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Forum: Photography General Interest 3 Days Ago
Replies: 144
Views: 2,623
Posted By Bob Michaels
Thank you, thank you. Excellent article by a...

Thank you, thank you. Excellent article by a non-Adobe person that all here should read and understand. It makes perfect sense.

However, you did omit the last paragraph in your quote. The one that...
Forum: Photography General Interest 4 Days Ago
Replies: 144
Views: 2,623
Posted By Bob Michaels
I believe we historically have significantly...

I believe we historically have significantly overemphasized our market importance.

Kodak has not been a film company for several decades. Neither has Fujifilm. Nor is Fuji a camera company. Those...
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 4 Days Ago
Replies: 43
Views: 1,517
Posted By Bob Michaels
How many photographers other than RFF members...

How many photographers other than RFF members know or care if their camera has a xtran, bayer, CMOS, CDC, or CIA sensor? (I don't)

Those I know, including some very successful pros with major...
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 4 Days Ago
Replies: 32
Views: 688
Posted By Bob Michaels
You will be in luck if your problem is anything...

You will be in luck if your problem is anything other than a burned out bulb. There are no replacement bulbs any more and apparently no alternatives. So there should be a supply of non-functional...
Forum: Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author 4 Days Ago
Replies: 146
Views: 3,485
Posted By Bob Michaels
I believe Creative Suite, which includes...

I believe Creative Suite, which includes Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat is less than half Adobe's business. I suspect stand alone Photoshop is a small part of the Creative Suite...
Forum: Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author 4 Days Ago
Replies: 146
Views: 3,485
Posted By Bob Michaels
I have always wondered what the percentage of...

I have always wondered what the percentage of Photoshop piracy is. I guess one would have to only count the serious users and not just those who tried it since they could get a copy without paying. I...
Forum: Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author 4 Days Ago
Replies: 146
Views: 3,485
Posted By Bob Michaels
Similarly, Rolls Royce would sell a lot of cars...

Similarly, Rolls Royce would sell a lot of cars if they priced them like a Ford Escort. But an extensive software program costs a lot to develop, just like building an expensive car. There is a...
Forum: Technique: How To Shoot It 4 Days Ago
Replies: 9
Views: 313
Posted By Bob Michaels
Nope, DIN is just like ISO. It is a number your...

Nope, DIN is just like ISO. It is a number your plug into your light meter to take a reading to determine exposure. Same problem exists, the light meter measures visible light and you are exposing...
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 4 Days Ago
Replies: 32
Views: 688
Posted By Bob Michaels
I use a MultiPro and have 2 friends that use a...

I use a MultiPro and have 2 friends that use a V750. I shoot with a Mamiya 7 and have many negs I shot with a 6x6 Bronica SQA. One shoots with two Fuji 6x7 rangefinders. The other a Mamiya 645....
Forum: Technique: How To Shoot It 6 Days Ago
Replies: 9
Views: 313
Posted By Bob Michaels
I shot a lot of HIE years ago, both 35mm and...

I shot a lot of HIE years ago, both 35mm and loved it in 120. I decided a standard red 25A worked best for me. A stronger filter with give you darker skies and lighter foliage but that was all and it...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 1 Week Ago
Replies: 99
Views: 4,189
Posted By Bob Michaels
http://bobmichaels.org/MS%20Delta%20best/slides/co...

http://bobmichaels.org/MS%20Delta%20best/slides/cow-on-pedestal-by-MS-river.jpg
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 32
Views: 688
Posted By Bob Michaels
Precision Camera Repair is the authorized service...

Precision Camera Repair is the authorized service center here in the US. Or, at least they were a few years back. They have whatever spare parts that Minolta used to have.

No idea who their...
Forum: Photo Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
Remember that Ranchu does not own any version of...

Remember that Ranchu does not own any version of Photoshop but is concerned for those "hypothetical people" that do. So he is a bit confused about how Photoshop actually works.
Forum: Photo Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
You must see a lot of those black helicopters...

You must see a lot of those black helicopters flying over your house.
Forum: Photo Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
I can only tell you why I will continue to save...

I can only tell you why I will continue to save files as .PSD. I save them with the layers unflattened and unsharpened so that if I need to later go back and adjust a file so a print works better...
Forum: Photography General Interest 1 Week Ago
Replies: 120
Views: 3,293
Posted By Bob Michaels
I think one has too narrow a focus if you wait...

I think one has too narrow a focus if you wait until the beginning of the photographic process. That was simply another evolutionary step in the art world that really did not impact the artistic part...
Forum: Photo Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
No insinuation implied or intended. But those who...

No insinuation implied or intended. But those who have not bought Photoshop just ain't go no dog in this fight.

I am not a hypothetical person as I have paid for full retail copies of Photoshop...
Forum: Photo Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
Not a problem for me as I own CS5. Your concern...

Not a problem for me as I own CS5. Your concern may be hypothetical. I am curious, what version of Photoshop do you own?
Forum: Photo Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
Thanks. Actually I knew that answer but wanted to...

Thanks. Actually I knew that answer but wanted to hear it from the person who went off talking about the security issues of the cloud. I did think that if you prepaid for one year that you did not...
Forum: Photo Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
Fred, must the Adobe CC programs be used as cloud...

Fred, must the Adobe CC programs be used as cloud applications? Or, will they run without being connected to the internet?
Forum: Photo Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
Willie: you have a valid point. Someday down the...

Willie: you have a valid point. Someday down the road I will find it beneficial to upgrade to a CC version of PS. Then, instead of paying a $199 upgrade fee, I will send Adobe $240 to prepay the next...
Forum: Photo Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
Keith: nothing personal, please understand. But...

Keith: nothing personal, please understand. But you are the classic example of why vendors pay attention to sales dollars and not internet postings. You are posting but never bought the product and...
Forum: Photo Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
I think we may be overemphasizing our importance...

I think we may be overemphasizing our importance to Adobe. We are a very small part of their Photoshop user base. Companies pay attention to sales dollars, not internet chatter. Adobe is projecting...
Forum: Photo Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
Not true. My current copy of Photoshop will...

Not true. My current copy of Photoshop will continue to work just as it always has even if I never pay Adobe another dime.
Forum: Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 44
Views: 1,408
Posted By Bob Michaels
Shane: Let me understand. You bought CS3 and you...

Shane: Let me understand. You bought CS3 and you are happy with it because it does everything you want. You have no need to upgrade to CS4, CS5, or CS6.

But because the next upgrade will have a...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 19
Views: 521
Posted By Bob Michaels
Do you all have black helicopters circling over...

Do you all have black helicopters circling over your houses?
Forum: Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 146
Views: 3,485
Posted By Bob Michaels
OK, simply prepay the 3 months you are in the...

OK, simply prepay the 3 months you are in the desert. This is what I do for hosting of my website.



You buy CS6 and it runs in perpetuity. Or, any other version you bought.



OK, read on and you...
Forum: Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 146
Views: 3,485
Posted By Bob Michaels
How many realize that Photoshop CC will NOT be a...

How many realize that Photoshop CC will NOT be a cloud based system. All of the software and all the data remains on the users system. It will function perfectly well in an off line mode. Only the...
Forum: Photo Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
But the uproar is coming from a very small...

But the uproar is coming from a very small segment of the market. One where a number of users never paid for the software anyway.

This is nothing compared to the reaction when Microsoft announced...
Forum: Photo Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 267
Views: 6,598
Posted By Bob Michaels
Does this thread remind anyone else of all the...

Does this thread remind anyone else of all the other "the sky is falling, the sky is falling" posts that have preceeded it over the years? Like the "Kodak is going bankrupt, no more Tri-X,...
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 25
Views: 867
Posted By Bob Michaels
Please no! I can only think of the new Windows 8...

Please no! I can only think of the new Windows 8 interface and all those "new and improved" interfaces I had to learn to use with the iterations of Word and Excel over the years.

One thing I love...
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 25
Views: 867
Posted By Bob Michaels
Let us know how long the CPU in your iPad takes...

Let us know how long the CPU in your iPad takes to do all of those computations that are done in your desktop to notebook now.
Forum: Photo Software 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 52
Views: 1,476
Posted By Bob Michaels
Indisputable fact in my mind. Primarily because...

Indisputable fact in my mind. Primarily because it is so much simpler to just buy another 1T drive than to edit the photos that filled up the last one.
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 15
Views: 297
Posted By Bob Michaels
Never used a filter on mine. But then I am not a...

Never used a filter on mine. But then I am not a filter person.
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 20
Views: 923
Posted By Bob Michaels
Since I know not to say anything about someone if...

Since I know not to say anything about someone if you can't say something good, I will only say "no comment" about SPTS.

Michael Levira at Kiwi Camera Service in Winter Park is a one man shop that...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 28
Views: 661
Posted By Bob Michaels
try Life magazine photo archives...

try Life magazine photo archives (http://life.time.com/). There are enough great photos there to keep you busy for a few months.
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 28
Views: 661
Posted By Bob Michaels
Stop looking at just about everything photography...

Stop looking at just about everything photography specific if you want to see good photographs. Instead look at quality magazines or newspapers, either print or on-line.

Pick any photography award...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 431
Posted By Bob Michaels
I have a good friend who has run his own camera...

I have a good friend who has run his own camera repair business for 8 years. He has one half time employee who just does administrative work. He stays busy 40 hours a week with a clientele of mostly...
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 8
Views: 321
Posted By Bob Michaels
Great photo which really fits Benoit. Been there,...

Great photo which really fits Benoit. Been there, photographed there, even know how to pronounce the name. But then I can say the same for Belzoni, including the pronunciation.
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 120
Views: 3,016
Posted By Bob Michaels
Actually I have had five solo and two group...

Actually I have had five solo and two group exhibits in the last 2 1/2 years. Five galleries, an art museum and a history museum. Did four university talks about my work.
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 33
Views: 922
Posted By Bob Michaels
I believe there is no difference in visibility...

I believe there is no difference in visibility between holding a medium format RF up to your face and doing same with the tiniest of cameras. Nor, does the sound of the shutter make any difference....
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 120
Views: 3,016
Posted By Bob Michaels
Not necessarily. Especially so if earlier in life...

Not necessarily. Especially so if earlier in life you made a clear distinction between your photography and your generating financial resources (what Roger calls "money grubbing")
Forum: Scanners / Scanner Software 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 25
Views: 867
Posted By Bob Michaels
I cannot think of anything I would want that does...

I cannot think of anything I would want that does not currently exist. It does everything that I want now.

I know some complain about the user interface but I am very accustomed to it. I hope if...
Forum: Photography General Interest 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 13
Views: 458
Posted By Bob Michaels
Yes, but let us not forget that CompuServe, the...

Yes, but let us not forget that CompuServe, the consumer on-line service began in 1969 and was already quite popular when the first internet message was sent. (and it failed)

Also ARPANET, the US...
Forum: Photography General Interest 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 68
Views: 1,699
Posted By Bob Michaels
Strangely when Beyonce and JayZ showed up in...

Strangely when Beyonce and JayZ showed up in Havana last month for their 5th anniversary, they had no problems being photographed everywhere on the street. Reports, including a first hand account,...
Forum: Photography General Interest 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 68
Views: 1,699
Posted By Bob Michaels
The epilogue to that was the California court...

The epilogue to that was the California court found her suit so frivolous that Streisand had to pay the legal cost of the California Coastline Project defending itself.
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 40
Views: 2,700
Posted By Bob Michaels
My wife with the love of her life. She is smiling...

My wife with the love of her life. She is smiling coming out of the show ring because she knew she just rode an excellent dressage test.

http://bobmichaels.org/barnlife/slides/120503-4-4.jpg
Forum: Film vs Digital 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 28
Views: 991
Posted By Bob Michaels
You mean like a drive to read those 5 1/4" floppy...

You mean like a drive to read those 5 1/4" floppy disks that hold that data I archived 25-30 years ago?
Forum: Photo Software 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 16
Views: 305
Posted By Bob Michaels
I know that Adobe budgets spending for new...

I know that Adobe budgets spending for new product enhancements from that product's sales both new and upgrades. Given Lightroom's popularity, they have much to fund continuing development. I do not...
Forum: Photo Software 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 31
Views: 691
Posted By Bob Michaels
That is a good input, thanks. Now I noodle out...

That is a good input, thanks. Now I noodle out what LR would then do beyond what the directory structure does not do.

It is not like I have the huge number of files that others do. When I edit, I...
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