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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egie4ApwoUg Not that I am using this to advance any kind of argument. Just thought a guy typing at 75wpm on a mobile phone (Blackberry) is kind of fun to watch.
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That looks awkward as hell. And yeah, some people have crazy dexterity but that's far from the norm. This is probably some young spergy guy who had a lot of loving free time whereas the Blackberry is primarily targeted at slothy old businessmen with fat sausage fingers.
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Apr 19, 2011 16:58
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Swype owns : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYi5k2AjjQ&feature=related. Bonus : looks like they filmed this commercial on some 5ds.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:That looks awkward as hell. And yeah, some people have crazy dexterity but that's far from the norm. This is probably some young spergy guy who had a lot of loving free time whereas the Blackberry is primarily targeted at slothy old businessmen with fat sausage fingers. That's me... had the camera on a tripod so I thought I may as well. Not trying to prove a point, just showing another way of using the keyboard, cause yes that two thumbs thing is awkward as gently caress.
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The BB is vertical so you can use it with one hand. TBH the usability of a particular interface has less to do with the HID type and more with how good the interaction design was. The choice of hardware is only part of that, but two devices of the same type could have wildly different interfaces and both would work fine. Touch-focus (on a capacitive screen) works just fine on a P&S, because people expect to have to pose. Wouldn't work so well with a 300/2.8 aimed at college football players.
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spog posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egie4ApwoUg Should get that guy on the tonight show, and repeat the test of texting vs morse code. According to this page: http://www.rogerwendell.com/morsecode.html The world record for morse code is 75.2 wpm, so it'd be quite a contest (the page also has the Jay Leno video of the texting vs morse contest if you want to watch it).
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Yeah having a touch screen on a DSLR is a terrible idea. I just thought the UI was cool and polished. I tried swype for awhile but it's just way too slow, ironically. I find that tactile feedback in a phone isn't really necessary. I can type 40wpm accurately with my iphone without looking. 
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AIIAZNSK8ER posted:I don't think there's anything wrong with touch screens. It opens the potential for infinitely customizable UIs. I only lament the loss of an optical viewfinder. Yesterday I was working in the bright harsh sunlight, and could barely see my histograms, so a viewfinder was 100% necessary. Of course, if all your controls are on an lcd screen, and you can't see it in sunlight, then I guess it's not the best idea. Let's just skip straight to the retina implant control technology eh? Ooh, ooh! I know how to fix this one! 
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Apr 20, 2011 13:09
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Moist von Lipwig posted:Ooh, ooh! I know how to fix this one! I would imagine that doesn't work so well in the paranoid world we live in today. Try to picture some guy taking pictures of poo poo in a city with his head covered; he would get tased and temporarily restrained so drat quickly.
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Shmoogy posted:I would imagine that doesn't work so well in the paranoid world we live in today. Try to picture some guy taking pictures of poo poo in a city with his head covered; he would get tased and temporarily restrained so drat quickly. Nah, not at all. I took my 4x5 kit around Vancouver last year and got nothing but interested and curious onlookers. Then again 
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It's being reported that photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed in Libya today. Hetherington was co-director of "Restrepo" and Hondros was a Robert Capa Gold Medal recipient for his coverage of the conflict in Iraq. Apparently other PJs were injured in the same attack but their names haven't been released yet. Sad news.
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Apr 20, 2011 18:21
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PREYING MANTITS posted:It's being reported that photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed in Libya today. Times just picked it up: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/africa/21photographers.html?hp
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Hetherington's photo book "Infidel" was really incredible. 
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Came here to post that, some sad news. He did some amazing work, just goes to show you that even if you have been doing that job for years it is still a matter of luck.
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Awkward Davies posted:Times just picked it up: Looks like they updated their article, unfortunately Hondros succumbed to his wounds and passed away. Good to hear Guy Martin has stabilized though. I guess it's an accepted reality those guys have to face, since you're covering a conflict and generally photojournalists are usually the first on the scene so as Dread Head said, it all comes down to a matter of luck.
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Apr 20, 2011 23:21
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Pompous Rhombus posted:Nah, not at all. I took my 4x5 kit around Vancouver last year and got nothing but interested and curious onlookers. Then again Vancouver is basically a city of photographers. You've got a big Asian population, a ton of people here for art and film school, a big movie industry and we're the closest big city to a lot of hippie towns full of artists.
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PREYING MANTITS posted:It's being reported that photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed in Libya today. These guys did some really phenomenomal work. I suggest everyone go check out some of their photos. Theres stuff they only just shot in the last few days http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2011/04/20/2-great-photographers-lost-today-in-libya-doing-what-they-loved-to-do/ Sad stuff Fists Up fucked around with this message at 01:40 on Apr 21, 2011 |
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Pompous Rhombus posted:Nah, not at all. I took my 4x5 kit around Vancouver last year and got nothing but interested and curious onlookers. Then again Same here, it was Toronto, so still Canada, but generally the bigger the city, the more likely you are to be ignored. PREYING MANTITS posted:Looks like they updated their article, unfortunately Hondros succumbed to his wounds and passed away. Good to hear Guy Martin has stabilized though. This is terrible news, it seems like the fighting in Libya has been really bad in terms of friendly fire incidents. There was a clip of some of the rebels firing at Geraldo when he was with another group of rebels  Found it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2dx0ajxCdY
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oh god, I spoke to the owner of the local camera store today and my X100 is supposed to arrive late next week.
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surgical scar posted:oh god, I spoke to the owner of the local camera store today and my X100 is supposed to arrive late next week. Get it. it's soooo good. Firmware 1.01 is already out (minor fix, but it seems they will be much more responsive with firmware updates than canon or nikon), and Lightroom support in 3.4 is very likely.
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poopinmymouth posted:Get it. it's soooo good. Firmware 1.01 is already out (minor fix, but it seems they will be much more responsive with firmware updates than canon or nikon), and Lightroom support in 3.4 is very likely. I just know I'll end up with one of those, just because of your posts here. That's not a bad thing. 
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Echoing again that everybody really needs to check out Chris and Tim's work. Phenomenal stuff, shame to see them pass. I read a report that said that group of journalists was specifically targeted as they attempted to escape the front lines.
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vikingtravels posted:I just know I'll end up with one of those, just because of your posts here. I keep trying to find shorter summaries of my experience, right now the best I've come up with is this: "5D+35L quality in a body slightly larger than a bar of soap."
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I almost want to get an X100 just to take into concert venues that don't allow cameras with interchangeable lenses.
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poopinmymouth posted:I keep trying to find shorter summaries of my experience, right now the best I've come up with is this: "5D+35L quality in a body slightly larger than a bar of soap." I think a short summary of your experience would be: 'Pass me a kleenex, please'
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I was planning to post this earlier, but unfortunately I was on probation. I got into NYU's photo and imaging program. Going to be a fun four years, I hope.
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http://www.slate.com/id/2291603/pagenum/all/ I hate listening to old average photographers whine about this poo poo.
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rear end is my canvas posted:http://www.slate.com/id/2291603/pagenum/all/ Same arguments have been coming from programmers and musicians over the last 10 years. Internet has created a new economy, and the old guard is unhappy their business model is crumbling. Adapt or die. 
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I think digital has a large part to do with it. Before you didn't have as much of an opportunity to experiment and play around because you couldn't see the results immediately and make adjustments and learn. Can you imagine learning about things like lighting ratios or whatever back in the film days? Digital has made it so anyone can learn by doing with imagination being the limitation more than anything else.
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Just saw this on Canon Rumors today:quote:Oh Joy The interesting thing about this to me is not how well Canon and Nikon are doing, but how Sony is coming up in the world. Though I doubt I'll ever switch, I think Sony has some cool ideas and I hope they do well so they'll push Canon to innovate more.
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Haggins posted:Just saw this on Canon Rumors today: That's really interesting considering the fact that Nikon has the best DSLR out there right now. I bet most of Canon's huge revenue comes from the middle market though and really, having the King of DSLRs in your line doesn't do much when it's $8000 and the 60D is $1000.
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Moist von Lipwig posted:That's really interesting considering the fact that Nikon has the best DSLR out there right now. I bet most of Canon's huge revenue comes from the middle market though and really, having the King of DSLRs in your line doesn't do much when it's $8000 and the 60D is $1000.
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See, I feel like as a Canon user I'm in the minority with all the photographers I know. Maybe it's just in the wedding photography area Nikon is more prevalent.
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So I just wanted to plug lensrentals.com. Not only do they get you quality stuff fast, but they take their special requests section of the order form very seriously.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:So I just wanted to plug lensrentals.com. Not only do they get you quality stuff fast, but they take their special requests section of the order form very seriously. AMAZING pwn posted:Are you referring to The BOSS  wasn't THE BOSS a 5DII? I meant the D3X.
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Moist von Lipwig posted:AMAZING I'm pretty sure THE BOSS was a 1DIII.
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Wooten posted:I'm pretty sure THE BOSS was a 1DIII. Oh, you're right  
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