What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

Fair enough. I think your college was saving energy! Only when specifying stock do you know what tone the paper will be.

I’ve always put the monitor on full brightness and presented visuals (overlay onto a tone appropriate for the stock). Then test prints because (as you point out) only tests really matter.

IME the only value of a calibrated monitor is if that is mirrored somewhere else (studio with client’s marketing dept, studio with publisher, studio 1 with studio 2 on shared projects etc) and for workflow and general convenience. Quite often it caused more problems than it solved.

Proofs ftw.

We used two kinds of printers with each their own paper stock, so I guess it might have been an experiential brightness value.
And on one of the printers you had to add a subtle layer of magenta and/or blue to all your images to compensate.
All this talk of printing makes me want to buy a proper printer.

Some more printer chat technical stuff here http://alibosworth.com/technical/

Thanks for all the replies re printer/brightness.

I was indeed running my MacBook Air screen brightness at near full, and I've dialled it back to half. iPhone wasn't quite as bright as that, but I've also dialled it back to half.
This has helped, and I've bumped up the exposure on photos in Lightroom to compensate.

I've also bought a new printer which seems to print brighter images than the older one.
Solved !

Just bought an OM10 Quartz with a 50mm f1.8 to mess about with, gonna be going on holiday a lot this summer so I want a lens that’s a little more wide angle for Landscapes etc, any recommendations?

Comparing a Lumix gf1 and gh5 online I read this:

"Panasonic GF1 and Panasonic G5 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture. On the other hand, since Panasonic GF1 has 32% larger pixel area compared to Panasonic G5, it has potential to collect more light on pixel level hence have less noise in low light / High ISO images"

What does it mean for one to have a larger pixel area than the other since they have the same sensor?

It says they have the same sensor size - m4/3.
Based on the quote, I'd guess that the GF1 has fewer pixels on the same size sensor as the G5, thus the pixels on the GF1 must be larger to cover the same area.

So larger pixels are better? In terms of less noise in low light at least?

Technically - yes.
But if it was my money, I'd go for the newest model. A lot of high iso performance is determined by the processor built in to the camera.

Thanks. G5 is newer.

Looking to replace waterlogged gf1 body with something 2nd hand around £100.

Any interest in a like for like replacement? I have a GF1 body sitting in a drawer not getting used

yes, at least with that there's no fear of trying something new :) PM me a price if you want?

Is the Ricoh GR II the forum approved on-the-go camera? I just sold my Fuji X100T -- great camera but not ideal for quick jump-off bike quick snaps.

Was also thinking about Canon GX9 or GX7...

Got a gr2 the other week, super happy with it

X70 is a little bigger but I like the abundance of external controls; the menu subterfuge of the GR drove me nuts.

I have a GR which you could persuade me to sell...

You should buy my X70!
Live tomorrow on eBay, 6:15 PM CDT.
Includes Manfrotto, Gordy's, Pro[Master] et cetera.

Will also waive overseas shipping for anyone on here.

X70

I don't suppose this is still around?

Just sold on eBay; $660 C with extras.

You sorted?

Where do you guys go to get 35mm and 120 film developed?

Should I get prints or cd of the prints?

Got what I was looking for yeah

I normally go to Eyeculture in bethnal green

£5.50 for processing, I can't remember how much the scan is off the top of my head.

Have been given an om10 and came with two nice vivitar lenses and thought if you weren't sorted.

Have about 25 films to do....no idea how old they are...wonder if it is worth it.