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Reliv for GoPro – distortion-corrected, interactive video from GoPro footage(fabl.tv)
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by abirkill 13y ago
The vast majority, but not all, I don't think? Wikipedia states that the most recent atmospheric test detonation was carried out by China in 1980, although the reference link appears to be broken: https://en.wikipedia.org&#x
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by abirkill 13y ago
There is at least one residential building in Vancouver, BC that has implemented an automated system, but according to this article, the cost per space is almost double that of a conventional space: http://www.vancourier.com&#x2F
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by abirkill 13y ago
On a similar vein, I was very impressed to note that, when the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington collapsed in May this year, it took roughly 1-2 hours from the news breaking (around 7:00pm PDT) for Google to have removed that s
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by abirkill 13y ago
I'm very familiar with phase-detection autofocus on the sensor, and I absolutely agree that this is very likely to be the primary technology in the future, but it's not yet capable of providing the required focusing performance fo
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by abirkill 13y ago
Isn't that somewhat sweeping? Sure, for some types of photography, getting a shallow depth of field is rarely a concern, but in other disciplines, a shallow depth of field is highly desirable. Many wedding and portrait photographers h
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by abirkill 13y ago
I'm not so sure on-sensor autofocus has been cracked for use in wildlife and sports photography just yet -- it's pretty good for slow-moving subjects, but I've not seen an on-sensor autofocus system that can make a 400mm f&#x
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by abirkill 13y ago
> Wide angle prime: Samyang/Rokinon/Bower 7.5mm f/3.5 rectangular fisheye, 8mm f/3.5 Panasonic, 12mm f/2.0 Olympus The focal lengths are there but the apertures are narrower than the most common full-frame wide-a
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by abirkill 13y ago
I'm pretty sure when he says 'depth of offerings', he's referring to niche lens types, rather than depth of field. He continues: > Even the most mature of the mirrorless formats – Leica M and M4/3 – both lack an
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by abirkill 13y ago
I'm not suggesting that this will be the final evolution, merely a tipping point that I suspect will see Canon's mirrorless offerings take off. Pros are going to be very reluctant to start buying several thousand dollars of lenses
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by abirkill 13y ago
With lenses like the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8, we are starting to see how depth of field issues might be improved. There's a very long way to go though. I agree that it's very likely to happen, although I'm not sure we'
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by abirkill 13y ago
I think a lot of pros will add a crop-frame mirrorless camera to their kit when Canon release their speed booster (and a decent EF-M body, which will probably be at the same time). The ability to use existing full-frame lenses at the same f
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by abirkill 13y ago
When I enter fred@gmali.com on their validation demo, I get a 'Did you mean' message, but the icon is a warning indicator (yellow exclamation point), rather than the error indicator (red cross). When I enter fred@gmal.com, I get a
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by abirkill 13y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that the Accessibility Service hack only allows apps to read notifications? One of the other advantages of this new API functionality seems to be that it will also allow apps to dismiss notification