> > From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/06/20 Tue PM 05:45:19 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The Middle-aged Man and the Sea > > Well, one thing digital has done for you is that it has got you posting > pictures. And, dare I say, taking them? > > But the other things are that it's much cheaper (provided you take plenty > of pictures), much more convenient (once you've learned all about digital > processing and using PS), and offers you much more control (assuming you > use colour).
Unless you print the pictures you take; unless you have a decent lab to process your slides; unless you have a decent lab to follow your printing instructions. > > That's the three Cs of digital: cost, convenience, control. It's the same three Cs of film. > > John > > On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:08:38 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > >> > >> Hi Bob, > >> > >> I'd suggest upgrading to CS2. You may as well get the better > >> raw converter > >> and current features. I've used both CS and CS2, and CS2, by > >> a definite > >> margin, is a better program all the way. Bridge is far > >> better to use on > >> several levels than the file browser in PS 7.0 and CS. Plus, > >> and I can't > >> say for sure without checking, your camera may not be > >> supported in CS - > >> you'd have to check the Adobe site. > > > > Yes - I meant CS2. > > > > One of the things I don't like about digital photography is that I > > have to learn a whole lot of new stuff, taking a lot of time, for > > what? Do I get better results than film? Is it cheaper than film? Is > > it more convenient than film? The benefits I've identified so far are > > delayed-action chimping, and fast turnaround. I can live without fast > > turnaround. I can see that chimping could have its uses. But are they > > worth the time, cost and effort? Answers on a postcard, please. > > > >> > >> It's funny you mentioned tilted horizons. I sometimes see > >> that with the > >> Pentax as well. Someone commented that the sensor could be > >> tilted, but > >> since you and i can get straight horizons as well, that may > >> not be the case > >> in our situations. What I ~think~ may be happening is that > >> the shutter > >> release button on the Pentax, and many other cameras, is > >> rather low, not as > >> protrusive, as on the Leicas and the earlier manual cameras > >> that we're most > >> used to. I think, at least in my case, the shorter release > >> button causes > >> me to slightly move the camera when making exposures, and > >> that, coupled > >> with the camera being shorter and not allowing quite the same grip > > and > >> leverage as a Leica/Conta/LX, etc., contributes to the > >> movement and tilted > >> horizons. I find that when i work very slowly, the horizon isn't a > >> problem, but if shooting a little more quickly, I often get > >> the tilt. The > >> tilt, in my case, is always in the same direction. > > > > You could be right. It could also be that a slight tilt is exaggerated > > by the distortion of a cheap lens. > > > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
