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Comment by cabstar posted on New PC for Digital Photo stuff - Advice please :) at 18/12/2013 - 12:29
gartmore wrote:
"Each entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence to GCC to feature any or all of the submitted images in any of their publications, their websites and/or in any promotional material connected to this Competition."
An exciting day on facebook.
The last part is the important bit. Connected with this competition. They need this permission to use the photos for display on the website etc to show the entries and most possibly the winner."Each entrant grants a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual licence to GCC to feature any or all of the submitted images in any of their publications, their websites and/or in any promotional material connected to this Competition."
An exciting day on facebook.
Theirs nothing particularly bad about it...
Comment by cabstar posted on Possibly the most astonishing Rights Grab ever at 17/12/2013 - 23:06
Smeggypants wrote:
I always turn windows updates off and only update at a time of my own choosing if there's a need. I'ev never had windows update by bypassing my no update setting.
It's par for the course that every alternate Microsoft OS is substandard. I missed out Win 95, Win ME, Win Vista and Win 8 for precisely this reason.
Unfortunately i couldnt wait for mS to release a new OS and the toshiba win 8 machine i bought was just not working for me. I still have a win 7 machine but hardly use it now i have mac. Windows update on win 8 is very different to win 7.cabstar wrote:
I would never build my own pc again, its all about the support and some companies are fantastic some are dreadful.
When you build your own you are the support.I would never build my own pc again, its all about the support and some companies are fantastic some are dreadful.
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Dell are brilliant, had a laptop repaired under warranty twice with different faults. Collected next day free of charge by a courier who came with his own peli case, dropped laptop in it and got it back 4 days later.
Toshiba had a faulty keyboard, wanted me to pack it in bubble wrap, then in a box, not the original box, and then I had to pay to send it back via Royal Mail, will never buy a tosh again after that. It would have been cheaper and quicker to buy my own keyboard and replace it myself.
As for Mac, I used windows pcs for 20 years and the last 18 months has just been hell with windows 8, absolutely dreadful system and the updates, oh the updates. Every time I turn a windows pc on nowadays there is yet another important update. And the times I have had a windows pc shut down on me mid work flow to install an important update despite setting to not do that is just unbelievable. At Glastonbury this year my win 8 laptop decided to do an update on battery and 3g. Couldn't stop it from happening either, once it started it had to finish. Lost two hours shooting time, eat into my 3g allowance, killed half my battery and half my phone battery life. Just not acceptable to me.
I have embraced the mac now, its not perfect and its not cheap, but its certainly a more productive computing experience. Ive had no lockups, no crashes no need to do a reboot to clear a problem and the retina screen is just fantastic and I came from a Samsung Gamer 7 17" 400nit screen which was brilliant but not a patch on the retina.
Doesn't make sense to ditch a platform because of one lame OS version.Dell are brilliant, had a laptop repaired under warranty twice with different faults. Collected next day free of charge by a courier who came with his own peli case, dropped laptop in it and got it back 4 days later.
Toshiba had a faulty keyboard, wanted me to pack it in bubble wrap, then in a box, not the original box, and then I had to pay to send it back via Royal Mail, will never buy a tosh again after that. It would have been cheaper and quicker to buy my own keyboard and replace it myself.
As for Mac, I used windows pcs for 20 years and the last 18 months has just been hell with windows 8, absolutely dreadful system and the updates, oh the updates. Every time I turn a windows pc on nowadays there is yet another important update. And the times I have had a windows pc shut down on me mid work flow to install an important update despite setting to not do that is just unbelievable. At Glastonbury this year my win 8 laptop decided to do an update on battery and 3g. Couldn't stop it from happening either, once it started it had to finish. Lost two hours shooting time, eat into my 3g allowance, killed half my battery and half my phone battery life. Just not acceptable to me.
I have embraced the mac now, its not perfect and its not cheap, but its certainly a more productive computing experience. Ive had no lockups, no crashes no need to do a reboot to clear a problem and the retina screen is just fantastic and I came from a Samsung Gamer 7 17" 400nit screen which was brilliant but not a patch on the retina.
I always turn windows updates off and only update at a time of my own choosing if there's a need. I'ev never had windows update by bypassing my no update setting.
It's par for the course that every alternate Microsoft OS is substandard. I missed out Win 95, Win ME, Win Vista and Win 8 for precisely this reason.
Comment by cabstar posted on New PC for Digital Photo stuff - Advice please :) at 17/12/2013 - 21:58
I would never build my own pc again, its all about the support and some companies are fantastic some are dreadful.
Dell are brilliant, had a laptop repaired under warranty twice with different faults. Collected next day free of charge by a courier who came with his own peli case, dropped laptop in it and got it back 4 days later.
Toshiba had a faulty keyboard, wanted me to pack it in bubble wrap, then in a box, not the original box, and then I had to pay to send it back via Royal Mail, will never buy a tosh again after that. It would have been cheaper and quicker to buy my own keyboard and replace it myself.
As for Mac, I used windows pcs for 20 years and the last 18 months has just been hell with windows 8, absolutely dreadful system and the updates, oh the updates. Every time I turn a windows pc on nowadays there is yet another important update. And the times I have had a windows pc shut down on me mid work flow to install an important update despite setting to not do that is just unbelievable. At Glastonbury this year my win 8 laptop decided to do an update on battery and 3g. Couldn't stop it from happening either, once it started it had to finish. Lost two hours shooting time, eat into my 3g allowance, killed half my battery and half my phone battery life. Just not acceptable to me.
I have embraced the mac now, its not perfect and its not cheap, but its certainly a more productive computing experience. Ive had no lockups, no crashes no need to do a reboot to clear a problem and the retina screen is just fantastic and I came from a Samsung Gamer 7 17" 400nit screen which was brilliant but not a patch on the retina.
Dell are brilliant, had a laptop repaired under warranty twice with different faults. Collected next day free of charge by a courier who came with his own peli case, dropped laptop in it and got it back 4 days later.
Toshiba had a faulty keyboard, wanted me to pack it in bubble wrap, then in a box, not the original box, and then I had to pay to send it back via Royal Mail, will never buy a tosh again after that. It would have been cheaper and quicker to buy my own keyboard and replace it myself.
As for Mac, I used windows pcs for 20 years and the last 18 months has just been hell with windows 8, absolutely dreadful system and the updates, oh the updates. Every time I turn a windows pc on nowadays there is yet another important update. And the times I have had a windows pc shut down on me mid work flow to install an important update despite setting to not do that is just unbelievable. At Glastonbury this year my win 8 laptop decided to do an update on battery and 3g. Couldn't stop it from happening either, once it started it had to finish. Lost two hours shooting time, eat into my 3g allowance, killed half my battery and half my phone battery life. Just not acceptable to me.
I have embraced the mac now, its not perfect and its not cheap, but its certainly a more productive computing experience. Ive had no lockups, no crashes no need to do a reboot to clear a problem and the retina screen is just fantastic and I came from a Samsung Gamer 7 17" 400nit screen which was brilliant but not a patch on the retina.
Comment by cabstar posted on New PC for Digital Photo stuff - Advice please :) at 17/12/2013 - 00:03
We stopped buying desktops around 8 years ago.
We found laptops with a second monitor attached more useful and crucially more cost effective. A one year old laptop has more resale able value than a desktop. Also they are cheaper to run with smaller power supplies. We also found laptops breakdown less than desktops, possibly due to the lack of customisation causing compatibility issues within windows.
Whichever you buy, graphics isn't all that important for photo editing, what is more important is that your graphics card is dedicated and has its own memory. this frees up the CPU and keeps your system memory intact.
I'm not up to date with windows machines now as I went mac a whilst back finding win 8 just way to frustrating to use, which is something else to think about if you have not used win 8 yet.
We found laptops with a second monitor attached more useful and crucially more cost effective. A one year old laptop has more resale able value than a desktop. Also they are cheaper to run with smaller power supplies. We also found laptops breakdown less than desktops, possibly due to the lack of customisation causing compatibility issues within windows.
Whichever you buy, graphics isn't all that important for photo editing, what is more important is that your graphics card is dedicated and has its own memory. this frees up the CPU and keeps your system memory intact.
steven9761 wrote:
If you choose a pc which is a 64-bit system, you will typically need at least twice the amount of RAM than a 32-bit machine.
Thats not true a 32bit windows machine can only handle 3gb memory maximum, nearly all laptops and desktops are 64bit now to take advantage of larger memory capacities.If you choose a pc which is a 64-bit system, you will typically need at least twice the amount of RAM than a 32-bit machine.
I'm not up to date with windows machines now as I went mac a whilst back finding win 8 just way to frustrating to use, which is something else to think about if you have not used win 8 yet.
Comment by cabstar posted on New PC for Digital Photo stuff - Advice please :) at 16/12/2013 - 17:54
davidstorm wrote:
Regards
David
How many mkiis owners have used a mkii alongside the mkiis? I only ask because I'm thinking about getting a used one to replace my mki body and don't see enough in ISO improvement to warrant the extra expense of the k-3SteveEveritt wrote:
Hi Steve, I tend to agree with yo on K-5 vs K-5iis, but Gary was asking about the difference between the K-5II and K-5IIs side by side?cabstar wrote:
Steve have you used the k-5 mk-ii and mk-iis side by side?
The K-5 and the K-5ii have the same resolving capabilities as they both have the AA filter.Steve have you used the k-5 mk-ii and mk-iis side by side?
Regards
David
Comment by cabstar posted on Help me to decide. K-3 or stick to K-5 ? at 16/12/2013 - 11:08
MattyH wrote:
Sorry what I should of said is; The three main sensor sizes for interchangeable lens cameras.
And I never said it would disappear overnight, I said years, but as your chart points out of in these times of austerity there is only so much choice company's can give us,
But I thought of guessed people would of known that
I was saying the same thing late last year and was poo pooed for saying so. FF sensors will come down to such a level, seńsor manufacturers will just stop making APC C sensors. The sensor in the k-5 is an excellent sensor, I assume the manufacturer dropped that due to a downfall in demand with manufacturers once again chasing the megapixel race.Sorry what I should of said is; The three main sensor sizes for interchangeable lens cameras.
And I never said it would disappear overnight, I said years, but as your chart points out of in these times of austerity there is only so much choice company's can give us,
But I thought of guessed people would of known that
SteveEveritt wrote:
Smeggy please understand the difference between the K-5 and the K-5iis is remarkable. I have had the opportunity to use both cameras side by side in the field and to be quite honest what the "classic" produced left me decidedly underwhelmed to the point where I avoided using it if I could. The difference, like I said in a previous post, is akin to using poor glass and then popping on a nice DA*. That difference in these lenses is apparently worth the money so why on earth is the additional expense of the 5iis over the 5ii not worth it.
I'll say it again, until you have used the two side by side or moved from one to the other you simply cannot understand the difference.
Steve have you used the k-5 mk-ii and mk-iis side by side?Smeggy please understand the difference between the K-5 and the K-5iis is remarkable. I have had the opportunity to use both cameras side by side in the field and to be quite honest what the "classic" produced left me decidedly underwhelmed to the point where I avoided using it if I could. The difference, like I said in a previous post, is akin to using poor glass and then popping on a nice DA*. That difference in these lenses is apparently worth the money so why on earth is the additional expense of the 5iis over the 5ii not worth it.
I'll say it again, until you have used the two side by side or moved from one to the other you simply cannot understand the difference.
Comment by cabstar posted on Help me to decide. K-3 or stick to K-5 ? at 15/12/2013 - 19:41
Orsolia wrote:
Yes like this, could be a cheap option for nowcabstar wrote:
If you cant get the battery out Iguess the cheapest solution will be a cheap chinese grip and new battery
Chinese grip?If you cant get the battery out Iguess the cheapest solution will be a cheap chinese grip and new battery
Comment by cabstar posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 14/12/2013 - 13:13
I like that a lot, a well executed idea
Comment by cabstar posted on The Barber Shop at 13/12/2013 - 20:10
If you cant get the battery out Iguess the cheapest solution will be a cheap chinese grip and new battery
Comment by cabstar posted on Stuck battery in my new K-5 II at 13/12/2013 - 20:09
I was very anti mac and hesitantly bought one, for me it was a large financial outlay, particularly after just buying a Toshiba Ultrabook just three months before but I just couldn't carry on with windows 8 and the Toshiba Ultrabook would lose features due to lack of drivers if I put it back to win 7, one of these being wifi.
As for Samsung laptops their after care and support is not very good at all, having problems with a very expensive Samsung Laptop last year I found them to be very poor.
Having used the Macbook for around three months now I can safely say I don't regret the move. It has been a bit of a learning curve, however I find myself spending more time doing productive computing than trying to fix pc computing issues, I am sure the day will come but so far its been good. Almost instant switch on and I have yet to have any issues with it and more importantly if I do I know I can just pop into an apple shop and get some support, I don't know of any other computer manufacturer or operating system designer that can offer that level of aftercare.
If the OP already has a monitor then why not try an apple mini mac?