Sample images from the new Maxxum 7 Digital (DSLR)

Magnus W wrote:

Alan Browne wrote in
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Could I have the _link_, please.


http://article.pchome.net/2004/09/15/PICT0050.JPG


Thanks ... you're right it is slow.. I'll keep plugging at it.



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Alan Browne wrote:

There are a few EXIF tags there with numbers, I suspect one of them is
the distance ... hang on a minute ...

37396 = 0x9214 value = 1504 (milimeters from subject?)
or 1504/256 = 5.875 ... feet?

..........er........that's not it ... that same value comes up in
both the portrait and the closeup image...


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Alan Browne wrote:

There are a few EXIF tags there with numbers, I suspect one of them is
the distance ... hang on a minute ...

37396 = 0x9214 value = 1504 (milimeters from subject?)
or 1504/256 = 5.875 ... feet?

..........er........that's not it ... that same value comes up in
both the portrait and the closeup image...


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Alan Browne writes:

Bill Tuthill wrote:

Alan Browne wrote:

2. The shutter speed was 1/160 which is the max x-sync for the
camera. The camera would not know if a studio light was used
(triggered by PC sync, that is a shutter system dumb contact which
the s/w would not know about). EXIF records built-in flash or
mounted flash action.
Good points Alan. (You're smarter than I thought you were. ;-)

You have no idea! ;-)

I wonder why the EXIF didn't state focus distance? It says unknown.
I'd assume this was taken by the 85/1.4 lens, and furthermore would
assume that Minolta has the D version available, which should have
reported distance to subject, eh?

Yes that's the lens per the page (85mm f/1.4 D)
http://konicaminolta.com/products/co...mpleimage.html

There are a few EXIF tags there with numbers, I suspect one of them is
the distance ... hang on a minute ...

37396 = 0x9214 value = 1504 (milimeters from subject?)
or 1504/256 = 5.875 ... feet?

tag 41989 = 0xA405 value = 127 (no idea)


The EXIF def (
http://it.jeita.or.jp/document/publi...lish/Exife.pdf
)

shows subject distance as being in tag 37382 (0x9206)... which does
not appear in the EXIF with the image that I can see. The two tags
above are not defined.

Right. You need the more recent (2002 vs. 1998) EXIF 2.2 standard:
find it at http://www.exif.org/specifications.html.

Anyway, it has tag 37396 as "SubjectArea". "This tag indicates the
location and area of the main subject in the overall scene."

I'll take a glance at the file and see if anything stands out. Looking
at the standard, I see tag 41996, "SubjectDistanceRange", but that's
only "unknown", "Macro", "Close view", and "Distant view". I bet it's
concealed inside a "MakerNote" (37500).

snip

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Alan Browne writes:

Bill Tuthill wrote:

Alan Browne wrote:

2. The shutter speed was 1/160 which is the max x-sync for the
camera. The camera would not know if a studio light was used
(triggered by PC sync, that is a shutter system dumb contact which
the s/w would not know about). EXIF records built-in flash or
mounted flash action.
Good points Alan. (You're smarter than I thought you were. ;-)

You have no idea! ;-)

I wonder why the EXIF didn't state focus distance? It says unknown.
I'd assume this was taken by the 85/1.4 lens, and furthermore would
assume that Minolta has the D version available, which should have
reported distance to subject, eh?

Yes that's the lens per the page (85mm f/1.4 D)
http://konicaminolta.com/products/co...mpleimage.html

There are a few EXIF tags there with numbers, I suspect one of them is
the distance ... hang on a minute ...

37396 = 0x9214 value = 1504 (milimeters from subject?)
or 1504/256 = 5.875 ... feet?

tag 41989 = 0xA405 value = 127 (no idea)


The EXIF def (
http://it.jeita.or.jp/document/publi...lish/Exife.pdf
)

shows subject distance as being in tag 37382 (0x9206)... which does
not appear in the EXIF with the image that I can see. The two tags
above are not defined.

Right. You need the more recent (2002 vs. 1998) EXIF 2.2 standard:
find it at http://www.exif.org/specifications.html.

Anyway, it has tag 37396 as "SubjectArea". "This tag indicates the
location and area of the main subject in the overall scene."

I'll take a glance at the file and see if anything stands out. Looking
at the standard, I see tag 41996, "SubjectDistanceRange", but that's
only "unknown", "Macro", "Close view", and "Distant view". I bet it's
concealed inside a "MakerNote" (37500).

snip

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-Stephen H. Westin
Any information or opinions in this message are mine: they do not
represent the position of Cornell University or any of its sponsors.

Alan Browne writes:

Bill Tuthill wrote:

Alan Browne wrote:

2. The shutter speed was 1/160 which is the max x-sync for the
camera. The camera would not know if a studio light was used
(triggered by PC sync, that is a shutter system dumb contact which
the s/w would not know about). EXIF records built-in flash or
mounted flash action.
Good points Alan. (You're smarter than I thought you were. ;-)

You have no idea! ;-)

I wonder why the EXIF didn't state focus distance? It says unknown.
I'd assume this was taken by the 85/1.4 lens, and furthermore would
assume that Minolta has the D version available, which should have
reported distance to subject, eh?

Yes that's the lens per the page (85mm f/1.4 D)
http://konicaminolta.com/products/co...mpleimage.html

There are a few EXIF tags there with numbers, I suspect one of them is
the distance ... hang on a minute ...

37396 = 0x9214 value = 1504 (milimeters from subject?)
or 1504/256 = 5.875 ... feet?

tag 41989 = 0xA405 value = 127 (no idea)


The EXIF def (
http://it.jeita.or.jp/document/publi...lish/Exife.pdf
)

shows subject distance as being in tag 37382 (0x9206)... which does
not appear in the EXIF with the image that I can see. The two tags
above are not defined.

So ... not sure at all...

There is some info on Minolta EXIF data at
http://www.dalibor.cz/minolta/makernote.htm, and even a $20
application to decode some of it.

--
-Stephen H. Westin
Any information or opinions in this message are mine: they do not
represent the position of Cornell University or any of its sponsors.

Alan Browne writes:

Bill Tuthill wrote:

Alan Browne wrote:

2. The shutter speed was 1/160 which is the max x-sync for the
camera. The camera would not know if a studio light was used
(triggered by PC sync, that is a shutter system dumb contact which
the s/w would not know about). EXIF records built-in flash or
mounted flash action.
Good points Alan. (You're smarter than I thought you were. ;-)

You have no idea! ;-)

I wonder why the EXIF didn't state focus distance? It says unknown.
I'd assume this was taken by the 85/1.4 lens, and furthermore would
assume that Minolta has the D version available, which should have
reported distance to subject, eh?

Yes that's the lens per the page (85mm f/1.4 D)
http://konicaminolta.com/products/co...mpleimage.html

There are a few EXIF tags there with numbers, I suspect one of them is
the distance ... hang on a minute ...

37396 = 0x9214 value = 1504 (milimeters from subject?)
or 1504/256 = 5.875 ... feet?

tag 41989 = 0xA405 value = 127 (no idea)


The EXIF def (
http://it.jeita.or.jp/document/publi...lish/Exife.pdf
)

shows subject distance as being in tag 37382 (0x9206)... which does
not appear in the EXIF with the image that I can see. The two tags
above are not defined.

So ... not sure at all...

There is some info on Minolta EXIF data at
http://www.dalibor.cz/minolta/makernote.htm, and even a $20
application to decode some of it.

--
-Stephen H. Westin
Any information or opinions in this message are mine: they do not
represent the position of Cornell University or any of its sponsors.

Stephen H. Westin wrote:

Alan Browne writes:


Bill Tuthill wrote:


Alan Browne wrote:


2. The shutter speed was 1/160 which is the max x-sync for the
camera. The camera would not know if a studio light was used
(triggered by PC sync, that is a shutter system dumb contact which
the s/w would not know about). EXIF records built-in flash or
mounted flash action.

Good points Alan. (You're smarter than I thought you were. ;-)

You have no idea! ;-)


I wonder why the EXIF didn't state focus distance? It says unknown.
I'd assume this was taken by the 85/1.4 lens, and furthermore would
assume that Minolta has the D version available, which should have
reported distance to subject, eh?

Yes that's the lens per the page (85mm f/1.4 D)
http://konicaminolta.com/products/co...mpleimage.html

There are a few EXIF tags there with numbers, I suspect one of them is
the distance ... hang on a minute ...

37396 = 0x9214 value = 1504 (milimeters from subject?)
or 1504/256 = 5.875 ... feet?

tag 41989 = 0xA405 value = 127 (no idea)


The EXIF def (
http://it.jeita.or.jp/document/publi...lish/Exife.pdf
)

shows subject distance as being in tag 37382 (0x9206)... which does
not appear in the EXIF with the image that I can see. The two tags
above are not defined.

So ... not sure at all...


There is some info on Minolta EXIF data at
http://www.dalibor.cz/minolta/makernote.htm, and even a $20
application to decode some of it.

Thanks ... unfortunately PS E 2.0 doesn't seem to decode that
field and the def you sent didn't have the defs per the doc above....

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Stephen H. Westin wrote:

Alan Browne writes:


Bill Tuthill wrote:


Alan Browne wrote:


2. The shutter speed was 1/160 which is the max x-sync for the
camera. The camera would not know if a studio light was used
(triggered by PC sync, that is a shutter system dumb contact which
the s/w would not know about). EXIF records built-in flash or
mounted flash action.

Good points Alan. (You're smarter than I thought you were. ;-)

You have no idea! ;-)


I wonder why the EXIF didn't state focus distance? It says unknown.
I'd assume this was taken by the 85/1.4 lens, and furthermore would
assume that Minolta has the D version available, which should have
reported distance to subject, eh?

Yes that's the lens per the page (85mm f/1.4 D)
http://konicaminolta.com/products/co...mpleimage.html

There are a few EXIF tags there with numbers, I suspect one of them is
the distance ... hang on a minute ...

37396 = 0x9214 value = 1504 (milimeters from subject?)
or 1504/256 = 5.875 ... feet?

tag 41989 = 0xA405 value = 127 (no idea)


The EXIF def (
http://it.jeita.or.jp/document/publi...lish/Exife.pdf
)

shows subject distance as being in tag 37382 (0x9206)... which does
not appear in the EXIF with the image that I can see. The two tags
above are not defined.

So ... not sure at all...


There is some info on Minolta EXIF data at
http://www.dalibor.cz/minolta/makernote.htm, and even a $20
application to decode some of it.

Thanks ... unfortunately PS E 2.0 doesn't seem to decode that
field and the def you sent didn't have the defs per the doc above....

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