D3x - a few impressions

[DKjos]

Despite its logical underpinnings, there's a disconnect between ISO paper sizes and camera image apect ratios. For full bleed, either the image or the paper must be cropped. This is an important topic but I'd prefer to find D3x experience or images in such a thread.

 

[Troye413]

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The civilised world went metric a while back.

Yes, the **** and pillage of millions of native people, their property, and way of life, all in the name of conquest. Now that's civilized.
--
http://www.pbase.com/Troye413
http://www.troyemoorephotography.com

 

[Troye413]

I am not sure what A1 is. I looked it up, is it 23.4 × 33.1 inches?
Why don't you all just say 24x36 etc?

We do not use inches here, but a standardized paper size system A0,
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6. US uses the old inches and feet, that is
an exception. For Americans there often seems to be no world outside
the US (even Europe has > 2 times as many inhabitants as the US, at
least officially since the US has unknown amount of people in
"stealth mode" around there and those might change the facts - 2
years ago Europe had 702 million and US 299 million inhabitants).

--
Osku

I think our country is around 350 million now.
--
http://www.pbase.com/Troye413
http://www.troyemoorephotography.com

 

[Troye413]

Good old DPReview, an informative post about the D3X image quality
results in USA bashing. No wonder all the good photographers and
their comments left here a long time ago. Jim

I must admit. I find using millimeters when I mat and frame prints to be much more accurate than inches or fractions thereof. Having said that, I don't find much else about Europeans attractive. Judging from the Europeans I've met while travelling the US, their arrogance and constant need to put us and our way of life down boggles my mind. Surely, you are not all like that? I think if some of you folks outside the US would spend some time here, you'd find a lot to like about Americans and our land, just as I think if I spent some time in your countries, I'd find the same. Nevermind the fact that I have seen many beautiful images of your lands and would greatly enjoy taking some of my own images, but if you guys truly hate us all, I'd just as soon spend the rest of my life seeing my country.
--
http://www.pbase.com/Troye413
http://www.troyemoorephotography.com

 

[AgentWD40]

MPH ??
What would be the idea of changing "km/h" to "Meters Per Hour"??

You obviously haven't driven in London

 

[bobn2]

Good old DPReview, an informative post about the D3X image quality
results in USA bashing. No wonder all the good photographers and
their comments left here a long time ago. Jim

I must admit. I find using millimeters when I mat and frame prints to
be much more accurate than inches or fractions thereof. Having said
that, I don't find much else about Europeans attractive. Judging from
the Europeans I've met while travelling the US, their arrogance and
constant need to put us and our way of life down boggles my mind.
Surely, you are not all like that?

Whenever I've travelled in the US I've found the people charming, engaging and friendly, and have never felt the slightest wish or need to put either them or their way of life down. If all the Europeans you meet are putting you down, have you thought it might be you?

I think if some of you folks
outside the US would spend some time here, you'd find a lot to like
about Americans and our land, just as I think if I spent some time in
your countries, I'd find the same.

Depends on which part of Europe you visited. By and large, we're not as friendly and open as Americans, but I doubt you'll be run out of town.

Nevermind the fact that I have
seen many beautiful images of your lands and would greatly enjoy
taking some of my own images, but if you guys truly hate us all, I'd
just as soon spend the rest of my life seeing my country.

It's not you we hate, it's a good few of your politicians, who regard the rest of the world as their property to use as they will.

--
Bob

 

[andy mclean]

... and if I have a space on my wall that will fill nicely with a
3x20 print ... what Ax is that?

A(ndre)x super soft I think.

Andy

--
http://www.pbase.com/andymclean/cousins_weekend&page=all
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andymclean5/

 

[Joe Federer]

I'm not trying to be combative here (and I know it will sound like I am)... but please explain why this is in any way helpful to a client wanting a certain size print.

is that A1 is exactly half the size of A0, A2 half of A1 and so on.
In addition, the aspect ratio of the sides never changes either.

--
JOE FEDERER
Websites:
Misc personal stuff: http://www.joefederer.com
Minneapolis / St. Paul Wedding photography @ http://www.federerphotography.com

 

[Kent J]

Shoot, with them lil' bitty countries you all have over there in Europe, you practically have to cross borders just to go to the grocery store! Our country is the size of your whole continent! I can travel all over the country without having to go through those pesky lil' border crossings. No passport, no papers, nuthin'! I think that makes US "more travelled." And if you think all Americans look, sound and think alike, I suggest you visit Bangor, Maine followed by Boutte, Louisiana. You'll think you're on different PLANETS, let alone different countries.

(meant to be a joke....)
--
-Kent

Life is too short for slow glass.
http://www.pbase.com/kjoosten

 

[Teila Day]

Shoot, with them lil' bitty countries you all have over there in
Europe, you practically have to cross borders just to go to the
grocery store! Our country is the size of your whole continent! I
can travel all over the country without having to go through those
pesky lil' border crossings. No passport, no papers, nuthin'! I
think that makes US "more travelled." And if you think all Americans
look, sound and think alike, I suggest you visit Bangor, Maine
followed by Boutte, Louisiana. You'll think you're on different
PLANETS, let alone different countries.

(meant to be a joke....)
--
-Kent

Life is too short for slow glass.
http://www.pbase.com/kjoosten

After living 6 years in New Orleans.. a'hem, I mean Na'awlinns I concur, Louisiana IS a different country

Teila K. Day

 

[bobn2]

Shoot, with them lil' bitty countries you all have over there in
Europe, you practically have to cross borders just to go to the
grocery store!

We do indeed cross borders just to go to the grocery store. The store across the border is cheaper and sells better groceries.
--
Bob

 

[Joseph S Wisniewski]

Shoot, with them lil' bitty countries you all have over there in
Europe, you practically have to cross borders just to go to the
grocery store!

We do indeed cross borders just to go to the grocery store. The store
across the border is cheaper and sells better groceries.

My wife and I have never crossed a border specifically for groceries, but for years, whenever we drove south into Canada, we would always stop at a supermarket on our way home for three items we couldn't get in the US: Sabra liqueur (my wife drinks that), Oringina orange soda (my wife, again), and jumbo Ives veggie-dogs (that's mine).

--
Rahon Klavanian 1912-2008.

Armenian genocide survivor, amazing cook, scrabble master, and loving grandmother. You will be missed.

Ciao! Joseph

http://www.swissarmyfork.com

 

[bobn2]

Shoot, with them lil' bitty countries you all have over there in
Europe, you practically have to cross borders just to go to the
grocery store!

We do indeed cross borders just to go to the grocery store. The store
across the border is cheaper and sells better groceries.

My wife and I have never crossed a border specifically for groceries,
but for years, whenever we drove south into Canada, we would always
stop at a supermarket on our way home for three items we couldn't get
in the US: Sabra liqueur (my wife drinks that), Oringina orange soda
(my wife, again), and jumbo Ives veggie-dogs (that's mine).

I think a lot of Americans forget that many of their compatriots live close to international borders. I was in El Paso last year, took the bus across to Juárez. Not just another country, another world.

--
Bob

 

[pwilly]

In Chicago where I grew up we had more Poles than any city in Poland other than Warsaw, More Germans than just about any city in Germany other than Berlin. Probably several other similar neighborhoods. I could visit different countries in a few miles, sampling food, language, attitudes, etc.
--
Paul
Just an old dos guy

P.S. I have a Passport and have been to tens of countries in Europe and Asia multiple times.

 

[Joseph S Wisniewski]

Shoot, with them lil' bitty countries you all have over there in
Europe, you practically have to cross borders just to go to the
grocery store!

We do indeed cross borders just to go to the grocery store. The store
across the border is cheaper and sells better groceries.

My wife and I have never crossed a border specifically for groceries,
but for years, whenever we drove south into Canada, we would always
stop at a supermarket on our way home for three items we couldn't get
in the US: Sabra liqueur (my wife drinks that), Oringina orange soda
(my wife, again), and jumbo Ives veggie-dogs (that's mine).

I think a lot of Americans forget that many of their compatriots live
close to international borders.

Which is a darn shame in a country with 7500 miles of land borders in the 48 states, and God only knows what when you count all 50, the maritime borders, and the minor territories.

I was in El Paso last year, took the
bus across to Juárez. Not just another country, another world.

I'm from Detroit. El Paso is already "another world" by our standards.

Even the Americans who live near one of the borders tend to view the other as very exotic. In Detroit or New York, you think nothing of popping over to Canada, but Mexico is certainly exotic.

Bet the folks from El Paso have very strange notions of what Canada is like. Probably think the whole thing is frozen all year and populated by Eskimos, seals, and hockey players. And that Eskimos, seals, and hockey players all say "eh" a lot and speak with French accents...

--
Rahon Klavanian 1912-2008.

Armenian genocide survivor, amazing cook, scrabble master, and loving grandmother. You will be missed.

Ciao! Joseph

http://www.swissarmyfork.com

 

[Joseph S Wisniewski]

In Chicago where I grew up we had more Poles than any city in Poland
other than Warsaw,

Around here, we've got so many Poles that there are eight men named Joseph Stanley Wisniewski in the metropolitan Detroit area. When I worked at Ford, there was another Joseph S. Wisniewski in the same building as I (which gave the mailroom all sorts of consternation).

More Germans than just about any city in Germany
other than Berlin. Probably several other similar neighborhoods. I
could visit different countries in a few miles, sampling food,
language, attitudes, etc.

Tell me about it. A lifetime in and around Detroit. We've got Pole town, Greek town, one of the largest Armenian populations in the country (but we don't call it "Armenian town"), and Mexican village. We have no China town. And in nearby Dearborn, the largest Arabic population in the entire country.

--
Rahon Klavanian 1912-2008.

Armenian genocide survivor, amazing cook, scrabble master, and loving grandmother. You will be missed.

Ciao! Joseph

http://www.swissarmyfork.com

 

[bobn2]

I'm from Detroit. El Paso is already "another world" by our
standards.

Been to Detroit, too. It's another world by most standards.

--
Bob

 

[68Bird]

Soooo, how about that new camera, huh guys?

 

[bobn2]

Soooo, how about that new camera, huh guys?

Which camera?
--
Bob

 

[68Bird]

The one this thread was supposed to be about.