- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK.
- Name
- Charles
What is it Rick? A sewing machine?Dang, that was quick!
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It needs a proper base to mount to instead of those flimsy tubes.
I will also sand down some sharp edges.
What is it Rick? A sewing machine?Dang, that was quick!
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It needs a proper base to mount to instead of those flimsy tubes.
I will also sand down some sharp edges.
What is it Rick? A sewing machine?
Do they still have tiny bottles of red wine and Gauloise sigarettes in them?A couple of modern French army rations
Do they still have tiny bottles of red wine and Gauloise sigarettes in them?
Hehe, that must've been in the old days.
I've got a 2001 IBM laptop like that ...A super-telezoom would be my weapon of choice even when I am not doing photography.
My work laptop is a Latitude 7490, and when I went on business trips I felt like I had to take it, and in a carry on. Not fun. This last trip, I just brought the iPad. Amazing what a difference it makesI've got a 2001 IBM laptop like that ...
I suspect that my refurbished Dell Latitude 5521 is not quite as robust ...
The Dell's decent, Dion. And I do not like Apple products.My work laptop is a Latitude 7490, and when I went on business trips I felt like I had to take it, and in a carry on. Not fun. This last trip, I just brought the iPad. Amazing what a difference it makes
Well, my Dell had a battery problem that puffed and broke the keyboard - NATO won't fix it since it's an old model, so.... business trips also involved a keyboard, and a mouse. Way less portable!The Dell's decent, Dion. And I do not like Apple products.
Oh, bugger! That would not make it convenient, mate!Well, my Dell had a battery problem that puffed and broke the keyboard - NATO won't fix it since it's an old model, so.... business trips also involved a keyboard, and a mouse. Way less portable!
To a certain extent ...It's cool to not like Apple products. I'm not a big fan of the company, but the industry supports them nicely.
My Lenovo 12" tablet has all that, but the 5521 is certainly a different class of machine.I'm sure a decent Android tablet has similar capability - or maybe a Surface device. It just needs to be rather beefy processor wise, and have a supported pen...
Yeah, I don't think we're so dissimilar. When it comes to computers, I don't think there is any perfect solution anywhere... Both before and after I worked at MS, I had my Microsoft-hating days, when I would switch to Linux for a while, and then end up switching back - I'm a fan of commercial software. When people are getting paid to make great products, they're just on a different level.Oh, bugger! That would not make it convenient, mate!
To a certain extent ...
My Lenovo 12" tablet has all that, but the 5521 is certainly a different class of machine.
Agreed. W7 Pro is the best that MS have made lately IMNSHO.Yeah, I don't think we're so dissimilar. When it comes to computers, I don't think there is any perfect solution anywhere... Both before and after I worked at MS, I had my Microsoft-hating days, when I would switch to Linux for a while, and then end up switching back - I'm a fan of commercial software. When people are getting paid to make great products, they're just on a different level.
No support for FastStone Viewer, PIE Studio, etc on Apple. It's their way or the highway ...For photography specifically, I don't think you can get much better industry support for the Mac. A lot of these things initiated on them, as they've always been the artsy cool machines. A common baseline for hardware allows developers to write very performant and compatible software. That's my main driver for macOS.
Agree.Windows always has been the bridge builder - work on everything with everything, but that's a difficult dream for stability. I think things are changing, though. At least when I go to Adobe apps on Windows, they seem very much like the Mac versions. I find more incompatibilities between their own apps! (e.g. grouped photos appear as one item in Lightroom CC, but individual pictures in Lightroom Web!).
It's their lack of integrity and morality that bugs me the most.Apple as a company is a different story - if they really treat their employees like I've read that's not a place I'd ever want to work.
Dion, I have never got my head around Lightroom, not since the first version. I use Bridge - ACR - Photoshop on my computers, and Photoshop Express on my tablet. Among a multitude of other software, of course.How is the Lightroom App on your tablet? Does the pen work well?
Well, to me Windows is still Windows I suppose I can agree with you on gradations of bad though.Agreed. W7 Pro is the best that MS have made lately IMNSHO.
Oh sure. But MacOS doesn't "support" those because the developer chose not to make a Mac version. I suspect there are some in the reverse direction too. Certainly, all of the photo editors routinely mentioned here (PhotoShop, Lightroom Classic, DXO, Capture One, DarkTable, Affinity, etc.) do, and the O/S natively supports RAW format images. I would argue that's good support.No support for FastStone Viewer, PIE Studio, etc on Apple. It's their way or the highway ...
Yeah, me too. It wasn't one of the primary reasons I left, but I had a similar experience at Microsoft, and it probably colors my perception with them as well. Not that there wasn't good too. But I respect people that stand firm in their convictions. You'll always be good in my book for that, even if we come to some different conclusionsAgree.
It's their lack of integrity and morality that bugs me the most.
Great way to end this one I use Lightroom CC (which I wish they would name something else - it is nothing like Lightroom "Classic") because it is easy. It is simple to import pictures, do simple edits, create albums, links to those albums (so you don't have to send pictures through the internet), find photos (with pretty good AI), and everything is visible everywhere. Trying to retouch photos with a mouse is painful (sometimes literally), so a pen is easy. Adobe is expensive, and I don't think any better a company than Apple or Microsoft. I get a discount as a student, but I'm always on the look out for better.Dion, I have never got my head around Lightroom, not since the first version. I use Bridge - ACR - Photoshop on my computers, and Photoshop Express on my tablet. Among a multitude of other software, of course.
I like to do things my way, not the "Apple Way". I don't really like modern cars (post about 2012) that want to drive for you, or Windows 10 or 11 Pro either. I'm still using MS Office 2003 Pro and the original Outlook desktop client.