Kiwi - GKPE - General Ramblings (3)

manipula wrote in post #4846469
Had my first NZ haircut today, I feel 6 inches taller!

Photo's or it never happened

jasestu wrote in post #4846416
I have no idea what I need, not having used one before. And yeah, I actually used pricespy to get that link that I posted above. Good to hear some feedback about tastech, I'm always a little cagey about some of those pricespy retailers.

ok - suggestion: get the 4x5" graphire one: plenty big enough for most ppl, and works really well. for fine detail work, just zoom in

you dont want to be having to move your hand too much when you are using the pen

somethingsimple wrote in post #4846533
ok - suggestion: get the 4x5" graphire one: plenty big enough for most ppl, and works really well. for fine detail work, just zoom in

you dont want to be having to move your hand too much when you are using the pen

Ok, cool. I was under the impression that the bamboo was the replacement for the graphire. Good to know that bigger isn't necessarily more useful in this case.

scotttnz wrote in post #4844136
Where did he go?

tag141 wrote in post #4844368
Out.

Wowl, first Matt & now Chris has come out

jasestu wrote in post #4846119
Hmmm, photo related gadget.... Wacom Bamboo Tablet

Tempted.

I'm interested in one of those too.

Any advice from people as to what size is good.

naqs wrote in post #4846219
I wouldn't get the bamboo model after reading a few reviews. But if you do let me know what you think

As I understand it there is the Bamboo which is the cheapie version and the big Wacom tablets.
I asked in a shop & the salesperson assured me that the bamboo series are fine for photo retocuing.
The more expensive ones are used by graphic designers.

Mark Vuleta wrote in post #4846509
I don't know much about the Island other than the bits covered while at the above mentioned tall short persons school camp a couple of years ago. I presume that landing at the Goveners House jetty and wandering around the island, its a few k's to the old copper mine boiler & that stuff, depending upon tides, you may have to access it via the over-hill route, if the tide is right, access is a bit easier accross the foreshore bit.

What time are people thinking of staying too? Tony said that the sun-set may be worth it but from what vantage point? and timing of return ferry.

Very quiet (except for Matt & his continual vocational guidence questions).

I was on the island in 1980. Sailed there on the Spirit of Adventure.

akiwi wrote in post #4846571
I was on the island in 1980. Sailed there on the Spirit of Adventure.

Where you one of those troubled children then Peter??

Do you use your Skyport Transmitter on your hot shoe all of the time?, I was wondering about using it via the sync port and putting the ST-e2 on top for the AF assit beam in low light shots, I haven't tried it yet but there shouldn't be a problem, except this thing dangling off the side of the camera! Also, do you use sync ports with the screw in type connection, must be a lot stronger than just the standard.

akiwi wrote in post #4846571
I'm interested in one of those too.

Any advice from people as to what size is good.


As I understand it there is the Bamboo which is the cheapie version and the big Wacom tablets.
I asked in a shop & the salesperson assured me that the bamboo series are fine for photo retocuing.
The more expensive ones are used by graphic designers.

A widdle bit more here, but not a lot of good stuff https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=447070

I've only used a pen and tablet once when I was trying to navigate around pages as the guy's machine it was on didn't have a mouse. Absolutely hated it, but I can see the appeal of the precision of it.

Do they take a lot of practise to get used to?

akiwi wrote in post #4846571
I'm interested in one of those too.
Any advice from people as to what size is good.

As I understand it there is the Bamboo which is the cheapie version and the big Wacom tablets.
I asked in a shop & the salesperson assured me that the bamboo series are fine for photo retocuing.
The more expensive ones are used by graphic designers.

wacom graphire, 4x5" pressure sensitive tablet
works fine for photos, drawing & vector art

yes they are still for sale, ive had mine for 5 years now and wouldnt be without it
no batteries required, pen is solid state magnetic inductor and power is provided to tablet via usb

manipula wrote in post #4846616
I've only used a pen and tablet once when I was trying to navigate around pages as the guy's machine it was on didn't have a mouse. Absolutely hated it, but I can see the appeal of the precision of it.

Do they take a lot of practise to get used to?

if you can use a pen for art you can use a tablet pen for art. - but would NEVER want to have to use it as a mouse, its possible but not as intuitive as mouse clicking/dragging etc

below - pic i drew playing with the pressure sensitivity within about 10 mins of having it. took about 15 mins to draw. with a mouse - forget it

also makes selecting complex shapes really simple

to use - just float the point of the pen above the tablet to move the cursor, dot it down to click, hold it down to draw
right clicking is achieved by a button on the side. when drawing with a brush tool, the pressure sensitivity alters the width of the stroke, making it much more like drawing with a precise soft-tip marker pen or watercolour brush, very fluid and simple

u can set the tablet to operate like a mouse, ie tablet area does not correspond to specific screen area - or, set it to correspond to the width/height of the screen (which i prefer as it is more natural and easier to use). no, you dont need a widescreen tablet for a widescreen display.

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oh - and, when you lay the pen down on top of the tablet and try to use the mouse... don't expect to be able to move the cursor LOL

done that a few times

Nah, I'm going to get one of these instead - http://www.wacom.com/c​intiq/index.cfm

Oh, well, maybe I'll get two.

Very very cool!

I've got a Aiptek tablet (8x6) but have never been able to get the hang of it. I can mirror the screen size to the tablet size but from what I read above, you are able to scale (zoom?) the tablet size. Not sure I can do that, if I could, I could see it being very handy, must find the software & manual & study it.

Mark Vuleta wrote in post #4846662
Very very cool!

I've got a Aiptek tablet (8x6) but have never been able to get the hang of it. I can mirror the screen size to the tablet size but from what I read above, you are able to scale (zoom?) the tablet size. Not sure I can do that, if I could, I could see it being very handy, must find the software & manual & study it.

all you do is use the magnify tool in your photoshop/illustrator or whatever to zoom in on detail areas

i wouldnt want my tablet to be any larger, too much arm movement involved

^ Woah ss, nice

Right, more motorsport pics ....

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