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[SquarePeg1]

I use PayPal infrequently but when I do use it I have not had any issues. What are some of the problems that people are hating on PayPal for?

 

[Fujidave]

Morning all, well the rain has cleared and it is now just cloudy so hope the sun comes out. Had a good talk with paypal and it seems their security does not like topaz at all so as I have enough editing software I dont need to buy the denoise at all.

 

[davidharmier60]

I have a small Bulova Water Pro watch. It is far too fiddly to set the time on.
Jumps a,second or two when the crown is pushed in. So I'll just wear a Timex.
Got good coffee to ponder on it.

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[SquarePeg1]

Morning all, well the rain has cleared and it is now just cloudy so hope the sun comes out. Had a good talk with paypal and it seems their security does not like topaz at all so as I have enough editing software I dont need to buy the denoise at all.

Topaz Denoise is incredible. Worth some hassle, IMO. I got an email yesterday that they are having a 40% off sale.

 

[smoke665]

Topaz Denoise is incredible. Worth some hassle, IMO. I got an email yesterday that they are having a 40% off sale.

I'm curious as to what exactly you find incredible. I've looked at their plug ins and seen many comments, but I can't seem to isolate anything really that can't be done manually, or with presets/actions, in LR or PS. I routinely shoot at high ISO up to 25600, and haven't encountered significant issues. However I'm always looking for something better.

 

[Fujidave]

Morning all, well the rain has cleared and it is now just cloudy so hope the sun comes out. Had a good talk with paypal and it seems their security does not like topaz at all so as I have enough editing software I dont need to buy the denoise at all.

Topaz Denoise is incredible. Worth some hassle, IMO. I got an email yesterday that they are having a 40% off sale.

That was the reason I tried to get it, I had a trial of it once and tested at 6400 iso on my 70D and thought it was really very good.

 

[Fujidave]

Topaz Denoise is incredible. Worth some hassle, IMO. I got an email yesterday that they are having a 40% off sale.

I'm curious as to what exactly you find incredible. I've looked at their plug ins and seen many comments, but I can't seem to isolate anything really that can't be done manually, or with presets/actions, in LR or PS. I routinely shoot at high ISO up to 25600, and haven't encountered significant issues. However I'm always looking for something better.

@smoke665 It is worth getting, as imo it is the best one on the market.

 

[smoke665]

It is worth getting, as imo it is the best one on the market

But "why specifically", what does it do that I can't already do???? I have a ton of LR presets that I've either downloaded, bought, or built custom, same with actions in PS. I've used and like the Nik Collection in LR for some time, but now since the latest update to LR with it's intelligent "auto button", and the "Profiles", I rarely use it or need it. So again what specifically would it do for me that I'm missing now?

I posted this in a series of photos shot last week. 9 pm at night, no lights, on the side of a mountain, and a very heavy crop. ISO 25600, f/4.5, 1/30 hand held. Is there noise yes, but some of that is the texture of the mountain behind. All in all I'm not sure that it could have been less noisy.
Opening Pledge by William Raber, on Flickr

 

[Fujidave]

Just emailed Topaz to ask for help on buying Denoise.

 

[Fujidave]

It is worth getting, as imo it is the best one on the market

But "why specifically", what does it do that I can't already do???? I have a ton of LR presets that I've either downloaded, bought, or built custom, same with actions in PS. I've used and like the Nik Collection in LR for some time, but now since the latest update to LR with it's intelligent "auto button", and the "Profiles", I rarely use it or need it. So again what specifically would it do for me that I'm missing now?

It`s hard to say really, but if I can get it then I will. When I did a test at 6400 iso, it was with Deniose, Define,LR6, and PSE15 and Topaz beat the lot of them.

 

[jcdeboever]

No opportunity for methodical flower shots this week in Florida. It's been windy and sunny every day, not a good recipe for flower shots. So my tripod sits there dormant. I only managed to shoot one short roll of film, then loaded it with 3200 for night shooting the other night, and of course, a storm rolled in. So my film camera is dormant as well, maybe tonight I can purge it. The short roll was a good idea but the wife couldn't deal with the heat that day so we left early. She had an ear infection and I think the medicine they gave her at Urgent Care kind of played a part. She's better now so maybe a trip to Tampa or Ybor tonight. She doesn't dig Ybor at all but wants the car so I am at her mercy.

 

[smoke665]

It`s hard to say really, but if I can get it then I will. When I did a test at 6400 iso, it was with Deniose, Define,LR6, and PSE15 and Topaz beat the lot of them.

With the latest update I'm on version 7.3.1 on LR and version 19.1.3 on PS. I'm not promoting or putting down anything, just looking for specifics. I will say in the last couple of updates, that Adobe made some huge improvements in LR.

 

[JonA_CT]

My seats for Friday’s sox game.

Did I mention they are free?

 

[Fujidave]

It`s hard to say really, but if I can get it then I will. When I did a test at 6400 iso, it was with Deniose, Define,LR6, and PSE15 and Topaz beat the lot of them.

With the latest update I'm on version 7.3.1 on LR and version 19.1.3 on PS. I'm not promoting or putting down anything, just looking for specifics. I will say in the last couple of updates, that Adobe made some huge improvements in LR.

I`d think that with the updates and your set up you`d be ok as is.

 

[smoke665]

I`d think that with the updates and your set up you`d be ok as is.

That's what I've found so far, but I'm no expert. Always looking for the better mousetrap, but I've been bitten before on software claims, therefore the questions.