Nice video Andrew! Don’t you get a lot of unsharpness because of diffraction, when using apertures of 18 and 22. I thought with mft it’s advised not to go beyond f. 11?
I don't know about 'a lot' of unsharpness but I'm sure you get some. And if you were printing your photos large to hang on a wall perhaps it would be an issue. But these days very few photos get printed and most are only really seen on social media...and for those purposes the photos are easily sharp enough. If your photos are intended for poster printing or for entering competitions, then - agreed - F-8 is probably a good limit to stick to.
Agree, by testing the Leica 12-60 at some focal length diffraction can occurs already at around F11. Never go past that value expecially for sharp landscape images, F16-22 almost very bad and never use this values. (another advice to add: don't exceed suggested aperture value for a specific lens because of diffraction) 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for this. Your note about how the water clears up a week after the heavy rains was exactly what I needed to know. A trip I made soon after heavy rains did result in brownish water, and I was wondering how I could improve my timing.
Glad it was helpful! Yes a big rain even will stir up some topsoil etc and the water can be a bit brownish for a few days. So a bit of patience can be in order.
The G9 and the lens stabilisation working together should allow you to shoot 1sec and under handheld. Love the freedom the m4/3 system offers not having to lug around a tripod all of the time. Nice work!
When I put that to the test I found 1 second was about the limit. And those photos didn't really stand up to close scrutiny when enlarged. You may have much steadier hands than me...but anyway I still feel safer using a tripod than relying in the stabiliser for projects like this.
Top shots. I've read many photographers like waterfall shutter speeds around the 1/6 second mark; which I tend to agree with, but some of your slower speeds, especially at Buderim, dispel this. Do you have a preference? Thanks again, as always, from a 'G Niner'). Mike in Oz
I tend to try out different speeds with each composition and then choose the photo I like best afterwards. The beauty of digital is you can take as many shots as you like at no cost. I don't believe in rules, I prefer to trust my instincts. The very slow speeds (over a second) can look great for waterfalls that cascade over rocks and flow in many directions at once. But that can look a bit out of place on simpler waterfalls.
Panasonic just the last few days acknowledged that they want to improve their depth to defocus system. It is a real problem with some fast and random moving action shots. I work hard with fine tuning the settings to get a relatively low keeper rate for birds in flight. But apart from this my beloved G9 focuses very well.
A well put together video with some well composed still images. But.........I don't understand this universal theme that's spread across the internet that EVERY photo of moving water HAS to be blurred.You go to the trouble of making sure the background (or foreground) is sharp and in perfect focus,but the water is always blurred? The human eye still sees individual drops of water as water is the most lively,dynamic and constantly changing thing on the planet that never gives the same image twice. It's that detail that makes water what it is,an infinitely variable moving subject and not a grey and shapeless blur.
Freezing the motion of water is a perfectly valid approach, and you're welcome to create your images any way you choose. I think the main reasons most of us appreciate the blurred water are twofold. One, blurred water looks more peaceful than seeing every droplet. And two, it's a technique that the "point and shooters" can't do. For me, the peaceful image is attractive.
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Favorite, Serenity Falls photos. Appears very wild and undisturbed there, despite the bridge. Very good information.
Great video. As a Fellow G9 Shooter I do enjoy your videos.
Your videos are very pleasant! Thank you for sharing!
Great shots. I was looking for Bulb settings. I will look at Manual versus aperture priority.
Excellent video full of info
Nice video Andrew! Don’t you get a lot of unsharpness because of diffraction, when using apertures of 18 and 22. I thought with mft it’s advised not to go beyond f. 11?
I don't know about 'a lot' of unsharpness but I'm sure you get some. And if you were printing your photos large to hang on a wall perhaps it would be an issue. But these days very few photos get printed and most are only really seen on social media...and for those purposes the photos are easily sharp enough. If your photos are intended for poster printing or for entering competitions, then - agreed - F-8 is probably a good limit to stick to.
Agree, by testing the Leica 12-60 at some focal length diffraction can occurs already at around F11. Never go past that value expecially for sharp landscape images, F16-22 almost very bad and never use this values.
(another advice to add: don't exceed suggested aperture value for a specific lens because of diffraction) 👍🏻👍🏻
Great Vlog thank you, I do love taking images of waterfalls but only just got my G9 so looking forward to trying in out.
A lovely video and some great tips, thank you 🙏
Once again a good video. Thank you for the efforts you make. Greetings from Germany
Enjoyed the video and thanks for your settings, Andrew
Thank you for this. Your note about how the water clears up a week after the heavy rains was exactly what I needed to know. A trip I made soon after heavy rains did result in brownish water, and I was wondering how I could improve my timing.
Glad it was helpful! Yes a big rain even will stir up some topsoil etc and the water can be a bit brownish for a few days. So a bit of patience can be in order.
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The G9 and the lens stabilisation working together should allow you to shoot 1sec and under handheld. Love the freedom the m4/3 system offers not having to lug around a tripod all of the time. Nice work!
When I put that to the test I found 1 second was about the limit. And those photos didn't really stand up to close scrutiny when enlarged. You may have much steadier hands than me...but anyway I still feel safer using a tripod than relying in the stabiliser for projects like this.
Top shots. I've read many photographers like waterfall shutter speeds around the 1/6 second mark; which I tend to agree with, but some of your slower speeds, especially at Buderim, dispel this. Do you have a preference? Thanks again, as always, from a 'G Niner').
Mike in Oz
I tend to try out different speeds with each composition and then choose the photo I like best afterwards. The beauty of digital is you can take as many shots as you like at no cost. I don't believe in rules, I prefer to trust my instincts. The very slow speeds (over a second) can look great for waterfalls that cascade over rocks and flow in many directions at once. But that can look a bit out of place on simpler waterfalls.
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Awesome photos, I have been looking at this camera for over a year. Why do I keep seeing folks saying it has Focus problems?
This is already an old legend ... In version 2.0 for G9 everything has been fixed.
Because they don't actually own one and like to repeat parrot fashion what they read on the internet.
Panasonic just the last few days acknowledged that they want to improve their depth to defocus system. It is a real problem with some fast and random moving action shots. I work hard with fine tuning the settings to get a relatively low keeper rate for birds in flight. But apart from this my beloved G9 focuses very well.
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A well put together video with some well composed still images.
But.........I don't understand this universal theme that's spread across the internet that EVERY photo of moving water HAS to be blurred.You go to the trouble of making sure the background (or foreground) is sharp and in perfect focus,but the water is always blurred? The human eye still sees individual drops of water as water is the most lively,dynamic and constantly changing thing on the planet that never gives the same image twice.
It's that detail that makes water what it is,an infinitely variable moving subject and not a grey and shapeless blur.
Freezing the motion of water is a perfectly valid approach, and you're welcome to create your images any way you choose. I think the main reasons most of us appreciate the blurred water are twofold. One, blurred water looks more peaceful than seeing every droplet. And two, it's a technique that the "point and shooters" can't do. For me, the peaceful image is attractive.