Jim Salvas

Too bad he didn't have focus stacking.

Yes. My three are "Wife" (P w/min shutter speed, JPG-only), Studio Flash (M, Live View Boost, 1/200 @ f4, RAW) and "Hi-Res" (hi-res, RAW+JPG).

I no longer have the ORI file for that image. What I posted was a jpeg, exported from the ORF file. You can upsample an ORI file to match the pixel proportions of the ORF file and then arrange both ...

Having used hi-res quite bit, I don't agree. The sample shots above were not optimal, as they were shot at f/8, where there is some diffraction. Plus, the regular version benefited from being ...

Look at the red fabric swatches. The hi-res has not only more detail, but much better color separation. This is the real strength of the Oly hi-res, because it reads all colors at all positions, ...

I've been shooting with an E-M1 for nearly four years and added a Pen F about a year ago, mainly because I wanted to use the hi-res mode for product photography. It's been great for that, but I ...

I hear that a lot about primes. But I can put my Pen F on a wrist strap with the 12-40 and go out and shoot. With four primes, I would also have to take a bag.

Those numbers, as you say, are interesting. When data is so out of whack with expectations (like the 45 out-reported by all the kit lenses combined), you have to question the data. Still, lots of ...

All of the cars are stunning, but the second and last work best for me as images. Well, maybe just the second, as I am likely biased about the last, having owned a Jaguar of similar vintage in my ...

That's the way I do it, renaming the files. You have to append more than just the extension, as the base file number is identical. I don't bother with Lightroom, though, as you need to upsize the ...

I bought one a couple of weeks ago as a result of this thread. i really like it. Small. Accurate exposure. Easy to use. The only downside is the output, but I'll probably buy a couple of the ...

The 45 is often paired with the 12-40 or another mid-range zoom, with the zoom as the lens which is almost always on the camera. The focal length is so close that the only reason to swap the ...

They are Live Composite shots, with a base exposure of 1/2 second and an aperture around f16 (hard to tell in the dark). The total exposure was something like 15 seconds for the first and about ...

Thanks. The first one took a lot of waiting for the five rides to all be active at the same time.

Those are interesting examples, Robert. DOF aside, I think your shots demonstrate why a long focal length like the 85 is not usually good for product photography, making the product, th camera in ...

I haven't posted photos recently, as most of what I've been shooting has been paid work. Here are a few from a local country fair this week, all with the Pen F and the Samyang 7.5 fisheye.

My guess is that the f/2 is just the lens info preset and that you were stopped down some. This lens is pretty soft except in the center, so it does not bring out the best of hi-res.l Anyway, I ...

If you're open to an SLR-styled camera like the E-M5 II, you might as well go all the way to the E-M1 II, which has the best stabilization of anything around, plus it's a good action camera for ...

Geoff placed second in the "So Long: The Final Jouney" challenge. It was one his highest challenge placements and it seems to me a fitting way to close this thread. https://www.dpreview.com/challen ...

From his gallery, taken on Jun 17. He posted a few variants of this sunset.