The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread
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I got it in a trade deal so returning would not be an option.
A while ago I posted my latest camera (X100) and promised a few example shots, well I went out for a nice long cycle today and after getting stuck due to local flooding (my usual route home was flooded worse, here is a shot of the roundabout route)!
Anyway, after backtracking for a second time I got some 'brilliant light' and decided to test the X100... while not the most technically astounding photos going it does show how capable a camera this little thing is!
Out of camera:
A little 'recovery' and 'fill light' plus knocking the exposure down a tad in Lightroom:
Well, not even my D3 can offer that much dynamic range! Only problem is the photo looks a little too much like a HDR now, not sure how to get around that really.
Anyway, after backtracking for a second time I got some 'brilliant light' and decided to test the X100... while not the most technically astounding photos going it does show how capable a camera this little thing is!
Out of camera:
A little 'recovery' and 'fill light' plus knocking the exposure down a tad in Lightroom:
Well, not even my D3 can offer that much dynamic range! Only problem is the photo looks a little too much like a HDR now, not sure how to get around that really.
Soldato
HDR isn't a bad thing imo unless you go bonkers with the colours 
HDR has it's place in photography and it's for stuff like this (imo of course!)
I've found a few pics like that which you can recover quite nicely with some Photoshop/Lightroom wizardry hehe
HDR has it's place in photography and it's for stuff like this (imo of course!)I've found a few pics like that which you can recover quite nicely with some Photoshop/Lightroom wizardry hehe
I usually find that recovering highlights there is much more clipping on my D3/D300, and recovering the shadows creates a tun of noise so overall I'm pleased with these results, as said considering it's really only a compact camera.
I think the HDR look is more produced by the fact that the only times I've really seen images like that that are correctly exposed across the entire image are almost always HDRs. I have tweaked the settings a bit more again and it seems to have less of the HDR 'glow' that usually (again, in my opinion) ruins a photo.
I agree that HDR isn't necessarily a bad thing, it has a time and place, but seems to be far to overused by 'newbies' which has earned it a bad name. I've seen some genuinely good HDRs, because they were used on the right subject and not over processed.
I think the HDR look is more produced by the fact that the only times I've really seen images like that that are correctly exposed across the entire image are almost always HDRs. I have tweaked the settings a bit more again and it seems to have less of the HDR 'glow' that usually (again, in my opinion) ruins a photo.
I agree that HDR isn't necessarily a bad thing, it has a time and place, but seems to be far to overused by 'newbies' which has earned it a bad name. I've seen some genuinely good HDRs, because they were used on the right subject and not over processed.
Soldato
Yeah there's definitely a limit to how much you can recover before you get very bad noise/loss in quality 
hehe
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My fave HDR of mine
Lancing College Night HDR by Phal44, on Flickr
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My fave HDR of mine
Lancing College Night HDR by Phal44, on Flickr
Caporegime
and the Wacom Intuos5 Touch Medium tablet.
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I have the same tablet, I haven't used a mouse since I bought it... an awesome piece of kit.
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And so my foray into this expensive hobby (finally!) begins! Bought it yesterday on Amazon, arrived this afternoon!
Apologies for the phone pic!
Nice! Looking at selling my 400D to buy a 60D
Seriously? You bought a top end pro camera body worth thousands without considering if you actually wanted/needed it? Hmm, odd doesn't quite cover it!
Caporegime
Did you get the Touch?
I am still getting used to it, and do you know if it can self detect you have the pen close and turn off the touch automatically so that your palm don't start dragging the cursor around?
Soldato
I'd be interested to know this as I got one the other day. For now I'v just disabled touch.
I have a 27" iMac at work (although normally running linux and sometimes windows) . the screen is nice but it is so damn glossy I would hate to use it for photo work. Even when i try to control reflections they are still really obvious.
I wonder if you can buy any adhesive sheets to remove the gloss?
I wonder if you can buy any adhesive sheets to remove the gloss?
Soldato
Ray's one is the new iMac with the thinner display which stops as many reflections.
Cool, will try it out sometime but I don't like to stay in my office to edit photos.
AFAIK it is still glossy and not matte, even if it is improved.
Soldato
Reflections are not really an issue in smallish rooms. Unless direct sun happens to be shining on it, but then even my old dell 3008wfp was unusable.
In larger room's, reflections of bright light sources (lightbulbs etc.) are much more likely to be reflected. Matte displays are still not perfect, but are obviously nowhere near as distracting.
In larger room's, reflections of bright light sources (lightbulbs etc.) are much more likely to be reflected. Matte displays are still not perfect, but are obviously nowhere near as distracting.
Soldato
Seems some people actually take their monitor apart to remove the anti-glare film.
It would be interesting to know which shows results closest to what comes back from the printers...
It would be interesting to know which shows results closest to what comes back from the printers...