[Leica] Hassy CFV workflow suggestions?

[rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)]

Were they the RAW files?
 Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com




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From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sat, February 13, 2010 6:10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Hassy CFV workflow suggestions?

I had no trouble opening CFV 39 image files in Lightroom 2.6 when I tested 
the back.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
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http://www.imagist.com/blog
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On Feb 13, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> I'm pretty sure the Adobe Photoshop and LR both use the ACR (Adobe Raw
> Converter) engine inside? So if CS4 supports it and LR doesn't, then it may
> just be a matter of time for the upgrade?
> 
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> I hope I'm not being redundant with what other's have said here, but I
>> don't think LR can import 3f files. CS4 can (Imacon just released the RAW
>> converter for CS4) but LR can't.
>> 
>> What you have to do is go in and change the .fff (or whatever it is for 
>> the
>> files from the back) to .tif. Though you would think this would lose your
>> RAW file abilities, it doesn't. It's still the RAW information. This 
>> learned
>> after a long conversation with an Imacon tech.
>> 
>> Works very well for me with my Imacon scanned RAW (.fff) files into LR.
>> Best,
>> Bob
>>  Bob Adler
>> Palo Alto, CA
>> http://www.rgaphoto.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: "afirkin at afirkin.com" <afirkin at afirkin.com>
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Sat, February 13, 2010 12:05:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Hassy CFV workflow suggestions?
>> 
>> George, rant away, I think we all understand ;-) If you don't change
>> computers, the software last longer in my experience. But of course by
>> buying the 39 you have pretty big files to deal with, not something my
>> first iBook could deal with ;-)
>> 
>> Cheers and good luck with LR. I really do like the workflow, and found
>> phocus too "focused" on Blad alone.
>> 
>> Alastair
>> 
>> 
>>> Mark...nope..photoshop CS won't open em unless you "upgrade" to CS4 or
>>> something else needlessly "feature rich"...
>>> Alastair...thanks for that, I now see that LR can actually create finish
>>> files and can use various plug ins and now realize that I can open the
>>> files
>>> in photoshop CS and NOT, importantly, "upgrade" to any "face
>> recognizing",
>>> "GPS locating" "made easy-for-you" "new and better" software...hell, I
>> was
>>> really upset that I had to "upgrade" to CS in the first place...not to
>>> mention it took me a while to figure out how to stop iPhoto from grabbing
>>> and "filing" all of my images...sorry for the rant...just can't stand the
>>> constant forced march to having to continually spend more money to do the
>>> same simple task. Anyway, now if I can figure out how the hell
>>> LRs file model works so I can fit it into my dyslexic and disorganized
>>> world
>>> view, I'll be all set...but now I see at least I can create a giant
>> output
>>> file for printing from my print supplier...thanks very much! By the way,
>>> Hasselblad's Phocus has no provisions for outputing files like LR does
>> and
>>> since it looks and works very similar to LR, I just assumed LR was
>> equally
>>> functionally disabled. I asked Hasselblad about whether they were at all
>>> worried that other photo processing software that would need to import
>>> Phocus files would alter them somehow and they said they didn't think any
>>> file alteration would occur. I'm not so sure about that...so, Phocus is
>>> out,
>>> LR seems to be in and since I do no retouching and only minor alterations
>>> in
>>> levels I may not need to go to photoshop CS anymore...just hope I don't
>>> have
>>> to "upgrade" LR continuously from now on...Thanks again,
>>> George
>>> Chicago
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 2/12/10 8:28 AM, "lug-request at leica-users.org"
>>> <lug-request at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Message: 25
>>>> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:57:12 -0500
>>>> From: afirkin at afirkin.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Hassy CFV workflow suggestions?
>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> Message-ID:
>>>> <9f1b6d88c5bf21d0db2f9636da96a83c.squirrel at emailmg.globat.com>
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>>>> 
>>>> George,
>>>> The blad files are not really supported by the smaller companies. I"m
>>>> about to get a portable storage device and it won't show the blad
>>>> images.
>>>> There was a small software called image converter I think, but in
>>>> reality
>>>> importing into lightroom and automatically converting the files into DNG
>>>> is probably the best way for you to go and LR really does a great job
>>>> with
>>>> "printing" once you learn it.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> 
>>>> alastair
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello...
>>>>> I managed to aquire a CFV back for my Hassy V system (hurray!)
>>>>> but am really stuck about software. All I want is a quick cheap easy
>>>>> way
>>>>> to
>>>>> convert Hassy raw files to be able to use them in Photoshop without
>>>>> having
>>>>> to buy $800 bucks worth of Adobe's Creative Suite. I've got
>>>>> Hasselblad's
>>>>> Phocus software, which is like Lightroom but you don't have any output
>>>>> flexibility (size of print etc) ...and Lightroom is just plain
>>>>> frustrating and confusing to me. I don't want any features, filters,
>>>>> post
>>>>> processing gizmos, skins or any of that...just gimme a usable file in
>>>>> my
>>>>> Mac
>>>>> version of Photoshop that I already own (CS I think) and let me make
>>>>> prints!
>>>>> Man, do I hate this fetish that software companies have for layering on
>>>>> features that I don't want. In fact, I wish I didn't have to use
>>>>> photoshop
>>>>> at all and could use a cheap piece of open source software that has NO
>>>>> features except file translation and output...period. Anyone got any
>>>>> suggestions?
>>>>> thanks
>>>>> George
>>>>> Chicago
>>>>> 
>>> 
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