Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/13/07 2:34 AM, "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@ncable.net.au> typed: > >> >> But make no mistake, without the commitment to the filters being either >> purchased, borrowed, given away, or stolen, you are screwed >> if you wish to use an M8. Someplace, somewhere, sometime, you will take >> the most important picture, and the color will be off and >> there is no way to fix it. None. > > Frank, I understand your comments and agree with them, but with photoshop, > there are ways to fix the issue. Its not perfect, but they already exist > as colour profiles for the C1 software, and can be applied locally if > needed. > > of course b/w users are not screwed eithter. > > I watched the recent release of Lightroom and was shown techniques for > combining images, rubbing out the face with the closed eyes to make a > group portrait perfect, and even the suggestion that a tourist be gone > filter was now possible WITHOUT using tripods etc: the software aligns and > redisplays the information seamlessly: So a minor issue of colour cast is > well minor really: but I agree, it should not be there and I'm hoping the > filters are as good as promised. > > Software to run with the filters and wide angles is still a few months off > however!! > > So if they can make PEOPLE disappear we shouldn't worry about a slight magenta tint. I see magenta people. Mark Rabiner 8A/109s New York, NY markrabiner.com