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    D70, D80, SB-800, Lightsphere... suggestions on settings

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    D80 and D70:

    <br />

    Menu -> Optimize Image -> <br />

    "Softer"? Or a combination of custom setting?<br />

    sRGB or AdobeRGB?<br />

    RAW or Jpg Fine?

    <br /><br />

    SB-800:<br />

    Set it on full TTL auto, yes?

    <br /><br />

    Lightsphere:<br />

    Keep diffuser dome on except for tall ceilings?<br />

    Use appropriate gels while using Lightspere?

    <br /><br />

    Any suggestions?

    Mac or PC best for digital imaging and workflow?

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    As Daniel mentioned, Mac OSes -- at least so far in the 3-year-old OS X family -- get

    faster with each major revision. Jaguar (10.2) was faster than 10.1, and Panther (10.3) is

    faster than all of them. It's a neat perk of using OS X. I also look forward to 64-bit

    optimized OS X, so that my G5 will be even snappier.

     

    That's part of the reason Macs have a longer useful life (for everyday people -- I'm not

    talking about the odd techie that can make a 486 do 3D modeling).

     

    Old Mac not going as fast as it used to? Upgrade the OS. That's cool.

    Mac or PC best for digital imaging and workflow?

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    Ethan my man, where'd you get your numbers?

     

    Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5

    $2,870 configured to match PC

     

    Dell Precision Workstation 670

    $2,257 configured to match Mac

     

    That's with bare bones OS on the PC: win2000 not XP or XP Pro.

     

    PCs come with 30-day evaluation copies of everything. There will be something like 3 or 4

    image editing applications on the PC, none of them worth $20, and all of them expiring or

    self-crippling in a month.

     

    So you'll need anti-virus software, firewall software with the PC for sure. Plus spyware

    detection software, like Ad-Aware, which thankfully is free. With the PC you'll get USB2,

    which isn't as fast as Firewire, let alone Firewire 800, which comes standard on G5s.

    G5 1.8: how much RAM needed for Photoshop?

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    DO NOT BUY CHEAP RAM.

    Yes, I shouted that. I read about issues all day on forums, like

    mine -- cheap plug here www.appleswitcher.com -- and one thing is clear: OS X is way

    more picky about ram quality than OS 9, and G5s are more picky about ram than G4s.

     

    OWC (macsales.com) has good ram. I have no affiliation with them other than having

    bought several things from them since 1999.

     

    Let me shout it again, sorry for it but it's necessary:

    DO NOT BUY CHEAP RAM.

    Getting a new g5 1.8 v's 2.0 ghz

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    As Rob at www.barefeats.com said, the price advantage of the 1.8 is 17%, but also is the

    speed disadvantage 17%. So it's a wash, right?

     

    No! Because for the rest of the time you own it, each time you use it, the speed advantage

    (read:time savings) of the 2.0 will be 17%. Multiply that by how many times this effect

    comes into play over the life of the machine. That can add up into real time, which equals

    real money.

     

    Disclaimer: of course, if you're not taxing the processors 100% at least some of the time

    you're doing work, this calculation is useless. It's really a valueable calculation for video

    editors who let their machines sit and crunch video for hours at a time, and on the

    opposite end of the scale it's not valueable at all, for say web surfers.

    Suitability of iBook G4 for Photoshop?

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    I strongly urge you to look at the PowerBook 12"

     

    Why?

     

    1. monitor spanning -- when your'e at home or in the office, you can plug in a DVI

    monitor and have that much more desktop space, *not a mirror* of your desktop like the

    iBook would give you.

     

    2. more max ram -- over 1 gig available... iBook can take only 640 officially, although

    newer chips might raise that

     

    3. G4 chip -- not that big a deal really, despite the buzz... but your Photoshop filter times

    will be shorter. The faster bus speed will aid Photoshop too.

     

    4. smaller -- that 14 isn't exactly small... my wife has a 12" iBook and it's about the upper

    limit for what I'd want... but that's just me :-)

     

    5. same price, or less -- copied straight from Apple.com:

     

    $1,599.00

     

    12 PowerBook Combo Drive

     

    12.1-inch TFT Display

     

    1024x768 resolution

     

    1GHz PowerPC G4

     

    512K L2 cache

     

    256MB DDR266 SDRAM

     

    40GB Ultra ATA/100

     

    NVIDIA GeForce FX

     

    Go 5200 (32MB DDR)

     

    Full size keyboard

     

    10/100BASE-T Ethernet

     

    FireWire 400

     

    AirPort Extreme Ready

     

    Mini-DVI out

    Mac based equipment

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    How much do you expect to spend, roughly? $4000? That's a ballpark figure. Then how much time will you spend on the project x dollar (yen, mark, peso etc.) per hour (your time is worth something) = the other half of the total cost. So let's say, again, very ballpark, your time comes to another $4000. And the time space is critical too, you say...

     

    $8000 can buy a whole lot of professional scanning, and it's much faster too.

     

    But then you don't end up with a nice Mac at the end ;-) Pros and cons to this :-)

    The usual What Should I Get: 20, 24, 28mm?

    in Nikon

    Posted

    But with a twist: here's what I do --> <a href="http://www.photographlink.com/

    slideshow.php">http://www.photographlink.com/slideshow.php</a>

    <br><br>

    I have an FM3a and 50mm 1.8 AFD, and most of those were taken with that combo. I

    rented a 24mm AIS for a paying job and loved it. Overall it's great to get that

    breathing room in the frame. It was very well built and

    felt like it could last decades if treated right.

    <br><br>

    Can you recommend which wideangle you'd get if you took the photos I take?

    <br><br>Thanks, Matt

    Shocked and in pain....

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Arg... that is the pits! Sorry to hear about that. I know how you feel...

     

    This won't make you feel any better I'm sure, but it will help you feel like there's

    others who feel you pain -- me!

     

    In 1994 I got hit by a car; I was crossing the street. In 1995 the driver's insurance

    company offered $10,000 because I was in physical rehab for my knee. Ok! Later that

    year I bought a Nikon N90, SB25, 35-80mm 4.5-5.6, 80-200 2.8 ED AFD, nice bag

    etc. :-D

     

    1997 -- The Nikon gear and bag got stolen from my apartment, right out of my

    closet! Never saw it again. Never had the income again to replace it. No insurance. I

    was 25 years old and held crappy, low-paying jobs back then; the Nikon gear was a

    gift from up above, and I went wild with it and got some super photos, especially in

    Mexico.

     

    Only now am I piecing my Nikon set back together with a (sorry) FM3a and 50mm 1.8

    AFD. I'm glad to have Nikon equipment once again.

     

    BTW, what city do you live in? Just curious.

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