was plenty of light, obviously), and DR=100%. Looking at the...
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    Fuji X100 Dynamic Range limitations

    This single exposure at ISO 800 was captured in RAW, then developed in-camera to vary the Dynamic Range. The left image is DR = 400%, the right image is DR = 100%. The corresponding histogram is shown below each image. For a contrasty scene like this, it is clear that DR=400% will produce a...
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    Fuji X100 Dynamic Range limitations

    Of course, that makes sense. The information I seek is simply: what happens to the histogram at the various DR settings? I should just shoot at different settings, and look at the histograms to see the answer.
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    Fuji X100 Dynamic Range limitations

    This is my first Fujifilm camera, so I'm unfamiliar with the esoteric terminology which only Fuji seems to use. We are taught that proper exposure is achieved by "exposing to the right" as much as possible, short of blowing out any highlights. That accomplished, one then wants to spread out...
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    Fuji X100 Dynamic Range limitations

    As a jpeg shooter, I'm struggling to understand the behavior of the Dynamic Range (contrast) settings. It strikes me as odd that at ISO 200 I can only select DR=100%. At ISO 400 I can select DR=100% or 200%. At ISO 800 I can select DR= 100%, 200%, or 400%. Why should the sensitivity setting...
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    Sony OMG!!! How good is this lens for NEX!!!!

    What mount is your Vivitar 24mm f2.8? Minolta MC mount, as your list implies?
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    Olympus XZ-1 image smearing problem, and a possible cause

    The smearing issue is now getting some good documentary evidence. See the two photos at this thread, one showing a patio with grass, the other showing a Chinese restaurant: XZ-1 Smearing [Page 2]: Olympus Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review. The Chinese restaurant image shows smearing of...
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    Olympus XZ-1 image smearing problem, and a possible cause

    I returned my XZ-1 a few hours ago, for a refund. My faith in Olympus has not suffered any irreparable blow -- I'll still be out photographing with my Pen E-P2 (and its four lenses), which I hold in highest regard. In today's daylight shooting I was not able to replicate the results I'd...
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    Olympus XZ-1 image smearing problem, and a possible cause

    Yes, that's where mine is headed too. It is not incumbent on us buyers to pay for the mistakes of Olympus. Which will leave me without a pocketable camera, alas.
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    Olympus XZ-1 image smearing problem, and a possible cause

    It has not been reported on this Forum, but on others there is much discussion about the image quality from the Olympus XZ-1. The complaint is that the image looks "smeared," or "plasticky" when viewed on the screen at full magnification. This is the first thing I noticed too, shortly after...
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    Micro 4/3 1st day out with E-PL2 and surprised how good the 14-42 MkII is!!!

    I am a big fan of the 14-42mm MkI, which is also a real gem. I've been wondering: should I sell the MkI and get the MkII? That would give a slight weight reduction, and would enable mounting of some of the new lens accessories. I would like to compare the MTF charts of the two lenses. But the...
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    Fuji Fujifilm Finepix X100 - Pricing, Availability and general OMG

    I think we are on the same page, on the IR question. I hadn't thought about selling my 20mm f1.7 until you mentioned it. This is part of my E-P2 kit, which I took on a recent 40-day trip to Melbourne and New Zealand. Now I'm wondering, could I do a trip like that with just the X100, and the...
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    Fuji Fujifilm Finepix X100 - Pricing, Availability and general OMG

    Thanks to your informative thread, I now understand the filter situation. I looked in my drawer of goodies, and dredged up a 49mm RM100 Infrared filter, which is completely opaque in visible wavelengths. It would look bizarre (or cool?) with a totally black lens mounted on the X100 behind the...
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