David Pogue's column in today's NY Times takes on the megapixel controversy. He
conducted tests in an effort to show that an increase in megapixels doesn't
necessarily yield better results. The column is aimed at consumers and the
heavy emphasis on megapixels in PS marketing. His first test was
Quoting Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Something I hadn't thought of earlier is that Lucky may end up with at
least some of it. Not sure if that would be good for product quality,
but if they get the emulsion right it wouldn't be all bad.
Kodak's amateur film is all being made in China
You're right, John. I now use TAv 75% of the time. It's a terrific feature.
Paul
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On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 09:19:37AM -0800, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
But calling someone who wants to take advantage of
On 2/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Something I hadn't thought of earlier is that Lucky may end up with at
least some of it. Not sure if that would be good for product quality,
but if they get the emulsion right it wouldn't be
If you want to buy a camera and take advantage of half of what you
paid for by using old lenses on it, that's your choice. No question
that you can do some nice work if you know what you're doing.
It's a cost/benefit ratio for me. I'm personally OK with having a
little more manual
On Feb 7, 2007, at 6:31 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
This tree has fascinated me since I first saw it a few
months ago. This morning, after the closest thing
Philly has had to a snowstorm this winter, I took a
detour on my walk to work to see what it looked like.
On 2/8/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Eric Featherstone wrote:
Or even Firewire-SCSI converters, though they are also more expensive
:-(
http://www.synchrotech.com/product-1394/firewire-uscsi-conv_01.html
Under $80.00! I'm gonna get one!
OK everyone going to GFM: You'll be
What is wrong with your brain?, this post
was directed at someone who claimed it
made sense to buy all new lenses for
their PENTAX DSLR for image quality reasons.
It does NOT, IMHO. If you are going to have
to buy all new lenses for your DSLR, for
image quality issues, ( look up the word IF ) then
In a message dated 2/8/2007 10:05:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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Nice capture.
Reminds me of buildings I've seen in Bodie, Ca, The Grand Tetons Wyoming.
Kenneth Waller
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Thanks, Ken.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
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This one (for the ford Ka) runs it pretty close for bad taste:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTCf2Z50ohU
Thanks, John. I needed that. First time I laughed out loud all day.
I'd seen that before, but I'd forgotten how funny it was... and I
*like* cats... :)
-Cory
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My objective opinion is that this thread is degenerating into a war of harsh
words, when you both, in reality, believe exactly the same thing.
There was a hint that because I am finding the options that lenses designed to
complement my camera give me are desirable, that i am somehow a lazy
All those features mentioned below by Godrey DiGiorgi
will not make ANY DA/APS lens/format perform as well as a really good
FF pentax Lens ( even some of the SMCT screwmounts over
30 years old ) on a good FF camera in terms of sheer
image quality. This is what I have been talking about
in the
So, without consideration of operator error, what exactly does a
new lens' feature set do to improve the resultant picture quality? The
improved contrast of having autofocus? The increase of sharpness due to
not having an auto-aperture? Bullshit.
If you're too damn lazy to use
I think you are confusing some of the DA lenses doing a
better job of rendering images vs FF lenses
on DSLRs with doing a better job of rendering images vs
FF lenses on APS DSLRs. I will say it again,
I believe that some, possibly most prime FF Pentax lenses, can and will
give
a better result on
I'm not calling anybody lazy or incompetent.
But I can't help thinking that you Godfrey, who are a skilled photographer,
are able to easily work around most the limitations in the older lenses. You
are able to focus accurately without AF. You are able to learn your lenses
to the point where you
NO lenses are as good on DSLR as they are on best
film because DSLRS still dont have the resolution
of the highest resolution films.
This is most likely a limitation of your APS DSLR, not your
lenses. I say most likely because your making
an assumption that these lenses do not image as good
on
All those features mentioned below by Godrey DiGiorgi
will not make ANY DA/APS lens/format perform as well as a really good
FF pentax Lens ( even some of the SMCT screwmounts over
30 years old ) on a good FF camera in terms of sheer
image quality. This is what I have been talking about
in
There was a hint that because I am finding the options that lenses designed
to
complement my camera give me are desirable, that i am somehow a lazy
photographer. I take umbrage with that.
William Robb
Understood.
I'm curious if there are any lens test sites that compare chromatic
aberration
Not completely, if you dont have the right
focal length lens ( proper angle of view ) for
a given scene, you cant get full control of the composition.
Either you have to use zooms or a bunch of
primes if you want to maintain best image
quality for a given composition (POV). This is
why I seriously
Hey! I didn't know you were a Hokie!
Bill
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My objective opinion is that this thread is
I wasn't referring to you personally. I was referring to your dick ;-)
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
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On 2/08/07 2:07 PM, Tim Øsleby, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What I don't understand is why people are so aggressively defending their
position in this debate. It is just tools ;-)
Isn't it? :-).
One day, they say oh it's just a tool and another day, excluding all but
their own equipment and how
On 08/02/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd like to think that Fuji or Ilford may have an interest in Kodak's
technology, at the very least.
Scott Loveless
Fujak?
Tom C.
Kojak? :)
Eric.
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What I don't understand is why people are so aggressively defending their
position in this debate. It is just tools ;-)
WHO'S A TOOL? I take offense to that... J/K... ;-)
-Cory
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
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Downloaded the recent firmware to my K10D. Am now wondering if anyone
knows of a setting wherein the on-board flash acts only as a controller
and doesn't participate in the final flash coverage.
Been leafing through the 360 manual and remembering that it was
possible with my 'sold' MZ-S.
Thanks,
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Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday?
If you weren't lazy you'd be toting a ten pound Canon.
Doesn't a 10 pound 6x7 count for anything around here?
William Robb
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JCO wrote:
...but to say these OLD lenses are
not as good as DA lenses is really not true. They are
DIFFERENT, not better or worse...
I can agree with this. It very much depends on shooting conditions,
application, aperture, etc. Are the DA lenses *more* demonstrably
different/better
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Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday?
What IS consistent is the common theme of I am always superior to you :-).
We use Pentax, we are superior.
WW
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Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday?
Actually, what I took exception to was the implication that the
additional features of newer lenses inherently result higher quality
photographs than are possible with older lenses.
If I implied that, it
Thanks for all the comments. I agree, this merits
further play. My next chance will be Monday. Of
course, the snow is already gone...
Rick
--- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Feb 7, 2007, at 6:31 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
This tree has fascinated me since I first saw it a
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Actually, what I took exception to was the implication that the
additional features of newer lenses inherently result higher quality
photographs than are possible with older lenses.
it's
On 2/08/07 2:32 PM, Cotty, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interesting, but doesn't this come back to what i was saying about the
limiting factor being the resolution of the printer?
True, if you print it yourself.
Ken
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Cotty wrote:
On 8/2/07, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed:
It's Dead Jim.
It ain't dead, its just resting.
Look, he's nailed it to the pot.
It's just pining for the spring! (lovely petals)
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How many times do I have to post it? Optimizing
for digital and optimizing for format size
are two different things, and I dont believe
that the differences you are seeing in some
of the DA lenses vs FF lenses of the same
focal lengths are due to digital optimization,
they are due to Format
On 2/8/07, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: Scott Loveless
Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday?
If you weren't lazy you'd be toting a ten pound Canon.
Doesn't a 10 pound 6x7 count for anything around here?
Damn. I'll try again later.
--
Scott
If you weren't lazy you'd be toting a ten pound Canon.
Doesn't a 10 pound 6x7 count for anything around here?
William Robb
That must have been after you started whimping out then? ;-)
Tom C.
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Subject: Re: NO FS this Friday?
I'm curious if there are any lens test sites that compare chromatic
aberration and other factors of DA lenses with their closest legacy
equivalent. I haven't looked but I'd be interested in seeing some data on
the
You're probably right, Cotty. But I think the Durst Lambda is reasonably high
res. I imagine that what Pogue means is that the files were sized at 400 DPI
for printing. I suspect the printer prints at much higher res than that. But it
is a laser printer that's designed for pro labs. I don't
I wasn't referring to you personally. I was referring to your dick ;-)
Tim
Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian)
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On 8/2/07, Kenneth Waller, discombobulated, unleashed:
It's Dead Jim.
It ain't dead, its just resting.
Look, he's nailed it to the pot.
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Thats what I have already posted about a dozen times!
jco
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Not mine. Some not very well composed, yet interesting photos, of an eagle
and fox competing for a carcass.
http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2007/02/06/eagle-and-fox-the-rest-of-the-photos/
Tom C.
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On 2/08/07 2:18 PM, Tom C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It makes a weird sort of marketing sense,
but I'd like to see numbers and photos showing exactly how the optics of the
newer lenses are *demonstrably* better than the legacy lenses, especially
considering the image circle from a legacy lens
On 8/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed:
David Pogue's column in today's NY Times takes on the megapixel
controversy. He conducted tests in an effort to show that an increase in
megapixels doesn't necessarily yield better results. The column is aimed
at consumers and the heavy
NOPE- I stand by what I stated fully. I say that the
some of the FF lenses, even really old ones, will
be able to create higher quality images than even
the very best DA/APS systems, on a good FF digital
K mount body!
Yes, some lenses will have issues with perpendicularity
(most noticably wide
Wrong again, your confusing digital term when
you should be using APS digital term.
This brings up a VERY important issue and
I would like to here from everyone who
has any experience on the matter please,
WHICH PENTAX FF LENSES have you had a problem
with like WR states here? (and on which dslr
On 2/08/07 2:41 PM, William Robb, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What IS consistent is the common theme of I am always superior to you :-).
We use Pentax, we are superior.
I of course emphatically have to agree with that!
Ken
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What WR has just posted below is very true, BUT IT CONTRADICTS
his earlier strong opposite position in another long thread where I
stated that
in general, 35mm lenses are sharper than MedFormat lenses and
he took me to task in saying that I was wrong. Nice try,
William Robb. Have you now changed
Wat is that, a Morris Minor?
On Thursday 08 February 2007 00:07, Peter Lacus wrote:
Hello!
yesterday I finished my first roll of Transcend SD. ;-) It did
accomodate 378 .PEF + 2 .jpg pictures during almost 3 weeks of shooting.
This is my favorite picture from the whole lot (~300kB):
On 2/08/07 2:39 PM, Tom C, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...but to say these OLD lenses are
not as good as DA lenses is really not true. They are
DIFFERENT, not better or worse...
I can agree with this. It very much depends on shooting conditions,
application, aperture, etc. Are the DA lenses
Scott Loveless wrote:
Hey gang.
A friend of mine asked me about this lens. She's found one in Nikon
mount that she's considering purchasing. It's the older model with
72mm filter threads. I couldn't find much about it via google. Most
of the reviews are based on later models with 77mm
Hey gang.
A friend of mine asked me about this lens. She's found one in Nikon
mount that she's considering purchasing. It's the older model with
72mm filter threads. I couldn't find much about it via google. Most
of the reviews are based on later models with 77mm threads. So I told
her I'd
I got a reports from different peoples that K10D trailing curtain
behaviour with internal flash is broken after upgrade to fw. 1.01.
As I understand, the correct behaviour of trailing curtain mode is to
produce a P-TTL preflash, than open a shutter and make a flash
immediately before closing the
Bang on!
Tom, you are one of the most rational people in this list! I'm impressed.
Of course most of people here are rational, too :-).
Ken
I'm having a relatively good day. :-)
Tom C. (who saw Blue Man Group last night)
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K.Takeshita wrote:
On 2/08/07 12:45 PM, Adam Maas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kodak wants to sell its film line, not shut it down. I suspect that if
they sell it, the film unit will outlast Kodak proper.
I understand that Fuji has been instigating return to film (paraphrasing)
campaign for
My A-20mm f/2.8 performed extremely poorly at the wide edges. So
distorted and SOFT that I knew I'd never mount it on the K10D again.
Immediately sold it on eBay ($440) to one who shoots only film.
DA 16~45 f/4 edge performance blew it away at 20mm.
Jack
--- J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nice pic of a nice car. It could benefit from a bit of sharpening. In general,
RAW files straigtht from the camera require some sharpening to achieve optimum
image quality. It's not an admission of fault. It's part of the process.
Paul
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Most definitely.
Eric.
On 08/02/07, Frits Wüthrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wat is that, a Morris Minor?
On Thursday 08 February 2007 00:07, Peter Lacus wrote:
Hello!
yesterday I finished my first roll of Transcend SD. ;-) It did
accomodate 378 .PEF + 2 .jpg pictures during almost 3
Why are you still running SP1? SP2 is a security upgrade and costs
nothing (other than additional storage space). Your stuff is at risk
without it.
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Yes, isn't it :-)
Jens Bladt
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Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Godfrey
DiGiorgi
Hello jim,
Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 12:27:23 PM, you wrote:
As subject says. anyone use this Free app?
Sorry for the late answer, I had to change the motherboard in my PC,
the chipset on the old one went boo-boo.
To answer your question first, I don't use 'The Gimp'.
About a year ago,
I finally got a chance to see a copy of this issue, and I must say I was
very disappointed. Not in Juan's work, but the reproduction didn't do
the photos justice. Very poor quality printing and photographic
reproduction.
Juan Buhler wrote:
Hi all,
The current issue of the British Black
Hi Jack,
On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:19:34 -0800 (PST), Jack Davis wrote:
Downloaded the recent firmware to my K10D. Am now wondering if anyone
knows of a setting wherein the on-board flash acts only as a controller
and doesn't participate in the final flash coverage.
Yes, of course ...
Been leafing
Thanks, never used that lens. How was it on film in the same
central area? I think I will start to make a list of
these observations for reference.
jco
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Obvious questions: :-)
Did you compare them both at 20mm f/4 on same same subject, same conditions,
etc.?
The A was manual focus, the DA is auto focus. Was focus accurte on bothe
and were they focussed on the same spot in the image?
Tom C.
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Reply-To:
Hi Frits,
Wat is that, a Morris Minor?
yep, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Minor
This picture embodies England for me - beautiful classic craftwork
parked on the wrong side of the street ;-) in front of a bare brick wall...
Cheers,
Peter
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On 09/02/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My A-20mm f/2.8 performed extremely poorly at the wide edges. So
distorted and SOFT that I knew I'd never mount it on the K10D again.
Immediately sold it on eBay ($440) to one who shoots only film.
DA 16~45 f/4 edge performance blew it away at
Paul,
Nice pic of a nice car. It could benefit from a bit of sharpening. In
general, RAW files straigtht from the camera require some sharpening
to achieve optimum image quality. It's not an admission of fault.
It's part of the process.
thanks for looking. For me it's sharp enough as is.
Hello Bill,
Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 4:43:47 AM, you wrote:
And with a Pentax!!
The Detroit Zoological Society publishes a quarterly glossy for it's 40,000
plus members called Habitat. Each issue has a themed photo contest and at
the end of the year they award a grand prize winner for the
Basil Vizgin wrote:
But with new fw. behaviour is completely different: preflash, than
flash on leading curtain (!), than (if flash not fully discharged on
leading flash, i.e. still have charge/capacity) flash on trailing
curtain. Naturally, we got a multiexposure...
Tests have been taken at
I finally got a chance to see a copy of this issue, and I must say I was
very disappointed. Not in Juan's work, but the reproduction didn't do
the photos justice. Very poor quality printing and photographic
reproduction.
Those that can't, publish magazines?
Tom C.
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Subject: RE: NO FS this Friday?
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What WR has just posted below is very true, BUT IT CONTRADICTS
his earlier strong opposite position in another long thread where I
stated that
in general, 35mm lenses are sharper than MedFormat lenses and
Philadelphia's been very cold, so I have yet to have a chance to get
outside with the K10D, but I visited a friend and his son and took
some pictures in his house.
http://pugnax.smugmug.com/gallery/2312615/1/128387936
Best,
Micah
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I agree.
On Feb 8, 2007, at 1:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You're right, John. I now use TAv 75% of the time. It's a terrific
feature.
Paul
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On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 09:19:37AM -0800, Godfrey
Tom C wrote:
I finally got a chance to see a copy of this issue, and I must say I was
very disappointed. Not in Juan's work, but the reproduction didn't do
the photos justice. Very poor quality printing and photographic
reproduction.
Those that can't, publish magazines?
Tom C.
Nah,
On Thursday 08 February 2007 22:12, Peter Lacus wrote:
Hi Frits,
Wat is that, a Morris Minor?
yep, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Minor
This picture embodies England for me - beautiful classic craftwork
parked on the wrong side of the street ;-) in front of a bare brick wall...
Yes! Except at f/8.
Jack
--- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Obvious questions: :-)
Did you compare them both at 20mm f/4 on same same subject, same
conditions,
etc.?
The A was manual focus, the DA is auto focus. Was focus accurte on
bothe
and were they focussed on the same spot in
Interesting. The A-20 f/2.8 wide edges actually had a smeared look
about them.
Jack
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On 09/02/07, Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My A-20mm f/2.8 performed extremely poorly at the wide edges. So
distorted and SOFT that I knew I'd never
It's one of those things that I wasn't particularly impressed by
when I first saw the write-up on the camera. But once you've used
it you realise just how convenient it is.
On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 06:34:47PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You're right, John. I now use TAv 75% of the time.
In the central area, the 20mm may have been slightly more contrasty.
Difficult to determine with any certainty.
Jack
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Thanks, never used that lens. How was it on film in the same
central area? I think I will start to make a list of
these
WELL THEN, are you are are you not saying that the
format a lens is designed for ( film or sensor size ) does or does
not affect affect the maximum lens performance possible
of a given focal length? Its time to take
a position and stick with it dude. your burning the
candle at both ends at this
Of course you don't get it, you're a Canon user... :-P
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In a message dated 2/6/2007 9:46:48 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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;-)
From a 10k race I photographed a couple of weeks ago...
http://www.robertstech.com/run/graphics/pages/7d700259.htm
Lack of sleep or extreme pride will do it too you. I speak from
experience. LOL
Jack
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Rob's come to expect everthing to look smeared since he became a
father.
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On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 10:58:59PM +0100, Frits W?thrich wrote:
On Thursday 08 February 2007 22:12, Peter Lacus wrote:
Hi Frits,
Wat is that, a Morris Minor?
yep, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Minor
This picture embodies England for me - beautiful classic craftwork
parked
what is the Tav exposure mode( how does it operate)?
jco
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It's one of those things that I
Rob's come to expect everthing to look smeared since he became a
father.
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Interesting. The A-20 f/2.8 wide edges actually had a smeared look
about them.
Jack
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Isn't Film still profitable? As opposed to digital cameras where they
sell at a loss and make up the difference on volume.
Tom C wrote:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article1343516.ece
http://tinyurl.com/373zmj
Tom C.
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On 2/8/07, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 2/8/07, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Eric Featherstone wrote:
Or even Firewire-SCSI converters, though they are also more expensive
:-(
http://www.synchrotech.com/product-1394/firewire-uscsi-conv_01.html
Under $80.00!
There's been rumors of Forte's demise but their web site is still up and
they list a bunch of film products.
Scott Loveless wrote:
On 2/8/07, Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article1343516.ece
Or maybe they could spec. a sensor like the Kodak sensor optimized for
corner and edge light capture that Leica is using in the M8 without the
mistake they made in cover plate/filter stage which is causing so much
fun... (It is possible to learn from others mistakes).
DagT wrote:
Just a
Forte's done. Last I heard they were shopping for a buyer. Adam said
they may have found one.
J and C Photo was offering Classic Pan film, which was made by
Forte. Right now, they're closed while they relocate their business.
There are more rumors that they may actually be tooling up to coat
Jan,
Thanks! I've tried it both ways and get a flashed image with the
on-board flash in both setting.
The 360 is held in such a way as to not cover the same area, so it's
the on-board flash that is lighting the scene.(?)
If you have a chance, I'd appreciate any ideas you may have.
Jack
--- Jan
That's the boneheaded management at Kodak for you. Film is a cash cow
and Kodak just can't wait to dump it.
On 2/8/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isn't Film still profitable? As opposed to digital cameras where they
sell at a loss and make up the difference on volume.
Tom C
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From: J. C. O'Connell
Subject: RE: NO FS this Friday?
WELL THEN, are you are are you not saying that the
format a lens is designed for ( film or sensor size ) does or does
not affect affect the maximum lens performance possible
of a given focal length? Its time
And furthermore, your comments that PENTAX medimum
format lenses resolve quite a bit lower than average
is horseshit and it only further supports my point
that generally 35mm lenses resolve better the MedFormat
lenses do. A few rare exceptions is not general
situation. The general situation is
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From: J. C. O'Connell
Subject: RE: NO FS this Friday?
And furthermore, your comments that PENTAX medimum
format lenses resolve quite a bit lower than average
is horseshit and it only further supports my point
that generally 35mm lenses resolve better the
On 2/08/07 6:05 PM, P. J. Alling, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or maybe they could spec. a sensor like the Kodak sensor optimized for
corner and edge light capture that Leica is using in the M8 without the
mistake they made in cover plate/filter stage which is causing so much
fun... (It is
In TAv exposure mode, you set your f stop and shutter speed. You then
specify a range within which the camera can change ISO. You can
select the full range (100 to 1600) or a narrow range. The camera
then changes ISO sensitivity as the light varies. Your stop and
shutter speed remain
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: Pogue debunks the megapixel myth. Somewhat
You're probably right, Cotty. But I think the Durst Lambda is reasonably
high res. I imagine that what Pogue means is that the files were sized at
400 DPI for printing. I
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