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Aug 16, 2006 | 12:42 AM

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Nice PS Treynor...the darker tint with black chrome looks great!

Aug 16, 2006 | 12:45 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by m5am

Great pictures! Must be nice being able to shoot a 39MP camera.

To be honest, unless you're trying for extreme detail (landscape shots for example, or big enlargements) -- a good DSLR is a much easier camera to use. The metering, handling, focus speed, weight etc. of the medium-format system is all significantly inferior to that on, say, the Canon 1Ds mk2. The Phase One has better dynamic range, sharpness, and of course much higher resolution.

An interesting side effect - the Phase One is not IMO a good choice for portraits. It's waaaay too sharp and the lenses can't be opened up to f/1.4, or even f/1.8, to get shallow depth of field. Trust me - you *really* don't want to see your face rendered at 39Mpix with a sharp prime m/f lens -- you're not that good looking

My favorite setup for portraits is a Canon 1Ds MK2 with the Canon 85mm f/1.2 lens. I snapped this pic of my son with such a setup:

Aug 16, 2006 | 12:49 AM

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The 85 1.2 L is GODLY. I'll have to settle for my 85 1.8 & 135L for now..

Aug 16, 2006 | 01:30 AM

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beautiful car

Aug 16, 2006 | 06:09 AM

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that the perfect colour congrat

Aug 16, 2006 | 10:13 AM

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Its official Cobalt Bue is the best color for the 997TT, love the pics. Thanks

Aug 16, 2006 | 10:20 AM

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Thanks for the suggestions! I'll try those next time!

Treynor, any plans for your car other than perhaps "tinting" your car and changing your reflectors out? I'm assuming you're planning to do that.

Aug 16, 2006 | 11:08 AM

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Holy crap, that looks incredible! Now I know what color I'm ordering!

Aug 16, 2006 | 01:04 PM

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Wow, that is awesome.

Aug 16, 2006 | 01:10 PM

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Sweet!!!
I just cancelled my MY07 and should be getting first MY08 with PDK (as soon as they confirm it) and Aerokit....Sux though cause I'm sportscarless for the next year :'(

Aug 16, 2006 | 10:53 PM

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nice car and nice color cogurats

Aug 16, 2006 | 11:35 PM

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u know what.... im so happy cause i cant believe that my car will be so beautiful like this!!! awesome! thanks men! i never saw a cobalt in live.. but i think its one of the best colors for the beast!