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Comment by Don posted on How did you learn? at 16/02/2011 - 13:20
on the mac...
Aperture does not play well with nas drives at all.
you will be in a world of hurt if two users on a network start accessing the same drives or files simultaniously...
but there IS something...
if you were to set up an automator workflow to dupe your originals to the nas drive on import you'd have a decent back-up...
or like me, you can import your work into aperture, work on a project, update your aperture vault all on regular drives, then back up your library on the nas once a month...
I use nas drives as back-ups of my movie files and keep my itunes library on one.
Aperture does not play well with nas drives at all.
you will be in a world of hurt if two users on a network start accessing the same drives or files simultaniously...
but there IS something...
if you were to set up an automator workflow to dupe your originals to the nas drive on import you'd have a decent back-up...
or like me, you can import your work into aperture, work on a project, update your aperture vault all on regular drives, then back up your library on the nas once a month...
I use nas drives as back-ups of my movie files and keep my itunes library on one.
Comment by Don posted on NAS for photostorage, plus and minus at 16/02/2011 - 13:06
Smeggypants wrote:
Why a substanceless piece of drivel is getting everyone moist is beyond me.
Does this source have a history of reliability or something?
you could try googling his name and see how many books on Pentax he's published for a starter....johnriley wrote:
Hmm, an unknown item of unspecified function is arriving at an unknown future time.
Well, forewarned is forearmed.
I'm with John on this.Hmm, an unknown item of unspecified function is arriving at an unknown future time.
Well, forewarned is forearmed.
Why a substanceless piece of drivel is getting everyone moist is beyond me.
Does this source have a history of reliability or something?
Comment by Don posted on rumor mill... at 16/02/2011 - 03:01
tiffin, hoya, lee, none are actually cheap.
Comment by Don posted on Neutral Density Filter Colour Cast at 16/02/2011 - 00:34
Dangermouse wrote:
My brother has assorted helmet cam-type things to attach to cars. You'd be amazed how good HD video footage from a camera strapped just below the numberplate (so about 6" off the ground) is in terms of looking scarily fast at legal speeds!
I still wish I'd bought one of those model rocket kits with the 110 camera built in before it became near impossible to get 110 developed (or indeed find the film in the first place).
go pro hero...My brother has assorted helmet cam-type things to attach to cars. You'd be amazed how good HD video footage from a camera strapped just below the numberplate (so about 6" off the ground) is in terms of looking scarily fast at legal speeds!
I still wish I'd bought one of those model rocket kits with the 110 camera built in before it became near impossible to get 110 developed (or indeed find the film in the first place).
link
useless in low light, but in good light, very impressive!
Comment by Don posted on A web page which just has to be read... at 15/02/2011 - 21:03
Brilliant... a steady cam you can eat!
the far out ideas are the best!
now we need one in a Hamster ball!
this image is a painting with light shot me an my boy did with his toy helicopter
I realized this would be stable enough to be a camera platform....and have been busy...
mine is too big to fly in the house, but soon it will be spring out...
attaching a camera to an rc helicopter is not new.....
but I think my take on the camera stabilizer has not been done yet...
I could have saved a lot of money if I had thought of poultry.....
the far out ideas are the best!
now we need one in a Hamster ball!
this image is a painting with light shot me an my boy did with his toy helicopter
I realized this would be stable enough to be a camera platform....and have been busy...
mine is too big to fly in the house, but soon it will be spring out...
attaching a camera to an rc helicopter is not new.....
but I think my take on the camera stabilizer has not been done yet...
I could have saved a lot of money if I had thought of poultry.....
Comment by Don posted on A web page which just has to be read... at 15/02/2011 - 20:46
there are like 17 pins and electrical contacts in the grip.... anybody know for sure what each pin does?
2 for power? (likely).
3 for shutter?(likely).
6 for buttons?(also possible only 3 used here).
6 for scroll wheels? (also possible only four used here).
Or do any pass data?
Possibly five pins available if so, usb only uses five contacts so a possible data connection between camera cpu and grip may already be built in? USB charging? live card slot? Bluetooth and or wi-fi connectivity possible?
2 for power? (likely).
3 for shutter?(likely).
6 for buttons?(also possible only 3 used here).
6 for scroll wheels? (also possible only four used here).
Or do any pass data?
Possibly five pins available if so, usb only uses five contacts so a possible data connection between camera cpu and grip may already be built in? USB charging? live card slot? Bluetooth and or wi-fi connectivity possible?
Comment by Don posted on rumor mill... at 15/02/2011 - 20:05
techno-terminator wrote:
No Tim , not confident in Manual so avoid it when I'm out for a wander like this . I moved my body very slightly - it was at a slightly different angle and the sun was to my left in both pics . If you compare the position of the flowers you can see that the 2 pics vary slightly.
Don
OK back to #s 1 & 2
not easy to get I know - but I've managed better ones in the past though they've not had the pale colours in the sky . I have to position myself for those ones so that a security light [ movement triggered but it stays on for a long time ] is hidden by the wall at the gatepost .
Not tried to do any bracketing with the K-x as yet - hasn't been needed till now.
OK - I think it's going to be time to get the manual out again and try and understand , spot metering , matrix and centre weighting . I've not managed it before which is why the K-x is left in centre weighting
yep that large dark area of walls and trees caused your camera meter to over expose the sky.... so metering off the sky would've corrected it.No Tim , not confident in Manual so avoid it when I'm out for a wander like this . I moved my body very slightly - it was at a slightly different angle and the sun was to my left in both pics . If you compare the position of the flowers you can see that the 2 pics vary slightly.
Don
OK back to #s 1 & 2
not easy to get I know - but I've managed better ones in the past though they've not had the pale colours in the sky . I have to position myself for those ones so that a security light [ movement triggered but it stays on for a long time ] is hidden by the wall at the gatepost .
Not tried to do any bracketing with the K-x as yet - hasn't been needed till now.
OK - I think it's going to be time to get the manual out again and try and understand , spot metering , matrix and centre weighting . I've not managed it before which is why the K-x is left in centre weighting
Comment by Don posted on first outing with the 35mm lens at 15/02/2011 - 17:08
pentaxian450 wrote:
a new bluetooth system? maybe bluetooth controlled flash...maybe bluetooth data tethering?Don wrote:
They woud hook up with anybody giving them the edge. That's why I stated the other manufacturers would follow suit.pentaxian450 wrote:
What about studio flashes that could be controlled by the camera's P-TTL? Pentax could be first there, and the other manufacturers would rush to catch up.
that would require a deal with a strobe manufacturer, and any strobe manufacturer I'd assume would want to hook up with the best flash system...Nikon's....What about studio flashes that could be controlled by the camera's P-TTL? Pentax could be first there, and the other manufacturers would rush to catch up.
Comment by Don posted on rumor mill... at 15/02/2011 - 17:00
pentaxian450 wrote:
What about studio flashes that could be controlled by the camera's P-TTL? Pentax could be first there, and the other manufacturers would rush to catch up.
that would require a deal with a strobe manufacturer, and any strobe manufacturer I'd assume would want to hook up with the best flash system...Nikon's....What about studio flashes that could be controlled by the camera's P-TTL? Pentax could be first there, and the other manufacturers would rush to catch up.
Comment by Don posted on rumor mill... at 15/02/2011 - 16:20
I seemed to be natural at it and got some very nice photos. Had trouble in the darkroom, as everything was scribbled in handwriting and not very organized. (I cannot read handwriting, nor fancy (think quil writing) fonts, need clean fonts on plain backgrounds, I have learning disabilities) So I wound up having to accost friends in the hall and get them to read the chemicals for me). I had a senior student repeatedly taking credit for or copying my shots. I got taken off extra curricular activities as punishment for poor grades.
I picked it up again when a friend sold me a second hand camera. I had been homeless and was struggling to get established with a family. I could not afford film and collected bottles in ditches to buy film.
I had a library card.
It took me six months build a photography business and started commanding $1200.00 ( a lot at the time) per wedding.
I eventually saved up and went to collage where I got straight A's in Photography and marketing. I was the only student ever, that had alread been running a business and published several times.
I learned the way I always do. On the one hand I just know a lot of things a person with my disabilities and education simply has to reason or explanation for knowing, and on the other hand I'm just too stupid to understand "It cannot be done"