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    Has anyone tried the combination of Hasselblad C 500mm and 2xe teleconverter?

    My personal experience is that the M43 format is optimum for moon shots. For other star images a full frame Sony (or Nikon) would be better due to their superior high iso IQ. Here's one of the moon in January of 2019, shot with the Olympus EM5 Mk2 (16 mp) bolted to the Leica 400 Apo 2.8 with...
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    Olympus (Now OM Digital Solutions) Discontinues Extended Warranties?

    You make some good points here, drb. It would be useful if you posted an email address where those of us who use Olympus cameras could post our support for extended warranties. Hopefully if enough of us express support for this, OM Digital Solutions will reconsider. Thanks for your post.
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    Canon Imageprograf TM-200 24"

    From the IT supplies website: "The TM-200 printer is not only ideal for printing technical documents, CAD drawings and GIS maps, but also posters, signage and displays with the use of Canon's LUCIA TD water resistant pigment ink." It only has 5 inks... and I personally wouldn't consider $2,500...
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    Robin Wong tests the new Olympus 2X teleconverter

    https://robinwong.blogspot.com/2019/07/olympus-mzuiko-mc-20-2x-teleconverter.html Robin often states that he's not a birding photographer, but he achievd some stunning results at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park in Malaysia under poor weather conditions when testing this new teleconverter with the...
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    If you ride your bike in bike lanes... this will kill you

    I think that anyone who is interested in video, and especially on how content relates to the current marketing trends, can learn from Casey. I watched a few of his videos years ago and liked a few of them, but wondered why he had such a cult following? The guy has made tens of millions of...
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    If you ride your bike in bike lanes... this will kill you

    Casey has outdone himself with this video. Be prepared to grab your sides:Casey Neistat: How to be Heard - YouTube. There is some valuable insight here. Watch the entire video as there is much to learn from someone who begins a project not knowing where he's going, trusting his instincts...
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    The word 'Leica' is now banned ...

    "It is also a falsehood to think China became rich because a few Western companies built some factories over there." Actually Peter... while I agree with much of your post, it's a good portion of the factories in the US and the rest of the western world that were moved to China because of labor...
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    Topaz artefacts

    Hi Bart, Though this isn't banding, over on the luminous-landscape forum there are a number of threads on the new Topaz AI programs and users are reporting a variety of issues, some of which have been solved due to user feedback. One photographer reported that he was getting banding until he...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    Some of the smaller creatures in the Sea of Cortez, OMD EM5 Mk2, two strobes, 60 macro for all but the Medusa (12-40PRO), all taken free diving. Juvenile King Angelfish (about 5" long): Balloonfish (about 7" long): Cortez Barnacle Blenny (2" long): Red-head Yellow Striped Goby (1.5'...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    I fully agree, Ian. I wasn't aware of the Digital Imaging Processing Forum or I would have posted this topic there. Apologies. How do we get it moved? I was only thinking that the main complaint I read about the m43 format are the poor high iso results. By placing the topic here it would...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    I'd probably never use an iso that high either, Larry. The point of the test was to discover the limitations of the program. If I had found 25,600 iso images unusable I would have then run tests at 12,800, and on down until I found the results usable. What this test showed is that with the...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    I found an issue similar to the one you described, Larry. I dealt with it by using a softening brush over the small area where the problem emerged, prior to running the image through DeNoise AI. Remember that when Sharpen AI was first released there were grid patterns present in some parts of...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    Re: 20,000 ISO on m43... THIS IS NUTZ!!!! Always denoise first, Larry. Sharpening first will only sharpen and exagerate the noise. You've probably noticed that with Sharpen AI the "Stabilize" setting provides the most sharpening... but you need to look closely at the edges of your image...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    Re: 20,000 ISO on m43... THIS IS NUTZ!!!! Leuallen, I did try raising the level of noise reduction and the background (green area) turned to mush. It was, as I thought, a function of the rice paper texture that was confusing the AI algorithm. I decided to really push things so I just shot a...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    The EXIF stripping is a big issue for me as well, Neil. This will be addressed sooner if more people complain to Topaz. Bummer that you can't access the Topaz plugins from PS CC 2019. I have the 2018 version of PS CC and both Sharpen AI and DeNoise AI are accessible under Filters. The...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    Thanks for your post, Leuallen. Question: Are you sure the DeNoise AI shot is the top image posted and not the bottom? I ask because I'm seeing more detail in the bottom image. The top looks smeared on my 15" MacBook Pro Retina. Look at the detail in the shirt collar, the microphone, and...
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    Fun with 4/3rds cameras/ Image Thread

    This is not information exclusive to m43 cameras, but since we need all the help we can get with respect to noise mitigation at high iso's I just received an email from Topaz announcing the release of Topaz DeNoise AI. For those who own Topaz DeNoise, the most comprehensive and adjustable noise...
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    eGPU recommendation needed for a MacBook Pro Retina

    Like many who use Mac laptops, I'm running into problems when using a variety of software programs (such as Topaz AI Gigapixel and Sharpen AI) due to limited and a non upgradable graphics card on my 2015 MacBook Pro 15" Retina. I've communicated with Joe Fredric, a Support Engineer at Topaz...
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    Advice on new 24" printer

    Some sound advice on this thread from Doug, Stanley and Stuart. Doug suggested the HPZ 3200, and I've heard many positive things about this pronter from those who have owned it. The only negative thing I've read is with respect to an internal belt that needs replacing with extended use... and...
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