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Apr 10, 2019 09:39:08   #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I remember a couple of jpg's from my bridge camera that showed sky artifacts - probably made worse by my processing.

When did cell phones start offering raw? I don't have a smart phone so haven't paid attention


I believe Samsung started about 3-4 years ago with dng as an option. My S8 is 2 years old and defaults to jpeg so I have to remember to switch to dng every time. Not sure about other phones.
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Apr 10, 2019 09:37:23   #
davyboy wrote:
Pretty pic. When you shot that jpeg how large was your sensor?


Pretty darn small! Samsung S8....😎
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Apr 10, 2019 08:19:21   #
If anyone ever wondered what jpeg artifacts really look like, here's a good example. Cellphone shot out my front door this morning and though I had set to dng (raw) format, but somehow missed it and ended up with a jpeg image. When downloaded, the sky artifacts were noticeable so for fun I through the image in Aurora HDR and pumped em up!


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Mar 18, 2019 10:34:21   #
Interesting that Skylum is trying some marketing gimmicks to try and tap into the drone photography software market. Their ‘Air Magic’ is very much like their Aurora HDR, only less capable, but essential the same thing packaged for the unititiated. Probably a ton of “Dronies" out there that know little or nothing about photography software I suppose…..
https://skylum.com/airmagic
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Mar 17, 2019 21:27:46   #
Kuzano wrote:
I've been clear from time to time, and at length that I do not currently shoot RAW. I have in the past for a 4-5 year period and used Photoshop for some time and I do not want to revisit that decision on my part. But I think I have been clear in my reasons, over time.

Someone is not happy with my decision and choose to tag me as lazy, and more than that, intimidated by the process. Here follows:

"Raw is pretty much useless to me (my topic)

from: mrjcall (all from/all to)
received on: Mar 17, 2019 08:11:26
Greetings: I find your musings regarding your lack of desire or need for shooting in raw format to be devoid of any real facts except for one: the jpeg format is used primarily for sport/news photographers (who make money at their endeavors) because they often need to immediately transfer the images back to their base of operations.

The vast majority of hobbyists who decry raw format as useless, such as yourself, are simply too lazy or too intimidated by the effort involved in bringing their photography to the next level. Yes, of course it is an effort, but so was using the darkroom back in the day. I'll make the leap that you don't make money at sport/news photography, so I'll attribute your raw attitude to being both lazy AND intimidated, but most likely the later......

Shooting in raw format isn't necessary for many to enjoy photography as a hobby, but it IS required if one is interested in creating the highest quality images their brain, their effort and their gear can produce. Based on your somewhat lengthy treatise, you obviously don't aspire to that goal and that's fine.........few do. 😎

Jim"

Well Jim, for me it all boils down to personal choice. I did use a wet darkroom in the past, but eventually also gave that up in favor of mastering the camera and film, or the camera and digital capture in favor of image capture in both media. I have been abundantly clear on that..... capture in the studio and the field is much more important to me.

While I do not decry shooting RAW or Post Processing as unnecessary, and while I have seen the benefits of both, I simply choose to shoot with a properly adjusted camera and with proper media (if film) and other "capture tools".

Your point that I have done little to prove my point, I find no evidence in your PM to me to prove your point. So we drag this old bickering point onto the table again, when it truly is simply a matter of choice.

To Each his own.
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You might want to give my full comments in that I said if you are concerned about maximizing what your brain, your effort and your equipment can produce, you'll shoot in raw format. I also said that many do not want to go through that effort and are fine with jpegs and that is fine if that is what you want to do. I will reiterate that most who do not want to shoot raw simply are not willing to learn what its about and are not interested in the effort to learn post processing software because the process is intimidating. Full context my man. Me thinks you might just be protesting a bit too much....
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Mar 17, 2019 15:09:20   #
One man's opinion, but make sure and read all the way to the last paragraph.....
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Mar 15, 2019 08:42:09   #
nospambob wrote:
what is MTF?????


Modulation Transfer Function..... Simply an optics test which allows the makers to reliably predict the quality outcome of their designs for the glass in lenses.
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Mar 14, 2019 12:26:12   #
JohnSwanda wrote:
It's a f1.8, not f8. I wondered why anyone would make a 135mm f8 lens.


Yep, typo......
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Mar 14, 2019 09:15:49   #
deer2ker wrote:
Assuming it is better than the 400 f/2.8 it will prob cost more than $12k so they better have it together!

P.S. I trust Roger Cicala's reviews so kudos for Sony!


Latest listing on pricing is $1898.00.......
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Mar 14, 2019 08:37:56   #
Anyone that thinks Sony doesn't have it's lens act together needs to read this......
https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2019/03/sony-fe-135mm-f1-8-gm-early-mtf-results/
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Feb 26, 2019 09:54:10   #
It almost looks like a grainy B&W negative film image that's out of focus, eh? Kind of what I was after, but then began to enjoy the shapes and contrast......😎
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Feb 25, 2019 15:24:22   #
Sometimes you just have to use whatever camera you have with you.......and sometimes it takes more than one image to tell a story....

Room for Two?

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Left Behind.....

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Feb 25, 2019 15:10:03   #
RichardTaylor wrote:
Very creative.


Sometimes a stretch is in order, eh.....
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Feb 25, 2019 15:07:29   #
Went outside today in very windy conditions. Used a 10 stop ND to get a 20 sec exposure on a backyard tree. Converted to B&W and then went hi contrast/hi grain. I liked it!


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Feb 23, 2019 09:36:49   #
Thanks again for all the comments! It really helps to have such a photogenic subject, eh?


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