philip_hartlieb

thanks for the feedback everyone. i think ill put it through the paces this weekend then sift through the data using some canon software to make sure my settings and results jive...pjh

I just received a Tokina AT-X pro 80-200mm f/1.8 from a generous

uncle...on loan for a while....i put it on the 300D with no

problem...zoomed, autofocused and shot not problem...tack sharp

pick...can i now state that it is indeed compatible with the 300D at

this point?...B&H lists a relative/next gen of this lense as being

EOS compatible....My concern is that there might be errors that will

build up overtime with use (electronic in nature...along the same

lines as what happens when you don't shutdown a computer properly

and after a while the thing craps out)... Is the approach that if it

works it works and that's that...I'm just concrened that the

firmware or AF or f-stop electronics might freak out one day without

notice...thanks...

"What Jay can do has nothing to do with RAW verses TIFF verses JPEG. The differences do show when he cranks out a huge print but that doesn't alter the fact that the image itself is totally amazing."

 

I tend to think the above carries the day....if your scrapping for bits and bytes then something is wrong....either it knocks you on your ass or it doesn't....take your favorite photo and fuck with the WB here and there...does it really take away from that "God Damn!" reaction....Just a thought...

Thanks everyone for the input...the 8 bit seem to work...thanks

Note I am using Canon's free FVU

I got a strange message when i tried to open a converted RAW file (to

TIFF) in PS elements 2.0. It tells me that the color (depth) of the

file is not compatible with PS. Any ideas? This should have been

included on my previous post. Sorry about that.

Shot a handfull of RAW images on the way home...opened file viewer

utility to do some converions and one came up as a qeustion mark for

the thumbnail...the manual only says that this indicates that it's a

file type that cannot be read by the viewer...as this doesn't make

sense because they were all RAW, any idea if this is either the camera

or the software tripping up?...is this expected to happen every so

often...have shot about 1000 pics total in ~ 3 months?...anyone else

experience this?

To be fair... in all other respects the bag is indeed pretty damn good....big and padded and incognito so far as other camera bags go...but im still a little bitter

Mark, IF YOU READ MY SECOND POST I SAID I ACCEPT THE POLICY. This is a forum where INDIVIDUALS POST SINGULAR STORIES THAT'S IMPLICIT.

 

I stated

1. time uf use

2. type uf use

 

The tear was at a seam.

 

Take away what you will. I not going to take a poll of other FX-3 users before posting. That's the point. This gets rolled into the archive with all the other stories.

A defective tear inside of a month on a 90 dollar product will end their business quicker than sending me a new bag. B and H was great. I'm dealing directly with Tiffen at this point. Not B and H.

 

In any case, I accept their policy. The point of the post is that if you want to avoid this sort of thing avoid this bag. That's it.

I purchsed this bag from B and H through Tiffen (who is the

manufacturer). I used the bag for month and in that time it was on

my couch, onto my back, on my desk at work and back again. That is

too say, far from extreme use. It then developed a tear in the

nylon shell at the bottom. As this occurred in one month I felt

that they might send me a new bag as i send the other off so i can

continue shooting. (this was the only bag big enough to hold by

rig). They refused. They won't make a move until i send the bag and

play the waiting game. I felt that this was unreasonable in light

of the tear inside of 30 days. I advise against this bag unless you

enjoy downtime. Needless to say I had the Tailor sew it up for 8

bucks. Regardless, Im pissed.

Thanks very much for such in depth responses. Off to compusa tomorrow i guess....pjh

I would like to purchase the above monitor as part of my set-up.

I'm tired of playing the mongoose in trying to get a good look at my

photos on my lap-top. In any case I checked with compusa and NEC

regarding whether or not colorvisions calibration tools can be used

with this model. They gave me a tentative yes. But I'd ike to ask

here: Will this model let me calibrate it using one of colorvisions

tools? If so, what do you recommend? There is a huge price jump

going from the $99.00 product to Spyder pro (200+). What gives?

Other than some bundled software what's the difference?

David....talk about the proverbial light bulb over the head...that's a great idea....I'll give it a shot (no pun intended)...thanks...pjh

John, that's exactly what I'm asking but I'm short a scanner...just wondering if there was another way to create something more authentic looking...thanks..p

I'm looking to create a signature with a bit more authenticity than

some standard ps text. Any suggestions? Any freeware out there? Any

font that might be downloaded from somewhere? Thanks