sgoldswo

Joachim, I hope I was clear (probably in a rambling way) that while I disagreed with some of your examples I understood the central core of your message / blog post (DSLRs are not dead) and broadly...

Yes, OK, I can't remember what this one is. Ordered to the garden centre to buy some bedding plants for the garden I bought about £150 of colourful "flowers". :-) I could guess at a Chrysanthemum...

:-) Seems like people here and on the NEX forum have short memories... Despite the fact I've just bought a new D800E myself, in honesty I'm not sure I agree with everything you wrote. I've used...

and ran into a Bollywood movie shoot... http://wp.me/p2wMAg-tk I was surprised too,  :-) but it was great fun to shoot:

Yes - it is about channel swapping and other techniques (but you should go for a look that pleases you, not what others tell you to do). I found this website...

Yes - problem was not using D800E FW (I had downloaded the D800 FW). That's a lesson for me! Thanks again to everyone for the tips. I kind of knew it would be something dumb like that - that is...

Thanks all - appreciate the help

I must be really stupid. :-) I'm trying to apply the latest FW update to my D800E (I've verified it has the older FW, before you accuse me of being really, really dumb). I've downloaded the update...

I own both. The E-M5 is a fine camera but it cannot compete with the XE1 for raw image quality. Sadly you probably wouldn't notice unless you were shooting in lower light or in high contrast...

I like these a lot, particularly the B&W. That said, the border of sky a trees is a touch unnatural

Thanks - it's hard to be dissatisfied with the output from a X-pro1 and XF 14mm lens. :-)

To me the shot with the X-Pro1 is the better composed shot (which is a function of the photographer ;-) ) and the bokeh in the X-Pro1 shot is similar other than it is not as OOF (which is more a...

That I really like - suits the subject matter perfectly

I expect Sony didn't have to try very hard to rectify it since my NEX-5N never had it in the first place... I guess I'm using it to illustrate my point about FUD being rife here and to take...

If you still have his email address you can send him this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgoldswo/sets/72157633318030900/

The test of build quality, with respect, is whether an item suffers faults after material use and the failure rate, not if a couple of cameras suffer a fault on the first few days of use. If I go...

I'm just mystified by your post. :-) I've had Nikons, Leicas (have you had your rangefinder checked?), Sony Alpha/NEXes and M43s cameras that exhibited problems in the past, but there are always...

The 18mm is a good, small lens that is a bit soft in the corners. The 14mm is a superlative lens with very few peers. It is the best lens for the X system if you asked me to rate them all. Better...

I agree the choice of focal lengths is odd, but I would buy them if: (a) the optical performance is great :-) almost a given (but why no information on performance); and (b) the autofocus...

Not at all and I agree - my issue is usually motion blur on a perfectly framed shot, high contrast or I've taken the shot too early and marooned the subject in the middle of the frame. Oddly enough...