todd_k.

Pretty much every workflow ends up in 8bit sRGB, either via display or print.  After decades of experimenting, and working, and in the processes wearing out 2 digital wet labs, 2 wide format printers, and 1 digital dry lab (in addition to what I am using now) and I can say with 100% certainty that:

1.) you cannot tell the difference between an sRGB and aRGB workflow

2.) While cheap, space is still not free, and big files slow things down, especially when you have a ton of them.  

A clean, printable, 8 bit sRGB JPG is my goal.  Every single time.  As soon as I have that, and am happy with it, the RAW files go into the trash. 

2 hours ago, AlanKlein said:

Chris and Jordon moving to PetaPixel to contiue their reviews and I imagine moving other stuff from DPReview.

Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake Join PetaPixel to Lead its YouTube Channel | PetaPixel

The only photo website I truly dislike is PetaPixal.   Their content is clickbait(ish), the journalistic style is kind of jerky.  Chris and Jordan will be the only reason I visit. 

Its truly a shame that they got purchased by Amazon and moved to Seattle.  The quality of the photo samples got so bad when they moved (rainy, ugly Seattle) I stopped looking at them. 

Its a shame they did not move them to Austin, or some other cheap sunny place with a university and a good arts/history scene.  

I won't miss the comment sections, but DPreview has been the internet resource I have used to make every single decision about every digital camera I have every purchased since the Nikon D1x. 

I can't believe its going away. 

<p>How much stuff are you willing to lug around? With the hasselblad you have to deal with film backs, dark slides, lenses, and you have to make sure you do everything in the correct order. If you don't plan on doing that, and will likely just be shooting with a normal lens, then the hasselblad is a lot of hassle for no reason. With the a TLR, you throw in some film and go take pictures. Next question, what kind of photographer are you? Do you enjoy general photography (TLR), or do you plan on spending time setting up a shot, and don't mind carrying tripods, lens hoods, a spot meter and a box of filters and a few few film backs, then the hasselblad is for you. Or are you a hipster wannabe who plans on shooting nothing but color images of flowers with a ton of lens flare, or moody pictures of fire hydrants and tattooed women smoking cigarettes? If so you want a holga or lubitel. </p>

<p>Yes they fit. I have a Speedotron set I use on (infrequently) in AB 7" reflector.</p>

<p>Interesting, no TTL or even A mode is a bit of a put off.<br>

A used Q-flash model T offers much of the same or more functionality at a lower price.</p>

<p>Don't. Contax is a dead system. The interest in them is largely do to a few high profile film shooters who use them and have all of a sudden got a bit of a following. As a result they are way overpriced. I guarantee that the camera is not the reason their work looks like it does. <br>

Get a Mamiya 645 AFD. The body and lenses will cost half of the overpriced hard to repair Contax, and you will be able to get service and repairs done. Plus you can buy brand new lenses for it. <br>

Also, the Hasselblad H1 with 80mm lens and back are selling for under $2000 used, so you might look there to. <br>

<br />If you really want a bargain the Pentax 645NII is out there and is a heck of a camera for the money. </p>

<p>A new one? No. Far to expensive. Hipsters wannabe photographers seem to be picking up used ones as fashion accessories, so that market is fairly strong. Perhaps Rollei should start making a non functional model that could be sold cheaply to be used in Facebook and blog selfies.</p>

<p>Tell him to suck it and use the pictures anyway.</p>

<p>That is probably one of the most honest and thoughtful posts I have had the privilege of reading. <br>

Thank you. <br>

A real problem I see is the huge number of "you can be a hot shot wedding photographer" coaches and bloggers. Their mantra is "if you are not making it, stop moaning and double down and try harder", totally ignoring the reality of the market that some people operate in. Of course they all have established business and make a fortune selling "shovels to the gold miners". </p>

 

<p>Go for it. If there is value there, don't throw them out. <br>

Find out what it would cost (on average) to have them scanned commercially. Think scan cafe or a local lab that needs the work and will give you a volume break.<br>

Give them three options.<br>

1. Charge $35 for the negs,<br>

2. $35 plus the cost of scanning and few bucks for your time. <br>

3. The dumpster<br>

Here is how you make it work. <br>

Hire a teenage girl, stick here in front of a computer with facebook pulled up (to track them down), the client info, and tell her she gets a $10 per buyer commission. <br>

I would be shocked if the 60% who are still married did not buy the disk, especially if you can keep the c the scans cheap. You could walk away with 12K plus and she could earn 5K+ for a few weeks of work. </p>

 

<p>QImage. </p>

<p>Kodak makes all of their film in the same place. Their movie film is made with some of the same equipment. I smell a shell game. I suspect that who ever buys Kodak's film business with be contractually obligated to manufacture Kodak's movie film for a period of time. </p>

<p>I use the quantum Battery 1 with vivitars. Works fine. Fast recycle, less waste.</p>

<p>Its a good deal. I have owned and used a lot of lighting equipment, and the brownline gear is what has stuck around through it all. I use the Mw3 heads for hairlights with a snoot on location. In the studio I primarily use M11 heads. I also have a bunch of 5-pin Novatron heads that are compatible with speedotron brownline gear. The novatrons have minus 1 and minus 2 heads that come in handy for background lights and hair lights, they plug right into the speedotron pack. I use an adapter for the 6 pin heads. The M11s and the Novatron heads are very simple and repairs are few and far between and very cheap. Pack head gear is highly undervalued and so you can get a full set up for nothing. The monolight craze is more a product of heard mentality and new photographers buying monolights because they don't really know what they need. This coming from a guy who has owned Balcar, White Lightning, and Alien Bees monolights. I still have one of the Alien bees sitting around here somewhere.</p>

<p>Wireless Tethering is available for Pentax. All you need is an he Eye-fi card. </p>

<p>Harry, you could get a Pentax K5 that does the same things with better IQ. And Pentax might still be in the DSLR business in 5 years, something that cannot be said for Olympus. Their SLR's have lagged behind the competition from the beginning. Olympus's future is in the EVIL market. </p>

<p>First I should say that I have 2 K10D bodies that I purchased new at the same time when I switched from Nikon to Pentax. Having said that, I would not buy a used K10D at this point unless I needed it for tethered shooting, or an IR conversion. Pinch your pennies and wait for a K5.</p>

<p>As far as UK prices are concerned, stop whining and start voting for a smaller less expensive govt.</p>

<p>The Fujiblads AF system is straight out of 1985. And Pentax's lenses cost significantly less. </p>

<p>Great Guy. He will be missed.</p>

<p>Novatron makes great equipment. A lot of photographers here in Texas have been using Novatron gear for a long time. Their biggest problems is a lack of marketing and a lack of a full line of reflectors. But this is not a big deal for the vast majority of photographers. A little secret, Novatron packs are compatible with Speedotron Brownline heads. So you could get a Novotron kit, and if you really need to, pick up a Speedotron M11 Head and have access to Speedtrons huge line of reflectors and accessories.</p>

 

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<p >Religious people of different faiths are usually not offended by each others wedding ceremonies and statuary. Every group, religious/non religious, political, economic, and various others have a few vocal militants who are totally offended by anything that does not fit their world view. You probably do not want their business anyway.</p>

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<p>MMMD. Money Makes the Monkey Dance. How much is your time worth?</p>

<p>Pay attention junior. There is absoulity no way these could have been taken with a DSLR. He left it at home :-)</p>