Hi Folks I've recently purchased a Kodak SLR/n and been doing some lens / software tests this morning. I am very impressed with the Kodak, using Lighphase and H20 cameras on a regular basis, I can vouch that the Kodak has impressed me a lot. I will still continue to use the H20 in the studio but for the type of location shoots where you are on the move the SLR\n will take priority.
I brought two new Nikon lenses, the 35mm f2 and 85mm f2, both have performed well but at there best with apertures of f4 or 5.6 or smaller, f22 and f16 performed with hardly any chromatic aberration, not so good at their maximum apertures of f2 and f1.8, still got sharp results but I will remember to cover myself next time by shooting at a smaller aperture as well, as some subjects looked 'pants' at the maximum apertures. Camera raw did a good job of correcting some of the chromatic aberrations found at the maximum apertures but I found PhotoDesk better at controlling vignetting due to colour shift towards the edges, I would like to know if there is anyway of correcting the vignetting in Photodesk, saving the raw file, them opening up in Camera Raw to complete the process. Also does anyone know how to do batch processing with these applications? Looking at the Camera raw tiff next to the PhotoDesk tiff I thought the PhotoDesk was technically a little better, there was less saturation and the cloudy sky had more detail, I sure that with a little tweaking in Camera Raw the 'field can be levelled'. Comparing the SLR\n with the H20 on a Digiflex in an outdoor situation, the H20 still wins, but not by much! The H20 wins big time in the studio when using digital lenses and the excellent Capture One, this is where it rules, for now? All the best Darrin Jenkins (trying to boost the ProDig traffic for Richard, Ellie & Bob) -- =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
