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    Nikkor 24-120VR first impressions...

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Got mine 2 days ago. Very high quality plastic, solid, heavy for its

    size, zoom. Focus and zoom rings initially a bit tight but have

    loosened to correct feel after a couple days of intense usage. Tiny

    included shade looks completely useless but then how could one cover

    the large range of this lens with one hood? Mounted to my D100 the

    combination acheives about perfect balance and the zoom range

    provides great versatility (36mm - 180mm). The VR functions really

    well and is actually quite visible in the viewfinder. Sure I could

    achieve the same exposures using a 2.8 or 2.o prime lens at a faster

    shutterspeed but then I would be carrying a bag full of Nikon's

    heaviest lenses. This one is a late serial number (22xxxx) and I am

    quite sure the early problems with sharpness have been worked out.

    Mine is sharp across the field (although on the D100 the field is

    smaller than on 35mm format. At this time I would recommend this

    lens without reservation.

    The RAW Truth: Does it really increase the dynamic range?

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    My test have been in the real world. I have taken images saved as RAW and jpeg, made the best print from both and could discern no visable differences. In addition, using a RAW file(actually NEF) and varying the exposure comp slider while at the same time observing the histogram, I see the histogram shift intact along its axis - exactly as it does when you do a levels adjustment.

    The RAW Truth: Does it really increase the dynamic range?

    in The Digital Darkroom: Process, Technique & Printing

    Posted

    One of the big advantages of using the RAW format is the ability to

    change the exposure value after the picture has been taken. Or at

    least that�s what some say. I don�t believe it. I think this is

    nothing more than could be done with a jpeg in Photoshop using levels

    or curves.

    Regardless of how you interpret the info from the sensor when you do

    your RAW conversion, the fact remains that you used some combination

    of shutter speed and aperture � this cannot be changed. If the

    pixels were driven into overexposure no amount of interpretation

    after the fact will recover that blown out highlight. On the other

    side, if you underexposed, yes you can raise the values for the

    pixels, but you can do exactly the same with Photoshop.

    digital newbie

    in Mirrorless Digital Cameras

    Posted

    Portrait Enhancement

    http://www.photoepix.com/photoshop/

    http://www.mediachance.com/digicam/cleanskin.htm (software)

    Vignettes, Borders and Edges

    http://www.espressographics.com/text/edges.html

    http://members.aol.com/azpixels2/projects-edges.html

    http://myjanee.home.insightbb.com/tutorials.htm

    Gaussian Blur Overlays (Dream Filter)

    http://www.luminous-landscape.com/gaussian.htm

    Watercolor/Painting Effects

    http://www.reallyusefulpage.com/50techniques/html/sample-tutorial.htm

    http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/painted2/painted2.htm

    http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/painted/painted.htm

    http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/painted3/painted3.htm

    Realistic Pencil & Pastel Sketches

    http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=2850428

    One Water Color Technique

    http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=2835802

    Another Water Color Technique

    http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=2852724

    Blending Mode Definitions

    http://www.rrcc-online.com/~lenm/16101blends.htm

    Infrared Tutorial & Actions

    http://www.caughtintimephotography.com/demo.html

    http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/ir.htm

    http://www.cocam.co.uk/CoCamWS/Infrared/INFRARED.HTM

    http://www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html

    http://www.pixelagogo.com/infrared.html#

    http://www.fredmiranda.com/DI/index.html (action)

    http://www.digitalfocus.net/downloads.htm (action)

    http://www.photocollege.co.uk/stepbystep/sbsframe.html (channel mixer)

    Digital Graduated Neutral Density Filter

    http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=1333399

    http://www.luminous-landscape.com/blended_exposures.htm

    Digital CC Filters

    http://www.mediachance.com/digicam/filtersim.htm

    Contrast Masking

    http://www.luminous-landscape.com/contrast_masking.htm

    Panorama Tools (Free Plug-In)

    http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/

    A Digital Watermark Signature Tutorial

    http://www.robin-beck.com/digital/watermarks/aps/aps.htm

    Grain Aliasing (film scanner)

    http://www.photoscientia.co.uk/Grain.htm

    The High Bit Advantage (film scanner)

    http://www.creativepro.com/story/news/7627.html?cprose=I20

    Image Softening Technique

    http://www.carolsteele.btinternet.co.uk/soft_focus/soft.htm

    Unsharp Mask Quick Tips

    http://www.lonestardigital.com/photoshop_quicktips.htm

    http://www.luminous-landscape.com/smart_sharp.htm

    http://www.bythom.com/sharpening.htm

    http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/11242.html

    Shooting the Moon (w/links to astrophotography and solar/lunar tables)

    http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/moon.htm

    RAW File Management Tips

    http://www.kleptography.com/notes-workflow.htm

    http://www.colorshots.com/cs101e/html/tipps_raw.html

    A Few Scanning Tips

    http://scantips.com/

    Digital B&W Printing

    http://www.luminous-landscape.com/digital_b&w.htm

    http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/quadtone.html

    http://inkjetgoodies.com/Piezography_Questions.html

    PS Actions, Filters, Brushes, Plug-Ins, etc.

    http://xchange.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseProduct.asp?p=2

    http://www.deepspaceweb.com/download.php?op=viewdownload&cid=1

    http://www.deepspaceweb.com/download.php?op=viewdownload&cid=2

    http://www.deepspaceweb.com/download.php?op=viewdownload&cid=4

    http://www.ephemeralvisions.com/... .../tutorial_lineless_brushes.html

    http://www.teamphotoshop.com/photoshop/tutorials/ps_tut.php

    Digital Photography FAQ (superb site!)

    http://www.cs.duke.edu/~parr/photography/faq.html

    Battery Info.

    http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm

    http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/BATTS/BATTS.HTM

    PaintShop Pro Tutorials

    http://the-internet-eye.com/HOWTO/PSP.htm

    PS Elements Tutorials

    http://www.arraich.com/elements/psE_intro.htm

    http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/... .../photoshop-elements.html

    http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshopelements/

    http://www.adobe.co.uk/web/tips/phselcolorcor/main.html

    Misc. PS Instruction & Tutorials (in no order)

    http://www.arraich.com/intro.htm

    http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/ (Links)

    http://www.intelinfo.com/free_photoshop_training.html

    http://www.carlvolk.com/photoshoptips.asp

    http://www.jtgraphics.net/all_digital.htm

    http://www.photoepix.com/

    http://www.computer-darkroom.co.uk/

    http://the-internet-eye.com/HOWTO/Photoshop.htm

    http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/tutorials/how.htm

    http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/tutorials/how2.htm

    http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/menu/menu-htm/mainmenu.htm

    http://www.espressographics.com/text/menuph5.html

    http://members.aol.com/azpixels2/projects.html

    http://www.webmasterbase.com/tutorials/Photoshop/

    http://rainworld.com/psworkshop/

    http://www.planetphotoshop.com/tutorials.html

    http://www.phong.com/tutorials/

    http://www.mccannas.com/pshop/photosh0.htm

    http://www.deepspaceweb.com/sections.php

    http://www.magicpixel.com.au/html/workwel.html

    http://www.geocities.com/nessele/

    http://myjanee.home.insightbb.com/tutorials.htm

    Assorted Digital Imaging Sites

    http://www.imaging-resource.com

    http://www.steves-digicams.com

    http://www.dp-now.com

    http://www.dcviews.com

    http://www.dpreview.com

    http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/index.htm

    http://www.robgalbraith.com

    http://www.luminous-landscape.com/

    http://www.ekdahl.org/digital.htm

    http://www.megapixel.net/html/issueindex.html

    http://www.outbackphoto.com/

    http://www.a-digital-eye.com/

     

    http://groups.google.com/... ....photo.digital&hl=en&safe=off&btn G=Google+Search&meta=site%3Dgroups

     

    http://www.jtgraphics.net/all_digital.htm

    Whew!!

    Anyone else have some good stuff to share?

     

    D100 & non-D lenses

    in Nikon

    Posted

    "And no sane and knowledgeable person would use direct flash for people shots, but people are shot on negative film anyway, so D isn't really needed."

     

    My, you live in a highly structured world, don't you?

    Nikon D100 underexposure

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Consensous seems to be that the camera underexposes to make sure highlight aren't blown out. There are a number of custom tone curves that you can download or you can make up your own to deal with the problem. To load the curves into the camera you need Nikon capture3. You can use the 30 day demo to do this.

    compare eos10 with nikon d100

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    Well, let's see:

    10D: magnesium alloy body

    D100: polcarbonate plastic body

     

    No evidence shows one is better than the other- Besides, D100 does have a metal subassembly, so what if the covering is plastic.

     

    10D: mirror lock

    D100: no mirror lock

     

    Not true again, D100 has mirror prelock, just as effective maybe more convenient.

     

    10D: electronic cable release

    D100: mechanical cable release

     

    Wrong again, D100 has both. Elect on grip, mech on body.

     

    10D: automatic image rotation (sensors record the orientation of the camera-- 90 degrees left, landscape, 90 degrees right-- and imbeds this information with image, so you don't have to rotate the images manually when reviewing or downloading them. Saves you a lot of time.)

    D100: no automatic image rotation

     

    10D: CMOS, very low-noise images, particularly with long exposures

    100D: CCD, images not as smooth, not as noise-free

     

    This is simply not true or at best a matter of taste.

     

    10D: 7 autofocus points. Outer-most sensors happen to correspond perfectly to 8x10 proportions.

    D100: 5 autofocus points.

     

    Big deal.

     

    10D: registered autofocus point, allows you to jump to any designated autofocus sensor with press of a button

    D100: no registered autofocus point

     

     

     

    10D: 3fps, 9 image burst in all shooting modes: RAW, TIFF, and JPEG

    D100: 3fps, 3 image burst in RAW; 3fps, 5 image burst in TIFF; 3fps, 6 frame burst in JPEG

     

    10D: goes down to ISO 100

    D100: goes down to ISO 200

     

    D100 does not need to go down to 100 since 200 is noiseless.

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