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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 16/08/2011 - 13:24
mann, good point, I need to spend some money tomorrow - new 30-day travelcard time - say bye-bye to nearly €400....
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 15/08/2011 - 20:56
it's not a microUSB cable on any of the Pentaces.
And as far as the "You will need computer skills to use this product" - no, it should be "You will probably not exercise this product to the limits of its ability if you do not have any computer skills. Your pictures may be significantly improved if you spend time and effort understanding not just the camera but also the options you have afterwards."
If you're not happy about updating firmware, then you're not happy. You're not generally missing much, so I wouldn't worry.
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And as far as the "You will need computer skills to use this product" - no, it should be "You will probably not exercise this product to the limits of its ability if you do not have any computer skills. Your pictures may be significantly improved if you spend time and effort understanding not just the camera but also the options you have afterwards."
If you're not happy about updating firmware, then you're not happy. You're not generally missing much, so I wouldn't worry.
Bret
Comment by bretti_kivi posted on K5 firmware question at 15/08/2011 - 20:29
70% M
30% TAv
no, it's not the same as P, as *I've* then set the specs - for example because I know I'm shooting cars or horses - and then the ISO gets set appropriately. It simply rocks, as it's a case of "1/500 and f/8 is close" and with -0.3EV I rarely get blown highlights, with shadows full of rich details. And on a K5 my ISO range is set to go up to 3200
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30% TAv
no, it's not the same as P, as *I've* then set the specs - for example because I know I'm shooting cars or horses - and then the ISO gets set appropriately. It simply rocks, as it's a case of "1/500 and f/8 is close" and with -0.3EV I rarely get blown highlights, with shadows full of rich details. And on a K5 my ISO range is set to go up to 3200
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on What is your default Shooting Mode at 15/08/2011 - 19:57
70-200/2.8 would be good for this
I'd also set TAv, 1/125 min and ISO floating from 100-1000... I'd also set it to overexpose by 0.3 - 0.7 so you have a very good chance of getting something seriously decent. Noise will be lower if slightly overexposed / histogram skewed to the right.
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I'd also set TAv, 1/125 min and ISO floating from 100-1000... I'd also set it to overexpose by 0.3 - 0.7 so you have a very good chance of getting something seriously decent. Noise will be lower if slightly overexposed / histogram skewed to the right.
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Maximum ISO at 15/08/2011 - 11:47
Read up on ZFS, RAID 5 and error rates, specifically the advantages of ZFS over RAID5 (short version: when using very large quantities of data, you *will* hit problems sooner or later and transactional filesystems are pretty much the only way around this)
There are more likely issues in the cells of a high-cap card, but considering the error detection capabilites which must exist, I cannot see an issue. When I then take into account just how flaky FAT32 is, I'm stunned that 32GB cards work at all.
Realistically? I don't think that electrical issues will have any effect on the card - it will be physical problems that get it first.
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There are more likely issues in the cells of a high-cap card, but considering the error detection capabilites which must exist, I cannot see an issue. When I then take into account just how flaky FAT32 is, I'm stunned that 32GB cards work at all.
Realistically? I don't think that electrical issues will have any effect on the card - it will be physical problems that get it first.
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on What capacity cards are you mainly using? at 15/08/2011 - 10:27
2 x 4GB
2 x 8GB
2 x 32GB and two 16GB are on their way.
For video, the 32s are superb. The 16s are fast and I want to be able to not worry about squeezing 600 shots (an hours worth of rally...) onto one card.
4GB is laughable with RAW+, I think I'm hitting around 150 shots on one of those. Since I have three batteries but not necessarily any disk backup with me, the card size is important.
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2 x 8GB
2 x 32GB and two 16GB are on their way.
For video, the 32s are superb. The 16s are fast and I want to be able to not worry about squeezing 600 shots (an hours worth of rally...) onto one card.
4GB is laughable with RAW+, I think I'm hitting around 150 shots on one of those. Since I have three batteries but not necessarily any disk backup with me, the card size is important.
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on What capacity cards are you mainly using? at 13/08/2011 - 21:45
Isn't it nearly time for your annual drop of several tons of wood, to be stacked?
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 13/08/2011 - 15:40
another one:
The first conviction has been made of a thug who ransacked DFS. He was given a hefty fine but nothing to pay until 2012 then 4 years interest free credit.
made me lol!
(for the international crowd: DFS is a large chain of furniture stores with a tendency to sell everything where possible on credit.)
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The first conviction has been made of a thug who ransacked DFS. He was given a hefty fine but nothing to pay until 2012 then 4 years interest free credit.
made me lol!
(for the international crowd: DFS is a large chain of furniture stores with a tendency to sell everything where possible on credit.)
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Comment by bretti_kivi posted on Another pointless thread at 13/08/2011 - 11:49
No, it's not about a newspaper, it's about the initially developed shots (like your 2MP JPGs when shooting RAW+JPEG) - they're proofs to show that you have everything you want or not as the case may be.
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dailies
I don't like the phrasing in the text at all, it's probably a verbatim quote. Got the source?
I'd argue paycheck stops are those where information most definitely is, even if it doesn't necessarily appear that way in the initial shot (i.e. underexposing with a K5 because you KNOW that you can grab so much detail from the shadows it's not funny) - so essentially trying to make sure that the exposure is close rather than perfect.
Which is what RAW is all about.
Does this help? (and yes, it is definitely an American speaking)
Bret
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dailies
I don't like the phrasing in the text at all, it's probably a verbatim quote. Got the source?
I'd argue paycheck stops are those where information most definitely is, even if it doesn't necessarily appear that way in the initial shot (i.e. underexposing with a K5 because you KNOW that you can grab so much detail from the shadows it's not funny) - so essentially trying to make sure that the exposure is close rather than perfect.
Which is what RAW is all about.
Does this help? (and yes, it is definitely an American speaking)
Bret
Comment by bretti_kivi posted on question on english. at 12/08/2011 - 22:10
Flipside: there is *no* anonymity after a certain point.
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