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EX2F vs. NX300+30mm

Started Oct 3, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP shademaster Contributing Member • Posts: 803
Re: EX2F vs. NX300+30mm
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Ysarex wrote:

shademaster wrote:

Ysarex wrote:

Unfortunate thread title then, eh? Your thread sets it up as a comparison and it's not really an appropriate comparison.

I had them both in my pocket at the same time and I had to choose which one to use.  So that's where the thread comes from.  I admitted that the comparison is a bit unfair.

For example should we compare your NX300 with my 5DmkII?

I certainly couldn't fit your 5dmkII in my pocket, so "no".

I will say this: If I had the opportunity right now to trade my EX2F for an NX300 + 30mm lens I'd keep my EX2F

and I'm saying *I* would keep my NX300+30mm.  Even if I could never shoot a wide angle shot for the rest of my life.

(zoom lens plus fully articulated screen), and the extra DOF is great for group shots like the first photo you posted where the NX300 didn't get anyone in focus

They look fine to me. Post some photos. Everyone on this GEAR SITE is all like "just go shoot some pictures." So post your photos with your 5DmkII where you nailed focus on a group of people in not terribly bright light.

Group shots are always a compromise between nice background separation and deep field, and I thought I was pretty reserved in my choice of aperture here at f/3.2. I like it, and I think the focus is fine which is why I posted it. It was at S=1/60 which was a compromise to keep ISO down so I can bring the highlights back when I get a chance. Sounds like you don't shoot people much, otherwise, you'd realize the challenge.  They move, you know.

Enlighten us: What would you have done with your 5DmkII?  Or your EX2F for that matter?

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