George S.
How many is enough?
"On" the table just off from the front edge of the center of the laptop, is that another one, or a speck of dust on the table? It's position, I think, would place it somewhere on Joe's right hand in the first shot, which there does seem to be a bright spot there too, but not so pronounced.
Staring at these photos searching for almost imperceptible "pixels" borders on psychotic.
Gaspar
Established
Hot pixels exist in almost every digital camera. It is how the firmware deals with it that matters. I have them on both my dslrs (D200 and canon 300D). Not really a problem as they are very small. See this article http://www.mathiaspohl.de/dx/remove-dead-pixels-nikon
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George S.
How many is enough?
Everyone has their opinions. I happen to agree with what Keith said.
andreas.pichler
Established
First shot with the Epson
First shot with the Epson
In my opinion the "first shot" is clearly aligned to what you are feeling in this special moment.
Even if bought as second hand, buying a digital rangefinder is a sort of investment.
I felt hungry afterwards (one Epson means 10 dinners or so with my wife in a fancy restaurant in Duesseldorf), plus: I have had no lenses. So I took a Jupiter 12 with Contax bajonet from the shelf, and went into the kitchen...
...held it in front of the Epson and tried out. And was whoowed. If a handheld device could do this (in parameters of sharpness and so on, not in motive...).
Concerning the bad pixels - if you know that they are existing, you will have a mental problem. How to fix? There is a pretty good step by step guide by forum member "jlw":
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5854
I want to have control over the whole process, that's the main issue why going the rangefinder route. Bad pixels have been a natters and tatters theme from the first LCD computer screen on, so what? Apple Computer said in those days: Warranty from 4 bad pixels on. I have had always a maximun of 4 of these sel lightning midgets with my old PowerBooks. No warranty, but why are they just THERE?
Needless to discuss, find other routes!
Have you heard any complaints from Robert Capa during D-Day concerning "silver lacks on the upper right side of this ISO 400 film"? His CONTAX works perfectly, the workflow afterwards not...
Be a man, and stand by yourself.
Concerning the guide mentioned above, it works perfectly, since then I only have to count sheeps to fell into sleep - electric sheeps, of course, following Phillip K. Dick ;-)
So far for the moment,
Andreas
PS: By the way, back alley, I love your nice Apple PowerBook workplace. Clean and sober, remembers to a monks cell.
First shot with the Epson
In my opinion the "first shot" is clearly aligned to what you are feeling in this special moment.
Even if bought as second hand, buying a digital rangefinder is a sort of investment.
I felt hungry afterwards (one Epson means 10 dinners or so with my wife in a fancy restaurant in Duesseldorf), plus: I have had no lenses. So I took a Jupiter 12 with Contax bajonet from the shelf, and went into the kitchen...
...held it in front of the Epson and tried out. And was whoowed. If a handheld device could do this (in parameters of sharpness and so on, not in motive...).
Concerning the bad pixels - if you know that they are existing, you will have a mental problem. How to fix? There is a pretty good step by step guide by forum member "jlw":
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5854
I want to have control over the whole process, that's the main issue why going the rangefinder route. Bad pixels have been a natters and tatters theme from the first LCD computer screen on, so what? Apple Computer said in those days: Warranty from 4 bad pixels on. I have had always a maximun of 4 of these sel lightning midgets with my old PowerBooks. No warranty, but why are they just THERE?
Needless to discuss, find other routes!
Have you heard any complaints from Robert Capa during D-Day concerning "silver lacks on the upper right side of this ISO 400 film"? His CONTAX works perfectly, the workflow afterwards not...
Be a man, and stand by yourself.
Concerning the guide mentioned above, it works perfectly, since then I only have to count sheeps to fell into sleep - electric sheeps, of course, following Phillip K. Dick ;-)
So far for the moment,
Andreas
PS: By the way, back alley, I love your nice Apple PowerBook workplace. Clean and sober, remembers to a monks cell.
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Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Hey! i have the same laptop!
You should've focused on your tattoo, Joe. Much more classy
You should've focused on your tattoo, Joe. Much more classy
mani
Well-known
Golly - a lot of people fussing over one pixel (only six-million, ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine to go!!!)
Anyway, as others have already pointed-out, the RD1 family has a brilliant little menu item that allows you to map out these single little irritants. No harm done, and you'll never EVER (I promise) know where the little blighter was. I've had to do this just once, in one year - but I'm sure it won't be the last time.
Incidentally, at this rate I guess humanity will be extinct before the last pixel goes....
Anyway, as others have already pointed-out, the RD1 family has a brilliant little menu item that allows you to map out these single little irritants. No harm done, and you'll never EVER (I promise) know where the little blighter was. I've had to do this just once, in one year - but I'm sure it won't be the last time.
Incidentally, at this rate I guess humanity will be extinct before the last pixel goes....
andreas.pichler
Established
Yep, I agree to Mani. I am pretty sure that my brain has more dead pixel than my Epsons sensor - unfortunately (?) I was looking at sensors output, not on my brain (okay, before you guys went the philosophically alley: My brain told me what I have to see - am I sure sure that the dead pixel comes out of the sensor, not out of my brain? I am not sure. But I am assuming...)
I am pretty sure that I am sitting in front of the workbench posted next, Mac Mini with Apple Cinema Display anf Yamah NX HiFi Cube (a really nice device):
I am pretty sure that I am sitting in front of the workbench posted next, Mac Mini with Apple Cinema Display anf Yamah NX HiFi Cube (a really nice device):