Posts for: Jack 13088
Nov 15, 2023 07:06:28 #
burkphoto wrote:
MacOS 13.4 is old. 13.6.1 is the latest version of... (show quote)
Same plan goes for all software period regardless of vendor.
Adobe has an excellent track record with the subscription plans. The Lightroom Queen is a reliable third party thumbs up for when to update releases for all flavors of Lr.
With that said I avoid beta releases because by definition they are use at your risk. Operating systems have a use by date by which they are no longer supported. When they tell you it is no longer supported believe them.
Nov 14, 2023 06:52:19 #
mikey12654 wrote:
I got curious about the price difference for an imported/grey market Canon R5 on Abe's of Maine website, it's selling for $2729.00 and the R5 American warranty version is around $3399.00, that's a savings of $670.00. Mine has the US warranty.
Abe’s of Maine has the worst reputation of all sellers. Do not buy anything from them.
Nov 13, 2023 16:49:59 #
rcarol wrote:
This only applies to HDD but not to SDD.
The legacy of rotating magnetic drives, HDD, created issues that are simply not present in solid state memory, SSD. Fragmentation and the need for defrag being one of them. The physical location of a segment does not affect the access time for either read or write. Also low level formatting is not necessary or meaningful for solid state memories and formatting simply clears the file allocation tables so repeated formatting has no effect other than a small amount of extra wear.
Nov 12, 2023 20:10:52 #
TriX wrote:
No need to defrag an SSD - just wasting some of the limited write/erase cycles.
True but I believe if you ask Windows to defrag a SSD it just does nothing.
Nov 11, 2023 08:44:41 #
Basil wrote:
For any Canon R5 shooters: If I shoot only stills... (show quote)
No, it would not create any kind issues for you. The camera will just slow down to the speed of the card. Cameras have a buffer to all accommodate bursts of exposures faster than card can accept. That buffer is relatively large in recent cameras.
If a camera does not conform to the SD Association’s SD Standard they cannot use thee trademark and they are too stupid to remain in business. This is true of all memory card types in use today. Even Sony which has a long history of going their propriety way. Do you have any Beta tapes?
Nov 10, 2023 11:07:09 #
Fstop12 wrote:
Thank you for sharing that information
After I posted that I realized that she did a “Drive by Shooting.”
Nov 10, 2023 07:47:25 #
Fstop12 wrote:
Nice colors! You might have mentioned this before but tell me again, what model of Smartphone is your daughter shooting with.
This is what the info shows. Shot from a minivan at speed on I5 somewhere between Exit 111 and airport traveling at speed. Likely taken through passengers window. I5 is pretty rough and noisy hence vibration visible in photo.
This shot is less than 24 hours old. She texted a third shot which was terrible. I still have an active license of the Topaz stuff which I haven’t found worthwhile. At her suggestion maybe I will do a farewell update and pass these through it to see what happens. I don’t have a stable workflow for Apple phone to Lightroom Classic so I could start. She is also an Adobe user so maybe she can get me a good copy to work from. Viva Dropbox!
Nov 9, 2023 20:06:08 #
Those volcanic peaks really stand out. When we were in Wasilla in ‘99 Denali stood out impressively in the distance. When got off the train and the day until we went on you could clearly see the few thousand feet under the clouds. I was told Denali has the greatest rise from its base to peak. Unless you count Mauna Kea which claims the greatest rise from its base on the ocean floor.
Nov 9, 2023 13:58:09 #
johnny1950 wrote:
Jack, your daughter did you proud. Beautiful shots. Great composition and interesting subject. Will have to give you credit for the photoshop edits removing the lines.
Johnny
Johnny
Thanks but no Photoshop I did my edits in my stupid phone. 🤫
Nov 9, 2023 13:03:22 #
Wingpilot wrote:
But when she’s out, it’s amazing. A number of years ago we flew out of Sea-Tac on a morning flight and it was a clear morning at sunrise. The pilot took advantage of it and flew fairly close to Ranier, just about level with the peak. It was amazing, a real treat.
With the double peaks she is easily identified from the air. Not all are. Many many years ago when Mt St. Helens was acting up on a business trip to Portland our pilot was granted permission to do a little jog so both sides could see the mountain. When leaving we ask around the airport which mountain we could see was Mt. St. Helens. Nobody knew. About a week later I bet everyone else knew!
Nov 9, 2023 12:00:54 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Beautiful. Mt. Ranier is always happy to pose for a photo. That’s a beautiful sky. Nice catch.
Actually, she is pretty shy. Hiding in the clouds much of the time.
Nov 9, 2023 11:05:38 #
My daughter took these shots from I5 on way to airport with family. She wasn’t driving 😏. I just cropped and straightened them to remove power lines and Jersey barriers.
I don’t like to use phones because of the lack of a useful viewfinder and control. But…
I don’t like to use phones because of the lack of a useful viewfinder and control. But…
Nov 8, 2023 09:32:05 #
MrPhotog wrote:
The manufacturers of strictly monochrome cameras are using the 4 dot color matrix to create a longer tonal range in monochrome, and maybe eke out a bit more sharpness by eliminating the filter layer. They don’t sell a lot of these, but they sell enough to keep making them. And these aren’t cheap.
I believe the actually do not have the Bauer array for color which more or less doubles the resolution; increases the sensitivity by eliminating filter loss and accordingly improves dynamic range. But they do not produce any color data for Pp so the physical filters are again required for the full range of monochrome effects. I wonder if Lightroom/Photoshop even accept them?
Nov 8, 2023 07:57:13 #
First, uninformed, reaction:
How many watts/second does the electronics consume?
Battery size and life? - Batteries/second?
How and why?
Has marketing told engineering and manufacturing about this?
How many watts/second does the electronics consume?
Battery size and life? - Batteries/second?
How and why?
Has marketing told engineering and manufacturing about this?
Nov 7, 2023 20:08:14 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
I want to shoot a local landmark using a CPL and an FL W filter. Please understand:
1. I don't have the FL-W yet, so I can't experiment, and;
2. I will have a very short time to work, so I want to get it right from the beginning..
So the question: does it matter which filter is in front of the other?
Thanks,
Ben
1. I don't have the FL-W yet, so I can't experiment, and;
2. I will have a very short time to work, so I want to get it right from the beginning..
So the question: does it matter which filter is in front of the other?
Thanks,
Ben
Ben, see what happens when you ask a straightforward question. My answer is no. But it since putting the the CPL filter on the top allows easer adjustment of the CFL then put it there.
You mentioned you don’t want to do PP with a computer then don’t. If you weaken and want to see what PP is all about white balance is an excellent place to start. Sometime shoot a photo with JPEG + raw and try it. Since I have used Lightroom Classic almost exclusively for a dozen years I can’t be certain but I believe all raw processors in a similar. You pick any nice sounding setting as a starting point grab the slider and see what happens. There is no “right answer” except for many professionals. Often a tiny push one way or the other can make a big difference. And sometimes a radical push can completely change the mood.
Be cautious because you are on the slippery slope to the rabbit hole of masking to tune up objects.