Wow! How overpaid are those people in silicon valley! That's simply a
stupid price. I'll never feel guilty again at getting Photoshop CS2 for
free or any of all those varieties of expensive software available free
from the software forum at datviet.com.
Larry
Geilfuss Charles wrote:
> Jeff,
> Nice shot of the kitchen. Side Note: and I thought real estate
> had gotten out of control here in Charleston, SC. I'm humbled by a $699K
> 1300 sq. ft. condo with enough land for a walkway around it. Wow!
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Keller
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 4:54 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Slipping Closer (long)
>
>
> Rob, I think you're after higher resolution than I am for my real estate
>
> purposes... However, I find the E-1 with the 7-14 lens doesn't have much
>
> competition. When working inside a home, super-wide angle seems to be
> more
> important than shift lens functionality. With enough megapixels to throw
>
> away, digital image perspective correction works well for interiors. The
> E-1
> so far for me is more enjoyable & effective to use than the 5D. Even the
>
> "now free" ability to get higher resolution from the E-300 vs. the E-1
> is
> seldom useful enough to _me_ that I would make the trade off of swapping
> the
> ergonomics of the E-1 for the higher resolution of the E-300.
>
> I believe you've regularly used strobe/continuous lighting for your
> architecture shots. If you use strobe lights, you'll probably want
> wireless
> (not optical) flash slave triggers. Mike pointed out to me that C*non
> uses
> optical while N*kon uses RF. I wanted to use my Zuikos so I went with a
> full
> frame C*non digital and the rather expensive route of used Quantum
> flash.
> Quantum doesn't seem to have very good compatability with Olympus but
> that
> isn't too important for architecture since most of the flash setup I do
> is
> manual anyway. Chuck seems to use a flash meter to set his shots up with
>
> excellent results. The instant preview of digital for lighting could
> justify getting an E-camera just for setting up lights.
>
> Using a digital camera eliminates most of the time spent removing dust
> from
> scans. More time can be spent on other more interesting aspects of image
>
> adjustments.
>
> Even the Zuiko 18mm on the 5D doesn't seem wide enough. I suspect that
> the
> Sigma 12-24 could replace the D.Zuiko 7-14 but it would probably limit
> the
> resolution of the full frame digital down to that of the E-System ...
> but
> the weight and size of the C*non wouldn't be reduced :( I haven't
> been
> able to find a mid range zoom for the 5D that I'm confident wouldn't
> have
> too much of a compromise. I've yet to get an autofocus lens for my 5D,
> but I
> got the camera mainly to use with my Zuikos (high ISO digital film).
>
> My rather vague imression is that I can manually focus an E-system
> camera
> easier than I can focus the 5D.
>
> Although I don't consider these great shots, they provide a sample of
> what I
> recently kept.
> http://www.julianalee.com/homes/2006/albacore_ln_126/index.htm
> I used both the 5D and E-1. The 18mm on the 5D just couldn't quite get
> the
> kitchen. The somewhat dark interior, with some black furniture, and
> bright
> light from a west facing sliding door, forced the use of flash and some
> very
> minimal correction in photoshop. The wireless trigger was necessary to
> light
> up the inside of the house when shooting the entrance.
>
> Good luck sorting out what is most important to yourself.
> -jeff
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> --snip
>
> Of course you may be able to justify a dSLR purchase just to offset
> film, processing and scanning costs. BTW, I'd definitely go with
> Walt's deal over the one offered by your other friend. He has to find
> some way to offset the $$ spent on that SSR. ;o)
>
> Given that you're an architect and architecture is one of your main
> subjects, a 5D with a 24mm T/S lens (though it's not AF) could be very
> useful, especially if you get good at stitching.
>
> my two lux worth/ScottGee1
>
>
> On 7/18/06, Rob Harrison <robhar@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm trying to print up a 8.5 x 11 portfolio of photos for the local
> chapter
> > of the AIA, for prospective clients to view in the AIA office.
> >
> -- snip
> >
> > I could get a film scanner--the 5000ED with roll film adapter for
> > example--and scan the film myself. Or I can hire my friend to do the
> > scanning on his 900ED at about $15/scan for a 24MB+ scan, if I agree
> to
> do
> > 150 scans over the next couple years. That is, if I pay him $2,000 up
>
> front
> > he'll do 150 scans for me. In terms of actually getting the work done
>
> this
> > seems liike a pretty good deal, since the major investment for me is
> not
> the
> > hardware, but the time it will take to do the scanning--especially if
> I
> have
> > one of my employees do it. I may want to invest in a film scanner as
> well,
> > for my own personal explorations, but that's kind of a different
> issue.
> >
> --snip
> >
> > So anyway, Cameta has an E-1 kit with 14-54 lens and battery grip for
>
> $949,
> > counting the $50 rebate on the lens.... I am sorely tempted..... But
> does
> it
> > make any sense at all to invest in an E-1 at this point? I'm really
> liking
> > the look of the Panas*nic L1, which seems to be basically an E-330
> with a
> > Le*ca lens. And the 5D is down to about $2500 for the body.... But I
> know
> > I'm going to want AF lenses, so it's looking like a new system could
> be
> on
> > the horizon.
> >
> > Rob in Seattle
>
>
>
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