Well, one thing digital has done for you is that it has got you posting pictures. And, dare I say, taking them?
But the other things are that it's much cheaper (provided you take plenty of pictures), much more convenient (once you've learned all about digital processing and using PS), and offers you much more control (assuming you use colour). That's the three Cs of digital: cost, convenience, control. John On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:08:38 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff >> >> Hi Bob, >> >> I'd suggest upgrading to CS2. You may as well get the better >> raw converter >> and current features. I've used both CS and CS2, and CS2, by >> a definite >> margin, is a better program all the way. Bridge is far >> better to use on >> several levels than the file browser in PS 7.0 and CS. Plus, >> and I can't >> say for sure without checking, your camera may not be >> supported in CS - >> you'd have to check the Adobe site. > > Yes - I meant CS2. > > One of the things I don't like about digital photography is that I > have to learn a whole lot of new stuff, taking a lot of time, for > what? Do I get better results than film? Is it cheaper than film? Is > it more convenient than film? The benefits I've identified so far are > delayed-action chimping, and fast turnaround. I can live without fast > turnaround. I can see that chimping could have its uses. But are they > worth the time, cost and effort? Answers on a postcard, please. > >> >> It's funny you mentioned tilted horizons. I sometimes see >> that with the >> Pentax as well. Someone commented that the sensor could be >> tilted, but >> since you and i can get straight horizons as well, that may >> not be the case >> in our situations. What I ~think~ may be happening is that >> the shutter >> release button on the Pentax, and many other cameras, is >> rather low, not as >> protrusive, as on the Leicas and the earlier manual cameras >> that we're most >> used to. I think, at least in my case, the shorter release >> button causes >> me to slightly move the camera when making exposures, and >> that, coupled >> with the camera being shorter and not allowing quite the same grip > and >> leverage as a Leica/Conta/LX, etc., contributes to the >> movement and tilted >> horizons. I find that when i work very slowly, the horizon isn't a >> problem, but if shooting a little more quickly, I often get >> the tilt. The >> tilt, in my case, is always in the same direction. > > You could be right. It could also be that a slight tilt is exaggerated > by the distortion of a cheap lens. > > Cheers, > Bob > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
