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- Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:48 am
- Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
- Topic: Flowers 2012 (Photoclubalpha Phlora!)
- Replies: 450
- Views: 106039
Re: Flowers 2012 (Photoclubalpha Phlora!)
No actual flowers here. Maybe this should be in a separate thread named "Once and Future Flora". http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/jcoffin01/_DSC0016.jpg Fragility in the snow. http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc452/jcoffin01/_DSC0038.jpg The scrub oaks dance. http://i1212.photo...
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:01 am
- Forum: Digital Workflow and PP
- Topic: Corel bought out Bibble
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16343
Re: Corel bought out Bibble
I've used Bibble for quite a while. Yes, you can do non-destructive editing (even with layers). Their layers aren't easy to understand at first, but work well once you're accustomed to them (i.e., they emphasized easy of use over ease of learning). Yes, the edits are stored in a sidecar file (or, I ...
- Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:00 pm
- Forum: Digital Workflow and PP
- Topic: Corel bought out Bibble
- Replies: 43
- Views: 16343
Corel bought out Bibble
Although it hasn't been published particularly widely, it appears that Corel recently bought out Bibble Labs. Corel have just announced a new product, AfterShot Pro , which appears to be based fairly closely on Bibble. For any who haven't used it, this is (at least intended to be) a direct competito...
- Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:52 pm
- Forum: Digital non-SLR
- Topic: It's Canon, but interesting as a response to NEX and others
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6067
Re: It's Canon, but interesting as a response to NEX and oth
The problem here isn't with disposing of the lenses after use (most glass is fairly inert) but the energy put into creating a lens in the first place. A food jar might easily contain as much or more actual glass, but the energy to create one is quite small. The expenditure to create lenses is high e...
- Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:59 am
- Forum: Digital non-SLR
- Topic: It's Canon, but interesting as a response to NEX and others
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6067
Re: It's Canon, but interesting as a response to NEX and oth
The DSC-R1 has a larger sensor than the G1X and the lens is also larger. Yup -- does look pretty nasty. Doing a quick check, it appears that it is off the market though, so there's probably no longer much to do about it. On the other hand, doing some looking it appears that the DSC-HX100V and Nikon...
- Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:40 am
- Forum: Digital non-SLR
- Topic: It's Canon, but interesting as a response to NEX and others
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6067
Re: It's Canon, but interesting as a response to NEX and oth
It's not really sudden or new at all, it just happened to arise as a topic. For another example, I find laptops, tablet computers and all-in-one desktops (e.g., iMac's) objectionable for many of the same reasons. It just happens that those have never arisen as topics here. I can't really comment int...
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:01 pm
- Forum: Digital non-SLR
- Topic: It's Canon, but interesting as a response to NEX and others
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6067
Re: It's Canon, but interesting as a response to NEX and oth
I've said so elsewhere already, but I'll repeat it here: I think this is not only a poor idea, but a truly evil one. It's one thing to discard the tiny lens in a typical compact camera after a short time just because the sensor and features are obsolete. It's quite another (at least in my opinion) t...
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:34 pm
- Forum: Lens Lore
- Topic: The new 180mm Sigma looks pretty...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2640
Re: The new 180mm Sigma looks pretty...
It looks like Sony isn't the only one to re-use (without proper editing) old merchandising material now and again. At least as it's quoted on SAR, the press release for the 19mm claims to be equivalent to a 38mm on a full-frame. That would be true on a 4/3rds camera, but on a NEX (APS-C sensor) it's...
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:29 pm
- Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
- Topic: Birds 2012
- Replies: 768
- Views: 195346
Re: Birds 2012
I, at least, see no reason to stop the "rant" -- though I hadn't had a chance to say so recently, I've been enjoying it greatly so far. I, for one, welcome "rants" like yours.
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:10 pm
- Forum: Lens Lore
- Topic: Sigma focusing anomaly
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5837
Re: Sigma focusing anomaly
Focusing is done by analyzing the image -- but the camera uses information from the ROM to figure out how to translate what it analyzes in the image into physical movements in the lens. I can see (at least) two obvious possibilities for problems. One is that there was information present in the olde...
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:22 pm
- Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
- Topic: Portrait, 2012
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5515
Re: Portrait, 2012
Hmm...if you'll forgive my playing with it a bit, perhaps an edit somewhere between the two would work:
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:13 am
- Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
- Topic: Weather Today - In Your Vicinity (2012)
- Replies: 522
- Views: 128955
Re: Weather Today - In Your Vicinity (2012)
That bridge reminds me a lot of what I think of as the military mindset: extensive, careful planning to ensure against any minor glitches getting in the way of making a massive blunder!
- Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:40 am
- Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
- Topic: Winter Sun
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3940
Re: Winter Sun
I have to agree, the winter trees (especially that first one) are gorgeous, and you've captured them nicely too!
- Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:23 am
- Forum: Alpha A-mount System
- Topic: A77 EVF - Technical Question
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4988
Re: A77 EVF - Technical Question
While you have some point, I think it's also worth mentioning that on an EVF you can magnify parts of the picture. At least for those of us with limited eyesight, this can give an EVF greater effective resolution than an OVF (and, of course, you can do the same with live view). While my experience w...
- Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:39 pm
- Forum: Give it Your Best Shot
- Topic: Studio Session
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1843
Re: Studio Session
I have to agree -- #1 is really nice. The B&W works extremely well for this one.