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Re: [OM] [IMG] first one with the 300mm f/4, 5 (monitor calibration)

Subject: Re: [OM] [IMG] first one with the 300mm f/4, 5 (monitor calibration)
From: "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:47:12 +0800
Yes, this is what I'm talking about, for such distance I highly believe it 
is not part of the scene and based on my experience with 4000ED it is 
'normal' :-(

C.H.Ling

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Norcutt"

>I did see light streaks in the black area to the right of the tree.  Is
> that what you're talking about.  I assumed that was part of the scene.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> C.H.Ling wrote:
>> There are some flare along the edges of the tree (right side). You need a
>> monitor that can see the dark values (my monitor cannot resolve all, only
>> marginally resolved to 3):
>>
>> http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php
>>
>> BTW, I found removing the external calibration (Spyder 2 pro) my monitor
>> gamma values on different colors are more accurate:
>>
>> http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/gamma_calibration.php
>>
>> Together with the ability to resolve most of the white values then your
>> monitor should be very good (my monitor can resolve to 253 only).
>>
>> http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/white.php
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"
>>
>>> I'm afraid I don't see any "haze" and have no idea what y'all are
>>> carryin' on about.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> C.H.Ling wrote:
>>>> Yes, hazy is still there, 4000ED is famous for flare, I believe the
>>>> problem
>>>> is due to the poor lens system. I had lots of hard time in scanning 
>>>> high
>>>> contrast slides. I remember a worse case was a lady wearing black fur
>>>> standing beside a white car under the sun, film was Kodakchrome 64. The
>>>> slide itself looked very nice and clean but the scan had lots of white
>>>> diffused to the black fur, it took me lots of time to touch up the scan
>>>> with
>>>> PS. I sent the scanner to N*kon for through cleaning, they did charged 
>>>> me
>>>> for that but there was zero improvement.
>>>>
>>>> C.H.Ling
>>>>

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