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Forum: Film vs Digital 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 27
Views: 1,547
Posted By wgerrard
Haven't been here for a long time, but here's...

Haven't been here for a long time, but here's what it would take for me to use film: A box into which I could insert a film spool, push a button, and out comes a print. A large digital display with...
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 11-20-2011
Replies: 30
Views: 1,857
Posted By wgerrard
Yep. Heard anyone critique the brush handling...

Yep.

Heard anyone critique the brush handling skills of, say, Rembrandt or Picasso? It's the result that counts. Being there, prepared to take a picture, is what really counts. Knowing that...
Forum: Critique / Salon / Picks / Most Views 11-17-2011
Replies: 4
Views: 502
Posted By wgerrard
Very, very nice. It's in my newsreader.

Very, very nice. It's in my newsreader.
Forum: Fuji X Series 11-15-2011
Replies: 120
Views: 10,129
Posted By wgerrard
$4000 = approx. price of this camera and 3...

$4000 = approx. price of this camera and 3 lenses, if it comes to fruition.
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 11-10-2011
Replies: 104
Views: 5,882
Posted By wgerrard
Well, I stand corrected. They certainly vanished...

Well, I stand corrected. They certainly vanished from my home town, where they were much as Kodak was to Rochester.
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 11-10-2011
Replies: 104
Views: 5,882
Posted By wgerrard
It seems unlikely that Kodak has its own Steve...

It seems unlikely that Kodak has its own Steve Jobs waiting in the wings to come back and rescue the company.

I doubt Kodak cares whether it's seen as a "me too" company so long as it makes money....
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 11-08-2011
Replies: 104
Views: 5,882
Posted By wgerrard
Kodak wants to sell off a few things like its...

Kodak wants to sell off a few things like its sensor capacity and about 1000 patents to raise money. Their cash balance is below $1 billion.

Whether or not their film lines are making money, I...
Forum: Digital Leica M8 / M8.2 / M9 / M-E /Mono / M10 aka "M" 11-08-2011
Replies: 104
Views: 5,882
Posted By wgerrard
Their inkjet printer line is actually making...

Their inkjet printer line is actually making money, something that can't be said for film, for example. (I don't know why I need an Epson over a Canon over a Brother over an HP over a Kodak printer,...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 11-07-2011
Replies: 50
Views: 2,541
Posted By wgerrard
I agree. If there's money to be made from little...

I agree. If there's money to be made from little p&s cameras with the Leica badge on them, then odds are there's money to be made from selling a premium consumer/prosumer DSLR and a line of lenses...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 11-07-2011
Replies: 50
Views: 2,541
Posted By wgerrard
The thing to ask is how much of Leica's business...

The thing to ask is how much of Leica's business is selling new cameras to their existing customers. If an M-camera really is good for a lifetime, then Leica has little financial incentive to care...
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 11-07-2011
Replies: 118
Views: 8,055
Posted By wgerrard
I've owned Macs since they were squat little...

I've owned Macs since they were squat little boxes with 9-inch b&w screens. I have had *one* fail on me, an iMac drive went south.

I replace hardware when the old machine can't run the software I...
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 11-06-2011
Replies: 61
Views: 2,499
Posted By wgerrard
The differences are difficult to discern and even...

The differences are difficult to discern and even more difficult to exploit consistently, and in no way proportional to price. A $5000 lens does not make you 10 times more likely to take great...
Forum: Photography General Interest 11-05-2011
Replies: 6
Views: 665
Posted By wgerrard
Kodak: Lost $222 Million, Need Cash

Kodak has less than a billion dollars in its cash balance after losing $222 million in the last quarter and needs to raise funds to survive. It wants to sell off patents.

Its printer sales are...
Forum: Photography General Interest 11-03-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 3,359
Posted By wgerrard
Kodak'a problem is not that they have stayed with...

Kodak'a problem is not that they have stayed with film too long, but that they botched getting into the digital market.

It is obvious that if film is to survive, it will do so inspite of the...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 11-03-2011
Replies: 6,623
Views: 378,613
Posted By wgerrard
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6292684765_9a4...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6292684765_9a49f958b5_b.jpg
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 10-31-2011
Replies: 50
Views: 3,228
Posted By wgerrard
Decide what you want to protect and then back it...

Decide what you want to protect and then back it up in more than one location and, if you can, more than one format.

I engage in a bit of overkill, perhaps, because I had the hardware. I use...
Forum: Off Topic 10-31-2011
Replies: 48
Views: 2,438
Posted By wgerrard
Olsen, the median age in Norway is 40, and in the...

Olsen, the median age in Norway is 40, and in the U.S. it is 36.9. The unemployment rate was last reported at 9.1 percent for September. Due to the way that statistic is compiled, it does not include...
Forum: X100 10-30-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 12,459
Posted By wgerrard
What happened in 2006? Both RAW and JPEG, and...

What happened in 2006?

Both RAW and JPEG, and every other way of creating a photo -- including the chemical ways -- are representations of data. Technically, RAW is lossless, meaning redundant data...
Forum: X100 10-30-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 12,459
Posted By wgerrard
Whether someone prefers to use RAW or JPEG is not...

Whether someone prefers to use RAW or JPEG is not a matter of taste, and has little, if anything, to do with the kind of photos he or she likes. Digital images require processing, just like film...
Forum: X100 10-30-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 12,459
Posted By wgerrard
Rockwell doesn't try to hide the fact that he...

Rockwell doesn't try to hide the fact that he likes big, bold, bright, colorful and saturated photos, something that is the antithesis of the b&w street school of photography. He sets his cameras up...
Forum: Off Topic 10-30-2011
Replies: 48
Views: 2,438
Posted By wgerrard
Chris' picture reminds us that real people have...

Chris' picture reminds us that real people have real problems when businesses go under. And, although we might love the image of the mom and pop operation, it hurts just as much when the big...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 10-30-2011
Replies: 192
Views: 15,738
Posted By wgerrard
Nikon 5100, only a few months old. Light, small,...

Nikon 5100, only a few months old. Light, small, convenient.

Per Nick, the 35/1.8 is a nice thing to put on the camera.
Forum: RFF Polls 10-30-2011
Replies: 110
Views: 10,313
Posted By wgerrard
Filters go on my lenses as soon as they're...

Filters go on my lenses as soon as they're unpacked. I clean the filters by using a blower to get rid of the dust, then a microfiber cloth. I may switch to lens tissue and alcohol after reading this...
Forum: X100 10-29-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 12,459
Posted By wgerrard
This is an oddly religious debate, in that RAW...

This is an oddly religious debate, in that RAW adherents have faith that the camera really is giving them *all* the data, and that their photo editing software isn't shucking off data as they edit. ...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-27-2011
Replies: 38
Views: 2,263
Posted By wgerrard
1. It's the web. Don't upload fat...

1. It's the web. Don't upload fat multi-megabyte images because they won't look any better and they will take longer to display. Think about going for 900-1000 pixels wide, one per page. Put back...
Forum: Travel 10-26-2011
Replies: 23
Views: 1,217
Posted By wgerrard
If you haven't already, go to the USPS site and...

If you haven't already, go to the USPS site and see what they say about scanning shipments.

When you fly, film below 800 ISO is usually considered safe going through carryon scanners. Does the scan...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-25-2011
Replies: 83
Views: 3,638
Posted By wgerrard
It's the hyperbole -- It's dead! -- that...

It's the hyperbole -- It's dead! -- that distracts us from a reasonable question, much as it does with the film discussions.

If new camera designs offer attributes much like ranger finders, then...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-25-2011
Replies: 83
Views: 3,638
Posted By wgerrard
Are we sure the ability to see outside the frame...

Are we sure the ability to see outside the frame is the primary reason people use rangefinders? They have other attributes that also appeal to people.

An RF is an RF because there's a rangefinder...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-24-2011
Replies: 69
Views: 4,086
Posted By wgerrard
Herewith my thoughts your 9 declarations: 1. ...

Herewith my thoughts your 9 declarations:

1. Hard copy deliveries to the non-profitable boonies will be sustained, and subsidized. The post office may switch to a subscription model and do away...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-24-2011
Replies: 69
Views: 4,086
Posted By wgerrard
Peter, I've been storing data online for several...

Peter, I've been storing data online for several years. And harbor no expectations that data abut my internet use isn't joining billions of other data points in any number of corporate programs. It...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-24-2011
Replies: 69
Views: 4,086
Posted By wgerrard
Roger, on one hand, I don't expect this camera to...

Roger, on one hand, I don't expect this camera to be any more popular with consumers than stereo/3D cameras. I do, though, think high-end models are going to be marketed into the security,...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-24-2011
Replies: 69
Views: 4,086
Posted By wgerrard
It's interesting that there's little interest in...

It's interesting that there's little interest in the technology and a lot of rejection of the implementation of that technology -- the camera -- apparently because it doesn't hold to the...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-23-2011
Replies: 69
Views: 4,086
Posted By wgerrard
I'd be surprised if this camera has much appeal...

I'd be surprised if this camera has much appeal to serious, or even half serious, photographers, at this point in the technology's development. It's a first cut.

Debuting in the consumer market...
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 10-21-2011
Replies: 27
Views: 2,095
Posted By wgerrard
Fast uploads would make online storage much more...

Fast uploads would make online storage much more usable. Maybe as cloud storage becomes more mainstream, players like Apple and Amazon will pressure internet providers to stop throttling their...
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 10-20-2011
Replies: 27
Views: 2,095
Posted By wgerrard
Image files eat up space, even if they're just...

Image files eat up space, even if they're just jpegs. I have access to 150 gigs of online space, bought and paid for with no recurring fees. Filling that up is easy.The cheapest price for 1TB of...
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 10-20-2011
Replies: 27
Views: 2,095
Posted By wgerrard
Yeah, my bank has a branch 200 yards away. ...

Yeah, my bank has a branch 200 yards away. That's a lot closer than any relative. I should get a box there.

I've accumulated 3 little RAID1 units. Two are 2gig and one 1 1gig. I recently began...
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 10-20-2011
Replies: 27
Views: 2,095
Posted By wgerrard
Local Backup vs Online Backup: What Say You?

For those of you with digital image files to store, I'm curious about your opinions on local storage and backup versus online or cloud storage.

I just cancelled an online backup service after using...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-20-2011
Replies: 22
Views: 1,262
Posted By wgerrard
Take this thing as the first roll out of a new...

Take this thing as the first roll out of a new technology, and not as an attempt to produce a better DSLR, and I think it looks very interesting. I expect they'll find customers for this technology...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-20-2011
Replies: 2
Views: 545
Posted By wgerrard
"Change Focus After Shot" Camera On the Market

Remember the thread about the "light field" camera that lets you change focus after you shoot? It's on the market (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15383516). Someone needs to get one and play...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-19-2011
Replies: 205
Views: 10,204
Posted By wgerrard
No one can have an authoritative answer, even the...

No one can have an authoritative answer, even the people who make film. We know that very few film cameras are sold, and that you need to go out of your way to buy one. We know that old cameras...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-18-2011
Replies: 205
Views: 10,204
Posted By wgerrard
Companies usually have a some finite number of...

Companies usually have a some finite number of years in mind during which they expect a new product to cover its costs and then make money.Fuji might, for example, expect a new film camera to pay for...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-18-2011
Replies: 205
Views: 10,204
Posted By wgerrard
Sevo, do we know there are a million film users? ...

Sevo, do we know there are a million film users? I don't have any reason to doubt yor assertion, but other than sales figures how would we know? Used camera sales and trades seem iffy because we...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-18-2011
Replies: 205
Views: 10,204
Posted By wgerrard
We do have a lot of choices, Phil. Whether that...

We do have a lot of choices, Phil. Whether that translates into good financial news for the film producers is something else. If we're going to able to buy film well into the future, I think it's...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-17-2011
Replies: 205
Views: 10,204
Posted By wgerrard
I think making film -- from scratch -- that can...

I think making film -- from scratch -- that can be used in the film cameras we use is almost certainly beyond the abilities of hobbyists and enthusiasts.

Film's days as a commercial product are...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-17-2011
Replies: 205
Views: 10,204
Posted By wgerrard
Where did the guy who built his own film coater...

Where did the guy who built his own film coater get the film that he coated? Lotus, et all, wouldn't be able to make a few cars every year, no matter how much money a few people were willing to pay,...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-17-2011
Replies: 205
Views: 10,204
Posted By wgerrard
Honestly, I doubt that. It doesn't seem any more...

Honestly, I doubt that. It doesn't seem any more likely or feasible than people making homebrew Summicrons. Is anyone making 35mm film now in their kitchen?

Sure, some wealthy film fanatics may...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-17-2011
Replies: 205
Views: 10,204
Posted By wgerrard
It's not as simple as that. Demand does not...

It's not as simple as that. Demand does not automatically put products on the market. Entrepreneurs have choices. They'll choose to put their money in projects they think will give them the...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 10-16-2011
Replies: 67
Views: 3,134
Posted By wgerrard
You're right, of course, Roger. The price of the...

You're right, of course, Roger. The price of the Leicas diverts attention from from the existence of the market they sell into.

Going by this and other thread, I do think a good number of folks...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 10-16-2011
Replies: 67
Views: 3,134
Posted By wgerrard
No. Just a little wooden crank you turn to...

No. Just a little wooden crank you turn to charge the thing.

And only a serial port. No USB or firewire. Download that stuff one byte at a time into your Commodore 64.

;)

Almost everything...
Forum: Photography General Interest 10-13-2011
Replies: 18
Views: 718
Posted By wgerrard
My glasses are progressives and my vision is bad...

My glasses are progressives and my vision is bad enough that diopters cannot cope. Neither can contacts. Manual focus is a real pain because what I see in the VF changes every time I move my head....
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