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Comment by Don posted on Samsung GX. No . . .comeback. . ? at 30/01/2010 - 19:00
has it got p-ttl dedication with Pentax flash units? huh? does it? well? I'm waiting......
Comment by Don posted on New Pentax I-10 at 30/01/2010 - 15:59
technoidiot wrote:
AHA like the domestic phone [ not a cellphone ] some time ago that could send e-mails and seems to have vanished now .
exactly...AHA like the domestic phone [ not a cellphone ] some time ago that could send e-mails and seems to have vanished now .
We got four macs and an iphone kicking around, for years, and my wife is excited because she sent her first "Text Message" yesterday... to one of her kids.
She could use a device like that, it would allow her to show off our photos and videos.... be great for her work where she works in schools with handicapped/learning disabled kids.
and other than photoshop elements, and some web browsing, she still doesn't know much about computing... and doesn't need to, she has her own Geek Hostage, right here.... me "Don, make this..... do or look like..." or "Don, why is the computer....." "Don this doesn't seem to work, because..."
me? I think it'd suck, cause it can't crunch video or photos from my pro apps like cs2 and Final Cut.
Comment by Don posted on iPad or iPad Which One? at 30/01/2010 - 15:13
technoidiot wrote:
RichardDay wrote [ among other things ]
OK , so why do so many graphics folk use Macs ?
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Please could you tell me to which market is the iPad targeted ?
technophobes, housewives and students.RichardDay wrote [ among other things ]
Quote:
My personal view is that Apple make electronic devices for newbies and technophobes (no disrespect intended ).
OK so those of us who have been using Macs for some years are newbies and technophobes - yeah - right .My personal view is that Apple make electronic devices for newbies and technophobes (no disrespect intended ).
OK , so why do so many graphics folk use Macs ?
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Please could you tell me to which market is the iPad targeted ?
it is meant for people that want entertainment, connectivity to net, news, books, and magazines.
it is meant for people that don't need or want to learn how to use powerful computers.
it is a multimedia consumption appliance. Get the whole concept of "Tablet Computer" out of your mind and it becomes obvious who it was meant for.
Time will tell how or if others will put it to use...
Comment by Don posted on iPad or iPad Which One? at 30/01/2010 - 15:00
cokin had a kit also.
and if I get time to go through my archives, I'll see if I got anything to show...
and if I get time to go through my archives, I'll see if I got anything to show...
Comment by Don posted on smoother bokeh at 29/01/2010 - 22:36
by that logic BMW needs to be shut down 'cause you can't put ford engine modules into them and vice versa...
my dvd player should be banned because sony playstation games won't run on it, same with the wii...
what made microsoft products so unreliable and bug ridden was the attempt to accommodate so many different components and compnies and protect things from being copied that they built a luxury liner out of nothing but patches, and it ain't watertight.
my dvd player should be banned because sony playstation games won't run on it, same with the wii...
what made microsoft products so unreliable and bug ridden was the attempt to accommodate so many different components and compnies and protect things from being copied that they built a luxury liner out of nothing but patches, and it ain't watertight.
Comment by Don posted on iPad or iPad Which One? at 29/01/2010 - 17:50
it was worth the sheet of trancpareny... but really...just a fun learning experience. try it with anything translucent you'll see....
I had more fun using stuff like that with flashes/ringflashes for copyright stamping/making shapes in the catchlights in my subjects eyes though...
I had more fun using stuff like that with flashes/ringflashes for copyright stamping/making shapes in the catchlights in my subjects eyes though...
Comment by Don posted on smoother bokeh at 29/01/2010 - 17:41
played with it myself and here's the best way I've found:
inkjet printable overhead transparency sheets.
layout patterns in photoshop (including gradients that are black at the egdes and clear in the center)... make then circular sized in your lens diameter.
cut shapes out of the patterns with an exacto knife like those diy boke things in your link...
pop them into your uv filters and screw then onto the front of your lens.
inkjet printable overhead transparency sheets.
layout patterns in photoshop (including gradients that are black at the egdes and clear in the center)... make then circular sized in your lens diameter.
cut shapes out of the patterns with an exacto knife like those diy boke things in your link...
pop them into your uv filters and screw then onto the front of your lens.
Comment by Don posted on smoother bokeh at 29/01/2010 - 17:13
I wouldn't buy it for me. a couple years from now I see it , depending on if textbooks are available or not, being a must have for mu youngest boy.
we got a playstation, a ps2, an xbox and a couple gameboy thingies that all cost more than this thing and had no educational value whatsoever.... and I've never played with any of those, they make no sense to me at all, axcept buying them shut up the kids for a while...
we got a playstation, a ps2, an xbox and a couple gameboy thingies that all cost more than this thing and had no educational value whatsoever.... and I've never played with any of those, they make no sense to me at all, axcept buying them shut up the kids for a while...
Comment by Don posted on iPad or iPad Which One? at 29/01/2010 - 14:38
thoughton wrote:
Sorry folks, and I don't mean to be hurtful, but the majority of you don't appear to know anything about what you're talking about.
1. Repeatedly calling it a Maxipad is something my 3 year old son would think is funny.
2. It is running on some of the core functions of OS X, but it isn't the same as Mac OS X.
3. If it ran on ModBook principles it wouldn't have 10 hours battery life. Given the size limitations on the battery it would probably be closer to 1 hour.
4. I don't know why anyone is talking about handwriting recognition.
5. If you watched the keynote you'd understand that this device is positioned between mobile phones and netbooks. You might not think you need one, but on the other hand about a billion people said the same thing about the iPhone when it launched.
To quote Lincoln: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
1. that is becuase your three year old knows FUNNY!!! hahahahSorry folks, and I don't mean to be hurtful, but the majority of you don't appear to know anything about what you're talking about.
1. Repeatedly calling it a Maxipad is something my 3 year old son would think is funny.
2. It is running on some of the core functions of OS X, but it isn't the same as Mac OS X.
3. If it ran on ModBook principles it wouldn't have 10 hours battery life. Given the size limitations on the battery it would probably be closer to 1 hour.
4. I don't know why anyone is talking about handwriting recognition.
5. If you watched the keynote you'd understand that this device is positioned between mobile phones and netbooks. You might not think you need one, but on the other hand about a billion people said the same thing about the iPhone when it launched.
To quote Lincoln: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
2 We're showing our age..kids don't talk these days, and they don't need powerful computers..they text and do homework, the ebook features and lack of camera make it school friendly...no more heavy backpacks causing neck problems.
3 batteries are catching up but newer = more expensive
4 my ihpone does voice very well, look up "Dragon speaking"
5 it is targeted for students, middle school to college and priced to make it accessable.
I'm older, I can laugh at anything I want to.
Comment by Don posted on iPad or iPad Which One? at 29/01/2010 - 14:25
I've looked at some 4/3d's cameras and they really aren't mach smaller than the kx so size isn't the issue for Pentax....
the issue is costs will dropping the mechanicals for the mirrorbox off a kx aand keeping the already compact lenses give them an edge in pricing?