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lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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And, yes, the TiBook is what I use for photo work, despite the LCD screen actually having it in my car means it gets the photos loaded in. So I would rather be able to do all my work on it.
 
lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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Yes :PoerBook Titanium and Power Mac G4 --
mtalaat
 
lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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Mac user since 1996.
No pc's in the house though I am forced to use one at work.
Bob G
 
gary shepard said:
zeldon said:
Professional photographers and graphic designers overwhelmingly
choose Mac.
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Who says, you? I'm a professional photographer, and Photoshop
doesn't work ANY better on my Powerbook, than on my PC. The files
produced by both platforms are EXACTLY the same (Mac .tif, PC
.tif). Long ago, you might have found a large audience to agree
with you; however in today's computer world, your statement is
simply WRONG.

If anything, there are WAY more 3rd party "helper programs" made
for the PC; all my professional photo editing is done on the PC,
because Breezebrowser, YarcPlus, Qimage, etc. are written for the
PC, have been incorporated into my workflow, and since output is
the same from Photoshop, whether it's on a Mac or a PC, for me the
choice is a NO BRAINER.

Please don't make half-true claims. You may prefer the usability of
a Mac over a PC, that's your choice; however, that doesn't make the
Mac platform a better one for professional photographers and
graphic designers. I don't know what you mean in your claim of
"serious work"; I would think that any work that puts food on the
table and pays the bills would qualify as "serious work", wouldn't
you? Do your homework - practically ALL "serious" software is
ported to both the MAC and PC platforms, is it not?

Will this Ford vrs. Chevy mentality never end?
zidar said:
Professional photographers and graphic designers overwhelmingly
choose Mac. If a software product is aimed at the enthusiast
market, then PC only is fine. But for serious work graphics
programs must be written for Mac operating system. With OSX moving
into the mainstream among Mac users this will be even more true.

James Mason
Alaska
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Gary Shepard
Foreside PhotoGraphics
Maine, USA
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lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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I had email Chris earlier and just received his reply

"Hi Larry,

I don't have any plans to write a Mac version at the moment. This is partly
because Canon still have not released a Mac version of their SDK and partly
because it would be a major investment in time and money for me to develop a
Mac version and I'm not sure whether I would sell enough copies to cover the
cost.

Regards,

Chris"

Perhaps we can convince Chris it would be in his best interest to write a Mac Version

Larry H
 
Okay, I understand this thread wasn't a PC vs Mac debate but there seems to be a lot of people very loyal to Mac.

So, I have to ask...what are the advantages of using a Mac instead of a PC for photography and graphics work specifically?

I've never used one so I'm not trying to start a flame war, just curious.
lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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Larry -

Maybe you should check just whose post I was referring to...

It wasn't yours, it was Zidar, who said "Professional photographers and graphic designers overwhelmingly choose Mac." That statement wasn't in the spirit of your original query either, was it?

Why didn't you address him directly and tell him not to spew inflammatory one-liners, which simply aren't true. Remarks like that have traditionally started many "wars" here, in the Dodge City of newsgroups.

Oh, and by the way, I wasn't suggesting that this thread (which you started) should end; rather I was questioning why people still imply that the Mac is the do-all, end-all when it comes to graphics intensive computing.

I really believe that you misread my post entirely. As I stated, I own a Powerbook as well as a PC. So I feel that I can be objective about this topic.

Peace...
lhsmith said:
Gary, if you think the post was flame bait, please don't bite.

This thread had a purpose, and it WON'T be served by turning it
into the "war" you suggest should "end".

"What if they gave a war and nobody (including you) came?"...at
times it's a very good question.

There have been plenty of those inane "Mine is better (bigger?)
than yours!" threads, ...please let's avoid another one. Ignore -
don't shoot back.

Larry
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Gary Shepard
Foreside PhotoGraphics
Maine, USA
 
lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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I've got the Powerbook G4 800, Canon D60.
--
John Zimmerman
http://www.pbase.com/zimmanj/d60_photos
 
would love a mac version of breezebrowser, buy it in a heartbeat if it were available...aloha....peter
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coupla canon bodies, buncha canon L lenses,some sigmas; coupla german cars, coupla cats;one wife,one child,(bothathem beautiful)lotta grey hair...aloha nui loa
 
G4 Powermac, Ibook 14.1 and PC with Windows XP with Athlon 1700XP
 
G4 desktop OS X and 14.1 iBook OS X and PC with XP 1700+ Windows XP
 
Cost / Performance ratio is ridiculously lopsided in favor of the PC.

Sorry but this thread just begged for it.
lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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JRW III
Is there a computer out other than mac???
 
Count me in. OS X EOS 1D

Jack Leavitt
lhsmith said:
This is an informal poll, intended to give some idea of the number
of DPR visitors who use a Mac AND a Canon digi-SLR. (The number
will be helpful for software designerslike Chris Breeze, in
deciding whethjer to market something like BreezeBrowser for Mac).

If you're a Mac kind-of -person, please stand up and be counted ;-)

Thanks,

Larry
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--
Jack
 
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