Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]However, in my experience, Quality Control at Alamy is a lot more strict than Getty. It didn't used to be but they have tightened up lately and it's very hard to get anything through that is not absolutely perfect. They will routinely fail almost anything that has been interpolated. Getty seems to judge more on content and less on technical quality. Just because a camera is listed as acceptable by Alamy does not mean the photo will pass. Tina On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>wrote: > On the other hand the Alamy list of acceptable cameras is twice as long as > the Getty list. Alamy accepts photos made with just about every 4/3s camera > on the market including all Olympus DSLRs from the E-volt 430 and E-volt > 500 > on and the EP series of micro 4/3 cameras. It also accepts photos made with > all of Panasonic's 4/3 cameras including the micro 4/3 series. This tends > to > belie Mark's contention that the 4/3 format is suitable only for little old > ladies taking pictures of children going to church on Sundays. > > > The inclusion of the Epson RD1 is also an eye opener. Even though it takes > Leica lenses, the resolution of the RD1 is exceeded by just about every P&S > camera on the market. It is hard to believe that Getty and Alamy have such > different standards of acceptability. I think Alamy's criterion for > acceptability, and the and the acceptability of Doug's DMR photos can be > summed up by this line of small print on Alamy's list. > > "Please note, there may be other digital cameras that can produce files > which would also be acceptable to Alamy." > > Larry Z > > > Tina Manley wrote: > > > Yes, Alamy rejects any photo not made with their recommended list: > > > http://www.alamy.com/contributor/help/recommended-digital-cameras.asp > > > > Not entirely true. The DMR isn't on the 'recommended camera' list and none > of my DMR photos have been rejected. > > > Doug Herr > > Birdman of Sacramento > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com