I alwayz enjoyz your mail, Bob. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Bob Whitmire wrote:
> On Aug 11, 2009, at 9:14 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> <snip>
>
>> I agree with you about PS in general. My version was not current even
>> a couple versions ago, but it has the tools I need. I picked up
>> Lightroom strictly for the RAW converter feed-in to PS and was
>> disappointed. I was further disappointed that Deep Peeve Review would
>> only use ACR when reviewing Olympus cameras. I got a little more
>> insight into that through reading the E-P1 review more carefully than
>> I usually do. Since they didn't have an ACR RAW converter available
>> in order to compare with other brands, they used Capture One (and
>> something else). They deliberately avoided Studio 2 and Master
>> because, they said, it just makes the RAW files look like the jpgs.
>> With no settings changes whatsoever, that it true. But the point is
>> that Studio 2 allows you to change most of the in-camera settings that
>> control everything from sharpness to WB. It's a bit like saying
>> "riding in such-and-such car is no better than sitting still" when you
>> have refused to start the motor in the first place.
> <snip>
>
> See, youz guyz readz too much. Who gives a rat's patoot what deepee
> thinks about anything? I sure don't. I quit reading their reviews a
> long time ago, for much the same reason as you cite, that is, because
> the reviews are not comprehensive. IMHO most of the stuff we get all
> ramped up about isn't visible to the human eye, anyway. Certainly not
> on a large print hanging behind glass on a wall. I prefer the old
> Buddhist admonition to "take the one seat," with the caveat that it be
> a comfortable seat, and not a New England church pew. <g>
>
> Do I occasionally make a bad decision? Sure I do. Could I get
> marginally better performance if I used something besides what I use?
> Maybe. And then again, maybe not. But then I'm way outside the pale of
> the "engineer" mentality inherent in many photographers. I know just
> enough to be dangerous, and what I don't know I find someone to teach
> me so I can me more dangerous still. For example, the arguments go on
> and on and on and on about whether the Nikon 14-24 outperforms the
> Zeiss 21mm Nikon mount WA prime. I opted for the Zeiss. One, it takes
> filters. Two, it's small. Three, it's a Zeiss prime. I have not been
> disappointed. I have not wished I had chosen the Nikon. I have not
> read all of the exhaustive reviews and opinions, mostly because I
> think they are just that, exhaust. <g>
>
> But, then, I suppose we have to have _something_ to talk about when
> we're not inspecting Nathan's PAWs for senoritas, right? And while I
> do enjoy the ladies, I miss GeeBee's clouds. I never had sex with a
> cloud, and I never have been able to lie around staring at a woman
> without an eventual desire to try to cause something to happen. <wink>
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> www.bwp33.com
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