FoodShooter
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Just curious if any others are in the same boat...
I'm a long time Valeo 22 user (2006?). I shoot tethered in a studio, mostly table top food for packaging and advertising. I couldn't possibly be happier with the way the back has delivered over the years. Beautiful files, relatively good capture software (Leaf 11.6). It's produced thousands of images that have gone on to print beautifully as menu's, billboards, food packaging, etc.
My only disappointment is that I seem to be coming to that place in technology where newer operating systems are not compatible with the back and I suspect that at some point in the future it will be time for an upgrade. Most likely I'd stay with the 22 MP's as it has served me very well.
And there's the rub...while the entire system is still operating as it should, and I'm completely satisfied with everything that it does and how it does it, the world has moved on to 64 bit, and I'm being left behind in a 32 bit world.
While a new back may offer some benefits, it's essentially the same sensor as I currently own, so a new back is more of a lateral shift than a vertical one.
In the short term, as long as I can find Mac's that are still being driven by Snow Leopard for shooting I can remain in my 32 bit world for capture and then transfer to a newer computer for processing. But as I said, the writing is on the wall.
I'm curious if there are others that are in a similar position and your thoughts on being slightly behind the curve.
I'm a long time Valeo 22 user (2006?). I shoot tethered in a studio, mostly table top food for packaging and advertising. I couldn't possibly be happier with the way the back has delivered over the years. Beautiful files, relatively good capture software (Leaf 11.6). It's produced thousands of images that have gone on to print beautifully as menu's, billboards, food packaging, etc.
My only disappointment is that I seem to be coming to that place in technology where newer operating systems are not compatible with the back and I suspect that at some point in the future it will be time for an upgrade. Most likely I'd stay with the 22 MP's as it has served me very well.
And there's the rub...while the entire system is still operating as it should, and I'm completely satisfied with everything that it does and how it does it, the world has moved on to 64 bit, and I'm being left behind in a 32 bit world.
While a new back may offer some benefits, it's essentially the same sensor as I currently own, so a new back is more of a lateral shift than a vertical one.
In the short term, as long as I can find Mac's that are still being driven by Snow Leopard for shooting I can remain in my 32 bit world for capture and then transfer to a newer computer for processing. But as I said, the writing is on the wall.
I'm curious if there are others that are in a similar position and your thoughts on being slightly behind the curve.