AllanW

AllanW

Lives in Australia Sydney, Australia
Joined on Apr 17, 2004

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  • Haven't read this article but it prompted me to find an old Youtube clip that I loved so much. Very funny stuff!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6B6OXnyaRk&list=FL_etESQ5PLjFbboxS3z2PCA&index=37

  • I use the Pkiss profiles and can highly recommend them. I paid $15 for them. A little money for a lot of gain IMO. Cheers
  • Replied in Manny
    Manny I can't help you on the Yonguo so this post may be a waste of time for you but I do have the Phottix Odin for Nikon and can highly recommend them even though they are obviously more...
  • Sorry for the late reply. I haven't been on here for a while.That's interesting feedback. I haven't had mine checked but I will now that you have given me this information. I did find it strange...
  • Replied in D700 versus 5D2
    Last season we did a snow Wedding. I shoot Nikon (various models) and my co-shooters use the 5D2 cameras. We were outdoors for the best part of the day under heavy snowfall. None of us were taking...
  • Replied in Jim
    Jim, you're a legend!!!This finally clears it up for me. I was completely confused as I am not a technical guy at all. Up until this explanation I thought that I couldn't see the aRGB colour space...
  • Replied in Jim
    Jim,It's guys like you that add value to Dpreview. Many thanks for your informed reply.I use Lightroom 4 and CS6 as my workflow.My NEC monitor is the NEC PA 24w-bk-sv (spectraview software...
  • Hi there,I am moving to windows 8 with a wide gamut NEC monitor and received some good advice on here a few weeks back.The advice I received was that I need an Nvidea quadro 600 to get full 10 bit...
  • Hi there,My first post on the "for sale" thread......I have the above lens up for sale. I rate the condition as excellent with very clean glass front and back and no marks on the lens body...
  • Replied in Auto ISO on?
    Hi Mike,Just wondering in your above example if you are using auto ISO at the same time?I don't seem to have the problem that you are describing but I do know that it is an issue when auto ISO is...
  • Thanks for the help Ed. I agree that the mac equivalent can get very expensive. Also, I skipped a few generations of iMacs due to the glossy screen. Time to move past that and spend the $$$ on a...
  • Thanks for the feedback Jim. Greatly appreciated.  I should have mentioned my workflow.  I use LR4 and CS6 which are both colour managed..My printer uses the aRGB colour space so wide gamut will be...
  • Replied in Additional info
    I forgot to mention that my monitor will be a wide  gamut 10 bit colour display.
  • Hi allI need to upgrade my poor old IMac and will wait to havereel look at the upcoming model due for release this month. That said, after playing with windows 8 I have all but decided to move back...
  • Thanks for the feedback. I thought as much but you never know until you ask :)Yes, unfortunately bounce flash is a necessary evil but comes with all the colour cast issues as you well...
  • Thanks for the feedback. Very interesting and greatly appreciated!
  • Thanks for the reply. I actually have a LR and CS6 workflow but am also familiar with the technique you have described. I am not happy with the results from this technique and am getting much...
  • Hi All,Sorry for the late reply on this forum. I greatly appreciate the positive feedback from all.As mentioned in my OP I had intended to upgrade to the latest Imac in December when it is released...
  • Hi All,I have a large batch of images with slightly off white balance/colour cast due to flash bounce off walls. I often use Chip Springers Digital Grey Card action for the odd image with a...
  • Replied in Inasir1971
    Thanks for the tip. When LR is active the activity monitor is showing drastic changes in CPU usage in both library and develop module. Ranging from 20% to 120% range.
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