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LD wrote: Quote: Thanks for all the info and pay no heed to the carping. I think I miss a lot of the carping with my kill-files and NewsProxy, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. One thing to remember is that once you install CHDK, there's some setting you need to customize for your camera. I.e., the battery voltage setting is a bit too high, so even with new fully charged batteries fresh off the charger it shows only...

In article <kalph4trlpefb6f2lstdaf3jjfc4bneo7i@4ax.com>, Kent Ramsey <kentramsey@kentramsey.com> wrote: Quote: What you also fail to realize is that if you change the focal-length of the lens on a DSLR, then you slightly alter the FOV in the viewfinder for each lens. While they may claim 100% coverage, that's only for one particular focal-length for which that OVF was optimized. nonsense. Quote: The viewfinder...

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:12:22 +0100, Alfred Molon <alfred_molon@yahoo.com> wrote: Quote: In article <b0tqh41oo3phr69iigv91isgsu21ob01sc@4ax.com>, Steve says... I'm kind of dissapointed with the EVF. It's only 800x600 resolution. That's excellent for an EVF. The LCD of even the best DSLRs is only 640x480. But DSLRs give you a choice of using the low resolution LCD (and 800x600 is low resolution) or an...

Just to show I do sometimes do more than play with trolls.. (O: tony cooper wrote: Quote: To the Photoshop users here.... In this image: http://tonycooper.fileave....20020b.jpg the upper-right corner has a lot of white blown-out. The third story of the white building is bad, bad, bad. Using Photoshop v. 7.0.... I've tried various ways of toning that white down, but I can't do it without negatively affecting the non-white parts....

Hello, I was wondering what is the experience of people who have used CHDK (http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ). In your view, does the increased access to camera hardware and other features worthwhile the effort to get it working in a camera? Any stories to tell? Thanks. PS: People who have never used it need not reply. I hope this will keep the flame wars and dolt fanatics away. -- Please remove all caps,if any, from my email address to get the...

Jerry Evans wrote: Quote: On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:42:22 -0500, Alan Browne alan.browne@Freelunchvideotron.ca > wrote: I know photographers who _prefer_ the slightly cropped viewfinder as it guarantees them cropping space around the subject. (I prefer 100%). I know them too. I call them amateurs who don't know how to get it right the first time, in the camera, like pros do. What a silly child you are. There is no one way that all...

To the Photoshop users here.... In this image: http://tonycooper.fileave....20020b.jpg the upper-right corner has a lot of white blown-out. The third story of the white building is bad, bad, bad. Using Photoshop v. 7.0.... I've tried various ways of toning that white down, but I can't do it without negatively affecting the non-white parts. Selecting that area, and using "Replace Color", I can tone down the white,...

"Don Stauffer" <stauffer@usfamily.net> wrote in message news:491d8a49$0$87076$815e3792@news.qwest.net... Quote: Eric Stevens wrote: More info about the new RED DSLR http://www.pdnpulse.com/2....-user.html Eric Stevens Who in the world is Red One? I guess I've led a sheltered life, but I have never heard of them. They make a pretty hot digital cine camera, and think that they can replace a 1.9 lb dSLR with...

"Eric Miller" <miller_nospam_eric@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:mo5Tk.65088$De7.37697@bignews7.bellsouth.net... Quote: Eric Stevens wrote: More info about the new RED DSLR http://www.pdnpulse.com/2....-user.html Eric Stevens I want the Epic 617; 261 megapixels, 16 bit AD conversion, 13+ stop dynamic range and all at 25 frames per second. That should fill my hard drive pretty quickly. Of course, according...

Frank ess wrote: Quote: Not that pleasant an outlook: http://blogs.zdnet.com/SA....ag=nl.e540 You mean some people actually trusted backups outside their immediate physical control? David