This is a follow-on post to something I mentioned in the SX1 sticky.
A couple of notes first:
1) All of these pictures can be found in the flickr set at http://www.flickr.com …p/sets/72157616386452189/
2) The RAW file can be downloaded from http://www.stagepics.co.uk/temp/at_home_001.cr2 A 16-bit TIFF made from the RAW (60MB) can be found at http://www.stagepics.co.uk/temp/at_home_001.tif
Okay, with that out of the way, the reason I went for the SX1 was that I saw it as an ideal summer holiday camera. One box, with a huge zoom range and HD video, and dramatically lighter than the SLR. What could possibly be better for a fortnight in Disneyworld?
The camera did surprisingly well when I took it to the theatre and tried some low light shooting with it. However, I think that I have been too used to my Pro1 and, more recently, 350D with 24-100 L. I have just never been happy with bright-light pictures from it, and that's exactly what I bought it for.
Okay, on to examples. We had a rare bright day recently and so I stepped outside and took a photo of my car in the driveway. Dull as dishwater, I know, but it serves a purpose.
I shot in RAW+JPG, and the full size JPG is available at the flickr link quoted above.
#1 - the JPG
#2 - the RAW converison. This was imported to DPP 3.6, then I made sure that all noise reduction and sharpening was switched off. I set the colour balance to sunny, exported it as 16-bit TIFF, and imported it into Photoshop Elements. This is the saved-as-JPG result - slightly more pleasing to the eye, I think:
#3. Look at the corners - top-left first
#4 top-right
#5 And it's not just the corners - look at the wheel rim
Okay, so I know that a lens like this has to have massive compromises. But I think for me the compromises might be too much. Or am I just being too picky?
On the other hand, if anyone can suggest how I can PP the purple fringing out, I'd be very interested. A software package would be a lot cheaper than trading the camera in and buying a Panny GH1!
regards,
/alan
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