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New Digital BW book

2009-04-11 by Richard Smallfield

Hi, I just saw this book on Amazon that may be of interest to people on this forum.

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by pr_roark

... It sounds like they re shooting for a very high level of performance, and something that is distinquishable from the rest of the pack, not only by way of

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Steve Woolfenden

I think the upgrade idea is a good one for Leica and I wish more would go that route - some of the issues I have with digital products generally are that they

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by pr_roark

... I ve used silver polish. ... I don t think it is worth the hassle for most scratches. ... Glazing causes reflections that wipe out the dmax in many

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Stephen Kobrin

I just, very sadly, sold my M6 and some lenses so that I could upgrade lenses for my Canon 40D. While I might have been able to strike a better deal, I lost a

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by c1asia

re: 40MP of course the other issue with so many megapixels is that you get a humongous file size which slows down read/write time on memory cards. good thing

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Re: Canon 5D MkII - Moisture Issues?

2009-04-11 by c1asia

i haven t used mine in wet weather yet but i have used it in cool temperature (~25°F) and have not had a problem with condensation when going into a warm

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Paul Whiting

... I still have some screen cleaner, consisted of a couple of grades of a very gentle paste with extremely fine granules. I used to use this on an old Radio

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by pr_roark

... The 16 x 20 s I ve made of the Disney Concert Hall are using my stantard Eboni-6 on Premier Art Smooth BW, and they are under acrylic. The PA Smooth BW,

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Tina Manley

... But it is smaller than most 35 DSLR s: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08092301_leica_s2.asp With a custom 37.5-megapixel, 30 x 45 mm sensor that is

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Cdtobie

DXO has some great features, but it s tough to keep up with the big guys in the larger field. Years ago at the first ProPhoto Summit I was asked which RAW

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Stephen Petegorsky

For what it¹s worth, I used to shoot my black and white landscape work with large and medium-format film. For some time now I¹ve been going with direct

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Paul Whiting

... Beautiful, Paul, an inviting study of tone, form, and texture. Has Richard Gery seen it? He should, and I would think he d be pleased! I think your

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Ernst Dinkla

... I hope that project doesn t have to wait till the Voigtländer Bessa III (Fuji GF670) MF folder becomes a success. Right now Samsung may have the best

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by the_mark_pv

... Thank you. I used to use Dxo a lot, but it s much heavier. For whatever reason (silly) I am OK at LR storing the settings in its database, but not at DXO

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by the_mark_pv

... Don t they have a 50MP back now ? The sensor is from Kodak. BTW, those things are HUGE (the sensors). I wonder how can they get any yield out of those

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by pr_roark

Hi Tina, ... I thought I might get a rise out of you. ... Leica M is a great camera system. My concern is really that I wonder if Leica isn t putting so much

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Tina Manley

... Paul- Well, you know I m going to take up for Leica ;-) The only reason they can t compete with Canon and Nikon is because 90% of photographers have never

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by Cdtobie

Lightroom as opposed to other conversion software, simply because everyone I know has their library in Lightroom, not, say, Aperture. As for Photoshop, that is

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-11 by blueto49

... Lauri, Lauri, Thanks for the post. I have been sitting here for the last couple of months considering moving up from my 5D to a 5D II. I have continued to

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by pr_roark

Richard, ... I shot with both of those and agree that the resolution, particularly with APX 25, was substantially more than the 5d2 can achieve. However, the

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Re: DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by the_mark_pv

... David, it is most interesting that you refer to Lightroom only I agree, I love LR and have the 2.0. I have to say that (at least to me) the B&W

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by Richard Smallfield

So, Paul, one wonders where to, now, for Nikon and Canon. They are catching up with the resolution of 35mm 25iso film. (I miss APX25 and Tech Pan.) But, given

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by Peter De Smidt

You can get an adapter to use the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S on your D2. No autofocus, though, but set it at a hyperfocal distance and you re good to go for 99%

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by MICHAEL KIRWAN

I have this lens and I use it on a number of older nikon bodies without an adaptor. Its an amazing lens on my D3 and a damn good lens on my D300 Mike ...

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Epson 2000P and Vista

2009-04-10 by johnmichaelwelton

I am upgrading my computer to a newer board/CPU from WinXP where my now ancient Epson 2000P has been working fine. I d like to go to Windows Vista 64 bit to

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by James Irelan

Good tip. I concur with Paul and others, although can t back up with tests and numbers, but my subjective, anecdotal response is that the 5D II is better all

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by C D Tobie

... I misread that the first time; I see now that there is an L in there. I was going to ask what restrictions you felt existed for shooting nudes with a

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by pr_roark

... I would appreciate the image quality of digital MF, I m sure. But ... ... That s one of the big issues. Given the economies of scale in electronics, I

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Re: Canon 5D MkII - Moisture Issues?

2009-04-10 by Tom Fielder

I m just taking my new 5DMII out of the box so I don t yet have direct experience. However, I have heard through other groups that a piece of electricians

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by C D Tobie

... Your first comment brought this suggestion to mind, the later one confirmed it, you sound like a potential customer for a Digital Hasselblad. The HD39

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by pr_roark

... The 5d2 at 21 mp is about the bottom of the range of what I can live with. I expect to upgrade in 3 years to a 40 mp model -- hopefully with seriously

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Re: Prints versus screen images.

2009-04-10 by Harry Lockwood

Depends what you re looking for in the print. Since I shoot and print only B&W, I don t expect to reproduce the image temporarily imprinted on my retina, nor

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by C D Tobie

... Learning to process RAW files in Lightroom is absolutely critical, both for quality, and for quantity. Its a whole new interface and logic to learn and can

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by C D Tobie

... I owned that lens. It pumped so much dust into my 5D I had to get rid of it! I don t intend ever to use a push-pull lens on my new 5D Mark ll... C. David

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Re: [Digital BW] DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by pr_roark

Ernst Dinkla wrote: ... Learning these new computer-cameras is no small task. I feel I m just at the beginning even though I d purchased a Canon

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DSLR Convert

2009-04-10 by robertsonlauri

Have just gone from the 5D to the 5D II, and can t believe the difference with the multi-purpose (but heavy) 28-300mm--wow! I ve been lurking on this forum for

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