alejandrokeller

<b>Will 1 and 2 rates ever come back?</b> without them, the rating scale is rather odd: A 3 could mean anything from bellow average to plain garbage. When the 1 and 2 were available, most members did not felt so strong about a 3.

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I like the idea of adding notes to my list of interesting persons, but I am not so sure if I want to share those notes with others. For public comments, there is a portfolio comments section on each gallery.

Come on, PN is loaded with tons of good midle format images. Just look arround for a while and you will find more than you could possibly process. Some examples:

 

<a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=1525940" >Janosch Simon</a>,

<a href="http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=493973" >Igor Amelkovich</a>,

<a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=254054" >Chris Blaszczyk</a>,

<a href="http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=264657" >Jeff Grant</a>,

<a href="http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=1184522" >Luis Henriques</a>,

<a href="http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=1068969" >Theo Keijzers</a>,

<a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/2108582" >Rusla Safin</a>... I'll stop here...

Happy to read that you solved your problem. Seems like some have too many profile loaders and some too few, and they both are bad (like other things in life as well).

Alternativelly, you could have configured PS to asign a default color profile to the JPEGS that you open. To be sure, select "ASK when opening" on the preference menu. See:

 

http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/home/pajones/handouts/handout_pgs/PS_ColSet.htm

Because the same thing hapened to me as I installed the spyder II calibration software. The problem was that I was loading both the Adobe and the Spyder Profile Managers... if that is the case, just make sure that the Adobe Gamma Loader does not get loaded at startup.

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I have been experiencing the same plus a weird delay on the posted comments to gallery photos. The low point has been reached today, when my recent uploads show pictures that have been there since August...

The page http://www.photo.net/photodb/ratings-breakdown + photo-id

seems to be broken since some hours already. I know you will repear it

but I thought I should let you know.

BTW, my Hasselblad 503CXi works like out of the box. Never, not even at the begining, have I had a single problem, quirk, chinese puzzle issue, or whatever you want to call it.

I have not much to add about the details of hof MF works, but I want to say once more that it is just a question of versatility: you can do about anything you like with a MF camera (e.g. change any single component to fit your need). 35mm cameras are in comparison non-flexible point and shoot devices ;-). The quirks that you are refering to are just protections. For instance, I wonder what will happen if you make a bulb exposure of several minutes with your FM3a (great camera BTW) and try to change your lense "at will" in the middle of the exposure. I have never try that in my F100 but I do not think I will either.</p>

<p>BTW, ALL of the "advantages" that you described about your FM3a are available in MF as well, and you do not even need to rewind the film (because the film is never rewinded). Maybe lens compatibility through all models for decades would be an issue but, for that specific point, Nikon is an oasys in comparison to almost all camera makers.

The round hole is most probably a TV-out port. But it does not matter: You'll have to get rid of your current video card and plug the new card there. The old card should be plugged in the AGP port of your motherboard (but some motherboards have on-board video), open your computer and see if you can take it out. Your CRT will be (again, most probably) VGA. Your LCD can be VGA and/or a DVI (i.e. digital). Look for a card with at least one VGA output and a second output matching the type of LCD that you plan to buy... I do not know if the 4x speed of your AGP port will be enought for the two cards (newer ports are 8x)

<i>...Running multiple displays on PeeCees isn't very fun...</i></p>

<p>another fantasy of a Mac owner ;-P I have used dual monitors in several PC's and it always worked perfect from the begining. I agree with the previous posts. Just get one of those tons of Dual-Monitor cards (if they support it, it will be described in the datasheet) and have fun. The size and resolution of the monitor does not plays a role as far as the dual function is concerned (there are of course some issues regarding the available memory on the video card, i.e. few memory could limit your resolution and/or color depth)

There have been several discussions in PN about this. Use the search function. Also check out the Coolscan 8000-9000 group in yahoo. A good place to start:

 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coolscan8000-9000/messages/2458?threaded=1

Just found out that Studio 13 is also in Germany (Leinfelden-Echterdingen and Stuttgart). You can find the addresses under the above link

Can give you the link to the two top ones in Zürich:<br />

<a href="http://www.gwerder.ch/" >Picture Service Gwerder</a> and <br />

<a href="http://www.photostudio13.de/" >Studio 13</a>.</p>

<p>Personally, I always use Gwerder but have heard from professionals that Studio 13 is at least as good... just be prepaired to pay pro prices.

<b>Alexandre:</b> Should people that have never posted pictures in a specific category rate that category? Lets say, if you photograph mainly landscapes, should you be able to rate portraits? even worst, if you make portraits but never posted a nude, should you be able to rate nudes? this list could go on and on.</p>

<p>I think we all have our own taste and should be able to express it. BTW, PN does not uses ratings of recent members before they are aproved by somebody (the elves, I guess).

I have mixed feelings about the 14 days rule. I like to see what kind of people comment on my pictures. If I go to their PFs and find images that I like, why should I wait 14 days to rate them?</p>

<p>Having say that, I also agree that something should be done to reduce mate rating... I was mad the first time that I was prevented from giving a 7. But I now think that I will definetelly go back to the images that I like the most.

Rick, I do not have an Epson 4490 but I have used different Nikon scanners. In my experience it is better to do the adjustments in PS ratter than directly with the scanner software (and use PS layers as much as possible).</p>

<p>At least in theory, the 4490 has a dynamic range that will let you capture the full tonal range of your negatives. If this is true, the only thing that you should do in the scanner software is adjusting the analog gain until your levels histogram seems reasonable. Again, every other adjustment, which does not has to do with the scan process itself, is better done at PS. I currently use a Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED and that is what I do. Before that, I had a Coolscan IV ED, which was a pain. The dynamic range was not enough and I had to spend hours playing with any single setting to get reasonable results.</p>

<p>I cannot give you the exact reference but you could use some third-party negative mounts to improve your scans. Some people use special glass mounts (basically an anti-newton glass) and others even use wet mount solutions with the Epson scanner. I use wet mount with the LS-9000 and the quality improvement is incredible.

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I rater wonder if the 6's and 7's will also be evaluated. It has been discussed in previos threads that it would make sense to remove values that are too far away from the average score of an image (using a statistical criteria that involves the mean and the standard deviation of the ratings).

You are absolutelly right Brian: I have tried several languages and found that English will give me the best results (sorry, I could not resist).</p>

<p>Being serious, I have done what you said: found a photographer who masters a technique, style, etc. and asked him to criticize my work. I did it only a couple of times but they always were very friendly and did commented on my work. The comments were not always positive, but you learn more from serious critical comments than plain loving words.

check also <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=008VKx" >this thread</a>.