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ParticipantCurious you’ll be wanting this for your nef files:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d48e808e-b10d-4ce4-a141-5866fd4a3286&DisplayLang=enWhen I got my 20D, I was doing RAW+JPG for a while, until I realized that I wasn’t doing anything with the JPGs at all. I’m fairly sure that anything I publish gets tweaked a little.
if i can find a wizard like the camera and scanner one that will download the photos into my preexisting folders i’m golden.
shot some more tests this morning in just NEF and the camera and scanner wizard didn’t see them. but i did find an ok workaround using the NXviewer. it’s more time consuming but when i got done i had NEF files in a folder along with their jpeg counter parts. one odd thing is that as of this morning hovering over a jpeg image no longer brings up the little data box (the one with the image size, date taken, etc.) but hovering over a NEF image brings up a data box with much more info than the earlier one. it adds EXIF info. and speaking of odd, copying the NEF files into my organization folder added .01% to the width and height but didn’t change the file size in MB. i’m not happy about losing the data box on jpeg images and rebooting didn’t fix it.
ParticipantCan I get a (N)Composition in Grey, with Art by pjern, on Flickr
can’t give you a ruling but i did like the moebus ship.
ParticipantCurious you’ll be wanting this for your nef files:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d48e808e-b10d-4ce4-a141-5866fd4a3286&DisplayLang=enWhen I got my 20D, I was doing RAW+JPG for a while, until I realized that I wasn’t doing anything with the JPGs at all. I’m fairly sure that anything I publish gets tweaked a little.
had to download and install the .net framework separately because i was getting a “not valid cert” thing. and a AV scan was running which i paused and that somehow hung the installation of the viewer but it’s installed now. and working. since i also had it associate files with .png and .jpg i can use it instead of the windows picture and fax viewer. or have so far. i have a few pictures on my desktop and it changed the icons but that’s a minor problem since they are just there temporarily.
if i can find a wizard like the camera and scanner one that will download the photos into my preexisting folders i’m golden.
thanks
ParticipantOh, and watch out for max sharpen – it can be overdone in complex pictures (scenes with a lot of jagged edges or high-contrast areas). It also accentuates graininess in low-light photos. But again, that might be a reason to shoot in RAW – for those few where too much sharpness is bad, you can edit later but for the others, you’re good to go.
i knew there would be those trade offs. re RAW converters, the D3000 is an “entry” level DSLR where the konica/minolta maxxum 7D was a “prosumer” level camera. i made the trade because the D3000 is 10MP to the 7Ds 5MP. but the downside is since i’m a prosumer the lower levels of controls and software don’t necessarily suit me. i can do all the things with the D3000 that the 7D did but the controls are through software instead of knobs. the lack of post processing software is another story. haven’t tried it but i doubt the software for the 7D will handle NEF. nikon has a program called “Capture NX2” which will probably do what you are talking about but it has to be bought. the google results produce both NX2 viewer and Capture NX2 but they aren’t the same.
In Photoshop try starting from something like Amount = 150, Radius = 0.8 Threshold = 4. The defaults are something awful that give people a bad idea about how useful it is…
i took one of today’s jpeg test shots where the sharpness was at mid point and opened it with PS7. then i used the settings you suggested and compared the results to the original. damn that works great. thanks. and if IRC your scanner is just one step above mine so what you said about the effective MP of film vs being able to get all that detail in a scan is worth thinking about. anything i shot on film isn’t going to the printer for 4 color separation 🙂
i’m still of two minds about shooting just NEF/RAW or NEF/RAW + jpeg. i’m running XP Pro and as you know windows just ignores NEF files. so just NEF means a whole new way of organizing and viewing my photos and that’s really not a good option. OTOH the basic jpeg you get along with your NEF files isn’t good for much but organizing the photos. and then i need some sort of cross reference to the NEF files.
this stands out I’ve sinced switch to RAW only as I’ve found it pretty easy to just do a batch conversion to JPEG. if that is as easy as you make it sound and i could do the conversion to the equivalent of “jpeg fine” that might be a good choice. means an extra step of two rather than just download from the camera but worth it — maybe.
and on a personal note this sites use of BBCode instead of HTML is driving me nuts. my HTML isn’t great but i find it intruding and getting mixed in with the BBCode that i struggle to remember to use here. yeah i know the little info thing says HTML is on but, unless i’m doing it wrong, which is always possible, it ain’t working for me. but i’ll get over it 🙂
Participantok test complete, results in and sharpen to the max certainly helps. since i seldom shoot (photos of) people i’ll leave the setting on extra sharp and see what happens. did both jpeg and NEF and IMO for what i do fine jpeg should work. at a minimum i need to shoot NEF+jpeg since i use the jpeg to organize my photos.
ParticipantSo, here’s an example of what the sharpness control will do for you. This is a full-resolution crop from the same shot. In the middle is the camera’s default level of sharpness (3). On the left is sharpness 0 and on the right is sharpness 10.
guess i need to spend some time messing with settings. it’s the grass detail that i miss right now. the fender being sharp is certainly important but it’s the fine detail that strikes me when i print one. also does that mean i’ll have to shot just RAW? because every time i do that the coin toss between file size and write time vs ease of use …… well let’s just say that i don’t have the patience i was did. i guess i could go the RAW+jpg route and if i want to use the photo do the work then. the vast majority of what i shoot is only seen by me.
oh and this Using the unsharp mask can give you even finer control over the level of sharpness. is greek. i’ve see the words arranged like that but .. well PS7 has tools i’ve never used. which is part of why i don’t have CS3, 4 or 5 🙂
also nikon doesn’t provide a free RAW converter at the level my camera is. the nikon viewer will display NEF/RAW but there is no control. you can buy one but i haven’t bothered to. i did get an open source plugin for gimp that will let me do some stuff to the photo but a quick check right now didn’t find a sharpen tool. and PS7 won’t handle NEF.
Participanti have a lot of old b/w 6×6 and 6×9 negatives (and some 4×5 too) and like you was always happy with them detail wise. some of the shots were crap but that’s a different story. anyway i’m thinking of doing more b/w work soon. my canon iP4700 seems to print b/w well and i may be getting a wide format printer soon as a gift.
it seems to me that even with the new camera the fine detail isn’t there. perhaps that’s me and i just don’t know how to use it. really should look into the “sharpen” feature in both the camera and photoshop. however it seems that if the detail isn’t there sharpen isn’t gong to help all that much.
Participantthis is similar to “style” IMO but with more possibilities. have a film shot to scan and we’ll see just how good that turns out.
ParticipantSteve Miller – Take the Money and Run?
i was going to do that but realized the surveillance pictures would be OF me not BY me.
Participanti need to stop at a bank for one of my ideas. and i’m not sure that 1)they will have what i want 2) i can make the picture work. #2 will likely make this idea a no go.
another idea involves either a cutout background or a visit to the toy store. the lego man i have.
Participantmy one was taken on the MS gulf coast in biloxi. all my day trip stuff just looked to snapshotish for tonight. knew the competition would be great and figured one unusual photo was better than three snapshots. posted the second non voting just to give a scale size for those pods.
Participantwell heck. craigslist new orleans doesn’t have a camera or photography section. but i might use the “free” section. a quick glance in there had nothing like this stuff. i don’t actually live in new orleans but there are listings from the northshore which would include me. there is also a listing service a friend used once for free stuff. i’ll try and find out how to do that. there are also photo interest groups around here i might contact. and there is at least one photo club in town.
orionid i had hoped you or ennuipoet could use some or all of it but please contact your friend. i’ll hold off for a few days until you do. and don’t ask why but i DO have both a deep sink and a SS double kitchen sink with faucets. yes loose and/or extra.
Participanthave three from a recent trip to the coast but they are sort of snapshot like. haven’t been able to get any news ones.
Participanti had an instant idea that i’ll like but won’t get votes. then on the way home this evening i had another idea that i also like but am not sure about the execution of it. what’s in my mind is conveys the song but is two dimensional.
putting captions will help us here i think. at least the voters can vote on whether we hit the mark or not.
ParticipantI bought a bulk loader on Ebay for one dollar last week, it was the last thing I purchased (other than a brick of Ilford B&W for a song). I am going with new cassettes, just because they wear out and are cheap to replace.
so you’re saying that i might have to pay someone to take this stuff?
i had hoped there would be more interest but at this rate i may resort to … well i don’t know yet. it sure isn’t going back into the attic.
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