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RAW conversion Q's
Hi there, thanks AGAIN matt very helpful. I have also been chatting to a friend who has lent me a disc from her digital photo magazine from June2005 which has a tutorials on rawshooter essentials 2005!! I have taken these so I know whats what and now need to practice - alot! Lena I'll try to c...
Posted by Anna on 02/01/2006 - 18:15
RAW conversion Q's
Lena & Anna, In addition to my "sticky note" about using Capture One, here are some general points about RAW conversion that may clear out some of the "mud": * The RAW format contains a lot more information than the JPG, so you process as much as possible in the RAW convertor before going in...
Posted by MattMatic on 02/01/2006 - 23:01
RAW conversion Q's
Matt, George thanks for the support and practical guidelines. I know it's no turning back now and I do want to learn to bring to "life" all that my beatiful, lovely piece of art in itself my DS that is can capture in my hands. I actually printed your step-by-step, Matt. Now, off to shoot some ...
Posted by lena on 03/01/2006 - 13:13
A new Toy
Hi This is my first post so in opening many thanks for all the reports,comments and general chat regarding the istD+ cameras. It has very much influenced me to chase one with success.I am now a very impressed owner of a D be it only for a day. full expertise will take longer (much longer) It is...
Posted by alan S on 06/01/2006 - 09:19
My first macros with the ist
Hi, I'm rushing off to work, but I tried out my new extension tubes a couple of days ago, and this.. http://www.liamsworld.org.uk/galleries/macro1/index.html is the result. I'll fill in the details later, but the clarity of the original images is stunning. On the flower buds, there ar...
Posted by LiamD on 13/01/2006 - 07:45
My first macros with the ist
It is very difficult to focus because of the shrinking depth of field the further you go. Keep on having fun with them. I'm trying a reversing ring next... anything to delay splashing out on a 1:1 macro lens.
Posted by Anonymous on 13/01/2006 - 17:30
My first macros with the ist
Depth of field can be controlled with photoshop. you can Bracket your focus on a macro shot and composite the sharp areas together in photoshop to create an otherwise impossibly sharp macroshot.
Posted by Don on 13/01/2006 - 19:09
My first macros with the ist
I was interested to see this as I'm planning to play about with some macro myself. I'm thinking about using a SMC-M 50mm F1.7 as the lens though - I do have lenses that'll focus closer however they're all zooms. I've got a Jessops extension tube set (13mm, 21mm & 31mm) plus a 2x convertor and...
Posted by Anonymous on 14/01/2006 - 11:18
My first macros with the ist
I finally got round to giving macro a try with the DS myself: The last is one of my wife's rings - she has very small fingers which should give some idea of the magnification. All shot handheld with the DS set at ISO 200, 1/125 and F22, an SMC-M 50mm F1.7 with various extensio...
Posted by niblue on 28/01/2006 - 20:17
My first macros with the ist
Hi Peter, Thanks for that. Yes, the second is a crop, so it's at full size. Like a previous poster, I just move back and forth to get focus - some you do, some you don't, but that's the beauty of digital. I tried a Jumping spider myself, but it didn't stay still, I think I was just too close f...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 21/03/2006 - 18:06
cleaning
Gravity doesn't necessarily help :( CCD are, by definition, charged (Charge Coupled Device) and hence dust tends to stick by static. Initially the dust is hard to notice, especially if you take images of highly detailed object. The best way to check a CCD for dust is this: * Put camera in MF mo...
Posted by MattMatic on 16/01/2006 - 09:51
cleaning
Hello All I was very surprised this thread suddenly died with the sticky tape solution way back in January. I just stumbled on a very comprehensive sensor cleaning website at http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/ that I thought may interest some. It discusses the pros and cons of several popul...
Posted by photo*ist on 31/03/2006 - 08:07
cleaning
This is where you have to be very, very careful - I've managed to put a tiny scratch on mine (but at least it's now nice and clean). If you tilt the camera back, you'll notice a metal frame around the edge of the screen. At the top, in the center is a small tab, gently press this upward and the f...
Posted by Kimbo on 05/04/2006 - 16:47
cleaning
I haven't bought another screen for the ds yet but screens for my other cameras have all been supplied with a special tweezery tool which allows you to release the frame and then grab hold of the tab on the screen. Putting the screen back in is slightly trickier.
Posted by gartmore on 05/04/2006 - 17:03
cleaning
Personally I would leave well alone. The alignment and positioning of the screen is critical for correct focus and the screen itself is very soft and can be easily rendered useless. I don't think this is something anyone should consider as a normal part of user camera maintenance. Marks on the fo...
Posted by johnriley on 05/04/2006 - 17:19
Replacement Firmware CD-Rom for *ist DS.
My preference for dealing with the card reader is to simply copy the card into a folder on the PC. The folders are called SD1, SD2, SD3, etc. All you need to do is open My Documnets and My Computer and simply "drag and drop" the folder on the card into the appropriate folder on the PC. This does not...
Posted by johnriley on 03/02/2006 - 07:48
Replacement Firmware CD-Rom for *ist DS.
Thank you, gentlemen. All I have to do now is find my way to the back of my steam-powered Dell (Windows 2000) to locate a vacant USB port and hopefully, my pathetic images will be thrust on to my monitor. And by the way, the DS is an absolutely delightful piece of machinery, Many thanks to all for...
Posted by fanebridge on 03/02/2006 - 22:37
Samsung GX-15 announced
Don, With respect, Pentax were planning to produce a very good full-frame DSLR based on the MZ-S. The chip turned out to be terrible, and they had to abandon their plans. This set them back two or three years. G
Posted by George Lazarette on 18/01/2006 - 20:04
Getting to Grips with RAW
The CS2 version of ACR is much improved, it operates within Bridge now, and you can do your RAW adjustments, and then save the adjustments without opening the file! I like to go through the keepers, do the basic RAW adjustments (exposure, white balance, straighten and crop) and then go back and do ...
Posted by Arthur Dent on 23/01/2006 - 14:15
Getting to Grips with RAW
The trouble is, both sides of this discussion have no idea what the terms of reference and abilities of the other side are. I don't dispute that the RAW capture will enable crisper, sharper results, and as Matt says above we also agree that there is no more resolution as such in the RAW capture, as ...
Posted by johnriley on 29/01/2006 - 12:41
