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09/29/2005 01:06:11 AM · #26 |
Actually you should be able to see 12 distinc bands on the gradient, you say that you can see eight, I imagine that they start blending on the dark end of the scale, if so your monitor would seem to be set a little dark.
I use a hardware calibrator for my monitor, maybe someone can step in here and point to the link for calibrating without a spyder. I've seen the link around here somewhere. It is not as easy as just adjusting brigthness/contrast on the monitor.
Message edited by author 2005-09-29 01:07:02.
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09/29/2005 01:14:02 AM · #27 |
| OH, MY GOODNESS... I think you may have hit on something here..the pic I put online -I can see now..........very bigg (-: |
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09/29/2005 01:18:39 AM · #28 |
It worked........oh my!!!it needs some tweaking but I can see the images now........thank you all SO MUCH!!!
amazing........ |
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09/29/2005 01:25:24 AM · #29 |
RE: well the first time I saw 8-after I did the calibration with Photoshop, I saw 10,woo,woo...now I need to tweak it till I see 12?
Re: I use a hardware calibrator for my monitor, maybe someone can step in here and point to the link for calibrating without a spyder. I've seen the link around here somewhere. It is not as easy as just adjusting brigthness/contrast on the monitor.
I am so in the dark..any advice and suggestions most appreciated*g*
thank you, |
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09/29/2005 01:35:04 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by jenniferL:
Originally posted by awpollard:
I use a hardware calibrator for my monitor, maybe someone can step in here and point to the link for calibrating without a spyder. I've seen the link around here somewhere. It is not as easy as just adjusting brigthness/contrast on the monitor. |
I am so in the dark..any advice and suggestions most appreciated*g*
thank you, |
This is likely the link mentioned -- about as easy as it gets without having someone else do it for you, and it gets good results as well.
Monitor Calibration
David
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09/29/2005 01:40:32 AM · #31 |
Thanks David-I'll go have a look (-:
I am so glad it was not my camera (-; Not for you all I would have sent it off...thanks so much! |
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09/29/2005 01:26:22 PM · #32 |
Sounds like you are getting plenty of advice.
My reason for asking about the power button position was that some people leave the camera in standby mode because they use it a lot and it is a very very convenient mode for it's autopoweroff and quick response time for poweron. Some camera settings are kept in standby mode but lost when you go to full power off.
The point is moot now. You seem to be having good success.
PS. If a photolab has a poorly calibrated monitor for selection, you might want to pay close attention to a few test prints at that lab. Sounds careless. |
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09/29/2005 01:36:26 PM · #33 |
| also there is a setting to stop down the exposure on a 20D. i had that issue once, i had changed it without knowing and a whole day's pictures came out super dark. |
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09/29/2005 01:50:48 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by eschelar:
My reason for asking about the power button position was that some people leave the camera in standby mode because they use it a lot and it is a very very convenient mode for it's autopoweroff and quick response time for poweron. Some camera settings are kept in standby mode but lost when you go to full power off.
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On the 20D? What standby mode? What settings are lost when you go to full power off???
The 20D has three settings for its power switch. Off, On and On with the quick dial on. As far as I know, there's no such thing as a standby mode, and the camera will go to auto power off after a certain duration of non use at both "on" and "on with quick dial" modes.
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09/29/2005 02:55:10 PM · #35 |
Ok,I wondered if that was what you were referring to-I don't use the standby mode..
There is a standby mode..I read about it and opted not to use it.I don't recall reading about it in the user manual but I bought a really great user guide for $20:Magic Lantern Guides Canon EOS 20D by Rob Sheppard-it has been a godsend-This is where I read about the standby mode..
I think I will take this card back to that lab and have them print one shot without any manipulation..that might be the best the way to go...I can't print out at home and I am having a problem with the color on my printer )-: and I can only deal with one problem at a time...
Now that I have callibrated my monitor so I see the images form my camera all the icons on desktop are so light I can barely see them)-; |
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09/30/2005 11:34:09 AM · #36 |
rgo. Please don't worry about it. I was referring to the 3 different power switch settings. I was suggesting that if the shop had set some settings, it is possible they could have come unset under certain circumstances. Particularly if the guys at the shop didn't really understand the concepts. That's not a dig against the shop, it was just a possible option. She sounded pretty desperate.
I know that a lot of people find that using the middle power setting is really useful and gives the camera the ability to turn on at just a half-press of the shutter button. If the camera was left accidentally in this mode, it could have lost power in the bag and the settings might have been reset.
Don't read too much into it, it was just an idea for someone who was really searching for ideas at the point that I had read. |
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