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Jul 28, 2014 19:01
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hahaha the potato salad post, how could he even stand to look for that many
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Jul 28, 2014 19:14
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http://www.gofundme.com/c6oagc My brother, Nick (aka Ulillillia) is an avid, amateur videographer and is looking to upgrade his equipment to a DSLR-type camera to get better images and video. He would especially love to do night shoots where he can capture the stars in great detail as well as improve his annual fireworks show. I have no means of getting this camera for him, and honestly would like to repay some of my debts to him. He was there to support me when I was helpless and desperate. If I can help to get him this camera, I would feel less guilty about all the things I've put him through.
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Jul 28, 2014 19:20
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I've been wanting a DSLR camera for quite a while now. There are a few things I'm after in regards to a DSLR camera as far as features go. Priority is ranked from 1 being an absolute must to 5 being totally unimportant but a bonus. 20x optical zoom or higher. (Importance: 1 for 20x, 2 for 24x, 3 for 27x, 4 for 30x, 5 for beyond 30x) Extreme closeups are one of my favorite things to do. 20 megapixel or higher stills. (Importance: 1 for 20, 2 for 25, 3 for 32, 4 for 40, 5 for beyond 40) A high optical zoom combined with a high megapixel potential allows for extreme closeups, well beyond what my camcorder can do. With my tripod, I can ensure extremely sharp stills. Just imagine the amount of detail I can get in a photo from any kind of distance. 1080p video recording. (Importance: 2) Interlaced is what my camcorder has and it degrades quality. Progressive is pure. I have no need for 3D recording nor 4K support (4K would be a big bonus but). 4K video recording. (Importance: 5) 4K video (that's 3840x2160) would be a big bonus and would enhance many of my videos. 30 Mbps video recording quality. (Importance: 1 for 30 Mbps, 2 for 35 Mbps, 3 for 40 Mbps, 4 for 50 Mbps, 5 for above 50 Mbps) My camcorder uses 23 Mbps but it's not sufficient enough for certain things as I can clearly see compression artifacts. A higher bit rate can allow me to improve my multiframe denoising that I do. (If 4K is available, then 4 times the bit rate would be needed to compensate). Decent night sensitivity. (Importance: 1 for ISO 4800, 2 for ISO 6400, 3 for ISO 9600, 4 for ISO 12,800, 5 for beyond 12,800 (ISO equivalents, best with low noise)) Time and time again, my camcorder fails to pick up things I would like to have picked up. Although my camcorder can pick up the stars, it's only to magnitude +3 and it takes extreme measures to get that. First, I have to blend 60 or more frames together using 32-bit floating point precision. Next, I need to multiply these color values by a large amount, about 8. Then, I need to subtract something from about 150 to 180 from these to get rid of the constant bright gray that comes after it. From there, I multiply this by about 5.75 to maximize contrast. Even then, the stars are kind of blurred despite hardly moving at all in the video frame. I've missed out on meteor showers and even the northern lights because of this poor sensitivity. Even in my room with 2 lights that are each 1700 lumens, I've maxed the exposure and it's very grainy. Touchscreen-free adjusting of exposure and focus. (Importance: 1) I'm frequently finding myself having to tap my way through a lot of menus just to get exposure and focus set and it's very irritating. This is the number one biggest thing I dislike about my camcorder. For things like white balance or other rarely used things, or the usual playback and deletion stuff, touchscreen is fine for that. I still prefer to use buttons instead. Flexible customizability. (Importance: 2) The more I can customize for things and to a finer degree of precision, the better. Uncompressed photo output. (Importance: 2) What better way to fine tune the quality of each photo than have photos saved as uncompressed. Successive photo capturing. (Importance: 4) Enhancing the above case would be the option to have the camera repeatedly and automatically take several photos in short succession. This would mainly be for denoising an image. 150+ fps slow motion support. (Importance: 1 and 2 for 30 fps, 3 for 60 fps, 4 for 150 fps, 5 for 500 fps or higher) Viewing a 30 fps recording step by step is already pretty interesting as you can discover a few things you wouldn't have noticed before. Now imagine if that was 300 fps. What do you suppose those smoke balls or firecrackers are like at that high frame rate? Time lapse support. (Importance: 3) Successive photos one after another after a preset interval would be a nice way to really enhance some of the things I do. 3 hours of rechargeable battery during video recording. (Importance: 1 for 3 hours, 2 for 3 3/4 hours, 3 for 4 1/2 hours, 4 for 6 hours, 5 for beyond 6 hours) There are (rare) times where I can be recording nonstop for well over an hour and I've often run out of battery which has kept me from recording certain shots that I'd have liked to get. Interchangable lens. (Importance: 3) A lens that can cut out glare (at the cost of reduced light input) and a lens that can bring about true color combined with a regular lens would be nice to be able to do. Other details like the physical size, the weight, brand, etc. are completely unimportant to me. Although, if I were to cover the costs of this myself (which would take several months), the cap would be $400 with a very cheap poor quality used lens being used at first until I can save up more for a higher quality lens. Edit: I'm finding that a lot of cameras abruptly stop recording at about 20 to 30 minutes in. This is a big no-no for me as there are plenty of instances where I exceed even 40 minutes or an hour. Case in point: that airplane flight video from July of 2011.
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Jul 28, 2014 19:20
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axolotl farmer posted:http://www.gofundme.com/c6oagc that's gonna get funded also his sis is either a) him or b) eerily similar because: "You guys are awesome! We're already almost 21% of the way to reaching the goal."
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Jul 28, 2014 19:25
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syscall girl posted:also his sis is either a) him or b) eerily similar because: or someone who knows them and impersonating
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Jul 28, 2014 19:45
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don't look up Uli's sister. she's the reason the really bad Uli thread got gassed. they live together, and she supports him by working at Jiffy Lube and trying to be a cam girl.  she's also mentally broken but not in an interesting way like Uli.
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Jul 28, 2014 20:21
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axolotl farmer posted:don't look up Uli's sister. she's the reason the really bad Uli thread got gassed. aww man loving ruined the uli saga here or did you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo-YVqV0v4Q
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Jul 28, 2014 20:26
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could be worse, i suppose
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Jul 28, 2014 21:04
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is the answer to, "why does idiot doobie not have an idiot phone?" infuriating or amusing?
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Jul 28, 2014 21:10
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Vicas posted:hahaha the potato salad post, how could he even stand to look for that many
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Sham bam bamina! fucked around with this message at 22:20 on Jul 28, 2014 |
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Jul 28, 2014 22:16
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Jul 28, 2014 22:56
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/965986856/pc-gaming-controller?ref=card quote:PC Gaming Controller with touch screen and general purpose track-ball (mouse) functionality. wow very ambitious timeline there. this guy must be a real pro  lol and all for 5000 CAD
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Jul 28, 2014 23:45
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Dixie Cretin Seaman posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/965986856/pc-gaming-controller?ref=card "b-b-but kickstarter requires real prototypes guys"
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Jul 28, 2014 23:48
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Nintendo Kid posted:"b-b-but kickstarter requires real prototypes guys" yeah ok i admit it i was wrong
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Jul 29, 2014 00:41
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kickstarter does require real prototypes however since they've stopped manually approving kickstarters and just let anyone put up anything, how the gently caress they're going to enforce that is beyond me
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Jul 29, 2014 00:45
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Proteus4994 posted:kickstarter does require real prototypes
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Jul 29, 2014 01:33
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also i guarantee this guy didn't call himself "a courier" until fallout new vegas came out
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Jul 29, 2014 02:42
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Dixie Cretin Seaman posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/965986856/pc-gaming-controller?ref=card i don't think you can count courier as a "trade"
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Proteus4994 posted:also i guarantee this guy didn't call himself "a courier" until fallout new vegas came out most definitely
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Jul 29, 2014 05:39
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25 years this month
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Jul 29, 2014 05:48
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bobbilljim posted:i don't think you can count courier as a "trade" at best hes probably an apprentice courier, i doubt hes a journeyman courier
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Jul 29, 2014 06:06
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Dixie Cretin Seaman posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/965986856/pc-gaming-controller?ref=card initial design review as the first step before doing any design work wants to write the firmware before having prototype hardware ready thinks "form factor based PCB layout" makes him sound like he knows what he's doing don't see how you can doubt him why are you such a hater
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Jul 30, 2014 12:56
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imagine an apple tablet!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modbook/modbook-pro-x-154-retina-quad-core-mac-os-x-tablet
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Jul 30, 2014 18:07
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PleasureKevin posted:imagine an apple tablet! it's 
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Jul 30, 2014 18:10
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PleasureKevin posted:imagine an apple tablet! imagine sand being rubbed in my eyes, forever
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Jul 30, 2014 18:11
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Jul 30, 2014 18:14
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PleasureKevin posted:imagine an apple tablet! my stylus grows turgid
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Jul 30, 2014 18:30
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that abortion needs a southern lady to remark "well isn't it just precious" then carry the thing out and put it in the trash can
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Jul 30, 2014 18:34
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Sniep posted:that abortion needs a southern lady to remark "well isn't it just precious" then carry the thing out and put it in the trash can Stebe bless also how the gently caress is awful.app capitalizing Stebe? just gonna leave it that way i guess
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Jul 30, 2014 18:41
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PleasureKevin posted:imagine an apple tablet! afaik modbooks actually have a good reputation but that concept render. jfc
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Jul 30, 2014 18:45
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Werthog 95 posted:afaik modbooks actually have a good reputation Yeah, I know someone who had one, and in all honesty, it wasn't a bad device by any means. I mean I wouldn't pay that much for it, but if you got cash flowing out your rear end in a top hat, do what you will with it.
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Jul 30, 2014 18:54
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shut. up. and take my money!!! 
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Jul 30, 2014 19:24
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PleasureKevin posted:imagine an apple tablet! this is the ugliest thing i have ever seen, and i look at my lovely awful face in the mirror every day
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Jul 30, 2014 20:59
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syscall girl posted:also how the gently caress is awful.app capitalizing Stebe? 
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Jul 30, 2014 22:23
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this gave me a vast amount of pleasure kevin
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Jul 30, 2014 22:24
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Dixie Cretin Seaman posted:that stylus looks like a gear shift would use a computer with a gear shift
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prefect posted:would use a computer with a gear shift those are called cars
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