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Comment by Don posted on Your Avatar at 10/08/2011 - 00:53
we try to upgrade our gear on a three year rotation when possible.... so an old computer gets saved witht he old os and old drives that way we can open up legacy programs and files in the future..
for example our old emac.... when we retired it from photoshop duties, we cloned the old hard drive to a new drive then put the new drive away... the old computer got a bunch of games loaded onto it and handed down to our youngest... if I ever need to open a legacy file or program, all I gotta do is boot the old computer off the stored drive and everything is still there...
for example our old emac.... when we retired it from photoshop duties, we cloned the old hard drive to a new drive then put the new drive away... the old computer got a bunch of games loaded onto it and handed down to our youngest... if I ever need to open a legacy file or program, all I gotta do is boot the old computer off the stored drive and everything is still there...
Comment by Don posted on Archive Storage - RAW vs JPEG at 09/08/2011 - 19:17
Anvh wrote:
they'd be foolish not to....Don wrote:
I think farr too many people here are thinking still photography.....
nobody is really discussing multimedia... as in video... if the q shoots quality video as well as decent stills, there is another perspective buyer for this camera...
How many compact sized camcorders with interchangable lenses are there currently in the market?
NONE!
That puts Q in the sights of people looking for bloggie's, gopro's and contour's... and those TOY lenses? may be fine performers for video shooting even if they're only toy status for stills...
Wouldn't it be awesome if they can make a real video camera like sony did for their nex system?I think farr too many people here are thinking still photography.....
nobody is really discussing multimedia... as in video... if the q shoots quality video as well as decent stills, there is another perspective buyer for this camera...
How many compact sized camcorders with interchangable lenses are there currently in the market?
NONE!
That puts Q in the sights of people looking for bloggie's, gopro's and contour's... and those TOY lenses? may be fine performers for video shooting even if they're only toy status for stills...
Anvh wrote:
Beside the sensor the camera is totally different.
even assuming it is the same sensor is perhaps too much assumption... a newer geration of sensor from the same manufacturer could be leaps and bounds ahead of a older sensor model... and another assumption is that the camera (by sony) is getting the most out of the sensor inside it... as evidenced by Pentax k5 beating out every other maker using the same sensor including SOny themselves, there is room to hope that the q might deliver quality results that rival the larger 4/3's formats the same way the k5 beat out a few 35 mm full frame cameras... Smeggypants wrote:
Bringing up my Sony TC-5 again becuase it has the same sensor as the Q ..... In good conditions the HD video from it is pretty darn good.
You are only comparing it to that camera because it has the same sensor but that is only a small part of the whole though.Bringing up my Sony TC-5 again becuase it has the same sensor as the Q ..... In good conditions the HD video from it is pretty darn good.
Beside the sensor the camera is totally different.
too many assumptions being made, even regarding price... Leica seems to have little problem selling cameras that are near identical to their Panasonic siblings.....
I'm not counting Q out until the second or third quarter sales results and any market forced price adjustments are made...
Comment by Don posted on The Pentax Q is Imminent at 09/08/2011 - 18:07
I think farr too many people here are thinking still photography.....
nobody is really discussing multimedia... as in video... if the q shoots quality video as well as decent stills, there is another perspective buyer for this camera...
How many compact sized camcorders with interchangable lenses are there currently in the market?
NONE!
That puts Q in the sights of people looking for bloggie's, gopro's and contour's... and those TOY lenses? may be fine performers for video shooting even if they're only toy status for stills...
that would make the Q a fine option for anybody looking to buy a single system for photo and video use vs buying TWO seperate cameras to meet thier pocket sized camera needs...
The tiny sensor in my go pro does meet the quality of my kr with 10-17 fisheye (the gopro comes with fisheye lens) in video quality in good light... I can mix a cut between the two easily....
nobody is really discussing multimedia... as in video... if the q shoots quality video as well as decent stills, there is another perspective buyer for this camera...
How many compact sized camcorders with interchangable lenses are there currently in the market?
NONE!
That puts Q in the sights of people looking for bloggie's, gopro's and contour's... and those TOY lenses? may be fine performers for video shooting even if they're only toy status for stills...
that would make the Q a fine option for anybody looking to buy a single system for photo and video use vs buying TWO seperate cameras to meet thier pocket sized camera needs...
The tiny sensor in my go pro does meet the quality of my kr with 10-17 fisheye (the gopro comes with fisheye lens) in video quality in good light... I can mix a cut between the two easily....
Comment by Don posted on The Pentax Q is Imminent at 09/08/2011 - 16:04
bforbes wrote:
Are any of the lenes from the other makers worth looking at?
the Ricoh's weren't bad... my second (if memory serves) camera after the Pentax k1000, I bought a Ricoh..Are any of the lenes from the other makers worth looking at?
link
many features, solid build, it was a nice upgrade for me, and a daily use item until the Pentax mz5 . I always used it with Pentax lenses though. My belief at that time was the body needed to hold the film flat... as I shot mainly on manual... Glass was more important to me.... but other people said the ricoh lenses were ok, but prone to lens flare...
Comment by Don posted on Cameras with K mount at 08/08/2011 - 15:02
dougf8 wrote:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=eye+gouging+rugby&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=638&prmd=i...
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/stade-francais-stars-facing-charge...
Lovely pink kit too, very feminine.
ummn....http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=eye+gouging+rugby&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=638&prmd=i...
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/stade-francais-stars-facing-charge...
Lovely pink kit too, very feminine.
nice outfits...
you beat me to it! lol!
Comment by Don posted on Another pointless thread at 07/08/2011 - 22:26
greynolds999 wrote:
Actually, when it comes to Rubgy I'm an Ireland fan first.
I did manage to fit the odd pint in!
Is it just me, or is Rugby a very feminine sport?Actually, when it comes to Rubgy I'm an Ireland fan first.
I did manage to fit the odd pint in!
I mean, don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with that but..
take football...not euro football, which we call soccer, I mean American or Canadian football...that you play using your hands....
a guy throws the ball, another guy catches the ball... the other team is all like "KILL HIM! HE"S GOT THE BALL!!!" and the reciever's team is all like "RUN LIKE HELL THEY"RE GONNA KILL YOU IF THEY CATCH YOU!!!" and then there is the big tackle and dog pile...
In rugby it seems like everybody is going "YAY WE HAVE THE BALL! LET"S HUG!!!!" "YAY!, they got the ball! LET"S ALL HUG!" a lotta hugging and cuddling going on in Rugby...
just saying...
It's like a chick flick. Compared to real football...which you play using your hands, not your feet....
Comment by Don posted on Another pointless thread at 07/08/2011 - 22:13
intersting read on the auto 110, including price (1981) link read the article (there is a link to the second half of the article you have to click on) .. the closing paragraph sounds oddly familiar...
there were minox models at the time that cost more than the auto 110, and had smaller imaging area...
didn't spell bankruptcy for minox then did it?
I think the Q is worth watching. I'm eager to see how it does, and actually hoping it sells well. It is not at all a bad concept.....
there were minox models at the time that cost more than the auto 110, and had smaller imaging area...
didn't spell bankruptcy for minox then did it?
I think the Q is worth watching. I'm eager to see how it does, and actually hoping it sells well. It is not at all a bad concept.....
Comment by Don posted on The Pentax Q is Imminent at 07/08/2011 - 21:45
maybe they will stick it into something like this: link and add a k-mount....
Comment by Don posted on 24.3 MP Exmor CMOS sensor at 06/08/2011 - 21:02
NikonToPentax wrote:
Apparently tne K5 is more accurate than both the Nikon D7000 and Canon 7D according to a german magazine shoot out. See the other forum for details.
link????Apparently tne K5 is more accurate than both the Nikon D7000 and Canon 7D according to a german magazine shoot out. See the other forum for details.
bottom line... I don't really care what is under the hood as long as it's good!
Comment by Don posted on 24.3 MP Exmor CMOS sensor at 05/08/2011 - 22:17
Some years ago while moderating on a forum I was accused of being power mad by someone I'd had to step on a bit. Rather than go for the bait and argue I made this avatar to wind him up. I got to like it and I've stuck with it ever since, it's 'me' now
For anyone who doesn't know it's "The Brain" from the cartoon Pinky and the Brain, a megalomaniac mouse intent on taking over the world!