It took about two days to be over the Lytro
OK so it is fun to have one and I am glad I bought it. I will get some value out of it. But … the resolution of the pictures is poor, and the scenarios for the benefits provided are […]
41megapixel camera! Where does it end — gigapixel cameras? Terapixel?
So, a “41 megapixel camera phone from Nokia”:http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Nokia-808-PureView-41-megapixel-Camera-Phone,news-14288.html, pretty amazing. The improvement in camera phones over the last 5 years has been amazing. Moore’s law has driven the cost of camera chipsets into the ground, and their performance has continued […]
Samsung NX200 first impressions — man that AMOLED screen!
The Samsung NX200 is my 2nd try at moving to a mirrorless camera for my main camera. I previously tried a recent Olympus PEN and it is ok but feels cheap. And with all of Olympus’s corporate woes, hard to […]
My current photo backup recommendations
“Johnz”:http://www.igncap.com/who_we_are.html#john-zagula recently asked me about photo backup and sharing strategies. I’ve settled on two basic schemes for the moment. * My “autonomic” choice is “backblaze”:backblaze.com tho you could just as well use carbonite or crashplan or any of the other […]
No time to blog, so here’s a link roundup
* “Cutting the Cord on Cable”:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550304577138841278154700.html. Wish I could get there but live HD sports still keeps me stuck to cable/satellite provider. I’ve tried the streaming options and they are weak — poor selection of games/sources (I need ESPN/ABC channels […]
I just ordered my Lytro camera.
Available February/March next year. The “Lytro”:http://www.Lytro.com features a technology they call “light field” — they grab sufficient photon data at capture time to allow refocusing, zooming, etc as a post-capture option. The Lytro is a simple step on the way […]
iCloud Photostream and DSLRs don’t seem to be a great fit
OK so I am diving into photostream. I’ve enabled on my iPhone 4 (don’t yet have a 4s), iPad 2, my MacBook Pro, my Win7 PC. So the dream was — some set of my photos would be magically replicated […]
Software Lenses and Lytro
I’ve wished for years that someone would come up with a “software-defined lens”:http://theludwigs.com/2003/07/camera-as-a-data-gathering-device/. A surface that would capture all inbound photons and let me decide later about focus, depth of field, etc. It looks like “Lytro”:http://www.lytro.com/ has done it or […]
Daily amusements — tilt shift, 6502, glass speakers, carlashes
* “Tilt-shift Van Gogh”:http://www.artcyclopedia.com/hot/tilt-shift-van-gogh.htm via “Scalzi”:http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/09/23/your-whoa-dude-moment-for-today/. Because tilt-shift makes everything better. * “6502 simulated in javascript”:http://www.visual6502.org/JSSim/index.html via “adafruit”:http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/09/18/6502-visual-simulator/. Freaking awesome, my first significant personal coding was on a 6502 (Apple ][), I wish I still had the code so I […]
Stuff I Want But Don't Need — shelving, lighting, tools, tripod
* Fold out shelving system. Wow this is just awesome looking. * Kurt’s key list of propbuilding tools. * Rich and Bob’s Tripod reco — Gitzo1541T and the Really Right Stuff BH-40LR. I actually need this. * Hangman light. Awesome […]
Stuff I Want But Don't Need — August Edition
* Possibly the most ill-considered travel item ever — those TSA agents love a good joke. Ha ha ha, strip your clothes off sir. * Vex robotic kit. Never had robot love, but if i did… * Sticky tripod. No […]
Creepy picture of the month
This picture is downright scary, I think I’ve had this dream. From coolhunting
Stuff I want but don't need — Post Father's Day edition
Had a great father’s day, got some cool photo tools, some books that look great, and a couple of games since I have played Left4Dead and Fallout3 to death. Here’s some stuff I didn’t get and probably for good reason. […]
My first album on Fotopedia
Cougar Mountain photos on Fotopedia – The Photo Encyclopedia — OK this is my first whack at this. I am not certain where Fotopedia will fit in my current suite of photo production and management tools (Canon Digital Photo Pro, […]
More awesome Buckeye Tilt-shifts
Eleven Warriors ยป Sup Dawg — more of these (like the one i am using on twitter @jhludwig). I’ll have to take my camera to the ‘shoe this fall and try to create some of these.
Really Right Stuff Quick-Release Camera Body L-Plates
Really Right Stuff … Quick-Release Camera Body L-Plates. Smart photo friends recommend these.
BetterPhoto
One of my relatives recommends BetterPhoto.com for photography instruction. One of these days
Canon EOS 5d Mark II tips from Rich
Rich has done a good job scrounging up info on this camera. Now that I have one, time to take advantage of. * Canon EOS 5d Mark II Tweaks | Tongfamily Website. Tips on noise reduction, resolution settings. * Using […]
Software/Services of recent note
Prezi.com – The zooming presentation editor. Certainly a lot more visually entertaining than your typical PPT Animoto is a whole different way to go on presentations favorite mac apps per Merlin Mann. Skitch and Path Finder seem useful htmlsql. not […]
Stuff I want but do not need — New Year's Edition
* Hardcore Computer — fully submerged computer. So you can reboot more quickly and reliably. * HighSpeedPC — on second thought, screw the case, who needs it. * Innovative snow shovels — might need again in another 20 years. * […]
