[nikonf4] Re: JPhotog.com

  • From: Koichi Mac <nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx>
  • To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:47:41 -0700

        Nope, not even there either.


Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP
Lakewood, WA U.S.A.
2010 / 11 / 2           21:47 PDT

On Nov 2, 2010, at 0820 , Mark Stein wrote:

> Probably hung up in a spam filter...
> 
> At 09:21 PM 11/1/2010 -0700, you wrote:
> 
>>        Neither did I.  I think that F4@xxxxxxxxxxx is toast on my end.
>> 
>> On Nov 1, 2010, at 0903 , Eric Welch wrote:
>> 
>> > That's odd. I didn't get either one. I didn't see them in my spam filters 
>> > either.
>> >
>> > Eric
>> >
>> > For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and 
>> > wrong. - H. L. Mencken
>> >
>> > On Nov 1, 2010, at 8:35 AM, WiltW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> >
>> >> Both messages which I sent, one to f4@xxxxxxxxxxx  and the other to 
>> >> nikonf4@freelists arrived in my AOL mailbox.
>> >>
>> >> --wilt
>> >>
>> >> In a message dated 11/1/2010 8:22:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
>> >> WiltW@xxxxxxx writes:
>> >> 'pieces of graining' or 'pieces of training'...neither mean anything to 
>> >> most folks, even if one is right and the other is wrong!   Could you 
>> >> explain?
>> >>
>> >> --wilt
>> >>
>> >> In a message dated 10/31/2010 10:41:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
>> >> ericwelch@xxxxxx writes:
>> >> Dang spell check. I meant graining.
>> >>
>> >> Eric
>> >>
>> >> For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and 
>> >> wrong. - H. L. Mencken
>> >>
>> >> On Oct 31, 2010, at 10:38 AM, Eric Welch <photoew@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> This is the real deal from our exhibit on high end gold pieces. We have 
>> >>> some pieces of training in gold that are mind-boggling it takes such 
>> >>> precision.
>> >>>
>> >>> Eric
>> >>>
>> >>> For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and 
>> >>> wrong. - H. L. Mencken
>> >>>
>> >>> On Oct 31, 2010, at 10:34 AM, Dave <downsouthdave@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Ah! Atocha treasure, or repros made from the originals as patterns? We 
>> >>>> saw the Atocha traveling display years ago in Claremont, CA. That whole 
>> >>>> recovery is a fascinating story. Nice treatment!
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx>
>> >>>> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>>> Sent: Sat, October 30, 2010 1:58:03 PM
>> >>>> Subject: [nikonf4] D7000 images
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Got my Nikon D7000 yesterday. It's quite nice. I like it a lot. The 
>> >>>> customizability is really extensive. The LCD on the back is gorgeous, 
>> >>>> and the controls are laid out in a logical way. Noise performance is 
>> >>>> great. ISO 1600 is really, really clean. I haven't shot enough at high 
>> >>>> ISOs to really say yet how good, but up to 25,600 seems to be usable 
>> >>>> for some things. Overall, it's the best DX camera Nikon makes by far. 
>> >>>> And for the price it really makes the D300s look dated. AF is very 
>> >>>> fast, and accurate.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The only thing that's not great so far is that when it focuses during 
>> >>>> video you can hear the lenses focusing. I don't even notice the noise 
>> >>>> from my AF-S lenses as I'm shooting, but it's there in the video sound 
>> >>>> track. So you really need an external mic to make audio work well 
>> >>>> apparently. Could this be a major reason other cameras don't have AF 
>> >>>> during video other than the D3100?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> One think Koichi would like is that you can set it so that with non-G 
>> >>>> lenses you set the aperture with the ring on the lens instead of with a 
>> >>>> command dial.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've got two photos you can download. Both less than 1 meg, though they 
>> >>>> are full size jpegs. When I created them I didn't have an NEF converter 
>> >>>> for it yet. Got that this morning from Adobe labs where Adobe Camera 
>> >>>> RAW 6.3 is still in beta.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Here are the links:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Unmodified:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> files.me.com/ericwelch/ b1is5f
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Added noise reduction in CS5 and tweaked colors and contrast.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> files.me.com/ericwelch/ 4juu68
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It's from the Atocha, a Spanish galleon that sank off Florida in 1622. 
>> >>>> We have it on exhibit in the entrance to our library. Mostly high 
>> >>>> intensity incandescent light with some daylight coming in from a 
>> >>>> skylight directly above. Colombian emeralds obviously and gold probably 
>> >>>> from there too.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Atocha

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