Taken with a 10 stop ND filter.
I met up with echeng earlier this week to check out the Olympus E-P1 as I am considering that as a possible replacement for a point & shoot camera as well as a lighter carry around camera (the 5D gets *heavy*).
We ended up with a impromptu shootout with a variety of cameras which I expect that the results will posted at some point. It was only after I got home that I remembered that Lightroom (as of 2.4) does not have support for the E-P1 RAW files so I’ll have to wait to test things out (Adobe has just released the Camera Raw 5.5 beta which usually means a new version of LR is probably due out in short order).
As it were, the list of cameras tested were:
* Canon 20D
* Canon 5D
* Canon 5D Mk II
* Canon G10
* Fuji F30
* Leica M8
* Olympus EP-1
* Panasonic LX3
* Apple iPhone (!)
* Palm Pre (!)
There was also a Sigma DP2 on hand for testing but it refused to read any of the memory cards we had available. This was too bad as I was looking forward to seeing the picture quality of the Foveon sensor.
The E-P1 was of decent size and weight although I could hear and feel the shutter which was somewhat disconcerting. Additionally, the zoom lens has a bizarre unlock mechanism which I am told that no pictures are possible with unlocking.
I also took the opportunity to try out the 5D Mk II (which has had rave reviews) and indeed it *IS* very nice. The dynamic range of the camera is remarkable as I was able to recover a good amount of detail in the shadows in the image above. The shadows in the as-shot image was almost completely black. I am very tempted to get a Mk II now based on what I have seen but in the meantime, I’ll keep using the 5D which is still a brilliant camera.
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