Worrying OM-D review at Biofos.com?

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David43Fan
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Re: Worrying OM-D review at Biofos.com?
In reply to rrr_hhh, 7 months ago

rrr_hhh wrote:

ju_ju wrote:

David43Fan wrote:

Brian Wadie wrote:

RickPick wrote:

It's time we start thinking for ourselves and making up our own mind...

spot on Rick and maybe time reviewers took the time to learn how to process the images from their test cameras so they get the best results from them?

But you miss the point. The review (and reason for my thread) specifically mentions UNprocessed JPEGs as being dull, and JPEGs are what I use, not RAW+PP. It's because I'm an old OM-2n user who still believes in getting the shot right BEFORE the button is pressed.

Hi david. a suggestion. I think you are coming from the wrong direction. OM film cameras used film which is a completely different type of technology. Raw files are much closer to film than jpeg's as they have more headroom for alteration. This is what we did with film in the dark room. Jepegs are a bit akin to how people took their rolls of film to a shop like woolmart and allowed the manufacturers and processing machines to dictate the output. Raw files need to be shot correctly as much as jpegs for many desired outcomes even more so. You aught to give it a try, I don't know anyone of the film era who considers shooting  valued shots in jpeg as they want to get all parameters right and not to leave it to the guess work of jpeg engines.   If you are worried about what other people say about the things you purchase it may be best not to read reviews.  I did not read a lot of the said review, but enough, what I  read indicated  a lack of understanding about photography in general, let alone any particular camera. Just enjoy the camera, its an ok one.

I'm a raw shooter myself, but I think that your position is a little too extreme, since most cameras are offering many different ways to alter the standard jpegs default processing : digital cameras allow you to change

  • picture styles and for each picture style : 
  • white balance,
  • saturation,
  • contrast,
  • sharpness,
  • exposure compensation,
  • and unique to Olympus cameras, the possibility to tweak the gama curve

I think that combining all these possibilities, plus the ability to check your results in live view mode or in playback/review mode gives you some of the raw headroom and more than the mere choice of your emulsion during film times.

Also I know of many pro photographers who are shooting in jpegs format or jpegs plus raws, because that speeds up their workflow and when you manage a business time is money. This is often the case of wedding photographers and photojournalists.

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rrr_hhh

It's going OK, but what did you mean by "...tweak the gamma curve"?

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