Posts: therwol | Ugly Hedgehog

Apr 22, 2024 09:27:36 #

DaveyDitzer wrote:

I shoot B/W film for archival purposes. I have 90 year old prints that are sharp and interesting from the perspective of seeing a different place in time. Hopefully my descendants will have this opportunity.

I'm pretty sure that when I'm gone, all of my archived film from the past will go to the dump. My descendants will probably not know what to do with it or have the means to do anything with it. I've scanned all of it. I'm trying to pick out some photos of the family that future generations might be interested in. "Might" is the key word. No one in my family at this point seems even remotely interested in any of my pictures taken before they were born. Perhaps your situation is different.

Apr 22, 2024 09:08:21 #

I don't care if anyone wants to use film. Whatever turns them on. It would just be a waste of my time and money for what I consider to be inferior results.

Apr 22, 2024 09:05:55 #

No more Cartoons

Linda From Maine wrote:

Apparently, The Far Side folks objected. Read what therwol and I wrote in this thread re our messages from Admin.

I was thinking about what happened with this even before you posted. I think that the owner of the copyright of The Far Side noticed that their cartoons were posted here without compensation and objected. Copyright owners expect to be paid when their content is distributed. You don't see blockbuster movies posted on the free version of YouTube. Disney in particular is said to monitor YouTube and have their content taken down when they see it. (I was surprised recently when I saw a full copy of Song of the South posted on YouTube. I'm not going to bother to check if it's still there.) How would any copyright owner know if their content is posted anywhere? Probably Google.

Apr 21, 2024 17:39:42 #

CHG_CANON wrote:

The only people shooting film in 2024 are fossils, the idle rich and hipsters from Brooklyn.

Which one are you?

Apr 21, 2024 15:41:42 #

User ID wrote:

Even for those who seldom, if ever, have any creat... (show quote)

I feel the same way. If film gave me better results than I get with digital, I might consider it. It doesn't. I took thousands of pictures on film before going digital. All of my negatives and slides have been scanned. I look at them, and although some are great pictures and most are pleasing, the end result of the process is inferior (to me) to what I get with digital.

Apr 20, 2024 15:15:02 #

No more Cartoons

jerryc41 wrote:

I won't be posting any more cartoons or comics. Since they are copyrighted, that could be a problem. Play it safe and don't post anything that might be copyrighted.

This is a message I got from Admin about a Far Side cartoon I posted in a thread a few months ago. The position of UHH on this is very clear. Debating this will get you nowhere.

"This is an automated notice.

Your post inside topic "The Far Side" was deleted.

Action comment: image copyright. repeated copyright infringements will lead to account suspension.

Deleted post:"

Apr 19, 2024 18:40:40 #

RIP Dickie Betts

I think that the pinnacle of the recordings of The Allman Brothers was the Filmore East album. Earlier albums were recorded rather poorly. This one was not. Mountain Jam (From Eat a Peach) was not included in the vinyl album or in the first CD release. It was actually recorded at that concert. Filmore East was released on CD again with Mountain Jam included, and I think some other shorter recordings from the concert. I don't think that anyone could touch them at that point in their career. What followed was very sad.

Apr 19, 2024 14:06:30 #

Can editing programs substitute for large file size?

Phil Singer wrote:

A master carpenter once told me: "no matter how many times and ways you cut a board, you can't make it larger".

The application to digital images should be obvious.

Upscaling photos and video is not a new concept. Information is added to the original in some intelligent way. The results can be quite good. I have a large number of DVDs. With upscaling, they play with near HD quality, not quite, but an improvement over the original.

Apr 18, 2024 18:59:07 #

RIP Dickie Betts

Vince68 wrote:

Forrest Richard "Dickie" Betts, one of t... (show quote)

He lived to 80 by not crashing a motorcycle. But seriously, when they were at there best, they were the best in their genre.

Apr 18, 2024 14:35:11 #

Can editing programs substitute for large file size?

CHG_CANON wrote:

If the OP actually has both cameras, the D500 and the D850, there's plenty of opportunity to compare and test the ideas of how to make the smaller MP sensor 'look' like the larger. My opinion is you can't upscale one image and get it to look 'comparable' to the other, that is acceptably comparable. But, the OP has the tools to make that comparison personally, assuming the software is available too.

Mentioned it on page 2.

Apr 18, 2024 11:11:01 #

Can editing programs substitute for large file size?

Bultaco wrote:

The OP asked about upscaling a few responded to the question.
The majority of the posts gave examples of cameras with hi res.
Why???????

Should every thread be a physics lecture? If so, then this forum would die quickly.

Some recommended software to try. Some shared their experiences with cameras they own. The OP did not initially mention already owning a D850. I suggested if one looks in that direction, a newer camera might be a better choice. Then you throw in a joke or two. This is how people interact with each other on this site. It makes the site more interesting. Some threads do deteriorate into stupidity. You have to take the bad with the good, and there is a lot of good here.

Apr 17, 2024 18:20:18 #

Can editing programs substitute for large file size?

ken_stern wrote:

Look we are not in disagreement -
However only "IF" as you said: "The Z cameras run circles around the D850 in terms of speed and features, so why spend money on the old camera? Why not move into the present if you're going to buy a new camera?
ONLY - If those features are important -- And for the most part they are not important to me --
However, this fellow may see them as critical features
If not---
Then purchase a truly great camera for far less

I own a Nikon D850. I'm not going to upgrade, or at least I think I'm not going to upgrade. I need compatibility with a stable of older lenses. I can't see spending what it would cost to buy an entire new system at my age on retirement income. If I were younger and looking to buy a new camera, it would definitely be mirrorless. I might even look at options other than Nikon.

Apr 17, 2024 17:04:36 #

Can editing programs substitute for large file size?

ken_stern wrote:

I like mirrors & Prime lenses & I like ful... (show quote)

The D850 is a fine 2017 camera. The IQ is unsurpassed, essentially the same as their newer 45 megapixel mirrorless cameras, of which you can chose from three, Z7 ii, Z8 and Z9. The Z cameras run circles around the D850 in terms of speed and features, so why spend money on the old camera? Why not move into the present if you're going to buy a new camera?

The only advantage I see in the older camera is that it will autofocus with the very old screw drive lenses, some of which are actually decent. If you don't own or plan to use any of those, there is no advantage except perhaps price. If you find that you have to buy some full frame lenses to go along with a full frame camera, then the Z lenses are the best that Nikon has to offer, and you really need the best you can afford with a camera that has a high pixel count. Think about how far you would want to take this.

Apr 17, 2024 16:29:44 #

Can editing programs substitute for large file size?

User ID wrote:

Amen, more or less. I b nevvvvvuh /b concern mys... (show quote)

Who is this person? Looks like my piano teacher when I was in elementary school.