The Coffee House

[snowbear120 52]

Evening Hosers! I'm having so much fun here in Arkansas, I've decided to stay an extra day! I haven't eaten so many home-cooked meals since 2005!! Ran into an ex-wife, we had a good visit. Her sister demanded I let her cook supper for me, now I'm so stuffed I can hardly move! Her sons both have grown kids that I met for the first time. Made me realize how OLD I'm getting!!

Hope you all haven't eaten too much, or OD'd on coffee. See you all later!

Enjoy. Have a safe trip back.

 

[Gary A.]

Dammit Gary, if you would have told me a week ago that you were selling a 50 1.8, I would have bought it.

Man, I would have just given it to you had I known.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. A cold front moved in, at 7:00 a.m. it was 37F here. Should warm up to the mid 60's.

 

[minicoop1985]

My house is inexplicably warm this morning. It's like my control panel went haywire or something, but my furnace isn't doing anything out of the ordinary. Huh.

 

[pgriz]

My house is inexplicably warm this morning. It's like my control panel went haywire or something, but my furnace isn't doing anything out of the ordinary. Huh.

I assume your smoke alarm is working?

 

[minicoop1985]

Last I checked it is, thankfully. Though the open flame in the dining room might have something to do with this... OH CRAP

Dammit Gary, if you would have told me a week ago that you were selling a 50 1.8, I would have bought it.

Man, I would have just given it to you had I known.

I appreciate it, Gary. Oh well.

How's that GX680 working out?

 

[Gary A.]

My house is inexplicably warm this morning. It's like my control panel went haywire or something, but my furnace isn't doing anything out of the ordinary. Huh.

Last I checked it is, thankfully. Though the open flame in the dining room might have something to do with this... OH CRAP

Dammit Gary, if you would have told me a week ago that you were selling a 50 1.8, I would have bought it.

Man, I would have just given it to you had I known.

I appreciate it, Gary. Oh well.

How's that GX680 working out?

I've only had a chance to go out once with it so far. The exposures are good and the negs sharp. My scanner just came in on Wednesday, I haven't had time to unpack it. Maybe tomorrow I figure out how to scan the negs, But the thing looks really good, very impressive. Everybody who has come over for Christmas has had to make numerous comments. (BTW- I friend sent me a link to the little study that showed a MF neg had greater resolution than a a 800E file.)

 

[minicoop1985]

Well GET ON WITH IT! I wanna see what you do with those movements and stuff. I have plans to use one for automotive photography.

 

[snowbear120 52]

Good Morning, Leonore!
Are you still with us, Marija?

 

[mishele]

Fine, don't say good morning to me.

 

[snowbear120 52]

Well hello there, sunshine. Sorry, I din't see you lurking around -- the others have posted a couple things.

You know you're my favorite mod of all time.

 

[limr34 4]

Morning, folks! Yup, I'm still around. Trying to figure out this monitor calibration thing.

 

[snowbear120 52]

Lenny, I know laptop monitors are hard to get & keep calibrated. I wish I could help - I've only been able to use the built-in calibration; luckily it seems to be close. Try posting an image you edited with the previous calibration an edit with the new calibration - the actual images, not a screen shot. The other thing that might help is to download and view an image of one of the color checker cards (like the X-Rite)

 

[limr34 4]

Lenny, I know laptop monitors are hard to get & keep calibrated. I wish I could help - I've only been able to use the built-in calibration; luckily it seems to be close. Try posting an image you edited with the previous calibration an edit with the new calibration - the actual images, not a screen shot. The other thing that might help is to download and view an image of one of the color checker cards (like the X-Rite)

I just posted an example of a photo I edited before and after calibration.

The biggest PITA at the moment is that the calibrated settings go away whenever the laptop "wakes up" from sleeping. I found an article that supposedly explained the fix and I tried it, but it doesn't seem to be working.

Honestly, if the difference is barely noticeable (like in the examples I just posted in my thread) then it's just not worth it. I have been thinking very seriously about getting an external monitor and keyboard anyway, so I doubt I'll spend much more time on this. When I've posted color pictures here, as far as I remember, I haven't gotten any comments that claim the color is way off, so I might be trying to solve a problem that didn't even exist.

 

[mishele]

Well hello there, sunshine. Sorry, I din't see you lurking around -- the others have posted a couple things.

You know you're my favorite mod of all time.

Now I can start my day!! Thank you, sweets!!