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[Braeside]

Just a heads up, From Apple: Digital Camera RAW

This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:

Canon PowerShot S100
Nikon 1 J1
Nikon 1 V1
Nikon COOLPIX P7100
Olympus PEN E-PL1s
Olympus PEN E-PL3
Olympus PEN E-PM1
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ150
Sony Alpha NEX-5N
Sony Alpha SLT-A65
Sony Alpha SLT-A77

 

[Guy Mancuso]

Okay I can see the raw in iPhoto but I cannot see a thumbnail in a folder on the OS ( Lion). CS5 will not open it either. Really want to see the thumbnails in my folders. capture One it is supported folks which I use anyway.

Anyway I will have a lot to post late next week after a trip to NY to shoot the city for a project. Fingers crossed weather holds up

 

[Jim DE]

Oh that is just wrong! In order to update my aperture 3 to read my a77 raw I have to update my MAC operating system to 10.6.8???? I currently run 10.5.8 and saw no reason to update until now ..... This is just wrong!

Guess not enough people were buying Lion...

 

[jonoslack]

Oh that is just wrong! In order to update my aperture 3 to read my a77 raw I have to update my MAC operating system to 10.6.8???? I currently run 10.5.8 and saw no reason to update until now ..... This is just wrong!


Guess not enough people were buying Lion...

Hi David - thanks for the heads up.


Hi Jim
Well, I think that's pretty normal - Same is true of ACR and photoshop.
besides which, the Lion upgrade is really cheap, and generally pretty worthwhile I'd say.

all the best

 

[Jim DE]

Yeah I just researched it. I am running Leopard and have to buy the upgrade to Snow Leopard (only $30) and then Lion is a free upgrade. All in all not bad I guess but you have to remember I am old and tend to resist change Plus I am not comfortable when I have to add new operating systems .... kinda a low tech kinda guy anymore.


I have 2 CAT scans this morning then I will run up to the Apple store and get my copy of Snow Leopard.

 

[jonoslack]

Yeah I just researched it. I am running Leopard and have to buy the upgrade to Snow Leopard (only $30) and then Lion is a free upgrade. All in all not bad I guess but you have to remember I am old and tend to resist change Plus I am not comfortable when I have to add new operating systems .... kinda a low tech kinda guy anymore.


I have 2 CAT scans this morning then I will run up to the Apple store and get my copy of Snow Leopard.

Good luck with the scans - really good luck
Lion is good - so is the reverse scrolling (if you use an iPad or an iPhone). If you don't like it though - you can turn it off!.

 

[Jim DE]

Thanks Jono ....

 

[contrelamontre]

Lunchtime at the Pike Place Market.


Cheers, Matt

http://mdriscoll.zenfolio.com

Matt: I'm glad to see, that you restart making pictures at Pike Place Market (over and over again ). Really love them :thumbs:, and the new equipment seems to work great here as well!

 

[Andrew Gough]

Has anybody shot any images that are polarized blue sky? Specifically, I am wondering about blue channel noise when is underexposed at base ISO? Same Question for the A900.

Thanks

Andrew

 

[Jim DE]

Not much of a shot but it meets your criteria...... shot with a 11-16 Tokina on a a77 with a singh-ray warming polarizer @ 50 ISO

 

[Andrew Gough]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for posting, do you happen to have any with darker skies? And if so, how is the noise?

Andrew

 

[Jim DE]

Andrew, usually with that 11-16 and a polarizer the skies usually have what I call a halo type look where the top center is dark and the sides are lighter. The pic I posted gave the most even lighting I had. As far as noise? I have not seen any noise issues with blue skies and polarizers at 50 iso. My issue is at 25 mp and a 50 ISO when viewed at screen view there is almost toooo much detail which makes viewing difficult. Change the view to 1-1 and that detail is like nothing else I have ever used to take photos. It's incredible IMO. Even with that 11-16 Tokina. Wish I had the coin for the wide angle Zeiss to really see what this sensor can do with landscapes.

 

[Jim DE]

Well Jono, How's the Aperture 3 Raw support look for the a77?

My Snow Leopard shipped and is scheduled for delivery this Friday

 

[etrigan63]

Okay I can see the raw in iPhoto but I cannot see a thumbnail in a folder on the OS ( Lion). CS5 will not open it either. Really want to see the thumbnails in my folders. capture One it is supported folks which I use anyway.

Anyway I will have a lot to post late next week after a trip to NY to shoot the city for a project. Fingers crossed weather holds up

Guy, download the release candidate for ACR to be able to open them in CS5. There is an RC of Lightroom 3.6 as well.

 

[etrigan63]

Good luck with the scans - really good luck
Lion is good - so is the reverse scrolling (if you use an iPad or an iPhone). If you don't like it though - you can turn it off!.

Or get the Magic Trackpad which really unlocks all of the gesture based controls in Lion. It really opened up the new OS for me.

 

[dhsimmonds]

Cheeky grey squirrel racing home with his stolen walnut.



Fortunately the A77 is great for capturing fast moving subjects!

 

[Andrew Gough]

Andrew, usually with that 11-16 and a polarizer the skies usually have what I call a halo type look where the top center is dark and the sides are lighter. The pic I posted gave the most even lighting I had. As far as noise? I have not seen any noise issues with blue skies and polarizers at 50 iso. My issue is at 25 mp and a 50 ISO when viewed at screen view there is almost toooo much detail which makes viewing difficult. Change the view to 1-1 and that detail is like nothing else I have ever used to take photos. It's incredible IMO. Even with that 11-16 Tokina. Wish I had the coin for the wide angle Zeiss to really see what this sensor can do with landscapes.

Thanks for the reply, I am concerned because I have run into noise problems with different formats over the years. It just one of those things that I check before I purchase.

Cheers

Andrew

 

[pegelli]

Has anybody shot any images that are polarized blue sky? Specifically, I am wondering about blue channel noise when is underexposed at base ISO? Same Question for the A900.

Thanks

Andrew

Here's another one, with the CZ 16-80 and a Hoya circular polarizer:
full frame:

Top right corner, 1:1 (the darkest)
(default LR3.4 conversion, only lens profile vignetting correction reduced to 0)

Hope this helps

 

[ecsh]

Samples of the dreaded HDR Painting, 35mm, 1.4 lens;

 

[jonoslack]

One from today with the Zeiss 24-70 (uncritisizable on the A77 I think) . . . . apart from size and weight!