Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-15 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Jack Davis wrote: You must have missed my original post wherein I related having taken a few shots with a borrowed DL. I posed a question about jpg file size which led to A respondent suggesting I check out some RAW. Planning to do so this weekend using some of my own glass. Yes,

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-15 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks! The link is now archived. Jack --- E.R.N. Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: You must have missed my original post wherein I related having taken a few shots with a borrowed DL. I posed a question about jpg file size which led to A respondent suggesting I check out

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Jack Davis
All helpful stuff. I understand (generally) the advantages of shooting Raw and intend to sort it out all day Sunday; (camera shop closed). I'm looking forward to my impression at the end of the day. This all may give me a reality prospective when the 10mp becomes avail. Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Do obtain a copy of Real World Camera Raw ... by Bruce Fraser. Sorting out RAW conversion concepts and ideas is generally much more than a day's work if you're starting from scratch, you can shortcut a lot of the learning required with Bruce's book. Godfrey On Mar 14, 2006, at 6:41 AM,

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Adam Maas
Recommendation seconded. Best RAW workflow book, by a large margin. -Adam Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Do obtain a copy of Real World Camera Raw ... by Bruce Fraser. Sorting out RAW conversion concepts and ideas is generally much more than a day's work if you're starting from scratch, you can

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciated suggestion! Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do obtain a copy of Real World Camera Raw ... by Bruce Fraser. Sorting out RAW conversion concepts and ideas is generally much more than a day's work if you're starting from scratch, you can shortcut a lot of

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Jack Davis
If I do (wife lets me) go for the 10mp..or?, I'll definitely obtain the suggested book. Jack --- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Adam Maas wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Do obtain a copy of Real World Camera Raw ... by Bruce Fraser. Recommendation seconded. Best RAW workflow

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Mark Roberts
Adam Maas wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Do obtain a copy of Real World Camera Raw ... by Bruce Fraser. Recommendation seconded. Best RAW workflow book, by a large margin. Recommendation thirded :)

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Kenneth Waller
I use the word fine in reference to a file setting (***) and not as a comment about my photography. Jack, that's the way I took it. ;-) Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MP vs MB Just to be clear, I use the word fine in reference

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread graywolf
I just received my copy of Real World Camera Raw from Amazon.com. $25.19 with free shipping. Now all I have to do is take the time to read it. It is a thin book, but glancing thru it shows it covers a lot of material. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Mark Roberts wrote: Adam Maas wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: Do obtain a copy of Real World Camera Raw ... by Bruce Fraser. Recommendation seconded. Best RAW workflow book, by a large margin. Recommendation thirded :) All in favour -- Aye!

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Jack Davis wrote: If I do (wife lets me) go for the 10mp..or?, I'll definitely obtain the suggested book. I'm losing track of the whole story here. Do you already have a camera capable of recording Raw? If so, why wait before buying the book? If not, never mind ... ERNR

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have both versions of Camera RAW. The CS1 release and the CS2. The book proved invaluable many moons ago. Paul On Mar 14, 2006, at 9:29 PM, E.R.N. Reed wrote: Jack Davis wrote: If I do (wife lets me) go for the 10mp..or?, I'll definitely obtain the suggested book. I'm losing track of the

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-14 Thread Jack Davis
You must have missed my original post wherein I related having taken a few shots with a borrowed DL. I posed a question about jpg file size which led to A respondent suggesting I check out some RAW. Planning to do so this weekend using some of my own glass. Jack --- E.R.N. Reed [EMAIL

MP vs MB

2006-03-13 Thread Jack Davis
Group, Just shot 9 fine jpg images which yielded files in the 'prox range of 2.5mb to 3.5mb. Shot no RAW. I know that there was a discussion on this topic several months ago, but what might I expect in the way of mb with such a file setting? Local photo shop has a few DL's and offered one to play

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Presuming the camera was set to full resolution and JPEG *** (Fine) quality, that sounds about right. As long as the exposure was on the mark and the scenes you shot weren't too difficult with contrast, you should have decent pictures. Godfrey On Mar 13, 2006, at 2:45 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-13 Thread Kenneth Waller
- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MP vs MB Presuming the camera was set to full resolution and JPEG *** (Fine) quality, that sounds about right. As long as the exposure was on the mark and the scenes you shot weren't too difficult with contrast, you should have decent

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-13 Thread Jack Davis
The images opened in PS at 17.2mb and are decent. The setting was *** at 200 ISO. They all appeared to be slightly under exposed, but easily handled in PS. Thanks, Jack --- Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Presuming the camera was set to full resolution and JPEG *** (Fine) quality,

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-13 Thread Jack Davis
decent pictures. Jack, If you're background is slides, you should have little problem producing good images from fine jpegs. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MP vs MB Presuming the camera was set to full resolution

Re: MP vs MB

2006-03-13 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Sounds about right. Pentax sensibly calibrates the metering on the DSLRs for JPEG capture to protect you from highlight saturation, which generally means a little less than what you might expect for a film camera exposure of the same ISO. This results in well-saturated midtones and colors