Andy Westlake

Andy Westlake

Lives in United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Works as a Technical Writer
Has a website at www.dpreview.com
Joined on Jan 28, 2008

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  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    We used three different cameras and tested them extensively. All behaved in the same way.

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    We used multiple cameras and tested them extensively. All behaved in the same way.

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    Magnify view and focus peaking work when then camera is set to manual focus, but not when the lens's focus ring is pulled back to the 'Snap focus' position.

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    Magnify view and focus peaking work when the camera is set to manual focus, but not when the lens's focus ring is pulled back to the 'Snap focus' position (according to Olympus, this is because the...

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    Magnify view and focus peaking work when the camera is set to manual focus, but not when the lens's focus ring is pulled back to the 'Snap focus' position (according to Olympus, this is because the...

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    This was actually one of the first possibilities we though of. But we tested it extensively and found no difference in image blurring between S-IS Auto and S-IS 1.

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    It's not shutter shock as described on that page - you don't get it with the camera on a tripod. As we, in fact, mentioned in the review.

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    In every review of every Fujifilm X-Trans camera we point out that the demosaicing process essentially includes noise reduction.

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    This is the E-P5, not the E-M5. It's a different camera with a different problem.

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    We shot handheld using the touch shutter and didn't see this particular shake pattern. We shot with the camera on a tripod *without* self-timer and didn't see this particular shake pattern. I don't...

  • Commented on Olympus PEN E-P5 Review preview

    We've used about 5 samples of the E-P5 all told, and all show the same thing.

  • No, the S system is autofocus

  • This has essentially already been done, and widely exploited. Distortion, lateral chromatic aberration and vignetting are all easily corrected in software, which is what allows modern compact...

  • There are existing solutions for not-so-sharp complex lenses, such as DxO Optics Pro or Canon's lens optimiser module in Digital Photo Pro. This work is quite specifically about improving the...

  • There's a world of difference between lens testing, and shooting with adapter lenses on mirrorless in the real world. For one you need absolutely perfect alignment, for the other, you don't.

    It's...

  • There's a world of difference between lens testing, and real-world shooting with adapted lenses on mirrorless cameras. For one you need absolutely perfect alignment, for the other, you don't.

    It's...

  • The researchers' paper shows an optical design for a 12mm F1.7 that's 20mm long and weighs 16g.

  • Commented on DSCF2003 photo in dpreview review samples's photo gallery

    Birds

  • The overall percentage scoring and the rating aren't directly linked for an entirely rational reason. The percentage score is mathematically derived from a series of sub-scores covering such things...
  • Thanks for the feedback. I've double-checked and can confirm that these are a) 100% crops and b) shouldn't be resized by your browser. (Unless you're asking your browser to magnify the page, of...

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