L also stands for Lousy, Lok kok and Lau ya.
It also means lau jiao or old bird, not that it has any meaning in the context of this discussion! :bsmilie:
Is the S5 Pro still a worthwhile buy?
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It also means lau jiao or old bird, not that it has any meaning in the context of this discussion! :bsmilie:
old-newbird
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Sharpening:
100% sharpening (12.3 MP crop)
200% sharpening (12.3 MP crop)
300% sharpening (12.3 MP crop)
400% sharpening (12.3 MP crop)
ok i understand... thanks bro... :thumbsup:
diediealsomustdive
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Take 1 shot with DR off. Take 1 shot at DR at 200%. Compare.
Have another couple more questions for the S5 users. Where would you bring the S5 for repairs in the event of a breakdown? Also, how do you guys get the sensor cleaned? Currently with the Canon 1Ds, I'm lucky. The service center at Harbourfront is easily accessible. I've never dared to clean the sensor myself but have decided to pay $20 to get a once a year clean rather than risk scratching a $400 AA filter.
Is there a Fuji center I could take the S5 to get a sensor clean for about the same amount of money?
Is there a Fuji center I could take the S5 to get a sensor clean for about the same amount of money?
If I am not wrong is at the upper paya lebar road there, at the T junction.
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Fujifilm service centres:
- 10, New Industrial Road, Fujifilm Building. Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm. Tel: 6380 5540.
- No. 3 Temasek Boulevard, #02-001E/001F, Suntec City Mall. Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm. Tel: 6884 4300.
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:bigeyes: I better take care when i change my lens
You ought too. Otherwise, DIY sensor cleaning.
Oh my goodness. Highly disturbing.
Call me a coward if you like, but again I don't want to risk damaging an expensive AA filter or worrying about smudges on it. It's interesting that the service center will need to dismantle the whole camera when the regular user could actually put the mirror up and give it a clean that way.Canon has two kinds of cleans as far as I am aware. If it's a simple surface clean that's $20, but to clean under the AA filter of course that costs more and they need to open the camera up or at least remove the AA filter.
So does the S5 actually have a proper sensor clean function that lifts the mirror out of the way to clean? I've seen some folks put the camera in Bulb and then press and hold the shutter release while the sensor is cleaned. I'd rather not use this method, if you ask me. Slip your finger off that shutter button and you're stuffed.
That's right, horses for courses. Not many people will want to lug a large SLR setup around when on a work trip, or in areas that are less safe or discreet shooting is necessary. If I could, I'd have multiple setups for various purposes: a FF camera with Leica lenses for landscape, S5 for portraits, high FPS APS-C camera with long lens and a P&S.
But meh, that would be too rich for my blood.
yes it has a proper clean function.
speaking of cleaning sensors....i just got a lighted 7x loupe to facilitate sensor cleaning. even the tiny specs of dust can been seen easily. now my s5 sensor very clean. :bsmilie:
Heheh, I'm just paranoid about scratching the sensor. Even with my lenses...if they're dirty when I buy them second-hand, I carefully clean them once and place a filter over them after that, and never clean again.
DeakFerenc
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would like to ask you bros which mode and what setting you use when shooting outdoor shoots. can advice? thanks
DeakFerenc
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this is with regards to taking photos of ppl.
psychobiologist
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i had compared the 16-85 to zf primes 50 & 85mm before.. sharpness for the 16-85 is resonably sharp, one of the sharpest kit lenses
the comparison was done at closer focus distances, not at infinity, both ZFs may appear to resolve better than the 16-85, but i admit i cheated a little, cuz on the 16-85 i used AF, but for the ZF, i bracketed the focus on manual focus, took abt 5-6 shots with very very fine focus adjustments and chose the sharpest one, this was with the aid of a focus screen and the green dot. it appears that very minor adjustments, affected the pixel peeping sharpness
chances is that on near field focussing, not at infinity distances, one may not get superbly optimal resolution unless they've been well accustomed to focussing accurately and properly.
that was why i gave up all my ZFs, because what i was shooting, didnt require that sort of resolution when my AIS nikkors could give me the bokeh i liked.
yes, the coating of t* has an effect on the contrast of the image and the color sensitivity, but proper choice of the right nikkors, they too have similar properties. not all nikkors are up to that coating standard, actually.. most are not.
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sensor cleaning is simple lah. The sensor is quite hard to scratch. The trick is only getting it SPOTLESS.
My time with the s3pro has taught me how to clean sensors as fujifilm is SO EXPENSIVE for cleaning sensor.
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