Michael Fritzen

Marco: Of course you're right concerning DOF. I'm using f/8 when the light allows. But fast focussing I consider very important because on a 42MP resolving cam it's easy to detect if the focus is ...

Hi, as syber already commented it's normal. For example the RX100 has its closest focussing ability at minimum FL. I also own the RX10 and in addition the RX10m3. But I can't tell you what are the ...

Hi, may be some type of short circuit or bad contact. If inside, well, then it's for pro service. However I'd also check if some of the buttons got stuck in a pressed position or doesn't release ...

Correct. :-)

Trail running and MTB both to get the action and the surrounding landscapes.

Hi, no doubt, the lower the used ISO the better the potential IQ. OTOH it's always worth to take into account that potential IQ counts nothing if a shot is screwed, for example, due to handshake or ...

Hi, late for the party but I'm wondering why you want fast AF on an UWA. Just a little bit of stopping down and everything is in focus due to the huge DOF. Perhaps the limiting point for 12fps is ...

How's the saying that sh.t happens? In my case it was the AF/MF switch on the lens' side which caused me once some cold sweat because that lens I had bought new just one week before.... "Why this ...

If you're looking for the 24-70 range and fast f/2.8 I'm using the Sigma 2.8/24-70 HSM for years now. However if I'd were to buy new now I'd probably choose the Sigma 4.0/24-105 ART because of the ...

M3/M4 are a little bit faster at the very WA end with f/2.4 against f/2.8 But as Nigel mentioned they drop fast to f/4 - not sure but I'd guess around 120-135mm. Then however they stay constant f/4 ...

Hi, owning myself both the M1 and M3 I don't see any IQ relevant improvements for stills. It's about the increase in reach and while having only the M1 I was thinking that its 24-200 lens would be ...

:-) Got it 2nd hand in January so there's for sure a new-toy-effect at play. Well, since I don't have the other lenses for comparison.... But I'm using the Sigma mostly really at 12mm. And at f/8. ...

Hi, shooting a RX10M3 for about 18 months now I'm not able to detect significant differences between f/4 and f/5.6 concerning sharpness in practical photography use. When I'm selecting the aperture ...

Hi, it may sound a bit weird but on recent foto trips with a lot of hiking I've settled on the "broadest range" which is my A99II equipped with my Sigma 12-24 and in addition I carry my RX10M3. Thi ...

Hi, my first thought was that you may have switched to a custom memory setting which may very well hold a bunch of different operation and exposure parametres.

Hi, if you get blown out skies in Auto it's usually a sign that the DR of the scene exceeds of what the sensor can record. Or, IOW the mode makes an "auto" choice of what to expose correctly -given ...

Hi, the A99II hardly will show up 2nd hand for several reasons already given by other posters and I'd add: 1) They don't sell new as many as C/N FF cams 2) No A99III on the horizon so people might ...

...and again, a controlled shooting of a reference target with the available lenses would allow to compare how far the differences really go, from the visual impact side as well as from the ...

By any chance do you have a Custom or Preset WB selected instead of AWB? Or the AWB somehow tweaked? In any of the mentioned cases it would explain why the cam's WB doesn't adjust correctly if the ...

I'm also not worried about knowing beforehand to what side to adjust. I simply try it out by selecting a single value (-10 or + 10) and compare to zero. Or to the previously "better than before" ...