ACJC.S
Evening calm
A time to wind down and relax, no garish neon signs and away from all hustle and bustle. Just gentle sounds of whispers and footsteps instead of loud talking, engine hum and road noise.
A little alley in a most historical section of an ancient city but unlike some ancient cities I’ve been to in the old world, there is little sign of squalor or decay.
Meanwhile, the independent OM-1 sensor test data is finally out, as expected it is no better than the E-M1 Mkii and later cameras; www.flickr.com/photos/86145600@N07/51875512730/in/datepos...
Taken in the right context however, the 24mp Sony A9/A9ii and 45mp Nikon Z9 stacked sensor cameras all exhibited lower Dynamic Range (DR) than their corresponding 24mp (A7III) and 45mp (Z7/Z7ii) non-stacked sensor bodies. The fact that the stacked sensor 20mp OM-1 has similar but not lower DR than its non stacked 20mp brethrens is an achievement although this probably has something to do with the OM-1 sensor being BSI while the E-M1 MKii/iii and E-M1X are all non-BSI.
The OM-1’s stacked sensor should finally bring meaningful upgrade to m43 AF subject tracking (C-AF) which was never as great as the manufacturer and shills claimed and it has fallen much behind competitors with stacked sensors.
Personally, the OM-1 has not made much further inroads on computational photography which is unfortunate given its speedier pipeline and slightly improved stabilization even though Hand-Held High Resolution (HHHR) results do look better and processing time halved.
For those of us using m43 for slower paced subjects, the E-M1 Mkii would suffice and good condition lightly used units can be found for ⅓ the OM-1’s current retail price.
For non-sports m43 shooters and given that sensor tech has stalled, the only meaningful future upgrade will be when m43 moves to 14bit color depth. Those who like to claim that there’s no difference between 12bit vs 14bit don’t really know what they are talking about.
Extrapolating a little, the upcoming A7RV would do nicely with a FF sized OM-1 stacked sensor (effectively 20.4mp; total mp=22.9) at around 87mp, provided Sony stays away from the annoying fully articulated swivel screen for their R series!
Evening calm
A time to wind down and relax, no garish neon signs and away from all hustle and bustle. Just gentle sounds of whispers and footsteps instead of loud talking, engine hum and road noise.
A little alley in a most historical section of an ancient city but unlike some ancient cities I’ve been to in the old world, there is little sign of squalor or decay.
Meanwhile, the independent OM-1 sensor test data is finally out, as expected it is no better than the E-M1 Mkii and later cameras; www.flickr.com/photos/86145600@N07/51875512730/in/datepos...
Taken in the right context however, the 24mp Sony A9/A9ii and 45mp Nikon Z9 stacked sensor cameras all exhibited lower Dynamic Range (DR) than their corresponding 24mp (A7III) and 45mp (Z7/Z7ii) non-stacked sensor bodies. The fact that the stacked sensor 20mp OM-1 has similar but not lower DR than its non stacked 20mp brethrens is an achievement although this probably has something to do with the OM-1 sensor being BSI while the E-M1 MKii/iii and E-M1X are all non-BSI.
The OM-1’s stacked sensor should finally bring meaningful upgrade to m43 AF subject tracking (C-AF) which was never as great as the manufacturer and shills claimed and it has fallen much behind competitors with stacked sensors.
Personally, the OM-1 has not made much further inroads on computational photography which is unfortunate given its speedier pipeline and slightly improved stabilization even though Hand-Held High Resolution (HHHR) results do look better and processing time halved.
For those of us using m43 for slower paced subjects, the E-M1 Mkii would suffice and good condition lightly used units can be found for ⅓ the OM-1’s current retail price.
For non-sports m43 shooters and given that sensor tech has stalled, the only meaningful future upgrade will be when m43 moves to 14bit color depth. Those who like to claim that there’s no difference between 12bit vs 14bit don’t really know what they are talking about.
Extrapolating a little, the upcoming A7RV would do nicely with a FF sized OM-1 stacked sensor (effectively 20.4mp; total mp=22.9) at around 87mp, provided Sony stays away from the annoying fully articulated swivel screen for their R series!