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Comment by Don posted on What do you shoot? at 20/11/2010 - 19:12
techno-terminator wrote:
Well - I'll admit to shooting in JPEG still .
I've had a steep learning curve this year - plus quite a lot of time I've not been able to get out and about with the K-x .
Now I'm happier 'doing things my way' with the K-x [ ie changing white balance , ISO and doing some manual shooting ] the next hurdle is going to RAW.
Why haven't I done it before ? Simple I knew that shooting RAW would involve using pp more and iPhoto couldn't really do that. I struggled with PSE for some time but I just didn't make sense of it . Finally installed Aperture3 and I'm actually getting on reasonably well with it so far - soooooo I'll be going to RAW well before the summer
little secret.... Well - I'll admit to shooting in JPEG still .
I've had a steep learning curve this year - plus quite a lot of time I've not been able to get out and about with the K-x .
Now I'm happier 'doing things my way' with the K-x [ ie changing white balance , ISO and doing some manual shooting ] the next hurdle is going to RAW.
Why haven't I done it before ? Simple I knew that shooting RAW would involve using pp more and iPhoto couldn't really do that. I struggled with PSE for some time but I just didn't make sense of it . Finally installed Aperture3 and I'm actually getting on reasonably well with it so far - soooooo I'll be going to RAW well before the summer
there are tutorials on aperture on apples website.
also :
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To switch to RAW right away, all you gotta do is set the camera to RAW and keep doing what you are doing for Jpeg.
You won't notice a difference until you need to fix something that is really wrong......
Comment by Don posted on What do you shoot? at 20/11/2010 - 18:50
RAW for us. we have sufficient computer power and storage. Aperture makes working with RAW files as easy as jpeg.
It is nice to get it right in camera, speeds things along, but when things inevitably do go wrong, it is good to have more lee-way when fixing....
It is nice to get it right in camera, speeds things along, but when things inevitably do go wrong, it is good to have more lee-way when fixing....
Comment by Don posted on What do you shoot? at 20/11/2010 - 18:32
aminstar wrote:
Goodness me, it has been a while I participated here and what a surprise suddenly out of the blue reading the thread I notice my name and that's when suddenly it dawned to me that jimmoore most probably was refering to me.
I was in a position to get a good deal and benefit some fellow members during that episode and I happily did it. I have done similar things for other forum members here also like helping them close a good deal, or driving around London and checking a lens for them and purchasing with my own cash and then posting it to them and all that just out of my good will and because I consider members here as a friendly bunch and deal with me as part of a close community. But heck comments like those just blow it all up.
Even if someone makes money out of a good deal I don't see where is the problem with it. Are we going to tell Chris not to buy things in bulk and sell us at a profit?
By the way George and TonyM thanks for your kind words, its very much appreciated. This is the reason why although not a pentaxian anymore I still lurk here, there is a nice sense of community here even though once in a while an episode like this crops up that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth
I've given stuff away in the past.Goodness me, it has been a while I participated here and what a surprise suddenly out of the blue reading the thread I notice my name and that's when suddenly it dawned to me that jimmoore most probably was refering to me.
jimmoore wrote:
My view for what it is worth, is if member sell on kit they originally bought for their own use, that is fine.
If the second-hand price moves between purchase and sale that is just luck of the draw. Over time they will go up and down.
On the other hand if people buy from outside, just to sell on to forum members, that is to me is like trying to make money out of a family member.
I don’t know if people are doing this but sometimes it does look as though they are. (Multiple purchase from Heathrow duty free shop springs to mind, or multiple sales of the same lens from one person)
Jim
This is really silly, quite honestly besides the grief and arguments I had to deal with when that episode happened with the Samsung 12-24mm lenses, I stashed a lot of money in them and ended up making about £20 profit on each lens this still haunts me. Gosh there seems to be quite a few unhappy people who just cannot let it go. When I did it I honestly did out of the sense of community I felt here and still feel in fact, hence the reason I still lurk around. I do have very strong bonds here, more than in any other forums even though I have stopped using Pentax more than a year ago.My view for what it is worth, is if member sell on kit they originally bought for their own use, that is fine.
If the second-hand price moves between purchase and sale that is just luck of the draw. Over time they will go up and down.
On the other hand if people buy from outside, just to sell on to forum members, that is to me is like trying to make money out of a family member.
I don’t know if people are doing this but sometimes it does look as though they are. (Multiple purchase from Heathrow duty free shop springs to mind, or multiple sales of the same lens from one person)
Jim
I was in a position to get a good deal and benefit some fellow members during that episode and I happily did it. I have done similar things for other forum members here also like helping them close a good deal, or driving around London and checking a lens for them and purchasing with my own cash and then posting it to them and all that just out of my good will and because I consider members here as a friendly bunch and deal with me as part of a close community. But heck comments like those just blow it all up.
Even if someone makes money out of a good deal I don't see where is the problem with it. Are we going to tell Chris not to buy things in bulk and sell us at a profit?
By the way George and TonyM thanks for your kind words, its very much appreciated. This is the reason why although not a pentaxian anymore I still lurk here, there is a nice sense of community here even though once in a while an episode like this crops up that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth
I'm wondering if the forum has changed so much that giving stuff away might yield animosity from people trying to sell...
Seriously.
The great thing about this community in the past has been people helping each other out.
So when gear changes hands, sometimes it benefits some more than others, a little profit or a freebee every now and then is all good.
The important thing here is knowing you can trust the buyer and the seller.
That is what makes a small community a pleasure to deal with over something like online classifieds or evilbay.
Comment by Don posted on Profits from Purchases? at 20/11/2010 - 17:11
also take your film to a damn good photofinisher... some kid at a Wallymart is not gonna know how to print night scenes and color correct for you.
Comment by Don posted on 800 ISO Film. Give interesting results in Urban eve/night? at 19/11/2010 - 21:00
Jetsam1 wrote:
Was thinking of just going F2 all the way then probably bracket at shutter speeds 1/60 to 1/100. 36 exp film so practical.
So handheld metering of the darkest areas works ok? I'm just concerned about shutter speeds of 1/20 without SR of my DSLR!!!
Will be a good test for me.
depends... on how much that will over expose the highlights... you only got about five stops with print film.Was thinking of just going F2 all the way then probably bracket at shutter speeds 1/60 to 1/100. 36 exp film so practical.
So handheld metering of the darkest areas works ok? I'm just concerned about shutter speeds of 1/20 without SR of my DSLR!!!
Will be a good test for me.
I'd spot meter for the darkest area you want detail to show, then spot meter the highlights and average the two before I'd go with just metering the darkest area...
remember your meter is going for average grey and will want to over expose a really dark area.
same goes for really bright spots like moon or sun or bright light... you spot meter the area just outside the bright light.... or it will under expose when the meter goes for mid grey...
Comment by Don posted on 800 ISO Film. Give interesting results in Urban eve/night? at 19/11/2010 - 20:53
ps... f2, 1/30 sec at iso 100 happens under streets lights all the time..
at 800 you should be able to stop down a bit for more dof....
I used to use fast film during the day and slow film at night (slow film has better reciprocity failure and less grain and I usually have the tripod at night)... before digital.
at 800 you should be able to stop down a bit for more dof....
I used to use fast film during the day and slow film at night (slow film has better reciprocity failure and less grain and I usually have the tripod at night)... before digital.
Comment by Don posted on 800 ISO Film. Give interesting results in Urban eve/night? at 19/11/2010 - 20:48
if you have your dlsr, you can proof shoot on digital till you get the best exposure then transfer the settings over to your film camera.
Comment by Don posted on 800 ISO Film. Give interesting results in Urban eve/night? at 19/11/2010 - 20:45
without a handheld meter your spotmeter will be your friend.
if you have a person under a streetlamp, move in, spot meter off the face, open it up one stop, move out, compose and shoot.
or
pick the area in the scene you want your mmid tone grey to be, and spot meter there then compose and shoot.
if you have a person under a streetlamp, move in, spot meter off the face, open it up one stop, move out, compose and shoot.
or
pick the area in the scene you want your mmid tone grey to be, and spot meter there then compose and shoot.
Comment by Don posted on 800 ISO Film. Give interesting results in Urban eve/night? at 19/11/2010 - 20:44
I only shot a few rolls of that film way back... Mostly used Kodak 800.
I shot the kodak at iso 640 for best results.
you should have no trouble handholding this combination.
Just meter carefully all the darkness and then the bright lights will throw off your camera meter....
I used to use my lunasix handheld meter for such tasks.
also, don't worry about color filters, with print film, and low light, you are better off color correcting at the printing stage than adding an extra light robbing filter in front of the lens.....
remember it is ok to over expose print film.....
but over all you are metering for the areas that are actually lit, so it is ok to let the shadows fall to black.... you'll get less grain and faster shutter speeds that way.
I shot the kodak at iso 640 for best results.
you should have no trouble handholding this combination.
Just meter carefully all the darkness and then the bright lights will throw off your camera meter....
I used to use my lunasix handheld meter for such tasks.
also, don't worry about color filters, with print film, and low light, you are better off color correcting at the printing stage than adding an extra light robbing filter in front of the lens.....
remember it is ok to over expose print film.....
but over all you are metering for the areas that are actually lit, so it is ok to let the shadows fall to black.... you'll get less grain and faster shutter speeds that way.
Comment by Don posted on 800 ISO Film. Give interesting results in Urban eve/night? at 19/11/2010 - 20:37
Don
I know - actually I'm getting lessons in Apple Glasgow on Aperture - I posted that piccie of my Tutor last week
I don't learn well from books - and I find the Apple trainers are very very good - they make you do the work but they also 'hold your hand' as you do it and make sure that you are happy with things - the teaching is done to suit you - it doesn't follow a strict , laid down syllabus - you can divert if necessary and then come back to where you were.
I just need the confidence to switch the setting - but I'm very short of confidence in myself , 50 years of being told that you are thick and stupid [ not by my husband I must add ] doesn't help anyone to be confident.
I have learning disabilities.
Dyslexia and dyscalculia... (reading and numbers)..
I have short term memory problems.. (forget something you said five minutes ago... but then my long term memory is phenomenal... I will remember it next month and ten years from now.. I don't lose the information, I lose track of it for the short term).
I had grade 8 education and failed every class.
I also went to college as an adult, and got straight 'A' s
I failed basic introductory to computers in gr 8.
I build robots and run a network with 4 macs today.
I was always too dumb to understand them when they told me I was stoopid!
Highly recommend trying that when people put you down!
anyways try a few shots today with raw open them in aperture and I'm sure you will not see any difference from what you'd expect shooting jpegs.
It only matters when you screw up the shot and need to fix it afterwards.