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    Leica Lens for Nikon D700

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    <p>People may jump on me but these prices are much too high. R lenses have been hard to sell even before digital and these are old models (check which generation the 90 Summicron is). Even10 years ago at the Boston photo show dealers would only buy R lenses if they were super cheap.</p>

    Bridge and Raw

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

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    <p>I have CS4. I just downloaded the latest version of ACR so I can open G10 raw files. But now my problem in bridge is that it no longer shows the pictures for any raw files, even dng. With dng the ikon shows a picture of round aperture blades and the letters DNG. With the G10 raw I get only blank ikons. If I click on such an ikon the image opens with no problem in ACR. <br>

    I never had such a problem before upgrading ACR. Any suggestions appreciated.<br>

    Jay</p>

    HP 7960 and Epson 2400 Scanner Problem

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    I have tries the various things suggested with no change occuring.

     

    Conni, I assume your advice was about B&W prints, not color.

     

    The puzzle still is that when I send a digital camera file to the printer everything is fine. When I send the scanned file (straight or

    converted to sRGB) I have the problem. It is worse with an 8 1/2 x 11 print than with a 4x6, but the 4x6 is still not acceptible.

     

    Again thanks all.

     

    Jay

    HP 7960 and Epson 2400 Scanner Problem

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    Thanks for your response Roger. I believe I have done all of these things.

     

    My monitor is calibrated with a Spyder 2. I have done double cleaning and I printed an rGB file this morning with a full color range. I

    also do sRGB with no problems.

     

    I choose the appropriate paper profile in the HP software (it is an HP paper). I usually let the printer mange the color along with choosing

    color synch since it works very well. But I've also tried it with photoshop managing the color and choosing colorsmart III.

     

    Is profiling the monitor an additional process? If so I don't know about it.

    Is this the little boy

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    I've used Leica M's for over 40 years. My wife insists that I always have an M since the

    few times I used other stuff, I did nothing but grumble about not having a Leica.

     

    Nobody mentions that the D3 and 1Ds Mk III are monsters. I can walk around all day with

    my M8 on my shoulder or around my neck. With the monsters I would last about 5

    minutes. You get the picture when you have the camera with you. I hear lots of pro's say

    that when they are traveling and not on assignment, they would never carry their

    monsters with them. There are things on the M8 that annoy me, but overall I would not

    give it up.

     

    I'm fortunate that I can afford the M8 (or almost any other camera) and that I already had

    my M lenses, so my comments are based on what is the best camera is for me.

     

    I shoot jraw + B&W jpgs. I'm amazed the the quality of the jpgs. they often don't need

    any post processing.

     

    Oh yes, a camera w/o an optical viewfinder is a deal breaker for me and the M8 has by

    far the best vf around.

    Walkaround lens for R-D1?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    I tries the 28C f3.5 and found it very good for film but very very dark corners on the RD-1 at all f stops.

    Now I use a Minolta 28 f2.8 (made for the Minolta CLE and Leica CL) and I get fine results. This is not an easy lens to find and it will probably cost at least $500. Most of them have a little separation, but it has no effect on the pictures. However look carefully through the rear of the lens. If you see a lot of bubbles, on the rear coating of the front element, don't buy it. If not, don't worry. it will not develop.

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