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David Farkas;2050 wrote: Okay, so I did a little bit more testing. First I took a batch of ten S2 files (all different real-life images) and processed them in LR 3.6 with my standard S2 preset. Ten images exported to 1000px wide JPG, quality 90 with screen sharpening took 38 seconds. I then ran the exact same images through LR4 two ways. The first was without adjustments, the second was with my standard sharpening and some tone adjustments. Without any changes, LR4 took 45 seconds (the same as I posted here initially). With adjustments, though, the time jumps significantly to 58 seconds. The results are outlined here:
LR3.6 (w/ preset): 38 sec
LR4 (no edits): 45 sec
LR4 (w/ edits): 58 secI assume I'm getting faster times just because of the computer used for testing. It's a new machine we built for imaging: quad core i7 overclocked to 4.4Ghz with 16GB RAM and a fast SSD. I'm not sure why LR4 is taking so much longer than LR3.6 though with the same image and roughly the same edits. :confused:
Folks,
I am new to this posting and was reading this thread and just could not resist. Isn't it interesting how impatient we all have gotten. I can remember waiting 2.5 minutes as my 4.7 megahz computer saved to my 5.25 floppy.
Plus David, using an SSD drive speeds up everything. I have SSD's on 3 out of the five computers I use and it makes a big difference in almost everything that I do here in the scanning department at the university.
Tom L.L.
Stuart Richardson;2109 wrote: Click on the filter menu, then on Lens Correction. That will open up a dialog box and a preview. On the right under auto correction, there should be a list of camera manufacturers and lens models, if it does not automatically detect it from Exif.
You might need CS5, I am not sure…Stuart,
You are right, I have CS3 on most of my computers and it does not have Leica info on it, but I have a 64bit copy of Photoshop from CS5 and Leica is listed, but my copy on listed three lenses, the 120mm, 70mm, and 35mm.
Tom L.L.
GMB;2213 wrote: I have the 35 mm. Recently, I could have bought the 30 mm, but then decided to wait. I did not doubt the quality of the lense–I am sure it as spectecular–but wondered whether I would use both the 30 and the 35 and, if not, which is the more useful.
I know there are some folks here who own both, and I would be very much interested in their experience. Did the 35 still get much use after you got the 30? For what purpose do you use what lens etc.
Also, any idea when (if?) the 24 is forthecomming or the 30-90 zoom?
Thanks.
Georg
Georg,
As stated by others it depends on what you are into photographing. When I was running my R system I had one of the original 19mm's, a 35mm, a 90mm, a 180mm and a 400mm Telyt-R. As you can, kind of gather, each subsequent lens is about double of the one before it. I shot everything from the interior of boat cabins to landscapes and everything in between. My workhorse was my 90mm. Thought I must admit I had great time with my 19mm in Iceland taking pics of the largest waterfall in Europe, if you consider Iceland in Europe. This was a good setup for me and I took a lot of wonderful pictures. Personally though, I would wait for the 24. Knowing Leitz it will probably be a knock out lens. I really don't agree with the one individual that said the 24mm “would (not) be conducive to people-street photography.” Personally, I think that Leica would be able to make it a people-street conducive lens when you consider my 19mm with was about 4 inches across the outside lens element and even larger with the lenshood and the new 19mm they had come out with which was considerably smaller and did not look much different that a 35mm lens. The entire lens diameter is only 2.8 inches. Please do not hold me to the fire for this comparison, because I am at the office on my lunch break and most of this is from memory, plus I have sold off most of my Leica stuff as it is. In any event I would wait for the 24mm. I must admit though waiting for this wide angle and a telephoto of length, it may be a long wait.
Tom L.L.
