Pavel, yes it would be, if anyone wants to send me one i'll gladly test it ; )
Yes, i tested this too with the stopwatch on my mobile phone (pretty good, i've never used it before!) each time i got within a fraction of half a second, so when you figure in the human factor of me pressing the buttons etc. i'd say half a second per blink is about as close as I could get it.
2GB Kingston elite pro 50x
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I certainly had fun shooting those comparison photos.
My latest addition, a Kingston 8GB Class 6 SDHC card, seems to support your conclusions. It takes 13 blinks to finish writing a 10M RAW + Fine JPEG to the card. So it's slightly slower than the 2GB Sandisk Ultra II which takes 11 blinks. Not really a significant difference, especially considering the card's vast capacity. I generally only shoot RAW for difficult lighting or long, tripod-mounted exposures anyway. The other times, recording JPEGs is quick and you can take a following picture even before the first image is written to the card. For most things JPEGs with all the image parameters set to -2 are sufficient for my purposes.
13 blinks for 8GB card is not that bad. Thanks for test! But I would still prefer 2 smaller cards than one big..just in case one card goes to hell you always have another
What's really interesting, that your Class 6 card is a bit slower than another Kingston 8GB SDHC but this time Class 4? Like if there would be no difference between Class 4 & 6?This is exactly my scenario of GX100 use. Less processed JPEG for ISO 80-200 and RAW for higher ISO values. But I like grainy low ISO shots so maybe I would use RAW all the time?
At the moment no. I'm currently using E400, where the RAW file takes over 20MB and the JPEG is good enough for ISO 100-800. And with prime 50/1.4 I'm usually not forced to go over ISO640
The E400 produces excellent images, especially with old school prime lenses (see my not so often updated pbase if you wish http://www.pbase.com/odklizec ). I bought it mainly because of it's small size and I was stupid enough to sell my old good GX8. But I'm already tired from carrying E400. It's still too big to be carried everywhere with me. So I'm on the same way as you, to sell it or trade it for GX100/GRD Many people would say that I'm mad. But I like the grainy look of GRD images and the versatility of GX100. And they both can be carried in my pockets, while the E400 (with or without second lens) takes entire bag. And there are days when you simply cannot carry another bag with you So I see myself with GX100 or GRD in a near future People says that 1blink is
Not necessarily. I think that GX100 JPEGs have quite a nice grain as well. Even at higher ISOs, and especially in black and white, they have an attractive grittiness. Of course it depends somewhat on your subject and the specific lighting.This is exactly my scenario of GX100 use. Less processed JPEG for ISO
80-200 and RAW for higher ISO values. But I like grainy low ISO shots
so maybe I would use RAW all the time?
I had to ask myself: do I really "need" the improved image quality of a DSLR enough to carry around such a heavy and obtrusive camera. My answer was not enough.At the moment no. I'm currently using E400, where the RAW file takes
over 20MB and the JPEG is good enough for ISO 100-800. And with
prime 50/1.4 I'm usually not forced to go over ISO640
But I'm probably in the same situation like you were with Sony Alpha
prime lenses (see my not so often updated pbase if you wish
http://www.pbase.com/odklizec ). I bought it mainly because of it's
small size and I was stupid enough to sell my old good GX8. But I'm
already tired from carrying E400. It's still too big to be carried
everywhere with me. So I'm on the same way as you, to sell it or
trade it for GX100/GRD
like the grainy look of GRD images and the versatility of GX100. And
they both can be carried in my pockets, while the E400 (with or
without second lens) takes entire bag. And there are days when you
simply cannot carry another bag with you
GX100 or GRD in a near future
Sounds reasonable
I sure did. I loved the countryside and the people were so welcoming and friendly. It got out that I really liked the home made klobása (spelling?), so I got given quite a bit to take home.BTW, hope you enjoyed your trip over Slovakia?
Now there's some sound reasoning! It does seem quite humorous when you consider a group of "grown men" sitting around counting the flashes of a tiny green light.
Good to hear that! I just saw some RAW and JPEG shots at ISO 100 and the RAW has definitely more noise, which I actually likeNot necessarily. I think that GX100 JPEGs have quite a nice grain asThis is exactly my scenario of GX100 use. Less processed JPEG for ISO
80-200 and RAW for higher ISO values. But I like grainy low ISO shots
so maybe I would use RAW all the time?
well. Even at higher ISOs, and especially in black and white, they
have an attractive grittiness. Of course it depends somewhat on your
subject and the specific lighting.
I asked Ricoh to add NR switch OFF to any next GX100 update but you know, I got the usual predefined answer It seems they are not keen to add any new feature to GX100 as they did in case of GRD.Yes, you got the spelling of "Klobása" right. It's very unhealthy but very delicious food (if prepared properly)I sure did. I loved the countryside and the people were so welcomingBTW, hope you enjoyed your trip over Slovakia?
and friendly. It got out that I really liked the home made klobása
(spelling?), so I got given quite a bit to take home.
I also saw in your gallery you tried the Slovak national food "halusky with bryndza"? Did you like them? Many people don't like the strong smell and taste of bryndza cheese. But once you get used to it, you will don't want another variation of Halusky! Of course, it depends of how well are the Halusky prepared. Not so long ago me, my fiance and couple of friends from UK visited a restaurant under a very nice castle. But the halusky they prepared were totally awful. So when we returned home, we have no other option than to make our own version.