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What is with these geeks whining over and over about "purple fringing"?

As a photographer with well over 30 years of shooting in 35mm, medium
format, and large format B&W and color film and now digital (G3, D100), I
can probably count on one hand the number of times I've ever tried or needed
to take a picture of an indoor lighted scene with tungsten/flood/fluorescent
lights like those shown in the dreaded "purple fringing" test shots.

This is like saying you wouldn't sleep with Cindy Crawford because of that
mole/freckle...

Get a life!

Totatally agree with you - seems to me there are two classes of camera user:

Those of us who take pictures and enjoy our hobby/profession

Those of us who keep up to date with the latest cameras and shoot nothing
but test charts and test pictures - sad!


"Richard Dock" <> wrote in message
news:2h6Ta.15342$u51.4087@fed1read05...
> What is with these geeks whining over and over about "purple fringing"?
>
> As a photographer with well over 30 years of shooting in 35mm, medium
> format, and large format B&W and color film and now digital (G3, D100), I
> can probably count on one hand the number of times I've ever tried or
needed
> to take a picture of an indoor lighted scene with
tungsten/flood/fluorescent
> lights like those shown in the dreaded "purple fringing" test shots.
>
> This is like saying you wouldn't sleep with Cindy Crawford because of that
> mole/freckle...
>
> Get a life!
>
>

"Richard Dock" <> wrote in message news:2h6Ta.15342$u51.4087@fed1read05...
> What is with these geeks whining over and over about "purple fringing"?
>
> As a photographer with well over 30 years of shooting in 35mm, medium
> format, and large format B&W and color film and now digital (G3, D100), I
> can probably count on one hand the number of times I've ever tried or needed
> to take a picture of an indoor lighted scene with tungsten/flood/fluorescent
> lights like those shown in the dreaded "purple fringing" test shots.
>
> This is like saying you wouldn't sleep with Cindy Crawford because of that
> mole/freckle...
>
> Get a life!

I don't think that's a fair criticism. Chromatic aberration IS a problem,
especially with high contrast outdoor shots. Canon and other camera
manufacturers have spent years developing lens systems to minimize
the problem.

RickW

UpForFunToday <> wrote:
>Totatally agree with you - seems to me there are two classes of camera user:
>Those of us who take pictures and enjoy our hobby/profession
>Those of us who keep up to date with the latest cameras and shoot nothing
>but test charts and test pictures - sad!

While it can be taken too far, it is fair to expect the G5 to at least
equal the performance of the G3, which sells for significantly less $$.
Even with the resolution change it appears to be a much better value.

--
Jason O'Rourke www.jor.com

"Richard Dock" <> wrote in
news:2h6Ta.15342$u51.4087@fed1read05:

> What is with these geeks whining over and over about "purple fringing"?
>
> As a photographer with well over 30 years of shooting in 35mm, medium
> format, and large format B&W and color film and now digital (G3, D100),
> I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've ever tried or
> needed to take a picture of an indoor lighted scene with
> tungsten/flood/fluorescent lights like those shown in the dreaded
> "purple fringing" test shots.
>
> This is like saying you wouldn't sleep with Cindy Crawford because of
> that mole/freckle...
>
> Get a life!
>

You started this totally unneccessary thread - so maybe you
shall get a life. And me also for reading this

Have a nice day and don't get all that upset over things.


Roland

In article <bfis62$f2d5i$>, Rick wrote...
> Canon and other camera
> manufacturers have spent years developing lens systems to minimize
> the problem.
>
>
Isn't it more a function of the CCD??

"colinco" <> wrote in message news:...
> In article <bfis62$f2d5i$>, Rick wrote...
> > Canon and other camera
> > manufacturers have spent years developing lens systems to minimize
> > the problem.
> >
> >
> Isn't it more a function of the CCD??

The problem is, not the solution:
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/Glossa...rations_01.htm

RickW

Rick wrote:
> "Richard Dock" <> wrote in message news:2h6Ta.15342$u51.4087@fed1read05...
>
>>What is with these geeks whining over and over about "purple fringing"?
>>
>>As a photographer with well over 30 years of shooting in 35mm, medium
>>format, and large format B&W and color film and now digital (G3, D100), I
>>can probably count on one hand the number of times I've ever tried or needed
>>to take a picture of an indoor lighted scene with tungsten/flood/fluorescent
>>lights like those shown in the dreaded "purple fringing" test shots.
>>
>>This is like saying you wouldn't sleep with Cindy Crawford because of that
>>mole/freckle...
>>
>>Get a life!
>
>
> I don't think that's a fair criticism. Chromatic aberration IS a problem,
> especially with high contrast outdoor shots. Canon and other camera
> manufacturers have spent years developing lens systems to minimize
> the problem.
>
> RickW
>
>
>
>
I agree. I have seen some shots where the problem made the picture look
more like Roseanne Barr than Cindy Crawford.

In article <bfis62$f2d5i$>, Rick
<> writes
>I don't think that's a fair criticism. Chromatic aberration IS a problem,
>especially with high contrast outdoor shots. Canon and other camera
>manufacturers have spent years developing lens systems to minimize
>the problem.

Agreed. I have returned from holiday with 700 pictures from a mixture of
cameras: Oly E10, Canon A20, Dimage Xi.

The trees against sky in the Xi pictures show purple fringing, none of
the others do. I find it a little off-putting.

Bernard Hill
Selkirk, Scotland

The problem does seem to occur only in very specific situations such as
photographing lights which have a very dark background, so it may be that it
is a problem with the CCD not the lens. I have not taken photos in these
situations so I have not experienced it yet. There seems to be an obsession
with Canon products regarding this problem on this NG. dcpreview showed
this to have at least if not greater occurrence with the Oly C5050, which
seems to always get favorable comments.
"Richard Dock" <> wrote in message
news:2h6Ta.15342$u51.4087@fed1read05...
> What is with these geeks whining over and over about "purple fringing"?
>
> As a photographer with well over 30 years of shooting in 35mm, medium
> format, and large format B&W and color film and now digital (G3, D100), I
> can probably count on one hand the number of times I've ever tried or
needed
> to take a picture of an indoor lighted scene with
tungsten/flood/fluorescent
> lights like those shown in the dreaded "purple fringing" test shots.
>
> This is like saying you wouldn't sleep with Cindy Crawford because of that
> mole/freckle...
>
> Get a life!
>
>