FC: Politech photos: RIAA copyright deal, Yosemite, SF Golden Gate

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Photos from yesterday's press conference with Hilary Rosen, Ken Kay, and 
Robert Holleyman:
http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/riaa-tech-copyright-deal-jan03.html

Previous Politech message on RIAA-BSA-CSPP truce:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04314.html

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Night view from the Marin side of the Golden Gate bridge:
http://www.mccullagh.org/image/d30-32/san-francisco-golden-gate-bridge-1.html

And, now that I'm back in DC, I've uploaded a sampling from my Yosemite 
trip a few weeks ago:
http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/yosemite-valley-bw-dec02.html
http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/yosemite-valley-color-dec02.html

Most of them are analog, and I don't have them online yet. I used Gamma (a 
good lab in SF near 6th and Folsom) to develop my 4x5 black and white 
negatives and make contact sheets. If anyone knows of a good place in DC to 
scan 4x5 film -- I'm thinking of $25-$35 per negative and don't need drum 
scan quality -- let me know! I often use Asman, but their scans seem 
unusually pricey.

I'm delighted with the 4x5 quality, but I can tell I still have work to do 
when finding the best angles and views for this format -- it requires a 
different technique and more practice.

Some folks asked about the 11-megapixel Canon 1Ds that I'm writing about 
for CNET reviews. Soon I'll post some of the photos from DC and a 
Pennsylvania snowstorm last month. My review is due next Tuesday, and I'll 
be collecting my thoughts between then and now. But in brief: It's a 
terrific camera and I'd give it a 9 of 10. The only reason it's not a 
perfect 10 is the three frames per second maximum rate, and, of course, the 
$8,000 price.

-Declan




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