Yep, it is a colorful bunch.If you had told them the various colors of dresses to wear, you couldn't have done much better.
Wonderful picture Jim.
Thanks, Walter and Mitchell. For the record, my granddaughter is the one on the far left in the yellow dress.Lovely photo, Jim. Thanks for sharing!
+1Not only are they appropriately colorful but they are also arranged well--the 2 light colors on either end.![]()
That second shot is incredible Andrew. Wow!
Hi Eric. Hope you're enjoying the E-M1 II. I'll offer my views/thoughts below, and hope that others will chime in.Hello all, so a few questions for those of you who have switched:
Simply put, the IBIS in the Z6 is not on the same level as Olympus'. Having said that, I've had no issues with effectiveness of the IBIS, and find it to be good for at least 3 stops. All of my telephoto lenses have VR in the lens, so the IBIS of the camera is only used when shooting my prime lenses (35/1.4, 58/1.4, 85/1.4).1. How does Z6 IBIS compare with Oly, especially on the longer focal lengths? Any such thing similar to the sync-IBIS of the Oly 12-100 or 300 Pro?
This issue has not improved because it's not a software issue, but a hardware issue. The lower the burst speed, the worse the blackout will be, which is my biggest gripe with the camera (there aren't many). IMO it's not a deal breaker, but shooting the camera side-by-side with my D500, the D500 is much nicer to shoot from a burst perspective.2. Soon after the Z6 originally came out, I considered switching but a conversation with ijm5012 highlighted the choppy EVF problem and I decided to upgrade to the E-M1 ii (his!) Has the firmware upgrade helped with this problem?
I've found the Z6's C-AF performance to be pretty damn good. I sold my E-M1 II before FW3.0 came out, but I felt that out of the box the Z6 was as good as the E-M1 II on FW 2.0, and the Z6's AF has been improved since launch. I have no qualms about the camera's C-AF abilities.3. How does the C-AF compare with the Mk ii? I've read all the posts in this thread and it sounds like some of the original C-AF problems were due to unfamiliarity. With some time under the hood, how to users feel now? I'm really only interested in the Z6, and while I know the D-500 is the BIF beast, I would like to stay with mirrorless.
The image quality from the Z6 is fantastic. Excellend dynamic range at base ISO, and fantastic noise control well in to the 4-digit ISOs4. I'm really impressed with the image quality on this thread. It seems noticeably better on my macbook screen. Any comments?
ISO 1600 is not an issue with the Z6. I'll easily shoot ISO 6400 and not be concerned about noise. It definitely is a big step up over m43.5. I try to shoot at base ISO with the mk ii, problematic with the need for BIF speed. At 1600 ISO the files are pretty degraded, IMHO, even with DXO Prime NR. At what ISO do Z6 users notice appreciable noise issues?
I can't comment about the 500/5.6 PF, but I shoot with a 300/2.8 on an FTZ adapter, and notice no issues with the combo. Zero. None. The lens works just like a native lens, focuses fast and accurately.6. I see one poster is using the Z6 with the 500 f 5.6 PF. This is most likely the lens I would use. Any insights would be appreciated.
I love it!!My granddaughter and her friends all dressed up for the homecoming dance. Z 6 and 24-70 f/4 S.
These girls are all seniors and are in the middle of college applications now.
Hi Ian,Hi Eric. Hope you're enjoying the E-M1 II. I'll offer my views/thoughts below, and hope that others will chime in.
Simply put, the IBIS in the Z6 is not on the same level as Olympus'. Having said that, I've had no issues with effectiveness of the IBIS, and find it to be good for at least 3 stops. All of my telephoto lenses have VR in the lens, so the IBIS of the camera is only used when shooting my prime lenses (35/1.4, 58/1.4, 85/1.4).
This issue has not improved because it's not a software issue, but a hardware issue. The lower the burst speed, the worse the blackout will be, which is my biggest gripe with the camera (there aren't many). IMO it's not a deal breaker, but shooting the camera side-by-side with my D500, the D500 is much nicer to shoot from a burst perspective.
I've found the Z6's C-AF performance to be pretty damn good. I sold my E-M1 II before FW3.0 came out, but I felt that out of the box the Z6 was as good as the E-M1 II on FW 2.0, and the Z6's AF has been improved since launch. I have no qualms about the camera's C-AF abilities.
I know you said you don't really want to shoot a D500, but it was a game-changer for me. It was the camera that pulled me away from the m43 ecosystem.
The image quality from the Z6 is fantastic. Excellend dynamic range at base ISO, and fantastic noise control well in to the 4-digit ISOs
ISO 1600 is not an issue with the Z6. I'll easily shoot ISO 6400 and not be concerned about noise. It definitely is a big step up over m43.
I can't comment about the 500/5.6 PF, but I shoot with a 300/2.8 on an FTZ adapter, and notice no issues with the combo. Zero. None. The lens works just like a native lens, focuses fast and accurately.