jupitersolo

Did you try on another computer?

MWalsh9152

no, not yet

MWalsh9152

I just tried with my wifes computer, same thing

jupitersolo

Did you try with same card reader?

MWalsh9152

yes, only reader I have. It works with other cards, just not this one

Mizouse

you should try the Technique that Canon CPS recommends....

http://craigpulsifer.wordpress.com/2...stuck-filter/#

pttl

Just got a 15-85 lens and I'm noticing vignetting especially in the upper right corner. Is there anything that can be done to correct this?

example:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petshots/8355762992/http://www.flickr.com/photos/petshots/8355762992/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/petshots/, on Flickr

Mizouse

I believe with LR4 and CS5+ they have lens profiles that you can correct the photo with.

it'll adjust for known distortion and vignetting and i think chromatic aberration.

is300eater

+1

Also sometimes stopping down helps (vs f4 that you had)

jupitersolo

Need to try another reader, I saw a friend have same problem back in April (on my Somkey Mtns trip). We gave him another reader to use and he was able to get images from card. IIRC, that card was a Kingston as well.


At least you'll be able to narrow it down more.

MWalsh9152

I think I'll try getting these first, worst case scenario I'll just throw em away, theyre stuck together, not stuck on the lens.



I tried it with my camera too, when I gather the ambition to move I will pop the San Disk card in the camera and connect that and verify that I can access the pictures that way, that should help with narrowing it down.

Lifetime warranty you say Kingston? Nice, stick these things up your ass for me. I should have never went away from San Disk, only issue I ever had with them was when I dropped one of my 4 gig cards, and it was corrupted after that.

jupitersolo

I have seen people have trouble with SanDisk as well. But I won;t use Kingston. I had a Kingston card, that I only used for my IR 5D. I gave it away when I sold it.

I stepped away from SanDisk because they were getting to $$$$, I have used many Transcend cards, SD and CF, in the last four years, without problems, and they are very good on the wallet as well. I think they are a reason for SanDisk to come down some on price.

Mizouse

yea SanDisk is so $ now...

im considering Lexar, faster speeds for the same price.

asianspec

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I have mostly Lexar. have no problems here.

MWalsh9152

Ill have to take a look at the Transcend cards

pttl

Any of you folks use digital picture frames for displaying your images? What sizes do you use? Or do you just do prints etc?

It just seems digital images look so much better when they are backlit as on a computer screen.

asianspec

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depends. the older folks and some others still prefer having a printed copy of their photos. But for a more modern look, then definitely having a digital picture viewer is more updated.

wndrlst

So far, I have yet to see one that looks good enough that I'd want to use it. All I've seen are very low-res and pixelated. I prefer canvas or metal, though I have found that brightening the image before printing can give me better results.

jupitersolo

This is the one we bought for my FIL, not sure what it looks like when displayed, but it's the one he wanted and it does have good feedback on amazon.com

cmschmie

I have a quick question regarding post-processing software. I found the old PP thread, but that was more for tips about how to do various enhancements to photos than what I am going to ask.

I am running on a late 2010 15" MBP and currently have Aperture 2 installed. This version does not convert RAW files from my GX1, but Aperture 3 and up does.

Upgrading to Aperture 3 is about the same cost as starting with Photshop Elements.

Would you recommend upgrading to Aperture 3 or going with Elements? I'm extremely hesitant to spend the $$ on CS6 when my post processing skills are minimal at best. I am looking for mostly RAW conversion, but some post processing to get the shot to where (or as close as) I want it would be great.

I am leaning towards Elements because should there come a time where photography becomes a more serious hobby, I would at least know the how to start with the big boy Photoshop.

Mizouse

Why not Lightroom 4?

Mizouse

It's a bit more thou at $120 bux. But you'll be set for a long time.

cmschmie

I've been reading more and more on Lightroom, and was thinking the same thing.
I always read reviews for LR as it being more for organization than processing, but it seems that it has the same (maybe more) processing power as Elements, but supreme organization.

Need to read up on it some more.

Mizouse

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom basically combines Adobe bridge for photo organization with Photoshop.

You can pretty much do like 90% of what you would need to edit photos with.

If you need to add remove stuff from an image or use layers and masking then you'll need PS.

Mizouse

Here try it free for 30 days.

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/i...shop_lightroom

Mizouse

Damn so I was editing some of my photos over the weekend and I noticed that on my trips to Japan, Hong Kong (2008) and Taiwan I shot in jpeg...

is300eater

Yeah, I discovered some of my older stuff were in JPEG too

MWalsh9152

a few months back I was going through my menu while shooting and saw it was set to JPEG, I probably looked as confused as PDiddy in that pic of him trying to figure out how a $1 got in his stack of hundreds

Mizouse

What picture of diddy? Formerly p diddy, formerly puff daddy...

Mizouse

Yea, I think thou at the time i only had 1 4GB CF card for my 40D.
Guess maybe I was trying to conserve space and had no money to get another card

Mizouse

Ohh and I just remembered that I met some of the models for the miss international (I think) pageant while at the hotel bar/lobby in Japan, but I left my 40D in my room

MWalsh9152

is300eater

I think I started using Lightroom until 2010, prior to that it was just JPEG straight from the SD/CF. That said, I DO know someone that is quite talented and shoots JPEG, he feels that it's enough, can still make adjustments but usually minor

MWalsh9152

I still use Canons Digital Photo Professional

jupitersolo

Is that what you use to import images as well? Or do you see the CF as a hardrive on the computer, when you plug it into the card reader.

MWalsh9152

I have tried to access the card through DPP, as well as directly through the card as a drive.

Any other card will be labeled as "EOS" while this card is just "removable memory"

pttl

Since you guys are pros....do you display you work in your home?

wndrlst...you like Canvas and metal (never saw this)...how, or with whom, do you get your prints done?

Jup...do you prefer just standard prints in frames?

I'm wondering because of the visaul difference between a backlit image and a printed one.

Thanks.

pttl

Another subject...

Picasa....anyone use it? Comments thoughts? Just thinking i won't want to pay for flickr. just want a FREE sharing outlet.

asianspec

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I use Picasa only to host pics for forums, just quick ones that i really don't edit. If its for clients, then i would use flickr.

mdkxtreme

I use picasa to host other pictures that doesn't have much to do with photography. I like it, no complaints here.

What's great is that Picasa is also a desktop app that lets you manage your photos on you computer and sync it with the web app.