Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information