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02/18/2004 08:36:10 PM · #1 |
Anybody else check out the preview of DxO Optics Pro at Imaging Resource?
Bottom line, the corrected results from a $200-300 zoom lens easily surpassed the uncorrected results from a $1500-1700 one.
I've read rumors elsewhere that the price of the software is $499 plus a fee for each lens... but the sample before/after images are certainly intriguing...
Message edited by author 2004-02-18 20:40:17. |
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05/11/2004 03:54:54 PM · #2 |
| The software looks interesting indeed! It's supposed to be released May 24th. There's more info on their web site. |
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05/11/2004 04:29:54 PM · #3 |
It looks that way, but the site has a price list up:
//www.dolabs.com/Photography/Pricing_for_DxO_Optics_Pro.pdf
But it looks like you only pay $49 for the engine, then pay for each camera body and per lens. They don't have my favorite 28-135 up there for the 300D... :^( |
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05/11/2004 05:11:25 PM · #4 |
| Ara- I'm sure popular Canon lenses like the 28-135, 70-200, 75-300, etc. will appear soon enough. It takes considerable time and effort to create such a profile. Given the dramatic difference that this software promises (at a reasonable cost), I'm surprised at the lack of excitement shown here. This could bridge the gap between expensive L lenses and cheaper options. |
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05/11/2004 06:06:57 PM · #5 |
I read about it last winter and have been waiting to see if it was going to be reasonably priced. The Luminous Landscape uses the company's software in it's camera reviews, and has a lot of info. Try a search for DxO on their site.
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05/11/2004 07:15:02 PM · #6 |
Only time will tell if the results are as good as the marketing info. It's one thing to demonstrate a marked improvement on a single copy of a lens, quite another to demonstrate it across numerous copies, each with it's own slightly different transfer function.
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05/11/2004 08:50:09 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by coolhar:
I read about it last winter and have been waiting to see if it was going to be reasonably priced. The Luminous Landscape uses the company's software in it's camera reviews, and has a lot of info. Try a search for DxO on their site. |
They have a review of DxO Optics Pro at //www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/software/optics-pro.shtml
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05/12/2004 01:03:15 PM · #8 |
From what I've read @ luminous landscapes it looks very impressive and imho it is decently priced. I believe that the tests are done with numerous copies of the same model to get an average correction for each copy. That average is by no means of average quality. The new rule for "a bad copy of a lens" will be: DxO can't fix the files. :)
Is it just me or do you all see a circle in the original after you have seen the correction of the 15mm fisheye? I wonder if there is any need to sharpen the photo after DxO has done the blur correction.
I can understand their pricing mechanism. The preparation of profiles is the same amount of work for every camera. But what do you think would sell more (return on investment-wise per camera/lens)?
* 300D / 70D 840.000 sold in a year#
* 10D / D100 360.000 sold in a year#
* 1D/1DmkII/D2h 20.000-60.000 sold in a year
* 1Ds 20.000 sold in a year##
# Based on the somewhat dated formula: 30.000 10D's, 70.000 300D's produced per month. The rumor is that the 10D production has stopped by now and that deliveries are made from (large) stock.
## Yesterday I read a comment from Paul Pope (he told about the 1D MkII months before the official release and already gave hints about the new 1Ds, he tests these cameras in advance and can prove it when they are indeed released) that the 1Ds production has been stopped. Canon is preparing the productionline for its successor which will be better and a lot cheaper. (All according to Paul Pope, some people trust him more than they trust the Pope)
Plus, if you've got a pro camera + pro lenses you will feel less need for correction than with a 300D + kitlens and no money to get a 1000% more expensive 16-35L. However, image quality is not the only factor for getting such lenses.
It could be a way though to get the same _image quality_ out of comparable, cheaper Sigma's.
I wish it was available for camera's like the S602 as well, I'd buy it right away, even @ 150 USD. Distortion, vignetting, blur and chroma corrections would be very welcome.
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05/12/2004 03:11:59 PM · #9 |
GIGO
Not to say it can't correct for the typical optical distortion for a given class of lens, but it isn't going to magically make a $200 lens work as well as a $1000 lens. It will correct for the errors introduced by the optics - but that is not actually the same as capturing it without errors in the first place, so at best it is an approximation of what a good result might have looked like.
Message edited by author 2004-05-12 15:18:32.
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