bill simone

I read this forum almost everyday. Have learned a lot, especially some of the great posts of detailed production diaries by people like David Mullen. I almost never post myself cause it often seems that when an opinion is given on a thread like this one, it gets flamed. I've made my living in photography for almost thirty years now. Advertising photography to be specific. Started with large format 8x10 and 4x5 transparency stuff. Thats an arena where you really learn your way around lighting, exposure and dynamic range. Spent a lot of time looking through the camera before shooting a sheet of very expensive film. I've owned all sorts of cameras. Sinars, cambos, deardorffs, hassys, canons, nikons etc. Made the move to digital over 10 years ago. Never looked back. And now I have used and own all sorts of digital equipment. Leaf, phase one, canon, nikon, blah blah. I also own a RED MX and most recently rec'd my Epic. I'll tell you what, these are awesome cameras. I've made some gorgeous images and lots of money with them already. And I have a long list of happy clients. And they have been quite rock solid, delivering consistent performance day in and day out. I find it rather funny, all the continual RED bashing that goes on by some forum members (and you know who you are). Seems to me you are simply fluffing yourself to satisfy some personal need. Perhaps you don't like the company or the man, but the product has in my opinion delivered from day one of my ownership. But heck, don't take my word for it, ask David. He's done some beautiful work with these machines. Philip who? Give me a lightbulb, bedsheet and cellphone camera, and I'll make a gorgeous picture cause after all, in the end its about the person using the camera, not the camera. So, keep on bashing, I'll just go on back to my studio and keep shooting. Bill

http://www.crewsinc.net/Browser/Contact.aspx Great People Contact Shirlene Bill

And neither am I a lawyer, but for what it is worth, the US copyright law states that in the absence of a contract to the contrary, the original creator of a work (artwork, photograph etc.) owns the copyright to the work at the instant of creation. In other words it is yours to sign away, not the opposite. "Work for hire" is never implied, so, if you did not sign a "work for hire" agreement, you own the copyright. Best, Bill

It is RAW processing software for RED camera RAW files. Download it at www.red.com support link Bill