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NZ Scott
Lives in
Tauranga, New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Works as a
Hiker, journalist, educator, photographer
Has a website at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottkmacleod/
Joined on
Jul 29, 2011
About me:
Formerly a news reporter for three daily newspapers in New Zealand and later a communications and language specialist based in South Korea and Malaysia. After a 10 year working holiday, during which I backpacked through 75 countries on six continents, I through-hiked the 3000km Te Araroa trail in my home country, New Zealand. Currently an account manager for a public relations firm in Tauranga. |
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Great to see a lens review - thanks, Dpreview.
Like some others have requested in these comments, I would appreciate Dpreview measuring coma on fast lenses.
I find coma to be a big deal when shooting in dark conditions with light sources near the edge of the frame (eg, astro).
NZ Scott: Winter?
It's moving into summer.
And nor is it meant for half the world's population, apparently, given that 12 per cent live in the Southern Hemisphere and 40 per cent in the tropics.
mxx: Winter is coming? What are you smoking? It's spring here where I live. Summer is coming. DPR does not even know what season it is? Do you even know what day of the week it is?
It's not just the southern hemisphere - also the many hundreds of millions of people living within a thousand kilometres either side of the equator.
Pudelspringer: Actually, Summer is coming. Perhaps global websites should be a bit more aware there is an entire hemisphere below the equator
t is moving into summer only in northern parts of the northern hemisphere. Dpreview has an international readership. It was originally based in the UK, but since moving to the US has fallen into the "America-centric" trap in which it assumes that everybody in the world is American.
NZ Scott: I do wish Sony would introduce a touchscreen for the RX100 series.
I won't buy one until they do.
Lexo Lexo: That doesn't make any sense at all, as you could simply turn it off.
Winter?
It's moving into summer.
Mariano Pacifico: At 1" sensor who needs fast AF when everything is in focus. There are still people who falls for this marketing ploy.
- I stopped counting pixels, have anyone of you?
- I never peeked into that tiny viewfinder
- Same 'o lens since RXIII 4 years ago which is light-years in digital cam world
- Can anyone tell if it is stacked or not?
- They can do 5k or 6k run but that is for the next baby-step iteration to make money
- same soda pop tin can body
Ha ha. Yeah, he's pretty negative, isn't he?
He's also wrong, because this camera has an f/1.8 to f/2.8 lens that is more than capable of throwing subjects out of focus.
I do wish Sony would introduce a touchscreen for the RX100 series.
I won't buy one until they do.
NZ Scott: Looks like a nice camera.
Positive: the grip looks more hefty than the slim one on the original E-M1.
Negative: The on/off switch is still stupidly placed.
Ambivalent: Would prefer a swivel screen to a fully-articulating one, but that's a personal preference.
It's stupid because it can only be accessed with the left hand.
Properly-placed on/off switches can easily be accessed by the hand that is holding the camera (ie, the right hand). Nikon has this down pat, as does Panasonic on most of its m43 cameras, and Olympus itself with some of its PEN bodies.
Looks like a nice camera.
Positive: the grip looks more hefty than the slim one on the original E-M1.
Negative: The on/off switch is still stupidly placed.
Ambivalent: Would prefer a swivel screen to a fully-articulating one, but that's a personal preference.
NZ Scott: One feature that seems to have passed without mention is the audio jack, which was controversial on the GX85 and which I believe is standard 3.5mm on this camera. Is that correct?
Thanks, Dan.
One feature that seems to have passed without mention is the audio jack, which was controversial on the GX85 and which I believe is standard 3.5mm on this camera. Is that correct?
Boissez: Looks nice. Any word on whether the body is made of plastic or metal?
Boissez: The body is half-metal and half-plastic. The front part is metal and the back part has a "plasticky" feel, according to one review I read.
Looks like a great camera!
The last photo doesn't actually show "the whole Panasonic gang", as the GM1 and GM5 are not present.
Kharan: Excellent photo! It's cute, well executed, and creative. I also love the model's expression, it blends in perfectly with the street art. Congratulations.
Thanks, Kharan.
I've been to 14 of these 18 countries, so I should be able to rustle something up ...
NZ Scott: This isn't in the Middle East, but nice photo anyway.
I'm a bit of a "terror tourist". I went to Egypt during the riots there a few years ago and was in southwestern China during the Tibetan uprising. I find the prices to be cheaper and there are very few other tourists around to get in the way. The main problem is attracting every tout and hawker within a 10km radius!
NZ Scott: This isn't in the Middle East, but nice photo anyway.
Ah yes - Turkey is mentioned by name in the challenge rules.
Turkey is not normally considered part of the Middle East, and certainly not the part west of the Bosporus, but you're correct about the rules.
I lived and worked in Turkey for a while.
This isn't in the Middle East, but nice photo anyway.
Great stuff - thanks for sharing these insights.