Re: Thoughts of the future, from a Sony Alpha A700 user…
I wish they listened to people like you who take the time to speak up. Just got my a55 and right off the bat high pitch whining noises during video. The grip is so small my hand cramps, literally hurt...
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Yeah, the whining noise can probably be addressed by changing the lens or by using an external mike. :/ As for the grip, yeah, that was a serious deal breaker for me. I'm hoping the A77 will...
View ArticleRe: A Small Taste of Wedding Photography
Wing-I stumbled across your blog by accident...what a NICE post!! You wrote such kind things! I remember this day so clearly, and it was fun having you to chat about photography with. I hope that your...
View ArticleRe: A Small Taste of Wedding Photography
Thanks Angeli! It was _very_ hot and humid in MN!! I got a nice variation in Reno, where it was hot and arid. ~lol~Love following the BellaGalla Facebook updates. So many inspirational wedding and...
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Btw, updated the link to your Bella Gala blog!
View ArticleRe: Planning For Gear Upgrades
The UHS-1 Cards will still be a help for memory buffer clearing, vs Class 10 cards. I ran some of these tests (D7000), http://wp.me/p1acn0-wDJust do not overspend on a ton of the Delkins until your...
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Thanks Yucel,It looks like initial tests with the A77 and various SDHC/SDXC/UHS-I cards have yielded:http://www.imaging-resource.co...23 seconds to clear buffer on a Extreme III (30MB/second)(SDHC)13...
View ArticleRe: Shrinking Down JPEGS! ( JPEGmini )
Updated blog, got the quality level setting logic to achieve a hit at 13-14 seconds for a 24MP image vs the 5 minutes it was taking. Woot!When I can get it down to below 5 seconds(unlikely), I should...
View ArticleRe: Shrinking Down JPEGS! ( JPEGmini )
Some metrics:Optimal compression quality level determined: 77% >> Compresing [ DSC00620.jpg ] => [ ../mini-2/DSC00620.jpg ] Optimal compression quality level determined: 77% >>...
View ArticleRe: Shrinking Down JPEGS! ( JPEGmini )
Just processed a bunch of images from a recent trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Some are still triggering a bug where it is compressing, but not at a level nearly as high as one would like. 93% vs...
View ArticleRe: Re-iterating My Dislike of Photographers Who Can’t Turn Off Their...
These are often the same people who look at their beloved photos, and insist that there's a UFO or USO[1] that "wasn't there before."[1] Unidentified Submersible Object
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@Sam, ~LOL~ probably. Anyways, got to redo the post processing on the sea turtle pics I uploaded. Want to give them a cleaner look. ^_^
View ArticleRe: Shrinking Down JPEGS! ( JPEGmini )
Which OS and ImageMagick version are you using for the comparison?When I tried to use the compare command as you've written, it failed to work until I provided another parameter (difference PNG...
View ArticleRe: Shrinking Down JPEGS! ( JPEGmini )
On the Mac OSX(MBP):* Darwin Kernel Version 11.1.0* Version: ImageMagick 6.7.1-1 2011-07-21On the Linux VPS(256MB Linode Instance:* Ubuntu 11.04* Version: ImageMagick 6.6.2-6 2011-03-16The key to...
View ArticleRe: Shrinking Down JPEGS! ( JPEGmini )
Just swung by the PetaPixel page again and it looks like someone else found a native Ubuntu binary that does this:http://www.akirasan.net/?p=799jpegoptim :: http://freshmeat.net/projects/...Sweet! No...
View ArticleRe: A Small Taste of Wedding Photography
This was alot of fun! ^_^ (Posted via Twitter Authenticated Account)
View ArticleRe: Shrinking Down JPEGS! ( JPEGmini )
Note, the jpegoptim is FAST. Very very fast. I could see someone tying it to a web application and simulating the Jpegmini approach.
View ArticleRe: An Afternoon With The Sony A77 DSLT
Some thoughts:If you are going to be shooting faster action and/or foresee shooting bursts, you would do yourself a big favor getting the UHS-I 90MB+ SD cards. Make sure to check that the 90MB+ rating...
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