Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

A different composition of the Watchman from a pedestrian bridge.

FE 16-35 GM

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Today a healthcare-based art company sent me a request to purchase a 1-use license to print around a dozen of my photos. I've made this sort of sale many times over the years. But, this particular company sends me an email with this line in it: "Also, let us know your preferred payment method so we can pay you after we acquire the files." I'm just about 95% reject any dealings with them at this point. Meaning, even if they might be willing to send me payment first, the fact that they even said this is so insulting to my inner anti-scammer that I just don't want to deal with them at all.

Agree? Disagree? Curious how some of you would handle this.

What makes this especially weird is that they sent me a list of photos that they wanted months ago and I provided them an up-to-date W9 tax form per their request (pretty standard stuff) and they are just now getting back to me.

David Arbogast wrote in post #19228247
Today a healthcare-based art company sent me a request to purchase a 1-use license to print around a dozen of my photos. I've made this sort of sale many times over the years. But, this particular company sends me an email with this line in it: "Also, let us know your preferred payment method so we can pay you after we acquire the files." I'm just about 95% inclined to reply that they can go **** themselves. Meaning, even if they might be willing to send me payment first, the fact that they even said this is so insulting to my inner anti-scammer that I just don't want to deal with them at all.

Agree? Disagree? Curious how some of you would handle this.

What makes this especially weird is that they sent me a list of photos that they wanted months ago and I provided them an up-to-date W9 tax form per their request (pretty standard stuff) and they are just now getting back to me.

Most companies I've worked for, or with, required delivery of the goods before making payment. However, I can see why the way they worded it might offend.

My personal response would have been something like..."Okay, my preferred payment method is an EFT immediately on receipt of the files."

On the other hand, if it's triggering your inner anti-scammer, then tell them either payment up front, or don't do business with them.

Timphoto wrote in post #19228262
Most companies I've worked for, or with, required delivery of the goods before making payment. However, I can see why the way they worded it might offend.

My personal response would have been something like..."Okay, my preferred payment method is an EFT immediately on receipt of the files."

On the other hand, if it's triggering your inner anti-scammer, then tell them either payment up front, or don't do business with them.

Maybe I'm over-reacting; which is why I'm posting this here. Like I mentioned, I've always succeeded in receiving payment before I send the client a Dropbox link to the full-size photos.

It just strikes me as bizarre to order something from Amazon and expect to pay Amazon after they have delivered the goods. Services are different. Someone cuts my hair or my lawn and I pay them after they have completed the service. But, I'm not providing a service, it's a downloadable product.

Just for fun I threw a Tiffen Black Pro Mist 1/4 and a B+W CPL on my 24GM and I was pleasantly surprised that stacking two filters doesn't produce vignetting.

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David Arbogast wrote in post #19228265
Maybe I'm over-reacting; which is why I'm posting this here. Like I mentioned, I've always succeeded in receiving payment before I send the client a Dropbox link to the full-size photos.

It just strikes me as bizarre to order something from Amazon and expect to pay Amazon after they have delivered the goods. Services are different. Someone cuts my hair or my lawn and I pay them after they have completed the service. But, I'm not providing a service, it's a downloadable product.

I'd ask for 10% (?) upfront balance on delivery. At least that would test their genuineness.

While we're discussing business transactions, late this afternoon my local camera shop called to let me know they had just received a shipment that included a 35 GM.

I gave them my plastic. They gave me the lens. I took it home.

My apologies for posting one more scan. If anyone finds this out of line, please let me know.

This is another photo I scanned today using my new plugin of my future wife in the center with her mom on the left as you look at the photo and her older sister on the right. This was probably taken around 1960, so about 61 years ago.

I scanned the negative as a positive in Silverfast 9 as a 48 bit HDR RAW file. I opened the negative in LR Classic and using the Negative Lab Pro plugin, converted it to a positive image. I finished editing in PS by removing dust and adding the black border. On my previous scan, I hadn't realized that when I imported the image from LR to PS, it had the color profile set to Pro Photo. I couldn't figure out why the uploaded image looked duller than on my computer. Now I have the color profile set to sRGB in LR.

Needless to say, I'm pleased with the results I'm getting. Oh, that's a Nash Rambler Stationwagon behind them. When we married, that was the car my wife drove for a few years.

navydoc wrote in post #19228294
My apologies for posting one more scan. If anyone finds this out of line, please let me know.

This is another photo I scanned today using my new plugin of my future wife in the center with her mom on the left as you look at the photo and her older sister on the right. This was probably taken around 1960, so about 61 years ago.

I scanned the negative as a positive in Silverfast 9 as a 48 bit HDR RAW file. I opened the negative in LR Classic and using the Negative Lab Pro plugin, converted it to a positive image. I finished editing in PS by removing dust and adding the black border. On my previous scan, I hadn't realized that when I imported the image from LR to PS, it had the color profile set to Pro Photo. I couldn't figure out why the uploaded image looked duller than on my computer. Now I have the color profile set to sRGB in LR.

Needless to say, I'm pleased with the results I'm getting. Oh, that's a Nash Rambler Stationwagon behind them. When we married, that was the car my wife drove for a few years.

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Looks great! I've been thinking I really need to do this project as well.

Monkey moss wrote in post #19228183
Excellent news, you might have to show me how to use that one day soon!! I've pondered on a tracker before, but I figured they would be too tricky to set up, especially when its pitch black!

Apparently you can set up and polar align in "minutes"

navydoc wrote in post #19228294
My apologies for posting one more scan. If anyone finds this out of line, please let me know.

This is another photo I scanned today using my new plugin of my future wife in the center with her mom on the left as you look at the photo and her older sister on the right. This was probably taken around 1960, so about 61 years ago.

I scanned the negative as a positive in Silverfast 9 as a 48 bit HDR RAW file. I opened the negative in LR Classic and using the Negative Lab Pro plugin, converted it to a positive image. I finished editing in PS by removing dust and adding the black border. On my previous scan, I hadn't realized that when I imported the image from LR to PS, it had the color profile set to Pro Photo. I couldn't figure out why the uploaded image looked duller than on my computer. Now I have the color profile set to sRGB in LR.

Needless to say, I'm pleased with the results I'm getting. Oh, that's a Nash Rambler Stationwagon behind them. When we married, that was the car my wife drove for a few years.

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This is awesome gene. True moment in time captured and relived.

mystik610 wrote in post #19228303
This is awesome gene. True moment in time captured and relived.

Thanks Carlo. I just loved all the details and colors in this photograph and I'm glad I was able to restore it after all these years.

Gordon Laing is comparing the 35GM with all three Sony-mount Sigma 35mm lenses...

mystik610 wrote in post #19228026
I'm pretty much done being lens tester unless someone wants to see something specific.

Carlo, looks like Sigma are about to release a new and improved 35mm 1.4, just when you thought you were done!!!

Monkey moss wrote in post #19228379
Carlo, looks like Sigma are about to release a new and improved 35mm 1.4, just when you thought you were done!!!

haha time to test that one too?

I think I'm set but its good to have options