Digital photography

..nice colours spotter.
First pic is gorgeous..

Nice shots @spotter, you always nail the colours.

@TRA my current PC is running an SSD but the motherboard, graphics and processor aren't up to it. What's the story with upgrading Macs? SSD, RAM etc?

see if you can change the HD on your current lappy to SSD

@mi7rennie said he does have SSD already.

I mean that thing is from 2009, still specs are not too bad!
First thing I'd do is save all the important stuff, then wipe the thing clean and start over with a fresh windows installation.

Not sure about swapping SSDs, but you can't upgrade RAM with the new portable Macs..

Ha, total reading fail.

@mi7rennie
New MBP are basically un-upgradeable. You build to order the spec you want and that's it.
So if you did go that route I would always say get the most RAM you can.

Thanks chaps, I always have this weird unhappiness with the colours and as soon as I export to JPG theyre fine suddenly.

That's part of the reason for the PC route too I guess they are often upgrade-able. Looks like I'm going to need to spend £1500 to get something that will last I think.

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Ace!

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Sweet ! ^
that's really good !

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Have you played around with the LR clarity slider for RAW's. It can add a bit of the same punch that jpg conversion does. Mileage may vary...

Just a thought - could it be you're importing / editing / processing in AdobeRGB (or some other colour space) - and when you save as JPG it gets converted to the standard sRGB (thus the sudden change)?

Great posts in here lately, dig your latest ones @c0gsucker & @IzMota !

Keep it up guys!

Back at Brooklands with new camera...

#Specialplace

most laptops - Windows or Mac are almost un-upgrade-able. This is due to the GPU being integrated into the motherboard. Sure RAM is but that will only get you so far as you've experienced first hand. 32gb is massively overkill if your processor and GPU aren't up to scratch. Whilst MBPs are fine you will probably save some money if you go down the Windows route. Mainly because Apple skimp big time on their graphics card and mix and match intel chips with AMD gpu's. If you're running a lot of 3d or video work then an i7 with hyper-threading is the one for you. If you're just photoshopping and working in 2d then a mid range i5 will be perfectly fine. Again if you're trying to do 3D your GPU is most likely your bottleneck. Aim to get a minimum of 2GB or VRAM - 4GB would be ideal for future proofing. The lowest spec 15" MacBook Pro is £1600 and tbh the components are worth half of that.

Excellent advice, as you say RAM alone isn't enough, even scrolling through RAW files in LR is laggy and that's with a pretty clean install and programs running off the SSD.

Thanks @ItkI and @IzMota, got loads of photos to trawl through now I'm home.

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As TRA is saying..

But you don't have to be an "Apple-guy" for buying a Mac, and you won't become an "Apple-guy" if you buy one.. I've had PC and Android phone for a loong time, but made choice of buying a Macbook Air, and I love it! It works a lot better, and are way more comfortable to use because of iOS. I still have my Desktop and android phone, because they give me something Apple products can't..
So don't be afraid of buying an Apple product.. ;-) They are great, and again as TRA is saying, just use dual boot, so you can use CAD and etc.

Ok thanks man, I appreciate the advice!

really like this one

anyone fancies something 50% off but still expensive ?

http://www.mrporter.com/en-gb/mens/hasselblad/lunar-olive-wood-camera/594968?ppv=2

It's still more than twice the launch price of the 4+ year old camera it's a rebadge of
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/reviews/compactsystemcameras/sony-nex-7

Yay for private equity investors milking formerly reputable brands. They add such value.

it's pretty obscene isn't it? I love the old proper hasselblad's. I've been planning on buying one for years now.