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You'll all switch back..... oh yes.... all of you....
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That's great Vivek! I hope there are more like you.... that would make the waiting list shorter. : )
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Try this link as a start:
http://fotogenetic.dearingfilm.com/custom_tone_curves.html
There are tons of customized curves out there, but most people seem to like the "White Wedding" curve. For me, I use the "Digital_Fuji_Superia_Reala" curve and am very happy with it for general use.
By the way, you will need Nikon Capture to upload the curves to your camera. You can download a 30-day trial version of Capture and use it to upload the curve that you like before your 30 days are up.
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If the above suggestions don't wet your sponge, you can do what I did and upload a custom tone curve to you D70. These will give you images a real boost. Do a net search and you should find some info on this.
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A couple of months ago, I traded in my beloved 28-70mm 2.8 and my 17-35mm 2.8 to get the new dx lenses (12-24 and 17-55). I almost cried that day. I don't regret my decision, though.... the new lenses are great!
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just think about it: Companies are there to make money. They sell extended warrantees to make money (and they make a lot of it), not "take care" of the customer. If they really wanted to "take care" of the customer, they wouldn't be pricing these warrantees so high. If the average cost of repairing/replacing cameras exceeded that of the revenues generated by warrantee sales, do you really think they would be selling extended warrantees to begin with? I think not. Companies actually make a profit from extended warrantees (net of cost of repairs/replacements). Corporate Profit = Customer Loss.
Don't get me started on rebates. : )
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One advantage that the D70 has over the 20D is superior flash capabilities in their CLS system. But if your are not into multi-flash photography, then this may not be important to you. I've seen first-hand results of using 6 SB-800s in a wireless setup and they are truly amazing (very studio-like). And the ease of use is equally impressive. It would be great if Canon can get their flash capability to this level of control and accuracy. Only then will they have a near-perfect system.
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Extended warranties, more often than not, are pure marketing gimmicks to increase sales margins. I never go for extended warranties and I advise you to do the same.
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What's dektol? Just kidding....
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With low-light shots like this, you have to take extra precautions to ensure a good image. Just a tripod is not enough. Consider the following points:
1) low light = low shutter speed and therefore the tinniest movement will cause blur. Use remote or self-timer as opposed to firing the shutter directly.
2) low light = difficulty in precise autofocus or even manual focus. Try stopping down more to achieve sharper images.
3) because of long shutter speed, environmental factors such as heat and humidity in the air or even some haze may impact overall sharpness of image. I can't really tell if you shot this image during a really warm night, tho.
4) try shooting in RAW. sometimes you can get extra detail in RAW.
I hope this helps.
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A 16:9 system would make more sense than a 4:3 system.....I guess.
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If that's the case, then I believe that 4/3 will be an effective way for Olympus to end their photography business. Period. They seemed to have lumped all their eggs in this basket.
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I understand that if you want to look at pretty pictures on a
monitor, a 4/3 ratio image will fill your screen nicely. Correct me
if I'm wrong, but in the printed photography world, is there anything
that is 4/3? The only thing that comes close is an 8x10 picture (5/4
ratio).
So my questions are: why introduce 4/3? How many of you actually
print pictures at 4/3? What was wrong with the 3/2 (35mm) format
that needed to be "fixed"?
I appreciate your opinions. Thanks.
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Sensor size is also a consideration when dealing with depth-of-field.
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There are some CCD cameras that are made to have a laser hit the sensor.
Check this out:
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I just made your image my Windows XP background. Thanks!
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I understand that rebates are there to boost sales, but more often then not, they end up pissing off the target consumer. Even though I have always received my rebates (eventually), they have never been pleasant experiences. With the case of Lexar, their rebate program seems to repeatedly upset consumers. Kelly mentioned that these rebates are a test of following instructions, but why make it so? Why go out of your way to upset your PAYING customers? At the end of they day, whether or not the customer followed instructions, the Lexar name gets tarnished.... That's a bigger cost to the company than these "rebates". I wonder if they ever put THAT into their projections.
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I goofed on one of the most important parts of the wedding: the
bouquet toss. This shot was completely underexposed.... in fact, if
you look at the original jpeg, its almost completely black.
I ran it through Photoshop to increase shadow detail and voila! A
cool digital effect with an interesting texture to the "grain".
Anyways, I thought I would post this so you guys can see the impact
of severe underexposure being "recovered" by Photoshop.
Shot with an S2 pro with (or shall I say without?) an SB-80dx.
By the way, this shot was one of the bride's favorites.<div>
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I, generally, have a hard time producing good "reds" with my D70 (my reds tend to blow out easily and sometimes appear orangish). My buddy's 10D seems to handle them better. I was able to do a good side by side comparison as we took the same photos at a recent wedding we attended together.
It's difficult to correct for blown-out colors in Photoshop.
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"I assure you if a 1.3 crop factor D30 were released, there would be plenty of rejoicing people who dump their cheap EF-S lenses on eBay to win the benefits of a 1.3 factor. "
I don't think too many people will be rejoicing when their D30 costs $4000.
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And I would like a Phase One PH25 for the Hassy H1 to be the same price as the N80.
I've been a good boy, Santa.... really!
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I've upgraded my computer and installed and reinstalled my copy of CS and activated multiple times (at least 5 times so far) and had no problems.....
Try it and see.
Nikon D70 System
in Mirrorless Digital Cameras
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I wouldn't go so far as to say that Canon will never produce a 17-55mm 2.8. However, I would say that Nikon did it right in making a lens of this VERY useful focal range. Ever since I got mine, it has never come off my D70.
I would agree with the above post that the megapixel difference is small and should not be a major deciding factor in your comparisons.