Despite the KodakPro being my main working tool Id hesitate to recommend it for travel assignments as George Brooks has done. Whilst overall it produces very good well detailed images the colour banding is still an issue. If you have an image with a large area of a single colour you may have problems I know Kodak are continually improving the product but it aint right yet. Strangely mounting my Hasselblads 50mm Distagon onto the Kodak was a surprise as the images were neutral with no sign of banding after calibrating it For instance Ive just finished shooting a series of white hot water storage tanks using the 28 to 70mm f2.8 lens set on 70mm and have had to do a fair bit of post shoot tweaking in Photoshop to make them white from top to bottom,in fact the time ratio is 2 hours Ps work to 1 hour studio,not a profitable way of earning a living. I also notice that shots with a road in, i.e vehicle shots, will have part of the tarmac in the foreground coloured magenta,Ok magic wand and desaturate does the trick but It should not be needed. By comparison my little Minolta Dimage 7Hi gives perfect colours every time,without exception. Ive gone back to using it for studio work where I can! The advice re lap top is sound,they are not really upgradeable and its surprising how slow one is that is a couple of years old when compared with a new one. I bought a fine Toshiba laptop from Morgan's,a factory refurb, at a great price,sadly however it does not have a built in coffee maker.
Regards Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Rd, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire. England .TF1 5DJ 44 (0) 1952 618986. www.infocus-photography.co.uk For Negatives & transparencies from digital files ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Tims" Subject: [PRODIG] Intro/Best kit for travel assignments > I'm excited by all the possibilities that are now available in the digital > market, and as such would like to ask for some advise regarding the best kit > for travel assignments. I used to use all Canon - Eos1's and L-series > lenses, and from what I can work out it still looks like the best way > forward! > > I'm thinking Canon Eos-1Ds, L-series lenses, and a Dell PrecisionM60? I > would really appreciate some opinions. I've always been a keen Mac > supporter, but these days is there much of a difference other than the GUI > and the price!? =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
