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Subject: [Leica] Aperture 2
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Jan 5 17:34:45 2009
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Adam,


Well I have used several Canons (20D, 5D, and 1D MK II) and I prefer the 
R8/DMR, it has everything I need and very easy to use. ?It would be nice to 
have a larger LCD, but not a deal breaker.?


I may go and try Aperture and see how it works. ?Thanks for the info on it.


Gene -------------- Original message from "Adam Bridge" <abridge@gmail.com>: 
--------------


> Aperture doesn't make copies unless you ask it to, it just keeps the
> settings and then applies them dynamically as required. Lightroom does the
> same, now, I think and Photoshop CS3 does it with the Adjustment tools now,
> automatically creating adjustment layers. They really are exploiting the
> video cards' power these days (and a good thing).
> The design of Graphical User Interfaces is the most difficult part of most
> computer products although you'd never know it from what is being taught in
> colleges/universities these days. Some of the finest examples of great
> design are out in the iPhone segment where small screen real estate and the
> touch interface require designers to really think about what they are 
> making
> and how it should work.
> 
> Cameras suffer the same problem and one only has to use a Canon compared to
> the Leica DMR to know the difference. I loved the R8 as a film camera and
> the DMR got the human factors right for digital. Unfortunately in the
> features race the camera designers want you to adjust literally every 
> little
> feature and there are only so many buttons. Canon as way too many for this
> guy. If I haven't shot with the 1Ds in a week I have to retrain! :-)
> 
> I hope the new Leica user experience will be elegant. My feeling is that 
> the
> European design ethic is vastly superior to the Japanese version of same.
> Not that I'll ever be able to do more than hold one of the new Leica 
> cameras
> (and probably not even that), nevertheless I am hopeful they'll give 
> someone
> at Nikon and Canon a reason to work harder.
> 
> Adam
> 
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:14 AM,  wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the replies everyone.  I am trying to decide to stay with PSE6
> > and iPhoto for my editing.  iPhoto is nice but seems to make copies every
> > time you do something to the photo, plus even if you put it into a 
> > folder it
> > also keeps the original in the 12 month folder, if you take it out of 
> > the 12
> > month folder it also deletes the other folders with the photos also. You 
> > end
> > up with a full HD before you know it.  I do like the UI though.  The 
> > PSE6 UI
> > is not as user friendly and is a pain to find a photo quickly.
> >
> >
> > Gene-------------- Original message from "leo wesson" :
> > --------------
> >
> >
> > > i downloaded the demo.  it's pretty nice and peppy....but lightroom 
> > > does
> > > more and i prefer the structure of lightroom and the way it interfaces
> > with
> > > dng files  with lightroom, i almost never need photoshop, with 
> > > aperture,
> > i
> > > need photoshop more.
> > >
> > > leo
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:06 PM,  wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone tried Aperture 2 editor?  I am looking for comments both 
> > > > pro
> > and
> > > > con, or if you have compared it to Light Room.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Gene
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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