Just like shooting slides !
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Pixel peeping and looking for defects (was Re:Fullframelensesandthe K10D, CA anyone?) > Then you and I shoot differently. I can get very consistent results > shooting jpeg. I did a test yesterday, because I have an assignment > where I'll have to shoot jpeg and turn over unprocessed files. I shot > in a variety of conitions -- backlit, cross lit, low light, bright > light. The vast majority of my exposures where right on. When I did > all my car shoots on transparency film, I rarely missed a shot. Yes, > it takes some thinking and some care, but it's not all that > difficult. Hell, all these little old ladies are running around with > their point and shoots getting good jpeg results. Can't be too hard. > Paul > Paul > On Apr 14, 2007, at 11:28 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> nope, as I just posted, if you shoot jpeg >> you have to be REAL careful with the exposure >> or you wont get as good a results as with >> film and this is even more work than RAW processing is. >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of >> Paul Stenquist >> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 11:09 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Pixel peeping and looking for defects (was Re: >> Fullframelensesandthe K10D, CA anyone?) >> >> >> You can shoot jpeg and drop them off at a lab for processing, and >> some high-end labs now do RAW as well. It's the same equation as >> before. Those who will settle for someone else's work shoot jpeg and >> drop the card off at a lab. Those who wish to do their own, shoot >> RAW. I wouldn't have wanted someone else processing my BW film any >> more than I want someone else to process my digital images. What's >> more, very few photographers process every RAW image they shoot. When >> I shoot recreationally, I probably process only about 10%. The rest >> can continue to live as DNG files until I either decide to discard >> them or revisit them. When I shoot an event, I use the same >> parameters for a number of shots, and I can process them quickly. My >> photographic world is about the same as it was with film. >> Paul >> On Apr 14, 2007, at 10:55 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> >>> I don't completely agree. Sure it's fun to tweek an occasional really >>> favorite image to perfection, but when you have to do dozens, >>> hundreds, thousands of them it just gets old pretty quick. I know >>> when >> >>> I now shoot a 2GB card of RAW (about 180 images ) , I dread having to >>> do all the image processing, and >>> I have only had the camera a few months... >>> >>> And the really sad part is with >>> digital, you are pretty much on your own, you cant drop >>> your RAW images at a local lab and have them digitally processed for >>> you even if you are willing to pay a reasonable fee like you still >>> can >> >>> with film. Maybe this will change in the future or RAW processing >>> automation software will improve, but for now IT SUCKS! >>> >>> jco >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of >>> David Savage >>> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 10:43 AM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: Pixel peeping and looking for defects (was Re: >>> Fullframelensesand the K10D, CA anyone?) >>> >>> >>> Personally I always liked the darkroom aspect of photography. And the >>> digital equivalent is no different. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> On 4/14/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Digital SLRS/photography is also a "pain in the ass" in >>>> some KEY ways. For good quality, you still have to "process" your >>>> RAW >>>> images. This is digital's "dirty little secret". I say its actually >>>> much easier to go shoot some color film, drop it off at a lab, and >>>> get nicely exposed, sharp prints. No, its >>>> not free like digital is, but if you actually value >>>> your time like your job, its probably as cheap or cheaper >>>> than shooting digital IF that's all you want >>>> or need. >>>> jco >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
