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Software & Accessories / Re: Lightroom 4 Beta now available

« on: January 11, 2012, 03:14:10 PM »

I did try it. Sorry I didn't make that clear.

The Setup program refuses to install unless you have "at least Vista"

If you know a way to fool the install program - I will try it.

I'd enter a complaint on the Adobe Forums, and monitor them for any work around.  There are still a large number of people using XP.  Windows Vista was much worse than XP, but windows 7 64 bit is a pleasure to use with resource hogs like photoshop and lightroom. It is a much more pleasant experience when a new install is run as long as your pc is not too old, all the drivers are there, or are automatically downlooaded for most common hardware.  I did have to install my Epson 3880 driver from the epson site, buts all the other hardware worked fine.

Since I have moved to SSD for boot drives, Windows 7 handles them better than XT or Vista as well.

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Lenses / Re: Good deal on the 35mm 1.4?

« on: January 11, 2012, 02:57:33 PM »

I paid about $1300 1-1/2 years ago for mine, so with price increases since then, its a good deal.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Disappointed by dirt

« on: January 11, 2012, 01:23:49 PM »

So I took the advice of some folks on this forum and bought a used Canon 5D.

The problem is, it is filthy. Absolutely and completely filthy. The sensor is filthy, the viewfinder is filthy, the body is filthy. It's filthy. Aside from the fact that I asked the seller "Is this camera in good shape" and he said "Oh yeah, no problems" and it's completely unusable ... I'm not sure I can convince PayPal that I didn't get what I bought ... so .....

Can I assume that if I send it off to be cleaned, it will be as clean as new (or close to)? My nearest center is 200 miles away so I can't exactly ask before I send it.

Thanks!

People on this forum told you to buy a dirty, unusable used camera??  Somehow, you must have misunderstood that.

If you paid for it thru PayPal and did not send payment as a gift, you have a very limited time to file a claim.  Do it immediately, and also ask the seller if you can return it.  You supposedly have a e-mail from the seller telling you that it is in good condition.

Don't wait!!

By the time you send it to Canon to be checked and cleaned, and they quote you $1000 to fix it up, it will be too late.  Just return it and move on.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Lightroom 4 Beta now available

« on: January 11, 2012, 12:43:39 PM »

No Windos XP support  . OMG, just when they made some great changes.

Hmmm.

Adobe "forgot" to mention that Lightroom version 4 doesn't run on XP.

Did you try the beta on XP?  No XP support means they are not going to spend thousands of hours testing it, it doesn't mean that it won't run.

Try it and let us know.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Fuji X-Pro 1

« on: January 11, 2012, 12:38:43 PM »

Its a good thing for a photographer to have choices.  Some seem to think that every camera should have all the same features, lenses, and size.  I do not like the one fits all thinkiing, I like to pick the camera that meets my needs and that I can afford.

I've been wanting a high quality walkaround camera mostly for outdoor use, but indoors, f:/2.8 at wide angles and ISO 6400 will handle most of my causal walk around needs.  Packing along large, expensive lenses that I have to change is what I want to avoid.  When I need something extra, I take my 5D MK II or 7D and the appropriate lenses.

Otherwise, we'd all own top of the line Mercedes automobiles.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Lightroom 4 Beta now available

« on: January 10, 2012, 11:15:17 PM »

For those who print or have images printed, the soft proofing is a huge issue.  So far, it does not seem to be working correctly on my pc.

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Lenses / Re: Canon's incredibly short warranty

« on: January 10, 2012, 09:07:44 PM »

Its a financial thing.  A business must keep a entry in its books for liabilities due to warranties for the life of the warranty.  It drags down the bottom line.  Canon keeps it as short as possible to make their financial reports look better than someone with a long warranty.

I'd like a longer one as well, but they do not come free, someone will pay.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Does Current Cashback on 600D in the UK indicate end of line?

« on: January 10, 2012, 07:16:55 PM »

The lower noise seen in digic IV models is due to its ability to perform better NR on jpeg images.  If you use RAW, and edit on a pc, you get better NR yet due to the computing power.  So any changes or improvements in the actual raw output are the thing to look for, unless you always plan to shoot jpeg.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Lightroom 4 Beta now available

« on: January 10, 2012, 07:10:56 PM »

Without a doubt, this version runs leaner than V3, but then v3 was such a system hog that if they hadn't improved its system efficiency they would lost whole rafts of upgrade sales because people with a maxed out 4gb computer would have had to buy a new computer.

in fact the beta runs SLOWER on my system then V3.6.

240 GB VERTEX 3 SSD, i7 2600k@4400GHz, 16 GB ram.
but i think that is because it has debugging code in it.

Yup, it runs slower in v4, no issues with v3.  I expect that it will be fine tuned.  with the same image open, windows uses slightly more ram, 2.48 gb for v4 versus 2.38 for ver 3.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Lightroom 4 Beta now available

« on: January 10, 2012, 07:04:00 PM »

Currently using combo of Aperture and Photoshop 5 on multiple computers (with multiple copies all over the place , and hoping to get more organized soon.  Is it worth my consolidating all my keepers into this new LR ? Is the transition easy?  Will it move (or copy) my originals as they are imported?

Its a public beta, I would use it for testing, but be aware that it may change or crash and damage or lose your work.  It won't damage your images, it never changes them, but if you do a lot of work in the next few months, it might be lost.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Does Current Cashback on 600D in the UK indicate end of line?

« on: January 10, 2012, 02:04:20 PM »

Canon has been offering discounts and cashback on many items, every few months a new set of discounnts is offered, so a cashback does not signal a repolacement model.

The low end Rebels are usually upgraded approximately once a year.  They usually have minor changes, mostly issued so that new buyers who want the latest and greatest will go for it.  Its unlikely, however, that a new model will have anything that a existing 600D owner would want to upgrade for, you usually need to wait for 3 years or so to see any significant changes that have crept in over time.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Is "X" the new "L"?

« on: January 10, 2012, 01:56:32 PM »

I've never seen a "L" camera body, but lots of cameras from Nikon and others have used the "X" designator.  Don't expect it to carry over to lenses.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Our Coverage of CES 2012

« on: January 10, 2012, 01:47:20 PM »

With LG and Samsung once again promising OLED TV's this year, it might be interesting to look into their booths and ask about laptops and monitors.  If its true as they claim that colors are more accurate along with better and more even brightness, even better than tube monitors, news of a new monitor might be something to look forward to.

Supposedly, they have overcome the problem with lifetime of blue phosphors, but can they make high enough resolution for a computer monitor?

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Japan / Re: Will major retailers in Japan get stock of new model earlier than those in US?

« on: January 10, 2012, 01:32:12 PM »

They often appear in Hong kong one or two days earlier.  Canon is said to place a embargo on sales before the official sales date, but I usually see images from a excited new owner a couple of days to a week before Adorama has them.

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PowerShot Cameras / Re: Canon PowerShot G1 X Announced

« on: January 09, 2012, 11:23:52 PM »

I have one on pre-order, but when Chuck Westfal noted that the camera could not be tethered to a pc, that was a disappointment.  Its not a deal breaker, but would certainly be a feature I would use.

February delivery ...  Lets see, is it Leap Year?  Only 28 days in February, so they don't have that extra one day cushion.