Re: G1x Mk iv on Steroids (baby R7)
Chris 222 wrote:
Ami I assuming correctly that you are referring strictly to low-light conditions where flash is forbidden, like in some museums?
I'm asking because when I got my first G1X3 I was quite stunned at how good the flash is, particularly in fill-flash situations (I remember actually doing some tests because in certain shots the amount of flash was so tiny that I could not see it through the EVF, yet my pics were perfectly exposed, and at F2.8 or F4.)
No, i mean the hunting of focus, which can’t really be helped with flash. And flash isn’t always right for a setting. It’s not about being “forbidden” but makes for a worse image, or is annoying to people. Taking photos of kids indoors typically results in ISO’s in 4000-6400 very fast if you want a shutter speed fast enough to not get blur, and constant flashes popping off gets people annoyed at a photographer really quickly.
That's a fair point. I find separation to be quite decent at 2.8, but we all know that this is highly personal and subjective.
Sure, on the wide end, but it closes down really fast to 5.6.
Fair point again, although for me, obsessing over an aperture figure is more geek talk than anything else, especially when there are easy workarounds.
There’s no replacement for aperture when it comes to keeping ISO down and shutter speeds reasonable for the situation. Also, brighter apertures = faster focusing, since it’s all light dependent. Most cameras open up their aperture all the way for focusing before closing to the shooting aperture because of that is often dependent on light levels - brighter aperture lenses can acquire focus faster and more reliably.
The obsession in the community with large apertures has gotten out of hand to me and way past the point of diminishing returns, but somewhere between f/2.8 and f/5.6 we’re still in the realm of increasing returns.