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I've seen some discussions on DPR about this lens, but not as many as I would have expected. Most of the examples looked really good, so now, in a horrible fit of GAS, I have one too. :lol: The executive summary is that it covers a great range using a smooth powerzoom that people are either going to...

There is a lot of value to having user discussions -- sometimes you learn a lot through the debates. But some of the debates seem a bit disingenuous, and some are merely a difference of opinion. Like, it seems to me that some are only interested in the absolute top equipment, so when Sony comes out ...

My wife found a Minolta Semi II at a vintage camera dealer, who claimed it was late '30s, but it could be made in the '40s. I'm pretty sure she paid much less than $100. It's not in the best condition, and the shutter is about 1/3 the speed it should be, but it works. Well, it seems to -- I still ha...

I have a few old Minolta cameras and lenses. As long as you're not looking for top-of-the-line lenses, the stuff is pretty cheap. Plus, I got a 7000 w/50/1.7 from a family member. So, it's not too hard to get a collection started, but really, I'm not going to collect 'em all. :-) I like rangefinders...

Was rather pleased to see that according to DPR's comparison that high ISO noise and RAW performance is not quite as good as the NEX 7. Not only that isn't true, but if it were true, why should that make you happy? I doubt it's true as well. I can think of other reasons to prefer a Nex-7, though. A...

I wonder if those old RAWs are still supported by newer RAW converters? Sometimes I think I should go back and revisit... The DSLRs were generally much faster than the P&S cameras, until I discovered Sony cameras. They often had pretty fast response times, not just for RAW, but in general use wi...

Yeah, back in those days, I rarely used RAW, but not just because of memory -- there was a 30-second cycle time! Ouch. On one trip where I took over 400 photos, I filled up my memory cards. I figured out by then that it was better to jump to higher compression modes rather than cut resolution. Now, ...

That iPhone app I mentioned ("Light Meter") does that, but using the camera's measurement to obtain the EV value(s). So, it would be useful while at the scene you wanted to photograph, but not as useful if you wanted to do lots of "what ifs". So, it depends on what you're looking...

I wonder if the photos were of random attendees, and he didn't intend on any processing, just providing them for a slideshow or something? I've taken a few photos at conferences, and I don't find it that interesting. I generally only took photos when we were out of the actual conference and walking ...

How is the light measurement any different than in the film days with a light meter? The meter read some number, and that number wasn't fixed to ISO 100, was it? I mean, you had to then figure out your shutter, aperture, and ISO, but you do that anyway even if you "sunny 16" or use other g...

DxO (and some other site I don't recall) has enough of a grasp on things to detect that manufacturers were faking the ISO when using wider apertures like f1.4. Apparently the steep light rays are not as easily detected, so it doesn't gather as much light as it would have on film. (By the way, this m...

There are two problems with digital ISO as I see it: The manufacturers don't stick to the real ISO standard (so ISO 100 isn't really ISO 100). Things like DRO can pull up the shadows, leading to more noise, as if you were using a higher ISO. So, even if you calculate a correct number, you'd find tha...

It has been in more than one movie, but I forget which ones. I think it was in one of the Terminator movies too.

About the photo, I kinda like getting part of the building along with the distant view, which I think gives it some context. The architecture was interesting.

bakubo wrote:Vidgamer, that is nice. Where is it?

Thanks! It's the view from the Griffith Observatory, in the Hollywood hills.

Thanks, Sury! You can hardly go wrong with neon.