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I've had the camera a month or so now and I am very impressed with the all round performance, especially close ups of various kinds. I am a little disappointed, however, with many longer shots (urban and landscape) as they seem to lose some of their colour and have a bleached look. I usually take shots on the HQ setting with most other functions as the camera default. I hope it's my inexperience with the camera that's the problem. Any suggestions would be welcome.--life's not a rehearsal
 
Try knocking down the EV with a press or two of the left arrow button while looking through the EVF & you should see the resultant change the EV change makes. maybe re-halfpress also..
barry boggild said:
I've had the camera a month or so now and I am very impressed with
the all round performance, especially close ups of various kinds. I
am a little disappointed, however, with many longer shots (urban
and landscape) as they seem to lose some of their colour and have
a bleached look. I usually take shots on the HQ setting with most
other functions as the camera default. I hope it's my inexperience
with the camera that's the problem. Any suggestions would be
welcome.
--
life's not a rehearsal
Click to expand...
--'Happy Shootin' !!!'UZ'P'Shoot'ERS' http://www.pbase.com/rrawzz http://www.pbase.com/otfgallery/uzpshooterMe & My UZI, Strollin Down The Avenue. Me & My UZI, Focusin On Somethin New. To 'UZe' Or Not To 'UZe'? That 'IS' The Question. Ask not what your Uzi can do for you but what you can do for your Uzi c2100uz/e100rs (in that order) & a B-300
 
What do you mean by longer shots? Do you mean longer shutter times or just a wide open scenic type of shot? Do you have a picture that shows what you are talking about? One thing I have always liked about the Oly cameras is that they produce pictures that look more true to life to me. The Sony and Canon cameras look like they go way overboard on saturation.
barry boggild said:
I've had the camera a month or so now and I am very impressed with
the all round performance, especially close ups of various kinds. I
am a little disappointed, however, with many longer shots (urban
and landscape) as they seem to lose some of their colour and have
a bleached look. I usually take shots on the HQ setting with most
other functions as the camera default. I hope it's my inexperience
with the camera that's the problem. Any suggestions would be
welcome.
--
life's not a rehearsal
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It sounds like you may be over exposing them a little. You can adjust the EV to a -0.3 or -0.7 to help out a little.

Do you have some examples you can post?
barry boggild said:
I've had the camera a month or so now and I am very impressed with
the all round performance, especially close ups of various kinds. I
am a little disappointed, however, with many longer shots (urban
and landscape) as they seem to lose some of their colour and have
a bleached look. I usually take shots on the HQ setting with most
other functions as the camera default. I hope it's my inexperience
with the camera that's the problem. Any suggestions would be
welcome.
--
life's not a rehearsal
Click to expand...
 
Now that you mention it. that's what I like about my cameras too but I have noticed the long shots can be somewhat pale while close, low-light shots can be a tad oversaturated at times too...+ - EV or metering changes can help to get it right though, once you get used to the EVF and that is especially easier with the Orion blocking out the peripheral light leakage. I like that Orion eyepiece so much I worked a trade for an Uzi factory eyepiece to put on my Ezi so I could slip the Orion on there instead of the Stock Ezi eyepiece, which aint bad but it's just not as light-tight as the Orion.
Dwight1973 said:
barry boggild said:
I've had the camera a month or so now and I am very impressed with
the all round performance, especially close ups of various kinds. I
am a little disappointed, however, with many longer shots (urban
and landscape) as they seem to lose some of their colour and have
a bleached look. I usually take shots on the HQ setting with most
other functions as the camera default. I hope it's my inexperience
with the camera that's the problem. Any suggestions would be
welcome.
--
life's not a rehearsal
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
--'Happy Shootin' !!!'UZ'P'Shoot'ERS' http://www.pbase.com/rrawzz http://www.pbase.com/otfgallery/uzpshooterMe & My UZI, Strollin Down The Avenue. Me & My UZI, Focusin On Somethin New. To 'UZe' Or Not To 'UZe'? That 'IS' The Question. Ask not what your Uzi can do for you but what you can do for your Uzi c2100uz/e100rs (in that order) & a B-300
 
Yep, that EV comes in handy. I have been really happy with the polarizer I have been using as well. I might have to check that eyepiece out. You have the link for that again? If it isn't too much I can get away with getting it now, but if it is a bit of money I gotta wait. I have bought 2 128MB cards, an A-macro lens and now a B300 this week. I gotta calm down here or the wife's gonna let me have it when she gets home..
'UZ'pShoot'ERS' said:
Now that you mention it. that's what I like about my cameras too
but I have noticed the long shots can be somewhat pale while close,
low-light shots can be a tad oversaturated at times too...+ - EV or
metering changes can help to get it right though, once you get used
to the EVF and that is especially easier with the Orion blocking
out the peripheral light leakage. I like that Orion eyepiece so
much I worked a trade for an Uzi factory eyepiece to put on my Ezi
so I could slip the Orion on there instead of the Stock Ezi
eyepiece, which aint bad but it's just not as light-tight as the
Orion.
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Besides the suggestions to change the ev to -.3 or -.7, you may also
want to consider a haze filter or a polarizing filter. They can help
to improve color saturation.

Darrell
 
Sure! http://makeashorterlink.com/?U27C611A it's only a few bucks but with the shipping being even more than the price of a single piece it ends up being just a few extra bucks for the three fer deal and totals $14.43 instead of $11 or so should you want a spare or two. Mine haven't come off but you never know. Here's my Orionized Ezi...



I think the EVF is more accurate when the peripheral light is eliminated...
Dwight1973 said:
'UZ'pShoot'ERS' said:
Now that you mention it. that's what I like about my cameras too
but I have noticed the long shots can be somewhat pale while close,
low-light shots can be a tad oversaturated at times too...+ - EV or
metering changes can help to get it right though, once you get used
to the EVF and that is especially easier with the Orion blocking
out the peripheral light leakage. I like that Orion eyepiece so
much I worked a trade for an Uzi factory eyepiece to put on my Ezi
so I could slip the Orion on there instead of the Stock Ezi
eyepiece, which aint bad but it's just not as light-tight as the
Orion.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
--'Happy Shootin' !!!'UZ'P'Shoot'ERS' http://www.pbase.com/rrawzz http://www.pbase.com/otfgallery/uzpshooterMe & My UZI, Strollin Down The Avenue. Me & My UZI, Focusin On Somethin New. To 'UZe' Or Not To 'UZe'? That 'IS' The Question. Ask not what your Uzi can do for you but what you can do for your Uzi c2100uz/e100rs (in that order) & a B-300
 
Thanks for the info. I am going to go order them now:)
'UZ'pShoot'ERS' said:
Sure! http://makeashorterlink.com/?U27C611A it's only a few bucks
but with the shipping being even more than the price of a single
piece it ends up being just a few extra bucks for the three fer
deal and totals $14.43 instead of $11 or so should you want a spare
or two. Mine haven't come off but you never know. Here's my
Orionized Ezi...



I
think the EVF is more accurate when the peripheral light is
eliminated...
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Zooming in on distant mountains, for example, may require shooting through 25 miles of haze. There really is no solution for this. A polarizer can be helpful in situations like this. A UV filter can also help a bit.

Distant objects are hazy, detail is lost somewhat. Making things bigger optically is not the same as physically moving closer to your subject.

the camera is probably fine.

And here is why it is worthwhile to learn photoshop. images like the one described can be reworked, with stunning results.

PSE and the like, as good as they are at what they do, can not help in a situation like this. Adjustment layers, curves and fine histogram adjusments can help lots. That is one of the big advantages we, as digital photographers, have over the film crowd. They must find an artistic way of incorporating the "distance haze" into their image. As digital artists we can simply eliminate it.--richc-700, d-510 http://www.pbase.com/iceninevt
 
Barry,

The picture you sent me is a classic city haze picture. You can barely even make out the buildings in the back ground because of it. Like I said in my note, there is very little you can do about it. With this level of haze, even a have filter or polarizer doesn't get you much.

I have a 7 shot panorama of the Yokohama bay bridge which is basically garbage because of the haze. All you can do is wish for cleaner air.
Brian said:
Do you have some examples you can post?
barry boggild said:
I've had the camera a month or so now and I am very impressed with
the all round performance, especially close ups of various kinds. I
am a little disappointed, however, with many longer shots (urban
and landscape) as they seem to lose some of their colour and have
a bleached look. I usually take shots on the HQ setting with most
other functions as the camera default. I hope it's my inexperience
with the camera that's the problem. Any suggestions would be
welcome.
--
life's not a rehearsal
Click to expand...
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Does anyone know where to order these viewfinder hoods in europe? telescope.com doesnt seem to ship outside america+canada.

-Verner Fortelius
 
'UZ'pShoot'ERS' said:


I
think the EVF is more accurate when the peripheral light is
eliminated...
Dwight1973 said:
'UZ'pShoot'ERS' said:
Now that you mention it. that's what I like about my cameras too
but I have noticed the long shots can be somewhat pale while close,
low-light shots can be a tad oversaturated at times too...+ - EV or
metering changes can help to get it right though, once you get used
to the EVF and that is especially easier with the Orion blocking
out the peripheral light leakage. I like that Orion eyepiece so
much I worked a trade for an Uzi factory eyepiece to put on my Ezi
so I could slip the Orion on there instead of the Stock Ezi
eyepiece, which aint bad but it's just not as light-tight as the
Orion.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
--
'Happy Shootin' !!!
'UZ'P'Shoot'ERS'
http://www.pbase.com/rrawzz
http://www.pbase.com/otfgallery/uzpshooter
Me & My UZI, Strollin Down The Avenue. Me & My UZI, Focusin On
Somethin New. To 'UZe' Or Not To 'UZe'? That 'IS' The Question. Ask
not what your Uzi can do for you but what you can do for your Uzi
c2100uz/e100rs (in that order) & a B-300
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How do these eyepieces work with glasses? I'd like something that blocks the light, but since wearing glasses causes a gap for light to enter, wonder how much help it would be.

Irish
http://www.pbase.com/irish/galleries
 
Irish said:
How do these eyepieces work with glasses? I'd like something that
blocks the light, but since wearing glasses causes a gap for light
to enter, wonder how much help it would be.

Irish
http://www.pbase.com/irish/galleries
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Works great. I have bought 6 so far. A couple for me and
several for friends that bought uzi's. The only down side to
glasses is that it gets greasy over time and will end up leaving
a circle smear on your dominant eye's lens.

Get the standard not the winged one.

http://www.telescope.com/cgi-bin/OrionTel.storefront/3d1b4c0202ff1b06fe55c0a80a650612/Product/View/E901

--
Gandalf Guinn
http://www.pbase.com/gandalf/teleconverter_tests
http://members.cox.net/gandalfpublic/teleconverters.htm
 
it has been real hazy hear all month. not great lighting for photography. not clear enough for landcapes, and yet the sun is too harsh for those close- up shots.
Richard70 said:
That is one reason I like to do winter landscapes. The air is much,
much clearer!

Richard
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'Someday, I'll look back on my life and say: 'thank you God, for showing me who I am ', ----------Richard --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.fototime.com/inv/F52512550C1770C
 
Gandalf said:
Gandalf89279 said:
How do these eyepieces work with glasses? I'd like something that
blocks the light, but since wearing glasses causes a gap for light
to enter, wonder how much help it would be.

Irish
http://www.pbase.com/irish/galleries
Click to expand...
Works great. I have bought 6 so far. A couple for me and
several for friends that bought uzi's. The only down side to
glasses is that it gets greasy over time and will end up leaving
a circle smear on your dominant eye's lens.

Get the standard not the winged one.

http://www.telescope.com/cgi-bin/OrionTel.storefront/3d1b4c0202ff1b06fe55c0a80a650612/Product/View/E901

--
Gandalf Guinn
http://www.pbase.com/gandalf/teleconverter_tests
http://members.cox.net/gandalfpublic/teleconverters.htm
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Thanks for the information and encouragement. It's well worth a try.

Irish
http://www.pbase.com/irish/galleries
 
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