smatty: If they are taking this much time to fine tune the X-Pro 1 Raw converter, it must become incredibly good. And they probably include all the film JPG simulation modes at 100% Fuji accuracy, too.
... and then I woke up and realized it was only a dream ;)
...Been waiting for LR/ACR to recognize the Panasonic Film modes since I bought the LX3... still come out green instead of 'Dynamic B&W"...
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Stanislav S: At first I thought this Nikon would make me sell my 5D mk II, but now that I've read this article I guess I'll wait for MK III. Apparently, I wasn't a consumer target when Nikon designed that camera. Other than increased MP, which is the least important characteristic of a DSLR to me, I can't find any other major improvements over 4 years old 5D mk II. The face and landscape recognition feature - seriously, I thought this camera was designed for professionals. Let's see what Canon has to offer this year.
Have a look at the preview Cliff Mautner did on the D800, some really convincing samples there that show 'face detection' can be a 'pro' feature. http://cliffmautner.typepad.com/
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lindner: dprview crew and management, lets drop the previews and focus on the reviews. Might cost you with the vendors but will ring well with visitors, at least if they're like me. You might have more clout than you think! My EUR.02 -Bert
Agree -partially- with Daniel.
While I have no complaints about the way dpreview does what it does, I agree that something like a 'progress bar' on upcoming reviews would certainly calm some hotheads here and would be a nice addition to the site. It may even help dpreview; What if, say, the D4 is not being 'reviewed' on the 'progress bar', with reason 'no production unit available'. If half the nikon forum then starts badgering Nikon to send you one, you might get one sooner ;)
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PixelMover: My wife just gave me this book a few days ago as an early Christmas present. I believe it i is a 'must read' for anyone who wants to improve their photography.
It took me several days to read it. Not only because it is a hefty volume, but because I realised very early on in the book that you need to do more than 'just' read to get the most out of it; I read it with my iPad on my lap and every photographer, every essay, every name I came across, I looked up online. In this way the book becomes so much more than just the sum of its pages.
If it is not on your Christmas list now, go and add it. It is inspiring, eye-opening and very educational. But also a really good read. And if you apply what you've read, it'll keep you taking pictures till next year's Christmas.
Andrew
What I'm trying to say is basically, the last time a book on photography inspired me this much was when I read Joe McNally's "The Moment it Clicks". Again, a book that 'caters' to the opposite end of the photogrpahy spectrum. But it got me using small flashes creatively in the studio (alongside the big ones) and outside.And again it was msotly reading about his view on things that inspired me to look at my own work differently and as a result improved my work. I'm very sure this book will do the same.
Hope that helps :)
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PixelMover: My wife just gave me this book a few days ago as an early Christmas present. I believe it i is a 'must read' for anyone who wants to improve their photography.
It took me several days to read it. Not only because it is a hefty volume, but because I realised very early on in the book that you need to do more than 'just' read to get the most out of it; I read it with my iPad on my lap and every photographer, every essay, every name I came across, I looked up online. In this way the book becomes so much more than just the sum of its pages.
If it is not on your Christmas list now, go and add it. It is inspiring, eye-opening and very educational. But also a really good read. And if you apply what you've read, it'll keep you taking pictures till next year's Christmas.
Andrew
Actually I mostly did/do 'boring' studio work, product shots, interiors. But the thing about this book is that it coaxes you out of your 'stagnant' way of looking at things and makes you reconsider your attitude towards your photography. If you base your review purely on flat content, yes, it appears to be more suited to street/press shooters. But most of the points he makes are universal. See it as reading an amzazing book on Indian cuisine when you normally only cook classic French. It's bound to give you a few eye-openers, inspiration and may even get you to try something completely different. And the chapters on editing/culling your work apply to anyone. He's pretty much talked me out of my 'fear' of street photogrpahy and I'm having my first 'go' at that later today.
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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 at 02:10:01 UTC
My wife just gave me this book a few days ago as an early Christmas present. I believe it i is a 'must read' for anyone who wants to improve their photography.
It took me several days to read it. Not only because it is a hefty volume, but because I realised very early on in the book that you need to do more than 'just' read to get the most out of it; I read it with my iPad on my lap and every photographer, every essay, every name I came across, I looked up online. In this way the book becomes so much more than just the sum of its pages.
If it is not on your Christmas list now, go and add it. It is inspiring, eye-opening and very educational. But also a really good read. And if you apply what you've read, it'll keep you taking pictures till next year's Christmas.
Andrew
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smatty: If they are taking this much time to fine tune the X-Pro 1 Raw converter, it must become incredibly good. And they probably include all the film JPG simulation modes at 100% Fuji accuracy, too.
... and then I woke up and realized it was only a dream ;)
...Been waiting for LR/ACR to recognize the Panasonic Film modes since I bought the LX3... still come out green instead of 'Dynamic B&W"...
bdorichards: Will this now work with the latest DNGs from Lightroom 4?
No, ACR 6.7 is for Photoshop CS5(.5) and LR3.xx.
On the adobe site it clearly says so.
ACR7.0 is for LR4 and Photoshop CS6
JackM: Hmm, why does my copy of LR4 say Camera Raw 7.0? Does that include the 5D3?
No, ACR7 does NOT support the 5DmkIII (yet), only ACR6.7
Stanislav S: At first I thought this Nikon would make me sell my 5D mk II, but now that I've read this article I guess I'll wait for MK III. Apparently, I wasn't a consumer target when Nikon designed that camera. Other than increased MP, which is the least important characteristic of a DSLR to me, I can't find any other major improvements over 4 years old 5D mk II. The face and landscape recognition feature - seriously, I thought this camera was designed for professionals. Let's see what Canon has to offer this year.
Have a look at the preview Cliff Mautner did on the D800, some really convincing samples there that show 'face detection' can be a 'pro' feature.
http://cliffmautner.typepad.com/
lindner: dprview crew and management, lets drop the previews and focus on the reviews. Might cost you with the vendors but will ring well with visitors, at least if they're like me. You might have more clout than you think! My EUR.02 -Bert
Agree -partially- with Daniel.
While I have no complaints about the way dpreview does what it does, I agree that something like a 'progress bar' on upcoming reviews would certainly calm some hotheads here and would be a nice addition to the site.
It may even help dpreview; What if, say, the D4 is not being 'reviewed' on the 'progress bar', with reason 'no production unit available'. If half the nikon forum then starts badgering Nikon to send you one, you might get one sooner ;)
PixelMover: My wife just gave me this book a few days ago as an early Christmas present.
I believe it i is a 'must read' for anyone who wants to improve their photography.
It took me several days to read it. Not only because it is a hefty volume, but because I realised very early on in the book that you need to do more than 'just' read to get the most out of it; I read it with my iPad on my lap and every photographer, every essay, every name I came across, I looked up online. In this way the book becomes so much more than just the sum of its pages.
If it is not on your Christmas list now, go and add it. It is inspiring, eye-opening and very educational. But also a really good read.
And if you apply what you've read, it'll keep you taking pictures till next year's Christmas.
Andrew
What I'm trying to say is basically, the last time a book on photography inspired me this much was when I read Joe McNally's "The Moment it Clicks". Again, a book that 'caters' to the opposite end of the photogrpahy spectrum. But it got me using small flashes creatively in the studio (alongside the big ones) and outside.And again it was msotly reading about his view on things that inspired me to look at my own work differently and as a result improved my work. I'm very sure this book will do the same.
Hope that helps :)
PixelMover: My wife just gave me this book a few days ago as an early Christmas present.
I believe it i is a 'must read' for anyone who wants to improve their photography.
It took me several days to read it. Not only because it is a hefty volume, but because I realised very early on in the book that you need to do more than 'just' read to get the most out of it; I read it with my iPad on my lap and every photographer, every essay, every name I came across, I looked up online. In this way the book becomes so much more than just the sum of its pages.
If it is not on your Christmas list now, go and add it. It is inspiring, eye-opening and very educational. But also a really good read.
And if you apply what you've read, it'll keep you taking pictures till next year's Christmas.
Andrew
Actually I mostly did/do 'boring' studio work, product shots, interiors. But the thing about this book is that it coaxes you out of your 'stagnant' way of looking at things and makes you reconsider your attitude towards your photography. If you base your review purely on flat content, yes, it appears to be more suited to street/press shooters. But most of the points he makes are universal. See it as reading an amzazing book on Indian cuisine when you normally only cook classic French. It's bound to give you a few eye-openers, inspiration and may even get you to try something completely different. And the chapters on editing/culling your work apply to anyone. He's pretty much talked me out of my 'fear' of street photogrpahy and I'm having my first 'go' at that later today.
My wife just gave me this book a few days ago as an early Christmas present.
I believe it i is a 'must read' for anyone who wants to improve their photography.
It took me several days to read it. Not only because it is a hefty volume, but because I realised very early on in the book that you need to do more than 'just' read to get the most out of it; I read it with my iPad on my lap and every photographer, every essay, every name I came across, I looked up online. In this way the book becomes so much more than just the sum of its pages.
If it is not on your Christmas list now, go and add it. It is inspiring, eye-opening and very educational. But also a really good read.
And if you apply what you've read, it'll keep you taking pictures till next year's Christmas.
Andrew