Author Topic: "this guy walks into a camera shop......" (Read 2185 times)

cosinaphile · « **on:** July 28, 2011, 07:26:56 PM »

yeah,...well...

"this guy walks into a camera shop,[adorama],....... and the guy behind the counter says , " how you liking that 12mm lens?" [ bought by yours truely last thursday] ....." i sold 7 more of them, just like that , people seem to like em"...

so the guy [me], says .... "well yeah .... its really an awesome lens, the best olympus m zukio lens to date , in my opinion....im lovin it too,....big time

he nods knowingly.

so i say ," what about that ep3 you said would probablly be in this week"
"no....... nothing yet, i checked today......."

'ok then ...[a little dissapointed]

what about the x 100 ? I say ," you know its like over 5 weeks im on preorder for this thing , im like number 70 out of about 100 preorders , ........what does the computer say?"

you want an x 100? i think i have one left....."what ! how can that be ?"im preordered for 5 weeks!"
......"well we got 2 in the store today and one sold" i think we still got one left , ...let me check ... yes still have one left [ time 7:50 pm , 10 mins to closing!}

" um , yeah ill take it ...[ counting money... plus 800 dollar deposit , equals..hmm?]
............whats it come to ?

"
unboxed over an iced tea at bed bath and beyond , [the cafe is clean and uncrowded]

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voyager · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2011, 07:32:16 PM »

Oh noes! Now how will you get your E-P3?

cosinaphile · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2011, 08:17:10 PM »

i know , the timing of it all , im thrilled to get this ,but woulda been happier just at the moment with an ep3

couinting my pennies, gotta sell some stuff

adash · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2011, 08:29:37 PM »

Ah, congrats, don't regret the E-P3 right now, you will have it too eventually

lisandra · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2011, 11:08:26 AM »

It's all a dream, wake up!

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2011, 12:40:48 PM »

Wow, I guess that made you day Huh......

Nice Find!!

cosinaphile · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2011, 06:50:36 PM »

wha..? who?? oh rats i woke up

yes i wa s happy but oddly i was expecting the ep3 ,id almost give up on the x 100, and was there to use my 800 down pmt toward the e-p3. i was happy but felt odd cause i was dying to use the 12m on the new oly body

the iq of the x 100 is unbelieveable... iso 6400 looks like iso 1600on my ep1
iso 800 on the x 100 looks better to me than iso 200 on my e p1[imho]
sharpness, color , white bal. are all over the top ,my jaw is dropping

cosinaphile · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2011, 06:57:41 PM »

Quote from: lisandra on July 29, 2011, 11:08:26 AM

It's all a dream, wake up!

lol.................. feels like it !

asterinex · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:08:16 PM »

And only 800

corgifan · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:59:39 PM »

Quote from: cosinaphile on July 29, 2011, 06:50:36 PM

the iq of the x 100 is unbelieveable... iso 6400 looks like iso 1600on my ep1
iso 800 on the x 100 looks better to me than iso 200 on my e p1[imho]
sharpness, color , white bal. are all over the top ,my jaw is dropping

We'll be expecting pictures!

Doug

rogerml · « **Reply #10 on:** July 30, 2011, 01:08:30 AM »

Congrats!, cosinaphile. What the song say?: 'It's been a long, looong time' (don't remember who's singing, it's a r&b tune, though, - and good. 5 weeks, there's no sense in that. I'm having that kind of story with the Zuiko 12mm/f2.0. Service and 'make an effort' is not in the vocabulary around her (when talking about shops, that is, - sort of 'greek' to them).

Think I forgot to mention it in that post, - but the two pics I just posted (actually the same candid, in two versions), came from that wondermachine. You'll come to love it a lot, 100% sure. "Slit 'an", as we say in Norway, - actually meaning 'use it (the camera) a lot', or rather 'until it breaks', - something similar to 'break a leg', as you have in the States. (Theres a X100 set in my flickr account, as well).

Awaiting a lot of 12mm/f2.0 & X100 pics from you in the coming weeks, cosinaphile!

cosinaphile · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2011, 02:25:47 AM »

most definately,im shootin away,lol

voyager · « **Reply #12 on:** August 02, 2011, 12:05:29 PM »

At least now by the time you can afford the E-P3 it'll be cheaper too.

cosinaphile · « **Reply #13 on:** August 07, 2011, 11:04:58 AM »

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bway and 23rd iso 200 f11 1\150 sec

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couple sleeping on the subway iso 800 f2 1\150 sec

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subway riders iso 500 f 2 1\30 sec

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beneath the flag iso 800 f2 1\17 sec

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #14 on:** August 07, 2011, 04:20:48 PM »

A great series... Subways make a good place for candid.

voyager · « **Reply #15 on:** August 07, 2011, 04:50:54 PM »

You're having fun with your x100, aren't you?

count_zero · « **Reply #16 on:** August 07, 2011, 04:54:35 PM »

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the iq of the x 100 is unbelieveable... iso 6400 looks like iso 1600on my ep1

I guess this is what DXOMark means by measured ISO vs manufacturer ISO. Their results are always based on measured ISO. The X100 has stellar SNR and Dynamic Range numbers.

Some SNR 18% comparisons @ measured ISO 6400
X100 = 29.1 Db
Nikon D3s = about 26-27 Db
Canon 1Ds Mark IV = about 23-22 Db
GH2 = about 17-18 Db
EP-3 = about 15-16 Db

cosinaphile · « **Reply #17 on:** August 07, 2011, 06:35:40 PM »

Quote from: voyager on August 07, 2011, 04:50:54 PM

You're having fun with your x100, aren't you?

yes im having a serious blast brother

, but today i was out with the pen with the 12 , i love my pen[ i seriously need an ep3 or a panny pro gf

another pen body or panny pro body[gfx] and the gxr m mount module the 25 1.4 panny
the 45 1.8 if the iqs there and im good

lisandra · « **Reply #18 on:** August 07, 2011, 11:36:01 PM »

first one looks fisheye, is that a camera effect? the last one is simply amazing

cosinaphile · « **Reply #19 on:** August 08, 2011, 03:50:31 AM »

Quote from: lisandra on August 07, 2011, 11:36:01 PM

first one looks fisheye, is that a camera effect? the last one is simply amazing

thanks macroqueen,err i mean lisandra, the first is in 120 degree panorama mode
the mode allows 120 or 180 degrees vertical or horozontal panning to achieve 1 long picture file , here i set the direction to pan to up,you get some strange distortions
with straight lines near the edge of the frame, like a fisheye i guess

the latter picture was shot thru the windows of a municipal bldg at night , i shoulda shot at 1600 at 1\30 or 1\40 sec but by the time i figured that out the moment had passed

i like the last one alot too

cosinaphile · « **Reply #20 on:** August 08, 2011, 05:52:56 AM »

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cosinaphile · « **Reply #21 on:** August 08, 2011, 05:54:32 AM »

Quote from: count_zero on August 07, 2011, 04:54:35 PM

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the iq of the x 100 is unbelieveable... iso 6400 looks like iso 1600on my ep1

I guess this is what DXOMark means by measured ISO vs manufacturer ISO. Their results are always based on measured ISO. The X100 has stellar SNR and Dynamic Range numbers.

Some SNR 18% comparisons @ measured ISO 6400
X100 = 29.1 Db
Nikon D3s = about 26-27 Db
Canon 1Ds Mark IV = about 23-22 Db
GH2 = about 17-18 Db
EP-3 = about 15-16 Db

thanks cz , this confirms with data, my high regard for the x100`s sensor

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