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WOW....you must be having a bad hair day...lol I for one do not have
this problem as I've been shaving my head since I got out of the Marine
Corps when I was 25.
Such big words and I see you're pretty good at using Google to find a
definition by Merriam-Webster. To really show off and impress you
should have included the following:
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Color distortion in an image produced by a lens, caused by the
inability of the lens to bring the various colors of light to focus at
a single point. Also called chromatism.
Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by
Houghton Mifflin Company.
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(Opt.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays
of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of
such rays from a single focus; called spherical aberration, when due to
the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different
foci for central and marginal rays; and chromatic aberration, when due
to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum,
those of each color having a distinct focus.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA,
Inc.
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n : an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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Just to name a few more sources. But I think he was asking for some
help and not the very impressive definition of chromatic aberration
"centuries before
digital cameras AND dpreview came along" which in of itself did not
supply a solution to his purple fringing.
And as for DPREVIEW, below is just a sampling of the type of
people/photographers that participate in the forums with very helpful
information. Have very informative websites and quote from or link back
to DPREVIEW on all types of product reviews. Many times DPREVIEW is one
of the FIRST to get a look and evaluate cameras from all the major
manufacturers.
Ron Reznick
http/www.digital-images.net/index.html
Michael Reichmann http
/luminous-landscape.com/
Rob Galbraith
http/www.robgalbraith.com/bins/index.asp
Neil van Niekerk
http/www.planetneil.com/index.html
Dan Heller http
/www.danheller.com/
Below are just a few of the inconsequential publications that quote
from or reference DPREVIEW. Hmmmm.........I wonder
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October 2004 - PC Magazine
Top 101 web sites: Fall 2004 (No. 1: Consumer Electronics & Photograph)
Trying to choose between two or three similar digital cameras? Here
you'll find reviews in which "thorough" is an understatement. They give
complete specs; go into intricate detail about performance; describe
every button, screen, knob, and setting; and provide numerous diagrams
and sample photos.
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October 2004 - The Wall Street Journal
The Myth of the Megapixel - Walt Mossberg
For more sound information on digital cameras, several Web sites
offer lots of good detail. Two of my favorites are Digital Photography
Review and the Digital Camera Resource Page. Both are worth consulting.
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July 2004 - Forbes Best of The Web 2004
Forbes Best of The Web - Digital Photography
In the vast and cluttered world of digital cameras and accessories,
DP Review offers one of the most thorough, knowledgeable and up-to-date
sources of information. Browse the archive of more than 130 in-depth
camera reviews, complete with full descriptions and images. The review
of the Konica Minolta DiMAGE A2 includes 22 pages of large product
pictures, specifications, photographic tests and more
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August 2003 - CNN Money
How to buy a great digital camera
The newest digital camera models are more fun, more capable and,
for busy shooters, cheaper to use than film. Even by
consumer-electronic standards, digital models have dropped in price and
improved in quality at an impressive pace. Prices of some high-end
cameras are now a twentieth of the price of lesser models three years
ago...
....You can find help with comparison shopping at two Web sites
obsessively devoted to digital cameras, Digital Photography Review and
Digital Camera Resource.
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December 2002 - Wired News
Digital Cameras: Where to Start?
First, decide how much money you are willing to spend. Take into
account that you will need a computer to download and e-mail the images
and a printer -- if you want a hard copy of your pictures. Once you
figure out your budget, compare cameras within your desired price point
on Digital Photography Review -- a website highly recommended by
digital camera experts.
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February 2002 - Business 2.0
Say Cheese, You Poor Emulsion-Film Dinosaurs
....To understand the technological leap the X3 represents, listen
to Phil Askey, editor of digital photography site DPReview.com. On
April Fools' Day 2000, Askey posted a story saying that Canon (CAJ) was
working on a chip that would do what Foveon says its X3 does. It was a
hoax, but it generated heavy excitement on his chat boards before "the
real techie guys got on and said, 'It's just not possible to do that,'"
Askey says...
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To everyone else I apologize for this very lengthy post. Believe it or
not it's a first with regards to responding to someone who comes
across, what is the word...well you know. Enough said this is all I
have to say regarding Phil's response. Feel free to search my name in
the DPREVIEW forums and you'll see that I have NEVER responded in this
manner before.
Best regards,
German Rodriguez
www.pbase.com/germando