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snostorm · Mar 29, 2008, 8:33 PM

Hi All,

Haven't posted anything since my display went wacky. I think I've gotten it worked out tho . . .

How do these look? All except the Downy with the K20, Tam SP300/2.8, stacked Tam 140F 1.4x TC and P F 1.7x AFA, and shot from a tripod. All have been cropped, PP'd to taste and resized.

Tree Sparrow

Female Northern Cardinal

Grackle -- the light was just about right to catch its iridescence.

Male Downy WP. This one's with the FA*300/4.5 and P F 1.7x AFA and about half the distance of the others, but hand held.

Another female Cardinal

Scott

EddyinGA · Mar 29, 2008, 8:56 PM

Nice series Scott.

penolta · Mar 29, 2008, 9:14 PM

They look fine - your display must be working OK now. Good shots.

Driver3 · Mar 29, 2008, 9:29 PM

They look accurate on mine. Very nice series. Those grackles are kind of ignored because they're so common but they really are a good looking bird with beautiful coloring.

snostorm · Mar 29, 2008, 10:54 PM

Hi Eddy, Penolta, and Dennis,

Thanks. This monitor thing has been driving me crazy. It went dark, too contrasty, and oversaturated, so everything I did in PP was too light, had no contrast, and was way undersaturated. Made it pretty difficult to evaluate the new K20 when nothing on the computer came close to what I saw on camera's LCD.

I appreciate you taking a look and verifying that it seems like things are back to normal.

Scott

mtngal · Mar 29, 2008, 11:07 PM

I can't say one way or the other because I'm using my laptop's monitor, and it's not very good. They look fine to me, and they sure are sharp!

2many · Mar 29, 2008, 11:34 PM

They are outstanding, I see the need for me to find more lenses for the K20

snostorm · Mar 30, 2008, 5:41 PM

Hi Harriet and Terry,

Thanks for taking a look. Now, with some more reliable sources, I'm pretty confident that things are okay. I've got a few more I'd like to post to illustrate why I'm really liking the K20.

Scott

2many · Mar 30, 2008, 5:46 PM

Post some more Scott, and tell us all about the K20, Mine arrives tomorrow

snostorm · Mar 30, 2008, 6:06 PM

Hi Terry,

I'm just getting ready to do just that -- more BIF, as a matter of fact -- I think you'll find it interesting.

Scott

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Mar 29, 2008, 8:33 PM	#1
snostorm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Suburb, IL, USA Posts: 2,770	Hi All, Haven't posted anything since my display went wacky. I think I've gotten it worked out tho . . . How do these look? All except the Downy with the K20, Tam SP300/2.8, stacked Tam 140F 1.4x TC and P F 1.7x AFA, and shot from a tripod. All have been cropped, PP'd to taste and resized. Tree Sparrow Female Northern Cardinal Grackle -- the light was just about right to catch its iridescence. Male Downy WP. This one's with the FA*300/4.5 and P F 1.7x AFA and about half the distance of the others, but hand held. Another female Cardinal Scott

Mar 29, 2008, 8:56 PM	#2
EddyinGA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 515	Nice series Scott.

Mar 29, 2008, 9:14 PM	#3
penolta Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California USA Posts: 5,206	They look fine - your display must be working OK now. Good shots.

Mar 29, 2008, 9:29 PM	#4
Driver3 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 481	They look accurate on mine. Very nice series. Those grackles are kind of ignored because they're so common but they really are a good looking bird with beautiful coloring.

Mar 29, 2008, 10:54 PM	#5
snostorm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Suburb, IL, USA Posts: 2,770	Hi Eddy, Penolta, and Dennis, Thanks. This monitor thing has been driving me crazy. It went dark, too contrasty, and oversaturated, so everything I did in PP was too light, had no contrast, and was way undersaturated. Made it pretty difficult to evaluate the new K20 when nothing on the computer came close to what I saw on camera's LCD. I appreciate you taking a look and verifying that it seems like things are back to normal. Scott

Mar 29, 2008, 11:07 PM	#6
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	I can't say one way or the other because I'm using my laptop's monitor, and it's not very good. They look fine to me, and they sure are sharp!

Mar 29, 2008, 11:34 PM	#7
2many Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 533	They are outstanding, I see the need for me to find more lenses for the K20

Mar 30, 2008, 5:41 PM	#8
snostorm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Suburb, IL, USA Posts: 2,770	Hi Harriet and Terry, Thanks for taking a look. Now, with some more reliable sources, I'm pretty confident that things are okay. I've got a few more I'd like to post to illustrate why I'm really liking the K20. Scott

Mar 30, 2008, 5:46 PM	#9
2many Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 533	Post some more Scott, and tell us all about the K20, Mine arrives tomorrow

Mar 30, 2008, 6:06 PM	#10
snostorm Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Suburb, IL, USA Posts: 2,770	Hi Terry, I'm just getting ready to do just that -- more BIF, as a matter of fact -- I think you'll find it interesting. Scott