Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, as you well know, all photography is not the "Magical Moment," in fact, much of it is about getting a repeat performance of an identical nature. I think that's the point of some of this otherwise inscrutable information mongering. You want to know that if you walk into a situation, you can trust your camera to do what you ask of it. On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:36 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > John McMaster OFFERED along with a few others: > Subject: Re: [Leica] More LR / Monochrom oddities..... > > > Indeed, EXIF data shows up in M9info.... >> > > Hi Guys, > > Don't take me as being a smart ass! I am working on a paper about all the > techie stuff of today, cameras of all kinds and levels, megabytes, > computers and apps and whatever else "fixie up things" we discuss here > regarding Photo equipment and connected items through electronics. > > But "when you are talking about? EXIF and camera to camera, computers > etc.?" Does it really make any difference in the quality of the content of > the captured moment? In other words? Does the photographer knowing and > finding out things appear to be different camera to camera, although > similar models???????? Make the content and composition of the photograph > better? Or worse? > > And if a photographer owns one of these new cameras and doesn't know > anything about all the technical aspects you lads discuss. Are his/her > pictures going to be good, bad or ugly because he/she doesn't have a clue > what an EXIF is? Or most of the other points you find and discuss? > > I suppose what I'm trying to determine is....... "if one pop's 8-9 grand > for a camera should you lads be finding these anomalies? Possibly > indicating something isn't correct after putting down $10 grand including > taxes? > > And knowing all this stuff? Does it make one a "better photographer at > capturing the magical moment?" > > I suppose one might ask? "Would Cartier Bresson have been a better > photographer if he knew he had all this new technical bits and pieces in > his Leica?" > > thank you. > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- >> >> I just upgraded to LR4.2 and the new SFX Pro today, and I have noticed >> these strangenesses too. Functionally it doesn't make much difference, >> but >> it is baffling as to what has changed that has facilitated these observed >> effects. >> >> Marty >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 3:23 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> >> wrote: >> >>> On LR 4.1 it would show the 6-bit lens info on individual photos but not >>> in group metadata at the top. It also never showed the estimated aperture >>> in individual photos like it does with the M9. >>> >>> Since upgrading to 4.2 (Mac) I see that the group metadata at the top >>> now includes lenses used since the upgrade (as well as some earlier >>> photos >>> that I took to SFX to edit!). All the other photos are not lens >>> summarised >>> at the top and the estimated aperture is still not shown individually... >>> >>> john >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA