E-P1 > Q. concerning practical experience

fieofieo said:

I just wanted to let you know that I've finally bought the E-P1 with the 14-42 M Zuiko. Thanks to everyone for helping me out, really appreciated every line!

All the best

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Enjoy!

rrr_hhh said:

I agree with you concerning the high Iso performance. However I'd add that the blown highlights are a consequence of a lower dynamical range and that this is also to expect from a smaller sensor.

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It's not just the sensor size because I've tried shooting the same scene using my Panasonic ZS3 and the exposure is much better than the E-PL1. So it makes me think that there's something wrong with the processing logic.

All in all, I prefer the results of the E-PL1 over my compact DC, but I just wish that the highlight clipping could be handled a little better. I'd probably be able to do some recovery in post process, but that would cancel one of the best reasons of using the E-PL1: great looking results straight out of the camera.

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Teru Rinshou said:

rrr_hhh said:

I agree with you concerning the high Iso performance. However I'd add that the blown highlights are a consequence of a lower dynamical range and that this is also to expect from a smaller sensor.

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It's not just the sensor size because I've tried shooting the same scene using my Panasonic ZS3 and the exposure is much better than the E-PL1. So it makes me think that there's something wrong with the processing logic.

All in all, I prefer the results of the E-PL1 over my compact DC, but I just wish that the highlight clipping could be handled a little better. I'd probably be able to do some recovery in post process, but that would cancel one of the best reasons of using the E-PL1: great looking results straight out of the camera.

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Every camera has its own approach to metering. You have to know how it behave and then to adapt. You can work in manual mode, checking the histogram, you can play with the AE lock button, moving the camera to different place and seeing how the metering change and reframe when you are satisfied (this is by long the easiest way), you can use bracketing, or you can dial in a little underexposure if the blown highlights are consistent, which I think it is.

However, if by underexposing a little (1/2 or 2/3 stops) you get too much noise in the shadows, then you have hit a limitation of the dynamical range due to the sensor size.
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Just quickly.

The camera is absolutely amazing (relating to my expectations).. Only, I realized I don't really need the zoom lens. Sure it comes nicely when recording videos, but for taking photographs I'd probably be better off with the 17mm or the Pana 20mm. We'll see.

fieofieo said:

Just quickly.

The camera is absolutely amazing (relating to my expectations).. Only, I realized I don't really need the zoom lens. Sure it comes nicely when recording videos, but for taking photographs I'd probably be better off with the 17mm or the Pana 20mm. We'll see.

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I had the same dilemna; the 20mm is very sharp, so finally I got it. But the 17mm (at least at the beginning) came with an optical viewfinder included which is a nice thing to have when you are working in bright sunshine. Also I think that the 20mm is more expensive than the 17mm.

I'm glad that you enjoy your camera. Yes, MFT is a real improvement over the compact cameras.

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