I often use Irfanview (though usually I use GIMP) and have it matched to the smartcurves adobe-compatible plugin (it's here : http://members.chello.at/easyfilter/curves.html ). I get a very...
Photoplus has nested and non-destructive adjustment layers, as well as full on editing capabilities and macros/batch processing. It used to be unusably buggy with...
The Sigma has bokeh issues. For a 50mm (equiv) lens, that's simply inexcusable. And the Dpreview article has, as usual, inadequate bokeh testing and sample pics.
Photoshop is a monopoly and the nearest thing to it was Serif Photoplus, not Gimp, but it Serif obviously didn't eat their own dog food, as the saying goes, since despite the nested layers,...
Photoshop is a defacto monopoly. But that doesn't mean they can do whatever they like since they risk motivating the development of a cheaper or free competitor. The problem with this cloud...
'massaged' is just a nicely expressed way of saying over manipulated. So are you saying that you disagree with that analysis? It seems to me to be a good point.
I made a counterpoint to the over-excited people here who are not familiar with Sigma zooms. Sure, they may do a good job but it remains to be seen and I'm not hopeful.
Media is a distinct entity, distinct from day to day living. It should, like any human/on-animal activity, be subject to responsible (and limited) restraints in the service of the greater good and...