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P.S. where is the screensaver?

Does anyone know how much it costs to purchase digital hi-res images from Magnum? They make it easy with th shopping cart, but specify no price.

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Who says you can't judge lens resolution on low resoultion web pictures?

I don't, and i'm not intending too (Althought if i did, Juanita is a

strong possibility).

 

Out of all ya'll fanatics, there is bound to be someone, anyone who

has named their cameras.

 

So.... 'fess up you crazies.. what do you name do you coo whilst

fondling your German camera?

P.S. you are correct about the varying degrees of UV filtration in different grades of UV filters

It has always seemed to me that by using a skylight filter I reduce the haze a little more than i do with a UV flter. I guess this is due to the bluish cast that haze tends to take on. But that might just be a perceptual thing due to the warming.

Too visually confusing for me, there is no central focus to the picture. wish there was less at the top and more at the bottom.

Oops...

Pick one and be happy with it

Skylight better for higher altitudes, tends to render a _slightly_ warmer image, cuts through haze more effectively.

 

Search the archives!!!

 

Just buy one and be happy with it.

Silliness. Why are you asking this again, you asked it yesterday... it's right here incase you misplaced the link.

 

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=005HID

 

You should quit asking and just order one. It won't matter that much. Move on with life instead of pondering the contrast reductions caused by equally clear pieces of glass.

 

Most (Me included) prefer the b+w MRC because the coating is so damn good. Go buy one and shut up!

Get the B+W MRC and don't look back.

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Something that I left out of my above post.

 

When I tone a B&W image in PS i do the following.

 

1. Complete all burning and dodging to my B&W image

 

2. Make sure it is in RGB or CYMK mode.

 

3. Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation

 

4. Move Saturation slider all the way to the left

 

5. Click "Colorize"

 

6. I pick a hue of about 45 and a saturation of about 12 to get a nice brown-toned image.

 

You can play around with different settings in the Hue-Saturation toolbox and do quite alot.

I use an Nikon LS-2000, I usually scan as RGB and then desaturate in PS, though for some reason some negatives are smoother if you use grey scale. Scanning as a positive is a good tip, it will get every detail off of the negative.... details that I can't easily capture any other way. This is especially helpful to get details out of snow while retaining shadows. I find doing this initally very tedious, even with PS automations. I usually make scan as a positive only if i have to.

 

Other things to do:

 

-Calibrate your monitor - www.epaperpress.com tells you how

 

-Learn how to use the histogram tool in your scanning software, and to adjust scanning exposure.

 

-For each negative, make the highest DPI and bitrate scan possible, store it away on your HD in some logical order and make all prints from that scan (or its derivitives). It makes life ALOT easier. The less you handle your negatives and the less time you spend scanning - the better.

 

-Acquire Photoshop

 

-Learn how to use the Levels tool in PS

 

-Don't use the dodging/burning controls in PS, they are useless(and will drive you insane). Learn how to Lasso>Feather>Levels to dodge/burn. It is much more versitile than even Split Filter Dodging/Burning in the Darkroom.

 

-You might have to adjust you development time a little for better scanning.

 

-Check out photo.nets digital darkroom forum.

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Get a B+W MRC and forget about it.

The CL is not an M, don't expect a really bright viewfinder.

They actually do make a 40mm lens, for Nikon AIS mount.

I don't know what a protal is, but i was trying to say portal.

Get an M2, i prefer having alot of room around my framelines, which makes using the 50mm on the M2 a joy. You additionally get the 35mm framelines which have a little room around them too.

 

The M2 has a slightly smalller viewing protal than other Leicas (No prob for me)... since you wear glasses, you might want to consider an M4-P because it might suit you best.

 

-Scott

Steve, I really can't let this slide.... Eggleston is not a velvia sort of guy, in fact, i'd say he favors a more desatureated look.

 

-Scott

As mentioned below, there was a rebroadcast of an interesting

lecture by three White House Photogs on C-SPAN tonight. If you

missed it, check it out at:

 

http://streams.wgbh.org/forum/forum.php?lecture_id=1075

 

It is well worth your time, especialy if you have broadband.

 

-Scott