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Tklimek

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« on: January 29, 2009, 12:15:57 am »

LOL....

Chest Rockwell's latest rail on digital and particularly RAW.....including the very "latest" RAW format....  

http://kenrockwell.com/tech/real-raw.htm

I'm guessing since I'm posting this in the "Digital Image Processing" section that no one would agree with him.  Do any of his arguments make sense?

I'm not a Ken basher or cult-follower, but do check out his site frequently....his info must be taken with a grain of salt...and sometimes the whole shaker of salt!

Cheers....

Todd in Chicago
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« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2009, 12:39:04 am »

I just wanted to express my sincere [insert sarcasm here] thanks for posting this.  

Something possessed me, I am not sure what it was, but akin to  being unable to look away from a horrible car crash I 'clicked' the link and read Ken's latest banal prose. I now feel a little piece of innocence has been taken away from me...    *shakes head in disbelief*. Ok... I have from time to time in the past clicked a link to read read his missives from a safe distance, but since he exists at the lunatic fringe I largely ignore his tirades and seemingly insatiable thirst for controversy.

Not only is Ken's writing full of appalling grammar that make it difficult to understand his intent...Ok.. Ken is a photographer *cough* [I use that word in the loosest possible sense] not a writer, but his writings read like a series of missinterpreted half concoted quotes and ideas grafted together from other spurious websites of the mediocre variety rather than a serious 'op-ed' piece that attempts to back up its claims with actual evidence - even of the anecdotal variety. Its a frankenstein experiment; most likely devised to draw attention and create publicity for Ken and his website - and to a certain degree it has succeeded in this regard.

I could say it was funny.. but it is really just quite sad.

To even make the effort to rebuff the gobbledegook and disinformation is to do his ilinformed misguided ideas a level of credence, which they simply dont deserve or warrant.

I am sure others will take his writings to task and expose them for what they really are - light entertainment.  
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« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2009, 12:58:37 am »

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Something possessed me, I am not sure what it was, but akin to  being unable to look away from a horrible car crash I 'clicked' the link and read Ken's latest banal prose.

OMG, why did I look? I should know better.
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« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2009, 08:19:35 am »

Ahhhh.... Ken.....

The Rush Limbaugh of photography.  If you shout loud enough, are opinionated to the extreme and are obnoxious - it must be a valid or true point of view.

I wonder when he's going to be on one of the cable networks?

Like Rush... he can be entertaining at times.  
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« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2009, 08:45:08 am »

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Ahhhh.... Ken.....

The Rush Limbaugh of photography.

I love it!

But, I must say that I'm pissed that I even spent 30 seconds looking at his drivil.

Michael

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« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2009, 09:46:44 am »

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The Rush Limbaugh of photography.

So true. Its amazing the lengths some will go to, to make themselves seen and heard, even if what they are saying is obvious BS. Ken, Rush and the Gov of Illinois, birds of the same feather.
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« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2009, 09:52:28 am »

Having wasted my time reading Ken's famous "your camera doesn't matter" rant, I am proud to say that I resisted clicking the link this time. I think I have gotten all the potential value from this latest incident simply by reading the posts in this thread.

The "Rush Limbaugh" comment alone was worth the time I spent (here).    

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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2009, 11:41:46 am »

Disagree with Ken, fine.
Disagree with Rush, fine.

Obnoxious? Sure, to those who disagree with them, just as I might find Leni Riefenstahl and Al Franken obnoxious.
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« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2009, 12:25:28 pm »

Apparently RAW files are like uncooked olives! I never knew that.
I also liked this comment -
"Film has a far broader capture range than afforded with current digital capture. Cameras might have, in their dreams, a 14-bit linear range, but film has no fixed endpoints. With film, there is always something there that can be pulled out later." Rabbits, Doves, small monkeys, peni....?!?
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« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2009, 01:04:53 pm »

The man like to be controversal doesn't he.  Wayne
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« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2009, 01:52:16 pm »

thats...  just.  

awesome.  

 
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« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2009, 02:34:45 pm »

I have noticed the sign "Please help Ken Rockwell" and I start to understand why he needs some help...

There is something to calling Velvia an universal raw-format, I'm less sure about the 175 MPixel part.

Erik


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thats...  just.  

awesome.  

 
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« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2009, 06:37:29 pm »

There is an "inkling" of something to what he says.

My question is: [blockquote]In 2029, where are you going to find a mid 90's mac and dongle to run the scanner[/blockquote]

SCSI in 2030, hah what's that

Scanners are going the way of the gramaphone.

Archiving anything is a challenge without a lot of intervention and work.

bob
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« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2009, 05:48:38 pm »

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Ahhhh.... Ken.....

The Rush Limbaugh of photography.

That's an insult to Rush Limbaugh...and no I haven't wasted the time clicking the link.
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« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2009, 06:13:54 pm »

Ahhhh . . . . . Ken,

The Al Franken of photography.

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« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2009, 07:51:28 am »

wow.  posting adorable baby pix to get people to contribute.  why didn't i think of that.  

"I support my growing family through this website."


shilling your baby to support your ravings: priceless.  

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« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2009, 11:00:44 am »

Something that struck me about the 'new RAW' files, is that Krockwell [TM!] has previously slated RAW files, particularly as you less shots on your memory card as a result. So I wonder how does he then reconcile shoots with a mere 36 or 10 shots per roll on 'Ultimate RAW' [BS!], or what ever he now calls film?
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« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2009, 12:21:27 pm »

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Something that struck me about the 'new RAW' files, is that Krockwell [TM!] has previously slated RAW files, particularly as you less shots on your memory card as a result. So I wonder how does he then reconcile shoots with a mere 36 or 10 shots per roll on 'Ultimate RAW' [BS!], or what ever he now calls film?

Hey guys film is the new "memory card"    Film.TM  Wayne Clarke  
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« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2009, 07:13:03 am »

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I'm guessing since I'm posting this in the "Digital Image Processing" section that no one would agree with him.  Do any of his arguments make sense?
In a nutshell, Ken Rockwell likes to shoot classic film as well as digital JPG.
That’s probably not entirely stupid, although his tech reasoning in detail is flawed.
I’d start with the pics, respectively:

1.) http://www.kenrockwell.com/trips/2009-01-dv/index.htm
2.) http://www.kenrockwell.com/trips/2009-01-dv/tech.htm
3.) http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/why-we-love-film.htm

1.) http://kenrockwell.com/canon/images/g10/gallery.htm
2.) http://kenrockwell.com/tech/raw.htm


The film look: color appearance, organic grain and in particular the differrent mechanics of highlight clipping can be seen as a challange on it’s own with digital capture. Again, his early ETTL approach bears some food for thoughts:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/fixing-dynamic-range.htm

Peter
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« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2009, 07:39:30 am »

     
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