To All:
Thanks for the tips, and most of all, for sharing your knowledge and years of experience.
Now this post makes me . . . .
Smile,
JimmyT Sends
Bravo Zulu
CliffMcKenzie wrote:
Jimmy T, you are on target. I am near Dallas and Topaz management and I have been trying to arrange a time to meet for 2 months. The reality is they seem to wish to abandon the separate products and focus on all in one. There is a problem here. You cannot round trip. Once a file has been impacted, certain approaches to processing in LRC are gone (lens adjustment, As Shot is altered and more). Also I want results based on how I see the image. Example, you take an image that has a bright sun filled window that will be cropped out, I want to do the image after crop...list goes on and on.
Topaz needs to provide clear path as to what is to happen next. I am going to guess MS next windows operating system will be called "12"...just a guess.
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Cliff, I think that we are in violent agreement.
Please keep us up to speed on what you find out about Topaz and their plans for the future.
Also, thank you for your kind responses.
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billnikon wrote:
You should call customer service, and in case you did not know, this is how the Payboo card works, if you pay with with the payboo card, you do not have to pay sales tax.
When ever I make a purchase like yours, I call them to make sure they know that I am going to pay over 6 months or a year, if you do that, YOU HAVE TO PAY THE SALES TAX on your purchase but are charged no interest if you pay it off within the specified time frame. So if the sales tax is .05 and you buy 6000.00, you'll have to pay about 300 in sales tax on that purchase.
If they had you pay interest, there is probably a mix up at there end. I WOULD CALL THEM INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING HERE.
Why not put your big boy pants on and call them, I am sure BnH will fix it, REALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Folks like you that come here FIRST to complain instead of handling it with customer service show everyone here what you really are, a whiner.
https://www.google.com/search?q=payboo+credit+card&oq=Payboo&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBEAAYgAQyCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyDQgDEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBggGEEUYPTIGCAcQRRg90gEINTYyMmowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:76357e03,vid:iUlD-cpXXGM,st:0
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Bill, please don't sugarcoat your true feelings!
jerryc41 wrote:
I tend to hang out with older folks, and I've noticed something amusing. If something falls to the floor, people don't rush to pick it up. Like me, I bet they are asking themselves two questions: Do I really need that thing? If I bend down that far, will I be able to get back up?
Jerry, your post got me thinking about all of the possibilities and opportunities that I might encounter if I were to rush over somewhere and . . . . .
Sigh, now what was the question? Sometimes your posts make me . . . .
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JimmyT Sends
dsnoke wrote:
I recently acquired a Sony a6700 to replace a Nikon D7500 I destroyed. The new camera is significantly smaller and lighter that the old one. If I choose to use a Sony 200-600 mm lens on the a6700, I'm putting 4.5 lbs on a mount that weighs a lot less. Since the big lens has a tripod foot on a collar, that should not be a problem if I use a monopod or tripod. So far so good. However, I would like to get a good macro lens, and those tend to be big and heavy also. So I wonder, if I put, for example, a 105 mm macro lens on that A6700, can I get a tripod foot, or will I have the a6700 body on a support with the lens hanging off the front? I fear that will bend or otherwise affect the lens mount. Or am I worrying unnecessarily?
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My Canon RP with a Canon RF 100-500 hung on it there is no problem handheld.
When I mount the RP/Lens on a tripod I use the lens foot to support both with no problem.
As CHG_CANON said, "Overall, you're overthinking the risk.", so enjoy your over-engineered Sony (Canon, Nikon, etc.) equipment, and . . . .
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Edit: CHG_CANON Quote
CliffMcKenzie wrote:
First, this is a late March post and JimmyT's response is based on 2019 information on some products from Topaz that I do not believe are even available any more. Please note, this is not Jimmy T's fault but Topaz not providing a clear direction and path.
My take is Topaz AI wants to be run first as it addresses all issues (correctly or not) including areas that you want to crop out. I am not a fan of this so far. Also it poses additional problems in LRC. I like to edit and depending on noise and sharpen issues, I elect at the end to elect DeNoise or Sharpen...it is possible to use both. I also like to "round trip" from LRC to PS\Topaz and back and this is not possible in Topaz AI.
The value of Topaz is clear, I have yet to see an image in competition where the shooter did not use Topaz.
Hope this helps, Cliff
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Cliff, I was responding to the Original Poster's (OP) question.
OP Question: MS. DONNA wrote:
"hello do yall run denosie before you process your images or do you edit them then run through denoise?"
I was just providing links to the question regarding the no-longer-sold software.
I need to visit the Topaz Products page a little more frequently because they do have a whole new page dedicated to Photo AI 3, Video AI 5, and Gigipixel AI 7.
The Very Thorough Topaz Learning Center is now: https://www.topazlabs.com/learn
Cliff, sometimes my posts are not very clear. However, I do appreciate your keeping me honest.
Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends
PS: Every time I post anything about Topaz Products I sound like a Huge Fan Boy.
From my perspective, I Love Anything that works well, and Topaz Photo AI 3 works Great!
Curmudgeon wrote:
Definitely not a trick question. I'm trying to understand why if I'm taking a photo of a single object I intend to tightly crop why it matters if the --OK maybe I stated it wrong. ALL things being equal when the shots were taken, and there were some way to count the number of pixels making up the SUBJECT only. would there be greater pixel density in the subject shot with a 45 mp camera than with a 24 mp camera?
OK I think I got it. More pixels on a sensor of the same physical size. ????????
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I guess that I will state the obvious . . .
I "shoot loosely" (to crop later) when I'm in a hurry during a tour, or when I'm not sure just what my focal point will be or if there is more than "one picture" in a particular scene.
Sometimes, depending on the crop I may isolate several pics from one scene.
I also "shoot loosely" to provide "template material" for any of the different print sizes that may be required, such as . . . .
4x6
6x9
6.67x10
8x12
10x15
12x18
13.33x20
18x27
20x30
30x45
40x60 and so on. I realize that it may be deemed as a crutch, however, I find little difference in shooting loosely than a sports photog "spraying shots" to capture peak action.
I'm also guilty of that technique too.
In other words, it is just another tool in my kit bag.
Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends
Edit: I always have Topaz Photo AI if I crop too deeply.
SuperflyTNT wrote:
I’m pretty sure this belongs in Chit-Chat
Perhaps this belongs in the "Attic"?
I do know that this exchange does not make me . . . .
Smile,
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Horseart wrote:
Some will remember that I recently had a problem with my Microwave oven, after burning another one up.
My neighbor was busy helping his daughter off in another town (moving, I think) and the next night after he got home, he came and looked at it, couldn't find anything wrong with it. Next day, the lights started flickering and the light in my computer room made a LOUD pop and blew out. Kitchen lights went out too. I went out to check the breaker and it was tripped. When I reset it, the breaker popped and everything blew out. The next day, it was already getting dark but he came and checked everything. He didn't find anything in the dark. No electricity for 2 days. He came back to check something outside and said Call Alabama Power. When I called them, he took the phone and told them the service entry cable was broken, hanging by a very thing string and had already been spliced 3 times...I needed a new line run. That fixed some of it but then he found that the breaker to the kitchen was bad and replaced it. Before, the microwave smoked after 30 seconds. I finally tried it again this morning and it didn't smoke.
None of it makes sense to me but it's not supposed to me. I ever really wanted to know anything about electricity. Scares me to death!!!!
Just though I'd let you all know the outcome.
Thank you all for your suggestions and efforts to help. Very much appreciated.
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Document Everything and submit a claim to your power company.
I am so glad that you are OK, and that makes me . . .
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JimmyT Sends