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I set the clipping warning limits in firmware to something more conservative like 5 and 250 just to give me a clue when I am close to the limits. Sometimes, this is too conservative and I blow the limits intentionally. The highlight limits are the most difficult to control in my opinion.

I don't know if a histogram based on the raw image…[Read more]

is anyone using a Nikon SB900 with good results on the S2?

I have a lot of SB900 that I use (mostly) with pocketwizzards and want to use them again with the S2 as well. Of course, TTL would be great, but I think only A-mode is possible, right?

Nice! 🙂

Ok, thank you for the explanation. I am not trying to say you or allegretto's suggestions are not valid, I was just trying to understand them, as I could not see any reason why they would be needed. For example, deleting an image is not something I would ever worry about…conversely, I would rather have the test shot on the card just in case the…[Read more]

Stuart Richardson;1253 wrote: Why wouldn't you just take a photo and then delete it? It seems like it would accomplish the same thing, only without any buttons or special features.

Stuart,
The whole point of this would be to avoid having to delete images, either from the card or from hard disk after import. A new button would not be…[Read more]

Stuart Richardson;1253 wrote: Why wouldn't you just take a photo and then delete it? It seems like it would accomplish the same thing, only without any buttons or special features.

As for a true RAW histogram, have you seen any deficiency in the regular histogram that makes this necessary? I am curious to hear about any particular issues,…

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Your point on time consuming PS work was driven home to me when a relative asked me to “convert” a 2×3 into a 4×5 ratio by adding information into the ceiling and floor of a church. Just make your second shooters do that exercise once, and they will shoot looser.
While waiting for the 24mm I am continuing to do PS merges.

I appreciate your point of view Marc. It's good to know I am not the only that has issues with the standard print/frame sizes.

Back in my Canon 5D days I got a Brightscreen split image focusing screen with 8×10 crop lines to help me compose properly for the print. It was very frustrating every time I looked through the viewfinder and saw how…[Read more]

Why wouldn't you just take a photo and then delete it? It seems like it would accomplish the same thing, only without any buttons or special features.

As for a true RAW histogram, have you seen any deficiency in the regular histogram that makes this necessary? I am curious to hear about any particular issues, because I have not noticed any…[Read more]

Actually it's not really off topic Mark.

There are two aspects to the discussion as it relates to aspect ratios and the related FOV discussion: Personal display of prints and commercially viable display.

Prints and album applications are an important part of shooting with a MFD camera because the benefits are not as readily apparent…[Read more]

allegretto;1228 wrote: what a wonderful idea! 😉

Not so sure. An evaluation mode might be more practical where the shutter would be used simultaneously with another assigned “do not store” button. A resulting test image would be displayed on the LCD without a timeout so that histogram, focus, framing could be evaluated in the usual fashion…[Read more]

OK, had a chance to view the images on side-by-side color matched monitors

– yes, more noise in the 160 push as processed, but not too evident in full-frame. The pixel-peep makes it more obvious. In a typical 8 x 10 (I know, violation of the 2:3 Golden Rule) would be curious to see if they could be told apart by even experienced eyes.

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thanks David, that's what I was looking for but I'll have to check it on my large monitor to know. they look close on my Mac Air

Now what if you just left it @ 160 and ETTR for a stop or two it might be even better…

David Farkas;1246 wrote: Alright… here's the test:

Testing methodology:

M9 with 35 f/2 ASPH on tripod…

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This is a follow up to retrieval when the SD card fails with the M9 w/ 1.62 firmware.

I made images last August 28th. I was using Transcend SDHC 16 gig card in a Leica M9; it was producing only DNG files which were about 37meg each.

I made a number of images in the morning and had reviewed several near noon. I then made more images in…[Read more]

Thank you ! yes I'm very very happy, I think this is the best camera in the world ! 😎
regards.

Alright… here's the test:

Testing methodology:

M9 with 35 f/2 ASPH on tripod shooting into open shade. I first shot 1250 ISO at 1/125th @ f/8 (proper exposure) then changed ISO to 160 at the same shutter speed and aperture.

Imported into LR 3.5 using my standard M9 preset, synced the WB on both shots to 5400K +12 tint. Boosted…[Read more]

David Farkas;1239 wrote: Not sure if this translates to real world results. An easy test would be to shoot a test target at ISO 160, underexposed 3 stops and at ISO 1250 properly exposed. Boost the ISO 160 shot 3 stops in LR and then compare. Without doing the test (yet) my guess is that the 1250 shot will look better. If I get a few free minutes…

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David Farkas;1241 wrote: Not a wedding shooter… 😉 I love my 20x30s.

…but, yes, I see your point. Although, for wedding album two-page spreads, I'd assume that wider aspect ratio is actually better (12×24).

You make a good point about the album. In fact, I pre-purchased an album sample package at PhotoPlus. I figure large albums…[Read more]

Thank you for the crop comparisons Marc. You bring up a good point about cropping to the standard print sizes. However, I have never learned or understood why the standard print sizes are what they are. Those print sizes even require some cropping of 4:3 ratio originals. It drives me nuts as I much prefer the wider 3:2 aspect ratio. It just seems…[Read more]

Congratulations on getting your new S2 Sébastien. You have good reason to be happy. The S2 is a wonderful camera as I am sure you are already discovering.