technology

[hypatia42]

Most people on this list know that I enjoy photography. Some may not know that for years I have been using a 35mm Pentax K1000 as my primary camera. Many people over the years have told me that I should upgrade to digital. While I had my reasons to avoid this, the Honey, my mom and sister and their SOs upgraded me this past Christmas. I got a really fabulous 12.1 megapixel Canon Rebel EOSX. Lots of features and stuffs and bells and whistles that I don't even understand yet. I was right about lots of my objections. Many o the skills are not directly translatable. Still, I'm learning, if slowly.

Where the technology bit comes is the root of my biggest objection to switching to digital. Now that I have a new spiffy camera, I need a new computer. What was going to be an investment of $700 turns into $2500 with everthing that becomes necessary for the camera to work. I swear to you, my camera is a better thinker and rememberer than my PC. That, while true, is sad.

So I'm in the market for a new computer. In the midsts of floundering around with the camera's brain I need to figure out what computer would be best to accomodate my growing skills with the imaging. I feel like Charlie Brown here... "AUGH"

Comments

[siriciryon.livejournal.com]

we will /so/ chat later

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

I do most of the tech work for my mom, who is a professional photographer with her own studio for 30 years now. (go Mom!)
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I helped her go all digital, and have a few know-hows in this area.

[hypatia42.livejournal.com]

Are you in the Mac camp too?

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

I can support photographers or either camp.
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Read
http://www.prophotolife.com/2008/07/24/switching-from-apple-mac-os-x-to-windows-vista/
and all of the comments that follow,
i think it will give you a good feel for the differences and similarities.
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Personally, I love Apple laptop hardware, but I am very aware that this does not mean that YOU will love it.
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You might want to look at
http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-Photographers-Optimized-workflow/dp/0240520270/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234747035&sr=8-1
For good workflow tips.

[ebongreen.livejournal.com]

Shiny iMac FTW? :-)

[jasminewind.livejournal.com]

I love my mac but in fairness, I have heard from more than 1 person who cares more about photography than I do that they don't like iPhoto. Maybe there is an upgraded program that photographers like better, I'm sure siriciryon will let you know.

Personally, as long as I'm not trying to crop or alter the photo, I like iPhoto a lot As for the cropping, I'm sure it is just a matter of learning the correct steps, which I havent' bothered to do.

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

Have you downloaded a trial of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop_Lightroom
?

[hypatia42.livejournal.com]

Anything I download would have to be an old version. The brain of my computer really can't handle anything that is big, or needs brain power. It is time to upgrade.