Thanks Vic! A bit of trial and error over a few months of development, but I believe that it will function every bit as good as it looks. The stabilizing effect of two Kenyon 8x8's mounted on it is pretty amazing. I'm anxious to get it in the air.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
I haven't paid a lot of attention to it lately, but have you noticed that we're not too far away from 7 million views and 10,000 posts? Kind of amazing isn't it? You all are wonderful, it's a privilege just to be able to hang out with you here.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Now you can choose actual LED floods and spots and they are available in several color temperature ranges from 2700K to 4,000K. The 2700K/3000K mimic old tungsten floods, albeit a bit cleaner light quality, the 4000K verges on a little too "real" and a bit cold.
Something I don't understand - why is it that bulbs are called 2700K at the warm end, and 4000K is cold, but if you look at the camera white balance controls, then blue is 2000-odd and daylight warm sun is 5000K?
For those of you who were lured by the shiny black and gold Lexar memory card design I have good news. Lexar just answered a question I posed on their Facebook page, and yes they absolutely are still supporting their memory products. Good to hear! I’ll be sending about six cards in for replacement. That little note just saved me about a grand because I was just about to order replacement Sandisk products from B&H in the next couple of days.
futurshox wrote:
Something I don't understand - why is it that bulbs are called 2700K at the warm end, and 4000K is cold, but if you look at the camera white balance controls, then blue is 2000-odd and daylight warm sun is 5000K?
I've heard that high noon on a clear day can approach 10,000K, not flattering for anything much. Back in the day, Tungsten balanced film was corrected for 3200K. Fluorescent light can be all over the map and requires additional correction over and above Kelvin temperature due to color shift in the green spectrum. Something that I don't miss is using my Minolta III Color Meter to help figure out what CC gels were going to be necessary to bring transparency film into some reasonable reproduction of what the scene should look like. What a pain all of that was!
With a little luck Chandler and I will be winging our way to San Diego next week for a couple of days with a small ISAP contingent at El Centro. The spring Blue Angels gathering is always a great time and ISAP's relationship with the base allows some really fun vantage points. This time I think I'll skip the part where I toss 20 grand worth of Canon gear into the dirt, that's one of those experiences where once is plenty.
ELinder wrote:
Well folks, I have to cancel my ISAP plans. My knee surgery can't wait until the summer, so the orthopedist is trying to get me in asap.
Been rather busy lately so I haven't had time to come by for a visit. Photographed three G-IV jets last month at Houston Hobby Airport. The day I was supposed to fly down there, they had a sleet and ice storm so I had to postpone the trip for a day.
Never thought I'd complain about being COLD inside a jet, as normally they are as hot as an oven. 24 degrees in the hangar for both days. Yuck!
Just so thankful for the work, God has blessed me so much and I am so grateful.
Going to miss you Erich, but there will be another event and this is an important step for you. I wish you a trouble free procedure and speedy recovery. My older brother had both his done a year or so ago. He knew that it was coming, when he was 22 and in basic training he rolled a Corvette Roadster three or four times. He was only on board for the first rotation (not a seatbelt era) at which point he was ejected (top down). He doesn't recall all the details but he thinks he landed on his feet, impressive but a little tough on his knees. He was doing well over 100 when the roll began so he must have been doing a bit less when he landed. Eight hours of surgery and a year of recovery got him back walking and those repairs lasted him 45 years or so, but not without some pain and the effects of things being repositioned. Unfortunately his best friend, also in basic, did not survive. The wounds from that have proven more difficult to heal. A "there but for the Grace of God....." tale for sure, we were all invincible once weren't we?
Spent some time with my folks at Apple yesterday strategizing re: the iMac Pro. My opinion could change on this, and the machine is pretty incredible as you move up the processor sophistication ladder, bu there's my take. I'm doing more and more cinematography, and I'm pretty certain 4K will morph into 6K and 8K over the next few years, but my workflow in that market has not yet risen to the level that justifies a $13,999.00 platform dedicated to it.
I can wait for a couple of speed bumps in the iMac line and buy one of those to dedicate to processing and rendering for a quarter of what the Pro would cost. That's my story and I'm (probably) sticking to it
Thanks. Actually, it's astonishing how many parts of the human body can be replaced. Heck, I've already got a good start on a Terminator exoskeleton inside me. :-) Although it is a bit worrying watching videos of procedures when the surgeon takes a hammer and chisel in hand and goes to work...
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Spent some time with my folks at Apple yesterday strategizing re: the iMac Pro. My opinion could change on this, and the machine is pretty incredible as you move up the processor sophistication ladder, bu there's my take. I'm doing more and more cinematography, and I'm pretty certain 4K will morph into 6K and 8K over the next few years, but my workflow in that market has not yet risen to the level that justifies a $13,999.00 platform dedicated to it.
I can wait for a couple of speed bumps in the iMac line and buy one of those to dedicate to processing and rendering for a quarter of what the Pro would cost. That's my story and I'm (probably) sticking to it ...Show more →
Still that is some serious cash for a computer even just for business use..
Yeah Boy! I am not into that. When I had a small procedure to insure that Sheila and I would not have any late in life surprises, the Doc was all about telling me the how's and why's. I said "Doc. would it make you uncomfortable if I put you in the front seat of an aerobatic biplane that I built and took you up for some loops and rolls? " His answer was a resounding "Yes!", "well then, everyone is scared of something, this deal is one of mine, so I'll be bringing my iPod and imagining myself in a forest somewhere for an hour, do not do anything to destroy that fantasy and we'll get along just fine."
I have good news. Lexar just answered a question I posed on their Facebook page, and yes they absolutely are still supporting their memory products. Good to hear! I’ll be sending about six cards in for replacement. That little note just saved me about a grand because I was just about to order replacement Sandisk products from B&H in the next couple of days.
