[rockinghamphotoclub] Re: 5 must have lenses for Nikon users
- From: Wayne Henry <wayne.henry@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rockinghamphotoclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:42:59 +0800
My brief experience with Capture One went something like this:
- At the time, Photoshop 7.0 was not compatible with the.pef Pentax Raw
format, no plug-ins or work around, nothing could be done using PS, Bridge
or anything like that and .pef file.
- Being a cheap-skate I looked for other options rather than fork out $$ to
upgrade to the latest PS version (CS2 at that time).
- Found Capture One and downloaded the Free version to trial it.
- Wasn't sold on it straight away but persisted trying new things to see if
it would grow on me.
- One function was creat a web-album ..... never done that before, lets give
it a go.
- At one stage it asks where you want your finished album saved to, I select
the generic "My Pictures"
- Laptop freezes, COMPLETELY locks up, cntrl+alt+delete doesn't even work,
have to turn power off.
- Get everything going again, go to look if anything saved into My Pictures
and the entire folder is empty, including all the sub-folders I created
there. Everything in the destination it was saving too has been wiped clean!
I back up fairly regularly, but had shot my sister in-laws birthday at a
cafe in Cott's that afternoon then went to Sculptures by the Sea afterwards
and had some shots from the day before that I hadn't backed up yet. All
gone, unrecoverable and silly me had wiped the SD card after getting them
"safely" onto the laptop knowing I'd back them up in a day or two.
E-mailed Capture One and they got back to me saying that it was a known bug
in the older version (that's a pretty major known bug!!) but couldn't happen
in the latest version and that's what I should have been using. I tod them I
was using the latest version, downloaded from their site only 2 days ago.
they said it can't happen in V14 (or whatever it was at the time), I
confirmed I had V14 then they stopped replying and ignored me. 2 weeks later
V15 was released - which oddly enough I didn't bother with and never bought
the full version at the end of the trial.
That was 2 years ago, but I'm still holding a grudge (can you tell?). So
aside from the functionality, screen re-sizing issues and being a pain to
use compared to PS - the customer non-service and those kinds of bugs in
released versions turned me off them for good. With Phase One and the Mamiya
didgital MF gear locked to Capture One, even if I ahd that kind of cash I
wouldn't go near them.
The 645D will shoot in Jpg, Pentax .PEF raw and .dng RAW, all formats that
Photoshop will work with without any need to save as a tiff or something
else first before going into PS.
Last I looked into it, even using 2nd hand gear, going MF with a Mam' or the
like and a digi back was not much, if any, change from $10K and not the
ideal gear/software for that kind of outlay and $20K+ was needed for
something I thought I could actually live with and enjoy using.
So for under $15K (allowing for exchange rate and taxes/duties when landed
in Aus) for a completely new, covered by warranty, 40Mpixel camera .....
can't wait for the 645D.
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Sean Finney
<escapefauxtography@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> You have a point with the capture One software,
> I tested it out and it was like banging my head against a brickwall.
>
> going to be a long time until I can afford a digi back for the Medium
> Format
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Wayne Henry <wayne.henry@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Already putting any spare cash I can aside for 40 Mpixel goodness later
>> this year - and some of the older 2nd hand glass out there for the 645II
>> film cameras that I'll be able to use ..... can't wait!!
>>
>> Was going to arrange a demo and maybe hire a Phase One system, but am now
>> pretty well sold on the 645D and have lost interest in either a full Phase
>> One system or going with an older Mam' with a Phase One or Leaf Back (that
>> and I HATE the Capture One software you need to use).
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Sean Finney <
>> escapefauxtography@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey, watch it.
>>> smart ass. ;D
>>>
>>> I couldn't hear that stab over the sound of me pwning your canon gear.
>>>
>>>
>>> Actually that's a lie, Nikon need to catch up with Canon in the decent
>>> video and a few more MP Market, maybe in a D700x, then I'll be sold.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Tyler Crosbie <tcrosbie@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah, but you also find it hard to say a Sirloin steak is better than
>>>> Tofu :p
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* rockinghamphotoclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>>>> rockinghamphotoclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Sean Finney
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, 9 April 2010 9:54 AM
>>>>
>>>> *To:* rockinghamphotoclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> *Subject:* [rockinghamphotoclub] Re: 5 must have lenses for Nikon users
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That old fashioned film stuff still craps over most 35mm digital
>>>> sensors.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would kill for a PhaseOne or LEAF back for it.
>>>>
>>>> Wayne, watch out ;D
>>>>
>>>> But in all honestly, regardless of film cost, I've found it hard pushed
>>>> to say my D700 is better than my Mamiya.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Craig Taylor <supercujo@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Pity the Mamiya needs that old fashioned film stuff :)
>>>>
>>>> You need a digital back for it. Or just steal Wayne's new 645D when he
>>>> gets it :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Sean Finney <
>>>> escapefauxtography@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> hahah,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> that's the first thing I noticed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But just putting it out there.
>>>>
>>>> My Mamiya 150mm f3.5 is the sharpest lens I have ever shot with..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Craig Taylor <supercujo@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hahaha
>>>>
>>>> Also, Tyler just revealed himself as an IRCer from way back :)
>>>>
>>>> Damn, I think i just did too :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Tyler Crosbie <tcrosbie@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> /me flips over his Nokia phone, 'Oh lookie here, a Zeiss lens' - yep
>>>> that's certainly keeping your brands standards up. :p
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* rockinghamphotoclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>>>> rockinghamphotoclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Wayne Henry
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, 8 April 2010 4:02 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *To:* rockinghamphotoclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> *Subject:* [rockinghamphotoclub] Re: 5 must have lenses for Nikon users
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't think Zeiss lower themselves to making their lenses with a Canon
>>>> mount (or least they didn't when I last looked) - so the Canon 5 lenses
>>>> piece was probably right on the money :)
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Tyler Crosbie <tcrosbie@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> To be fair the same site only had Canon lenses in there '5 lenses you
>>>> must have before you die' piece.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* rockinghamphotoclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
>>>> rockinghamphotoclub-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Wayne Henry
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, 8 April 2010 2:01 PM
>>>> *To:* rockinghamphotoclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> *Subject:* [rockinghamphotoclub] Re: 5 must have lenses for Nikon users
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .... and it only lists Nikkor/Nikon lenses, do Nikon's self destruct if
>>>> you mount a non-Nikon lens on them?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Would be a shame to miss out on the likes of a Zeiss Planar *T,
>>>> especially since they do make them in Nikon, Pentax, or M42 mounts.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Craig Taylor <supercujo@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.digitalrev.com/en/5-lenses-you-must-have-before-you-die-if-youre-a-nikon-user-5586-article.html?category_id=75
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> www.escapefauxtography.com.au
>>>> 0409 832 808
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>>> www.escapefauxtography.com.au
>>> 0409 832 808
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> www.escapefauxtography.com.au
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