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Bobby Handal

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Well, I decided to take some photos of some old roses, and I am a firm believer that the reds that Panasonic and Olympus gives are truly unique in the digital photography world. So I decided to use the E-P1 for the studio shots.

I put the camera in Manual and put a wireless strobe transmitter on the hot shoe, and off I went. Quite a good camera for studio use, very happy.

Please feel free to critique, thanks and best regards.







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Excellent technically, however, the subject matter and colors don't do much for me.
 
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Bobby Handal said:
I am a firm believer that the reds that Panasonic and Olympus gives are truly unique in the digital photography world
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If that means they are 'correct' or 'better' , then something is wrong , as these look both drab and very incorrect to me.,
I certainly would not get THAT shade with any of the Panasonic I have ..

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eric-UK

 
well thanks for putting a smile in my face !!

These are dried up roses that I was about to toss in the refuse. I wanted to test and see what was the maximum synch speed with the camera with studio lightning, and it was 1/250 (barely).

In reference to reds being better with these cameras, is that digital cameras usually bloom the color red, or mutes them, or makes a big blob out of them. And Olympus and panasonic seem (to my eyes and 32 years experience) to display better reds.

The details I can see in these photos full size are espectacular, I am quite impressed with this little E-P1 .
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http://www.hondurasart.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2180
 
Bobby Handal said:
well thanks for putting a smile in my face !!

These are dried up roses that I was about to toss in the refuse. I wanted to test and see what was the maximum synch speed with the camera with studio lightning, and it was 1/250 (barely).

In reference to reds being better with these cameras, is that digital cameras usually bloom the color red, or mutes them, or makes a big blob out of them. And Olympus and panasonic seem (to my eyes and 32 years experience) to display better reds.

The details I can see in these photos full size are espectacular, I am quite impressed with this little E-P1 .
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Believe me - I am an 'advanced' andn ardent pre-enthusiastof the E-P1 .. mainly because I cannot quite accept even the best of P&S type .. and I've used about the best I think .. as truly quite near the 'look' of a dSLR pic.

I have some doubts that the E-P1 is totally up to what I'm sure very many seem to be making of it - perhaps 'hoping' or 'believing' in it , more than the true result It is a compromise I think it just has to be accepted .. yet what appears an excellent compromise - IF you accept it for what it is.

I see too many criticisms of various features here .. but if it is treated as the 'middle-of-the-road for what it is - THEN it is I'm sure an excellent camera.

I was just a little bit miffed in mind at the time of writing I think, that you (as now explained) used some old and 'past-the-sell-by' type roses. Pity that - as it really DOESN't do exactly what you made it out to do - show the true colors .. it just doesn't. Well - colors as they should be - if fresh.
MY eyes (with 60 years experience !) see it that way anyhow ...

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eric-UK

 
Bobby Handal said:
well thanks for putting a smile in my face !!

These are dried up roses that I was about to toss in the refuse. I wanted to test and see what was the maximum synch speed with the camera with studio lightning, and it was 1/250 (barely).
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Personally like the fact they are dying. The decay in the colours works well.
Bobby Handal said:
In reference to reds being better with these cameras, is that digital cameras usually bloom the color red, or mutes them, or makes a big blob out of them. And Olympus and panasonic seem (to my eyes and 32 years experience) to display better reds.

The details I can see in these photos full size are espectacular, I am quite impressed with this little E-P1 .
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http://www.hondurasart.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2180
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Hi Bobby. Great shots.

Which lens did you use if you don't mind me asking?
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Whats so special about the reds? Are you talking about out of camera jpegs? Show us an A-B comparison please.
 
aroundomaha said:
Yes I have seen that shade in dead roses.
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I really don't want to drag this on unnecesarily , as it just wasn't intended that way - but he did NOT say they were dead !! - so assuming live ones - the color does look odd ?

Anyway it's all clarified now ... although I think I'd STILL like to have seen LIVE roses used to convey the real subject matter ..GOOD colors ...

As another aside - I've used a lot of Panasonic cameras over the years - right up to very recent times with the LX3 .. and also my favourites over years I think have been the good old (excellent) Oly 3000 series years ago - and the WELL accepted 8080... a real beaut of a camera .. but I don't myself think that Panasonic may really be granted the accolade of 'known for good reds' - as much as the Oly cams. Just a personal feeling ..

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eric-UK

 
I like the pictures - thanks for sharing them. It was obvious to me that they were dead, but I certainly get it that it might not be obvious to everyone. Anyway, I thought the various shades of color were interesting - certainly not shades you'd get from a live flower. I thought the dead petals created an interesting mood/statement. Sort of a sad, "everything comes to an end" kind of thing.
 
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