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Sounds like you want an all around camera, look into the panasonic gx1.
It has fantastic lenses for HD video, and will provide awesome photographs.
You might also be completely thrilled with a Sony NEX5 or new camera.
I really dislike Sony, and I never thought I would buy, much less recommend one of their products, but I am very happy with my NEX-5N
If it helps, when you buy a "Sony" DSLR or DSLR-derived camera you're actually buying a Konica-Minolta Maxxum, Sony bought their camera division lock, stock and barrel. So while your money's going to Sony, you're getting a Konica-Minolta-built camera.
(Having said that, I don't know how much that group's products have now been poisoned by Sony's braindamaged business ideas).
I own a NEX5, and it is the best camera Sony has put out in a VERY long time. And it has really helped Sony revive the reputation of their cameras.
When choosing photo quality, the size of the sensor and the lens are the 2 biggest components. Everything else helps, but can never make up for these two components. And the screen shows you what you are shooting, and what you just shot, so the specs of the screen are extremely important. The NEX5 screen is huge, hi-res, and tilts. This means you don't have to be looking straight at the screen to view it properly. Overhead shots are a breeze, and no more bending your knees with tripods. The video is amazing too, and has its own button.
With its small form factor, proper lens, huge sensor, tilting LED screen, and HD video, this camera was an instant hit. It can also take great shots with little light.
The only nag is its controls. They are oversimplified, and the advanced features are buried in menus. If the shortcuts aren't what you use, there is no changing them, but they do cover most use cases.
The best part though, is my aunt was able to pick it up and use it right away. So without a DSLR camera, almost anyone can enjoy DSLR photos, without the weight, the geeky look, and any prior knowledge of photography.
It's been a while since the NEX5 was released, and there are a lot of MILCs now. The screens have all gotten better, and HD video is pretty much a given. At this point I am sure there are other comparable offerings from other brands, but there is no doubt in my mind that the NEX5 was a trailblazer in the MILC market.
Do you dislike Sony because of Sony Pictures Classics underwhelming rendition of the Jane Austin novel Persuasion?
They all have Full Auto settings....so you can start right off using it without 'technical knowledge'.
But over time, you will have the option to play with the settings and learn the tech behind the DSLR and then be able to use one to the fullest extent.
Again, they all have full auto...do that and start experimenting and learn more about photography...make it a learning investment.
Also...more lens options with DSLR and it did sound like that was something he was interested in.
I'm not suggesting you go overboard like I'm saving to do...I'm looking to get a Canon 5D Mark II (unless the Mark III comes out soon and is better). But the lower level Canon DSLR's are all quite nice and a good place to start. I want the 5D so I can have the high end HD video too...wanting to try to shoot pro level stuff. I live in New Orleans, and there is work for people with this camera...so, figure after awhile I can earn some $$ enough to justify such an expense.
While it's true that micro fourthirds and fourthirds (used on their consumer DSLRs, since higher end ones would be full frame) use the same sized sensor, and Sony's e-mount cameras also use an APS-C sensor similar in size to their consumer DSLRs, the optics are different, so you're not going to get the same properties out of them in terms of depth of field, for example.
This is a pretty good illustration:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sensor_sizes_overlaid_inside.svg [wikipedia.org]
Cellphone sensors are smaller than anything on this chart, Point & Shoot cameras are the 1/2.5" to 1/1.6" sizes (typically closer to 1/2.5" these days), and the rest should be obvious. You only hit full frame on prosumer cameras, like the Canon 5D series or the Leica M9 (and others from Sony, Nikon, etc) nothing below that.
I hate to break it to you but the FULL AUTO ZOMG setting will make your pictures look just as horrible as a cell phone.
Full auto is no substitute for knowing how to take photo and the OP is right for wanting a smaller compact camera that is actually designed to do the work for them.
Let me also dissuade you from the notion that there is money to be made for someone who has just picked up a 5D MkII and intends on holding down the shutter button until the money starts rolling in. Professional photographers have a name for people like that, and the nicest one is sucker. Simply having an expensive camera won't make you a good photographer. You may turn out shots that get you endless ego fellatio on facebook or flickr, but that doesn't make you money. What makes you money in photography is an excellent grasp of the technical aspects of the craft, and a good solid grounding in the foundation of visual arts. Color theory, composition, and lighting and shadow are the places to start, then its practice practice practice until you can consistently turn out well composed shots with good lighting and balanced colors. All the while, you're constantly working the business end, looking for opportunities, networking in many different industries, advertising, selling yourself, maintaining relationships with old clients, pounding the pavement for new clients, and making sure more dollars roll in than out. Once you get to that level, you're going to see why professionals cringe and roll their eyes when they read posts like yours.
If the OP reads this, and you want to burn DSLR money, look in to the Fuji X100. It has classic camera styling with amazing optics, an excellent sensor, and a very unique processing pipeline that will give your photos a very memorable look. The price is nearly $1000, but there is a reason a lot of pro photographers use this as their walk around.
I hate to break it to you but the FULL AUTO ZOMG setting will make your pictures look just as horrible as a cell phone.
I disagree,
DSLR has a larger sensor and gets in more light. This will let you take pictures of things you simply can't take pictures of with a cell phone camera:
Things moving faster than a snail
Things not in a perfectly lit room
For taking pictures at dawn/dusk, to action shots of your kids&friends just playing around, simply: size of the sensor, decent optics will tear apart your cellphone.
There's pretty much no way that a decent DSLR on full auto won't beat the tar out of cell-phone photos, or even a reasonable point and shoot. Just the extra speed and accuracy of the phase auto-focus systems and the advantage of not having a dinky 1.75um pixel pitch in the sensor will give you cleaner photos, to say nothing of having a decent lens on there. The companies put a bunch of work into those automatic systems and they generally are fairly good. Good enough to charge for? Likely not. As good as a pro who knows what she's/he's doing? Certainly not. But still decent enough for a hobbyist and clearly better than anything someone with an iphone will capture.
Your second point is dead on. Lack of knowledge = unmemorable photos. That's fine if you just want to document the bird you saw or the view from the top of the hike you took, but it won't take you anywhere if you want to enter a field already filled to the brim with professionals and one hundred times as many people who think they are professionals because they bought a nice camera.
In the days of film photography I'd have agreed with you.
These days the sensor matters a lot. I agree entirely you still benefit from an excellent lens, and you're right on the longevity of lenses, but the "lowest end body" is too low end. Come in above the minimum bar and get a good sized sensor that can actually use all that light your excellent lens is giving to it.
Some of us like a large shutter speed range, good ISO mix and fast autofocus too, but that's a separate discussion.
So, I was very recently in this scenario. I gave up and bought a Canon T3i. I don't think the mirrorless cameras have really matured enough yet, outside of
The huge benefit that MILCs and DSLRs have is an almost 10x larger sensor space (and the lenses required to deal with that). This gives you insanely better shots at a much wider range of light settings, as you need less light to enter to develop a good picture.
MILCs are also much, much smaller than their DSLR cousins. This is good and bad. The lenses (especially telephotos) are still going to be weighty and unbalance a smaller camera, but you could conceivably pop it off and pocket the body, which is handy for travel.
I lost my patience, and just bought a not-insane DSLR. For 830 I got the T3i, a 18-55mm lens and a 75-300mm telephoto. I love it, but I'd love something even more portable more. I actually just came across this blog post the other day, which gets far geekier than I am on the future of MILC-likes: stuckincustoms.com/2012/01/04/dslrs-are-a-dying-breed-3rd-gen-cameras-are-the-future/
(And yes, I've already rooted it.)
The LX5 is a great camera and would be a superb choice (I have the LX3 - a previous model). It does however lack a decent zoom.
If you don't mind giving up a few other features, the Lumix TZ20 is a good alternative.
- Zoom
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I'm an ex professional newspaper and sports photographer... and my main camera is the LX5 too... quality is amazing, leica lens, 24mm wide angle, HD video, low noise, good screen.
DSLR is great, but it's a pain in the butt to carry around. Unless you go out SPECIFICALLY to take pictures, something like the Lumix LX5 is more than enough. There's a great blog post on this:
http://1000words.kodak.com/thousandwords/post/?ID=7136485015460840984 [kodak.com]
The author has a good point, but the fact that all of his example photos are either really noisy or overcompressed doesn't help.
Those samples were from an LX1... which suffers from very poor noise. It's the reason I upgraded to the LX5 (plus the wider 24mm lens, vs. 28mm on the LX1)
I'm an ex professional newspaper and sports photographer... and my main camera is the LX5 too... quality is amazing, leica lens, 24mm wide angle, HD video, low noise, good screen.
DSLR is great, but it's a pain in the butt to carry around. Unless you go out SPECIFICALLY to take pictures, something like the Lumix LX5 is more than enough. There's a great blog post on this:
http://1000words.kodak.com/thousandwords/post/?ID=7136485015460840984 [kodak.com]
Well if you use to shoot sports you should know better than advocating that a point and shoot is more than enough. Try shooting sports one sometime - very limiting.
It all depends on what you want to shoot.
The Canon G-series is also an excellent choice.
The Lumix LX series are well built, but I was soured by the awful noise performance of the LX1 - in fact, its poor noise performance drove me to purchase my first DSLR.
The downsid
Zoom range is 24X (25mm - 600mm equiv.) so there's not too many occasions when you'd even want to change lenses.
If that's the optical [1] zoom range, either I've been overtaken by advances in optical technology or you're blind.
[1] as distinct from the other kind, the name escapes me, which is basically a selective enlargement.
I have an LX5, and it is an outstanding camera, however I recently picked up an Olympus E-PM1 and while I like the feel on of the LX5 better, the Olympus beats it in both picture and video quality. This should be expected since the LX5 has a much smaller sensor (though bigger then most compact digitals). (The LX-5 though is unique in using different area of the sensor for different aspect ratios... I really enjoy the 1:1 and the 16:9).
This was my first foray into the whole mirrorless interchangeable lens type camera so I didn't want to spend to much so it was down to the PanasonicGF3 and Olympus E-PM1 (I considered the new Nikon J system but it cost much more for much less). The two were very similar, but the Olympus had a hotshot for the flash and accessories and felt a bit more solid so that's what I went with.
I'm not giving up on my LX5, but I find it's no longer my go to camera.
More to the point, there are a lot of options above "cellphone" and below "full blown DSLR or expensive but compact equivalent"...
The OP should visit http://www.dpreview.com/ [dpreview.com] and first look for something in his price range that is the *form factor* he is interested in (probably above super-compact but not quite DSLR-ish) and then narrow the field by price. Why form factor? Since if you aren't comfortable carrying the thing lots of places, you likely won't take a lot of pictures with it. There are plenty to choose from that aren't DSLR, in fact for cost compact cameras take GREAT macro shots that would on a DSLR be only had with a $1000+ lens dedicated to macro. Once you decide on the type of camera with the right set of features, DPreview will point you toward the similar competing models from each brand (in the full review) so you can make a very informed decision.
I repeat, do not make a camera purchase without reading http://www.dpreview.com/ [dpreview.com] first, they offer the widest set of easy to read reviews you will EVER find.
You don't have the full technical knowledge to fully appreciate a DSLR?
Learn it.
Trust me, the basics are a lot easier than you think. The rest is experimentation, play and frankly, photography.
You'll thank me in the long run when you're not stuck with a million lenses for a camera you've outgrown.
For idiot-proof travel, a DSLR + a Sigma or Tamron "superzoom" will get you excellent pictures, and when you get home you can fit more specialized lenses for whatever it is you want to do.
dSLRs aren't really appropriate for travel, which is precisely why I bought myself a Canon Powershot sx40 HS a while back. I personally love my dSLR and wouldn't trade it for anything, but lugging around 30lbs., worth of gear to make the most of it isn't particularly viable for travel. Well, unless your whole point is going for photography.
The camera has an impressive zoom range and gives usable results in all but the darkest conditions. I've had the ISO up to 3200 and it still produces shots that are worth
dSLRs aren't really appropriate for travel, which is precisely why I bought myself a Canon Powershot sx40 HS a while back. I personally love my dSLR and wouldn't trade it for anything, but lugging around 30lbs., worth of gear to make the most of it isn't particularly viable for travel. Well, unless your whole point is going for photography.
You know...I don't know where this complaint comes from.
It wasn't THAT long ago..when pretty much all we had were 33mm film cameras, and no one bitched about carrying a SLR camera and a lens (or maybe two).
Growing up, that's ALL we had.....hell as a kid, I always was asking my Dad to be the one to carry the family camera...finally one year when I was like 19 or so, on a cruise they got me my own..a Nikon FA blackbody..I was thrilled.
That thing lasted through college and a LOT of drunken parties. Those party shots are still with us today.....(hoping someone in there runs for senator so I can remind him of the photos, and get a cushy govt job).
Yes, but back then the alternatives weren't so capable.
Yes, I do get better images with a dSLR than I do with my new camera, but the difference isn't anywhere near large enough to justify dragging around that much equipment on a vacation. Unless my whole point in going is to take photos, and even then it gets hard to justify at times as you're having to make decisions based upon where you're willing to lug the gear to.
Beyond that, back then the discussion definitely happened, it's just that rather than argu
Yup. MILCs are a fad... They offer some of the image quality of a DSLR at a slightly smaller package, however:
With a telephoto lens, the size improvements of the body are less significant. In fact, you may actually be finding yourself wishing the camera body were larger due to balance issues! I know a lot of people with Pentax DSLRs and higher-end (longer/heavier) lenses keep the battery grip on at all times because of the superior balance and ergonomics.
MILCs have the same disadvantages as P&S cameras in terms of autofocus performance - like P&S cameras, they are fundamentally limited to contrast detection autofocus, which is MUCH slower than the phase detect systems in DSLRs. 90% of the time when you see someone complain about "shutter lag" in a P&S, the lag is actually the autotofocus system reconfirming focus. (A contrast detect system must "wiggle" the focus to confirm that it is correct, even if starting at perfect focus. A phase-detect system knows when it's at optimal focus immediately.)
Last but not least - MILC systems are FAR more expensive than entry-level DSLR kits.
Also, the MILC industry is too early to see where things go as far as accessories and lenses. Most systems only have 2-3 lenses available to them, and there's no guarantee you'll see more.
There's nothing saying you can't use a DSLR in a basic "program" mode - but you won't unlock its full potential. The same goes for a MILC though.
A DSLR will give you far more potential for growth as you learn the system, a MILC will quickly deadend on you.
I didn't know about the focus thing, but from what I can tell 4/3rds seem otherwise OK.
Their sensor is pretty big - I think they have a 2.0x crop factor (i.e. 1/4 the area, or roughly half the quality of a full frame), as opposed to a 1.6 crop factor (i.e. 1/1.6 the quality) in an entry Canon DSLR. This is streets ahead of a ~4.5 crop factor for a s95, or ~4.2 crop factor on the LX5 (or Leica rebranded version - the D-Lux 5), which are some of the best non-SLR cameras you can get.
You can get some cute lense
I forgot to add - they are way overpriced, and so are all their gear. You shouldn't pay more than APS-C equivalents. It's just wrong to sell a smaller lens for more. When the price comes down to earth (and maybe Sigma gets involved in making 3rd party lenses), I'll definitely get one though.
I think I'm going to have to call bullshit based on what I read here:
https://plus.google.com/105237212888595777019/posts/fbCZzoFEAz1 [google.com]
Why through their entire post did they not once tackle one of the prime reasons to get DSLR's, and that's image quality? Lets assume for a moment that we have a brand new professional photographer that's somehow never bought body or glass in their lives. Would you in all your wisdom, or trey or whomever recommend picking up these cameras to do real work? In 2 years?
Maybe a more apt question, can one buy lenses in these limtied formats with anything near the level of variety in the SLR world? Yes, it sucks that there are two basically incompatible standards that one will only buy deeper into as time goes by, but at least one knows that the investment is future proof, the lenses made with good quality components to last.
When I see these pseudo-dslr cameras, the first thing I think is great, now there's 6 incompatible lens standards, everyone is running in different directions, nobody seems to have a good message for why these camera supplant the quality that even mid-range DSLR's accomplish, and in 5 years, will any of these platforms still be here? Forget the cameras themselves, becase even Trey admits that the technology is not here today. Or will the lenses even last that long?
Actually, mirrorless is going to almost totally replace SLR in the next 5-10 years. As the live viewfinder and global shutter technology surpasses the capabilities of a mirror, you'll see Nikon and Canon introduce professional mirrorless models in 35mm format that use all their old lenses as well as new mirrorless lenses that take advantage of the reduced flange-sensor distance. With a mechanical adapter you'll be able to use all the old Nikon lenses on Canon and vice versa. They'll still make one or two SLRs for the people that really want them, much in the same way that they still produce a few film cameras.
There is no relationship between having a mirror and quality, you can make SLRs with tiny sensors just as you can make mirrorless cameras with huge ones. The latest autofocus systems on micro-four-thirds are faster than actual systems in high end SLRs. I experience shutter lag on my cheap mirrorless body when I use completely mechanical lenses so it has nothing to do with autofocus performance.
There's no physics reason why MILC cannot perform better than DSLR. The Nikon 1 does implement phase contrast detection and is a MILC. I'm no photographer, but it seems to me that DSLR is obsolete technology. The optical viewfinder was essential back in the days of film, but today, you don't need it because you have a digital screen which shows you EXACTLY what the sensor is looking at.
I'd say a small point & shoot is often better, since I'm more likely to have it with me. My DSLR takes great pictures, but I can't take it with me everywhere. The DMC-LX5 recommended above would be nice if the OP can afford it.
People interchangeably use DSLR instead of "camera with manual modes".
The fact that you're actually looking through the lens doesn't really matter much.
The SLRs design is because you couldn't look through film, so you had to have a mirror and a bunch of other things no longer needed in 2012.
Today you can look through film, because the film is a CCD.
All that said, I have a ton of Canon SLR equipment that I've bought over the past 2 years and I might start to regret it.
I've been wondering about that myself.
Do DSLRs still use mirrors, or internal displays that don't necessarily need to be "blocked" during shooting like an old-school SLR?
Do DSLRs still use mirrors, or internal displays that don't necessarily need to be "blocked" during shooting like an old-school SLR?
Mirrors, it's what the "SLR" bit means.
However, many modern dSLRs can do live preview (using the LCD display instead of viewfinder), where the mirror blocks the viewfinder, but the sensor can capture data continually - required if you want to do video capture. Live preview is just a toy feature for those used to using point and shoots though. The main reason it's there is for v
You'll thank me in the long run when you're not stuck with a million lenses for a camera you've outgrown.
Uh - all the major mounting systems (Canon, Nikon, four thirds, Leica) are not going away soon. They'll work just fine with newer cameras. There is a little risk with the APS-C lenses (Canon calls them "EF-S", Nikon "DX"), but both companies sell buckets more APS-C cameras than they do pro cameras which have larger sensors. They're not going away any time soon.
What you should NOT do is buy an eme
I am a professional so I am a little biased here....I say get a DSLR. The mirrorless stuff is a neat idea but slow and lacks in quality compared to a traditional DSLR. All low end DSLR's have dummy modes that work exactly the same as a mirrorless....so you don't really have to have technical knowledge. Trust me on this, I have many family members and friends who bought low end DSLR's and they use them just like they used there compact NON DSLR's.
With a SLR you will get better quality (well most of the time), more control and usually a wider range of lenses.
Mirrorless basically gets you a smaller camera
Right, which is precisely why I got a second camera to complement my dSLR. I love my dSLR for the reasons you list, but ultimately, the best camera is the one that you have with you. I've already gotten a few shots that I wouldn't otherwise have gotten because of the long lens and it being actually on me at the time.
Personally, I'd pair it up with a good quality monopod for best results.
Looked up the E-P3. I question their use of OLED for color accuracy and longevity.
I have many family members and friends who bought low end DSLR's and they use them just like they used there compact NON DSLR's.
Except they can't fit the DSLR in their pocket and they take much longer to focus in auto.
I have a DSLR and I can't imagine life without it but to say that they can be used just like P&Ss is simply not true.
I'm not a professional and even though I don't like mirrors cameras (too small) I do own an Olympus EPL-1 and Panny GH1 also E-1/E420. The only thing that might be slow on those cameras would be the lens speed but that's really not an issue and if anyone says so they are full of shit and only look at the spec sheet.
You can't go wrong with any of the cameras these days unless you can't get past the spec sheet and realise it doesn't mean as much as you think in real life. Also look at used gear. Oly EPL-1 and
I'm sure there are excellent 'mirrorless' cameras too, but a dSLR doesn't require any great technical expertise. Just pick up one of the entry-level Nikon or Canon models (which are pretty small, and typically come as kits with versatile standard zooms). You can start off shooting in program mode with the kit zoom, which is no more difficult than using a phone camera. If you choose, you can add dedicated macro and telephoto (or longer zoom) lenses later.
I got a Nikon D3100 (pretty much bottom of the DSLR's) and in the space of about 2 hours (of Googling) I went from rock stupid on camera's to shooingt competently without needing to use auto mode.
Then I learned just to keep my camera with me wherever I go in a holster. Because, after all, the best camera is the one you have with you.
It really has to do with the size of the sensor. The bigger the sensor the better the picture is going to be. The MILC cameras you are referring to have almost the same sensor size as DSLR's and a way way bigger sensor then in your mobile phone. See the article below for more information:
Why your cameras sensor size matters [engadget.com]
It's also related to the quality of the lens. The physically smaller the lenses are, the tighter the tolerances and harder it is to make them truly sharp and distortion-free.
You are posting on a technical site, say you are very interested in camera technology, but say you don't understand DSLR? I suggest a good DSLR tutorial rather than this feeble attempt at a slashvertisement.
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_digital_pen.asp [olympusamerica.com]
I love the retro look of these.
I just bought the E-PM1. I like it. It's smaller and easier to carry than the bulky DSLR's but still has good depth of controls, fast auto focus and shutter. Image quality is not as good as the current generation of DSLR's but it's as good as most of these proponents photographs proving DSLR's are the best that were taken with previous generation of DSLR's for what that's worth.
Just keep in mind Olympus is currently on life support and it's not known at this time if it will survive or the camera division will be sold off to someone and what they would do with the product line and the 4/3 standard. The lenses at least are compatible with Panasonic should that happen...
You want www.dpreview.com
"The best camera is the one you have with you" is a well known saying in photography. I have collected, and had the experience to work with, over the years, numerous cameras, lenses and videocams. Here are some of my learned truths:
1) Form factor matters - if you don't have the camera, you won't use it. My best pictures are from my DSLR with a big bounce-flash+diffuser and a nifty-fifty [1] prime lens. For close-ups and portrait style, this camera is really hard to beat... however, I almost never have this camera (or it's bukly flash) with me. I've resorted to taking some pretty decent pictures with my wife's point-n-shoot , and surprisingly my iPhone.
2) Video and Still pictures are two separate competencies. My best videos were with the aforementioned point and shoot, the next best with the iPhone. I almost never take video with the bulky DSLR, and when I do, the lack of auto-focus on video makes it difficult to do properly.
3) I've never tried the EVIL/MILC, but they seem like a great idea... just terribly expensive.
My recommendation would be to have several camera types (phone, P&S, DSLR) so that you can have availability and quality. the EVIL/MILC will never beat the bounce-flash equipped DSLR and prime lens (which would pale in comparison to a properly setup studio and multi-flash setup - but I can't afford that). In my world, the MILC would replace the point-and-shoot, and I'd still take the DSLR wherever I would normally take it (parties and events), but it'd be awesome to have almost-DSLR quality on my hikes. Recently I've been very impressed by my new iPhone4S so it might replace the P&S completely.
I want a camera that's better than my phone, but I don't have the technical knowledge to fully appreciate a DSLR.
Look, if you can post a submission to Slashdot to ask this, you can use a modern DSLR.
They've got so much automation built into them that the camera can be operated in one or two modes without a lot of deep knowledge of the fiddly bits. As you use it, you can opt to try some of the new features, but they've still got some pretty good automated modes.
I occasionally do use some of the advanced features, but for the most part the auto modes cover my needs. But, if I want to delve into it, it's all there. You can run that as point and shoot cameras, or you can run them in full-on "stand back, I'm a professional" mode.
If you really want to get better quality pictures, the lens quality of a DSLR gets you to an awfully good level as long as you're buying a good quality lens instead of some of the cheaper lenses that come with the kits. Those are sometimes a compromise which makes for something which is OK most of the time
If you want to be able to change lenses, go with the DSLR and work up to it
If you buy something in between, it might not cover all of your needs, and in a few years you might need to replace it all over again.
We've had a chance to use all of these cameras extensively (and have reviewed most of them), so now seems like the ideal time to look at all the cameras and help you decide whether a Mirrorless camera is for you and, if so, which models you should consider.
It's all right there, apparently. I didn't look around, and I don't really know what these mirrorless cameras are (point and shoot cameras that can take lenses? cool), but I'd recommend looking there.
That said, I've always been highly satisfied with the color and image reproduction quality on Canon products. I won't buy another type of camera (whether still or motion). I think it's superior to the others ( eg. Sony). It's a matter of preference, though.
Such as the Leica M9. Or if you can't afford that, just learn how to use a DSLR in auto mode. It's really hard (for me at least) to take a good picture without an optical viewfinder.
The Leica is an overpriced piece of shit. Sorry Leica fans, but their pricing is way out of line for what you get. Fuji X100 is almost a better camera...the new one they're releasing will be a better camera. Yes, the glass...I know. But you're paying an exorbitant amount of money for an under performing body in order to mount very expensive but also VERY good glass. I think when the Fuji is released Leica may have to reconsider a bit.
but I don't have the technical knowledge to fully appreciate a DSLR
Don't let your own knowledge & skill level be your reason to choose a MILC over a DSLR. The two kinds of camera are very similar in terms of their capabilities.
The major difference in the two is the way you view your scene prior to taking a picture. The "single lens reflex" in "SLR" means that you get an optical view of your scene through the lens you're using. As a result, what you see is extremely detailed (ie: almost as good as your eyes themselves). This is great for manual focusing. It doesn't suck any battery either.
The "M" in "MILC" (typically) means that you don't get this optical viewpath for composing your shots. Instead, you see your scene on an electronic LCD. This can be easier to view in some situations, but is far less detailed (ie: limited by the resolution of your LCD), so manual focusing is harder. Also, you need to drain your battery in order to see anything.
However, without the physical mirror & prism for the optical viewfinder a MILC can be much smaller and lighter than a corresponding DSLR. Typically, they also use smaller sensors, which in turn require smaller lenses. This further reduces size & weight, at the expense of image quality and optical performance.
That tradeoff is a fair one to consider. Let that be your decision factor, not your own knowledge. The techniques you use with each kind of camera will still be mostly the same.
It should be noted that many modern dSLRs will give you the large LCD-screen preview as well, since so many people buy dSLRs but want point-and-click features.
If you can find one, get the NEX7, and pick a E mount lens that best suits your needs. Then, get an L to E adapter, and you can use 100's of Leicia L mount lenses. Most will only work in manual focus mode, but the peaking display makes focusing easy and accurate.
I just got an Alpha77, which is probably not what you are looking for. I love it, though, and the NEX7 shares a lot of the same technology and features.
You have to ask slashdot for what camera to buy? There are about a hundred thousand better websites geared towards photography you can google instead of listening to a bunch of
To be honest, I was intrigued on how would the slash-crowd answer to this. All in all, there are a lot of geeks that enjoy photography and provide nice and helpful advice, even posting prices and pros/cons. Just pick at random, chances are it could be modded informative. There are a few aggressive or sarcastic comments, but they don't seem to have a clue.
A nice "Ask
I spent a lot of time looking into this, and went with the new Lumix GX1. For several years I've had a small point and shoot, and found that I simply didn't want the bulk of an SLR. Smaller camera bodies and smaller lenses was the big selling point, especially now that the Micro Four Thirds cameras generally have the same picture quality as entry-level SLRs. For me it came down to the Lumix G3 and the GX1; I decided I didn't need a viewfinder and tilt-and-swivel screen, and so went with the GX1. I used to b
This is a nonsense question. The car analogy is like saying you don't have the technical knowledge to drive a hybrid. There is no special knowledge required to use a DSLR... other than perhaps being careful when changing the lense (which mirrorless share).
Even the last (non digital) SLR generations had full auto modes and a full suite of scene modes, just like a compact.
It seems the movable mirror in the SLR design is an anachronistic piece of baggage left over from the days of film cameras. The mirror and pentaprism were necessary to get true "through the lens" viewing to accommodate different lenses, etc. The mirror introduces a lot of complexity, weight, and problems such as lag, mirror shake and problems doing video.
I am surprised the the mirror persists in the digital camera age. In reading the comments, it seems that the DSLR cameras have nicer sensors, features,
It seems the movable mirror in the SLR design is an anachronistic piece of baggage left over from the days of film cameras. The mirror and pentaprism were necessary to get true "through the lens" viewing to accommodate different lenses, etc. The mirror introduces a lot of complexity, weight, and problems such as lag, mirror shake and problems doing video.
I am surprised the the mirror persists in the digital camera age. In reading the comments, it seems that the DSLR cameras have nicer sensors, features, lenses, etc. but there is no reason these could not be fitted to the mirrorless designs.
Is there any good reason to still have a mirror?
Night shooting? Action? Fashion? Precise composition?
I will be buying the new Fuji interchangeable lens camera when it comes out too...but if you think a mirror is outdated for all applications, it's because your definition of "photography" is severely limited.
I don't see how a mirror helps with night shooting, action, fashion or precise composition.
It seems that these can all be done with a properly set up display.
Night shooting - sensors can show things brighter than a mirror
Action - a display can keep up as well as a mirror viewfinder (plus you don't have the delay for the mirror moving out of the way)
Fashion - I presume you are talking about precise focus... again, no reason a display can't show this.
Precise composition - The display can be as precise as a vi
That said, if you can live with an extremely compact zoom (there is only one model that I know of that telescopes and has motorized zoom) or even a fixed focal pancake lens, then you actually can pocket
I had the same quandary. I have a panasonic compact which is great,but pants in less than optimal light. I looked at 4/ 3 cameras and was tempted by both sony, panasonic, and olympus offerings. However they are expensive, poor lens choice, and are not really pocketable . In the end you would be better off with something like a sony a35 dslr. Which is comparable price, has a viewfinder but has live view and a bettee selection of lenses
Seriously. Unless you have a very special need, it's mostly geek bling. Same with a good SLR.
Go with a compact superzoom (preferred, you'll carry it everywhere), or a regular superzoom if you have the patience to carry a bulkier camera. I've had probably a dozen cameras over the last 8 years. I am an engineer who has to evaluate buildings, so I'm outdoors, shooting stuff on roofs and up in attics, down in subgrade basement/steam tunnels. Good lighting, crappy lighting, close to stuff, far from stuff. I've got a Lumix ZS5 and a ZS7. I put a carabiner on the wrist-strap ring and clip it to my side belt loop. I get surprisingly good pictures - not perfect, but I never miss a shot.
FWIW, I also own a D3 and about $10k worth of glass, from a 14/f2.8 up to 300/F2.8. It takes fucking awesome pictures, and I get stuff that's just darned near impossible to do with almost any other camera. You know what I take on vacation? Yup - the ZS5. I don't want multiple pieces and I don't want a camera bag.
Ignore the people telling you to get a DSLR because it has better picture quality.
There are a lot of factors that determine the quality of your images, but the most substantial is sensor size. The sort of DSLRs that you would buy (that is, the ones under $2000) use APS-C sized sensors.
Guess what the Sony NEX-5N (a MILC) uses? An APS-C sensor. And it's arguably the best APS-C sized sensor on the market.
The NEX-5N takes pictures that rival any APS-C DSLR, and it does so for a considerably lower price than many DSLRs.
There are still a lot of good reasons to buy an APS-C DSLR over the NEX-5N:
And there are a lot of good reasons to buy an NEX-5N over an APS-C DSLR:
I love my NEX-5N. It is not perfect for everyone, or for every purpose. But if you aren't interested in buying a ton of lenses, you don't like using a viewfinder, and you prefer a compact camera without crappy picture quality, the 5N is a really good choice.
Most of the highly rated comments in this discussion are as silly as highly popular comments in the "technical discussion about computers etc.," in photography sites like dpreview.
Seriously, dpreview would give you better advice
1. Handle cams in your budget. Remember, its you, not a reviewer who is going to use it
2. Read in depth reviews(dpreview). Do not go by reviwers observations completely, also look at samples at 100%(if you like to print), or 25%, or if you pictures will rarely leave the screen
That said, the Panasonic GH/X/G series are nice cams in the EVIL space(yes, we call them EVIL, Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens.
Olympus is decent too, but I feel panasonic has better handle on the Micro 4/3 and 4/3 space
If you want a larger sensor, then Sony NEX-7(or 5N) is your best bet. The 7 is truly a wonderful cam.
That said, only advantage a Mirrorless will have is size.
It will have the same gazillion settings(M mode,. Aperture, Shutter.... as a DSLR).
BTW, I had a 350D, and shifted to D7000. I also own a FZ35(Panasonic), and love the little cam. However, I sometimes do take 15-20 minute + exposures, so I have to stick with Canon, Nikon or Sony. Since Sony is very frightfully expensive in India, I went for a Nikon(Sony sensor).
Lastly, the Nex-7 sensor is truly a class apart. I wonder how could they control noise in such a densely packed sensor.
The 4/3,m4/3 cams will be noiser, and if you frequently use ISO 1600+, you will have trouble.
Other than that, they truly rock.
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A fugitive wanted on charges of sexual abuse of children was found at Saucony Campgrounds in Kutztown.
Berks County Detectives from the Child Abuse Unit learned on Jan. 16 that fugitive Brett Correll, along with Julythza Rivera-Rondon, 26, Shillington, and their 5-year-old son, were concealing their whereabouts at the Saucony Campgrounds, 1538 Saucony Road, Kutztown, according to a release by the Berks County District Attorney�s Office.
There was an active warrant of arrest for Correll on charges of Sexual Abuse of Children.
According to the report, Rivera-Rondon was aware of the active warrant and previously told detectives she was unaware of his whereabouts. A surveillance team viewed Rivera-Rondon leaving the campground with her juvenile son. She was taken into custody and later released.
County detectives, along with Fleetwood Police and the Berks County Emergency Response Team, apprehended Correll without incident.
Rivera-Rondon has been charged with Flight to Avoid Apprehension, Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution, and Endangering Welfare of Children.
Rivera-Rondon surrendered herself to Berks County Detectives on Jan. 17. She was accompanied by her attorney. Detectives escorted Rivera-Rondon to the Berks County Sheriff�s Department Central Processing Unit for processing and video arraignment. The bail amount is unknown at this time.

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06.09.08 Fast BreaksPosted by rtmsf on June 9th, 2008
Coming out of another slow weekend on the news front…
- This NY Times story about Bol Kong, a Sudanese expatriate and college basketball player in British Columbia who has lived in Canada since age 7, shows once again the ridiculous of some of our leaders' anti-terror measures.
- Following up on the Orlando Predraft Camp, DraftExpress gives their wrap-up takes here and also takes a really interesting look at some historical tidbits of the predraft measurements (yes, Shaq was always a beast).
- Chad Ford has his updated draft list – OJ Mayo is movin' on up (maybe because of Lebron's agent?)…
- Gary Parrish writes something about buying a BMW at the NBA Draft… whereas Luke Winn breaks down the top eight fence-sitters as the early entry deadline to return to school approaches on June 16.
- Echoing what we were wondering about the media's culpability on the OJ Mayo situation, BruinsNation takes the LA Times to task for completely dropping the ball on what is going on over at USC. Keep up the pressure, fellas.
- From the what-else-is-new category, South Carolina's Devan Downey's assault charges were dropped. Curtis Lowery, the assaulted, must have gotten got to.
- Longtime Big East commish Mike Tranghese, who wiht Dave Gavitt shepherded the league into the ESPN era in basketball, created a football conference where there previously was none, and is responsible for the current 16-team abomination in hoops, is retiring at the end of the 08-09 school year. The lesser-known but very effective Pac-10 commish, Tom Hansen, will also be retiring next summer.
- Speaking of the Big East, the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, wants to once again host NCAA Tournament games beginning in 2012.


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Antibody titer
Antibody titer is a laboratory test that measures the level of antibodies in a blood sample.
How is the Test Performed?
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
Preparation for the Test
No special preparation is necessary for this test.
How the Test will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why is the Test Performed?
The antibody level in the blood tells your doctor whether or not you have been exposed to an antigen or something that the body thinks is foreign. The body uses antibodies to attack and remove foreign substances.
In some situations, your health care provider may check your antibody titer to see if you had an infection in the past (for example, chickenpox) or to decide which immunizations you need.
The antibody titer is also used to determine:
- The strength of an immune response to the body's own tissue in diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other autoimmune disorders
- If you need a booster immunization
- Whether a previous vaccine helped your immune system protect you against the specific disease
- If you have had a recent or past infection such as mononucleosis or viral hepatitis
Normal Results for Antibody titer
Normal values depend on the antibody being tested.
If the test is being done to look for antibodies against your own body tissues, the normal value would be zero or negative. In some cases, a normal level is below a specific number.
If the test is being done to see if a vaccine fully protects you against a disease, then the normal result depends on the specific value for that immunization.
Negative antibody tests can help rule out certain infections.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal results depend on which antibodies are being measured.
Abnormal results may be due to:
- Autoimmune disease
- Failure of a vaccine to fully protect you against a certain disease
- Immune deficiency
- Viral infections
Antibody titer Risks
Veins vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
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The Colorado Avalanche will try to exact a measure of revenge at the start of a four-game homestand when they host the Edmonton Oilers in Saturday's clash at the Pepsi Center.
Edmonton hosted the Avalanche on Monday and waltzed to a 4-1 home victory. The Oilers dominated the special teams' play in the contest, going 4-for-6 on the power play while denying Colorado on all three of its chances with the man advantage. Devan Dubnyk also stood tall in net for the Oilers, stopping 37 of the 38 shots sent his way by the Avs.
Monday's victory gave the Oilers four wins in their last seven battles against their Northwest Division rivals. Colorado has won two in a row and three of the last four encounters in Denver.
The Oilers had a two-game win streak halted in their last outing on Thursday, but the club still earned a point in the shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks. Edmonton came close to becoming the first team to beat the Sharks this season, but Michal Handzus netted the deciding goal in the shootout to lift San Jose to the 3-2 win and a 7-0 record this season.
After Handzus opened the shootout by beating Dubnyk with a wrister into the top-left corner, both Sam Gagner and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins shot wide on their attempts for Edmonton. Dan Boyle then converted a wrister to seal the two points for the Sharks.
Gagner and Taylor Hall lit the lamp in regulation for Edmonton, while Dubnyk made 36 saves in defeat.
"It was a great hockey game all around. You never want to lose, but I thought it was an excellent hockey game right through the 65 minutes," Oilers coach Ralph Krueger said.
The Oilers are 2-1-1 on the road this season and are capping a three-game road trip in Denver.
Colorado was able to halt a three-game slide on Thursday, posting a 6-3 victory in Calgary. Paul Stastny came through with a pair of goals late in the third period for the Avalanche, who experienced an offensive explosion after posting only one goal during their three-game slide. Colorado was shut out twice during the slump, including a 3-0 setback in Vancouver on Wednesday.
Stastny snapped a 3-3 deadlock with a power-play tally with 2:40 left to play, then recorded an insurance goal just 1:29 later to enable the Avalanche to earn their first win since a 4-0 victory over Columbus on Jan. 24.
John Mitchell and P.A. Parenteau also scored twice for Colorado and Mitchell also added an assist. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 25 saves in a solid first start of the season.
"Credit to the guys, they stuck with it for 60 minutes tonight and we had played last night," said Avalanche head coach Joe Sacco. "I thought we found some good energy there in the third."
Sacco is expected to go back to No.1 netminder Semyon Varlamov on Saturday. Varlamov is 2-4-0 with a 2.67 goals against average this season.
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is expected to miss a fourth straight game with a head injury after being placed on injured reserve Friday. The reigning Calder Trophy winner was hurt last Saturday when he absorbed a check by Sharks defenseman Brad Stuart in Colorado's 4-0 setback at San Jose. As of yet, there is no timetable for the Swedish forward's return to game action.


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HizookRobotics writes: I'm really excited about inflatable robots... they have the potential to be low-cost, lightweight, extremely powerful, and yet "human safe" — ie. perfect for many robotics applications. With that in mind, I would like to introduce you to two new inflatable robots: a 15-foot-long walking robot (a Pneubot named Ant-Roach) and a complete, inflatable robot arm (plus hand). Both of these robots were developed by Otherlab as part of their "pneubotics" project (in collaboration with Meka Robotics and Stanford University), with some funding from DARPA's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation (M3) program. These robots use textile-based, inflatable actuators that expand upon inflation into specially-designed shapes to effect motion. Since these robots are built out of lightweight fabric-and-air structural members and powered via pneumatics, they exhibit large strength-to-weight ratios. For example, Ant-Roach is less than 70 lbs and can support multiple human riders; the inflatable robot arm is less than 2 lbs and can lift a few hundred pounds at 50-60 psi. Be sure to read on for details and lots of videos!


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Torchlight 2 might launch on Thursday, but that's still positively ages to wait for chilling new tunes from Matt Uelmen, the mastermind behind the original's tunes and the Diablo series' most iconic music. Huzzah, then, for developer Runic Games today released the 74-minute soundtrack for free. You now have music for your private launch party.
You can download the 119MB package here at Shacknews, which packs 28 tracks together with a stylish digital booklet high-res enough to print out if you fancy.
Torchlight 2 launches for PC on Thursday at $20. A Mac version will follow. Our Steve played the beta recently and discovered that yes, Torchlight is still lovely.


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Speaking to those golfers who qualified for state out of Monday's Class 3A Naperville Central sectional at Springbrook Golf Course, there was a sense of happiness at reaching state from them.
But one could sense a true feeling of accomplishment having battled against some of the area's top golfers and been the ones on top when it was all finished.
"This is one of the toughest sectionals in the state," said Naperville Central senior Eddie Lieser, who qualified individually with a 76.
Defending 3A champion Hinsdale Central won the sectional plaque with a 300 and four scores between 72 and 77. Wheaton Warrenville South, with a 309, heads to The Den at Fox Creek in Bloomington this weekend having qualified for state as a team for the first time in 16 years. Benet's 311 was good for third and the last qualifying team spot.
WW South junior Will Kelly was meet medalist with 70.
"It was really a timely round. A good time to play like this," he said. "The back nine is tougher. They're longer and you need better tee shots."
Kelly said the Tigers hit their stride at the right time.
"I knew all year that this team had an unbelievable amount of talent and we have been coming into our own at regionals and sectionals," he said.
Tommy Dale followed with a 78, with Bailey Dalhquist hitting 80 and Will Denman and Sean McCaffrey each shooting an 81. Brian McCaffrey finished with an 83. The top four scores of each team counted toward the final team total.
"We're really excited. We finally got down to state," Dale said. "It's been a goal ever since we've been playing high school (golf)."
Benet, like the other teams and individuals that qualified, was more than happy to make it through.
"We were shocked with all the powerhouses here. Things were brutal with the wind. We were able to grind it through with some decent numbers. We did a good job," said senior Alex Bassetto, who led the Redwings with a 73.
Keys to Bassetto's performance was answering with a birdie on the front nine immediately after a bogey and earning an eagle on the 11th.
Also heading to state for Benet are George Carroll, Ben Johnson, Matt Rogers, J.J. VanEekeren and Frank Ferconio.
Several golfers from DuPage County qualified as individuals. Glenbard North sophomore Kyle Tintera earned the individual top score of 72. Wheaton North's Connor Morency, a junior, heads to Bloomington thanks to a 75.
Also shooting a 75 and qualifying is Glenbard West senior Will Hanson, making his first trip, like many, to state.
"I wasn't making many putts, but they started to drop and I was making the short putts count," he said.
Lieser said his performance on early holes helped him in a big way.
"I missed a couple of short putts at the end, but I made a couple of ups and downs earlier for par and that made up for that," he said.
One might think that when all the scores are in, the meet is over. That didn't happen Monday as five golfers were tied at 77 for the final individual qualifying spot. Waubonsie Valley senior Jason Marrs knows playoffs very well.
It was his third high school playoff in a year. He was in a sectional playoff last season and was in a playoff for a medalist honors at the recent Upstate Eight Conference meet.
He's heading to state for the first time after following his own advice -- play the hole the best you can, but don't worry about hitting for par. It should do the trick.
"Usually in playoffs, you make par, you should be OK," Marrs said. "I made a birdie putt on the 10th the first time. In the playoff, I had a little longer putt. I just missed it, but I made par."
The lone Tri-Cities qualifier was St. Charles North senior Raghav Cherala, who shot a 76.
"Well, I've never made it down. I'm going to have fun no matter how I do," he said. "I hit the ball really well. My short game was pretty good. My putting was not great, but good. My birdie on the last hole kept me from the playoff."
Monday's meet was the last one for Geneva coach Bill Koehn, who is retiring after 30 years
"It's been an awesome time. I couldn't have asked for a better situation," he said.


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We were in our weekly WNST.net staff meeting Tuesday when Drew Forrester looked up and said, "wait? Did you Thanksgiving was NEXT Thursday? That has to be inaccurate!"
I think we've all had a sinking feeling over the course of the last few weeks, as we've realized Thanksgiving is happening on the earliest possible date on the calendar-next Thursday, November 22nd.
It's with that in mind that I'm making one last push for you guys to help us out before then.
The last few years, Drew Forrester and I (with the incredible help of Nestor Aparicio and the rest of the WNST Staff, as well as Enoch Office Equipment) have collected canned goods and other non-perishable food items to help make Thanksgiving and the entire holiday season brighter for the less fortunate in the Baltimore area.
You know what? I misspoke there.
YOU all have collected the cans, we've just tried to pitch in and help out all of you.
When I was part of "The Morning Reaction", I used to try to explain it this way.
All of us are part of the WNST Community. As hosts, we're just the part of the community that has microphones in front of us. Otherwise, we're just part of the group. The community isn't necessarily people who are fans of Drew, Nestor, Luke Jones, Catch The Buzz, Thyrl Nelson or myself; the community is made up of Baltimoreans who are sports fans.
We fall into that group. We're Baltimore Ravens fans. We're Baltimore Orioles fans. We're Maryland Terrapins and Towson Tigers and Baltimore Blast and UMBC Retrievers and Morgan State Bears and Navy Midshipmen and Coppin State Eagles and Loyola Greyhounds and Calvert how the Calvert Hall Cardinals and Perry Hall Gators fans.
It's a community I'm incredibly proud to call myself a part of. In fact, I have made it clear I was a part of the WNST community long before I ever worked at WNST. I was a part of the WNST community from the inception of the outlet. I was a part of the WNST community when I was working at the community of living in Arizona.
Some of the members of the WNST community are going to need our help to have a more meaningful holiday season.
I'll never…EVER…forget when a listener and caller who is a REGULAR at WNST events approached me a few years ago and told me it meant a little bit more to them to be donating to our effort because it had only been a few years earlier that they found themselves at a shelter needing the donations of others not only to provide a holiday celebration, but just to get by.
Once again, that listener was in the studio at 1550 Hart Rd. in Towson last week making their annual donation to our efforts. It warmed my heart in a way I couldn't possibly explain.
I don't want to sound like I'm begging, but I'm absolutely begging.
We got off to a great start to our canned good drive thanks to some significant donations early in November. But as our deadline approaches next Tuesday, we NEED you guys to step up a bit.
We'll be taking our food donations to the Canton Baptist Church food kitchen and the Bea Gaddy Thanksgiving Dinner again this year, but we have to make the donation next TUESDAY the 20th. We're up against it.
So I'm making one more push.
We usually do an annual "hangout" night during the food drive. Unfortunately between our WNST.net live Ravens player shows, Hurricane Sandy, an election and a trip to Brooklyn, it was almost impossible for us to work out a date before the early Thanksgiving date.
Instead, I'm hoping you'll come hang out with us this Thursday night. Bud Light Thursday Night Live presented by Freedmont Mortgage is at The Grill at Harryman House, 340 Main Street in Reisterstown. Our host is Ravens TE Dennis Pitta, his special guest is LB Dannell Ellerbe-who has been playing as well if not better than any Ravens defensive player recently.
If you come out Thursday night and bring me canned goods/other non-perishable food items, I will give you a "PRIORITY" spot at the front of the line to meet the guys. I'll also throw in a pair of tickets to the Maryland/Towson women's basketball game December 11th at the Towson Center. I know damn well you'll be begging me for tickets to this game (I remember because you were doing the same thing the last time the Terrapins visited Towson) which will likely end up sold out. I have ten pairs of tickets, so the first ten of you to bring me canned goods Thursday night will get them.
Also, I'll be hanging out after the show Thursday night in the Tavern Room at The Grill at Harryman House, checking out the Bills/Dolphins game, debating the merits of whether or not the Orioles should sign Jonny Gomes, doing vodka shots in honor of Alex Len, trying out quarterbacks who could play against Florida State next week and talking about some little football game in the Steel City Sunday night.
I'm hoping to convince Drew, Luke and Ryan to stick around as well and hang out after the show. It should be a good time.
We'll do the same thing next Monday night at Hooters in Towson for Monday Night Live.
If you can't get out to either show, we'd LOVE to have you stop by the station any day between now and Tuesday with your donations.
We need to get this done Baltimore. We owe this to those who need it this holiday season, have needed in the past and might need it in the future.
These are O's fans. They're Ravens fans and Terps fans. They need us. Like Bruce Springsteen would say, we need to take care of our own.
Hope to see you Thursday night.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 14th Aug 2012 15:36 UTC
"According to an inside source, a session was held at Microsoft's recent TechReady15 conference in which all the launch details were laid out. If things go according to the plan detailed then, the Surface for Windows RT tablet will be launching October 26th - no surprise there - at a compelling price of $199." My wallet just squealed in pure bliss.
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by orestes on Tue 14th Aug 2012 17:41 UTC in reply to "RE: Comment by orestes"
They took the "bold" step to become an OEM because their retail partners were either lukewarm to or half-assing the formfactor they've been trying to push for over a decade.
No matter what happens with the tablets though, it'll still be a sideline. Tablets still have too many tradeoffs to even think about displacing Microsoft's core business.


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Congress to probe how IRS emails could go missing
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This article was published June 20, 2014 at 8:50 a.m.
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WASHINGTON — Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen is telling Congress that eight federal employees connected to the tea party investigation experienced hard drive crashes.
Koskinen says it's not clear whether all eight of the hard drive crashes resulted in lost emails.
In the past week the IRS acknowledged it can't produce emails from some of the officials connected to the investigation. Among the missing emails are those from former IRS executive Lois Lerner, who is at the center of the probe. Her computer crashed in 2011.
Koskinen says the IRS took additional steps to retrieve Lerner's data but was unsuccessful.
Koskinen is testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee. He says the IRS will provide more of Lerner's emails to Congress today.
Read Saturday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for more on this story.
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RaylanGivens says... June 20, 2014 at 1:47 p.m.
Sure they did; with their lying they should go ahead and run for Congress. They would fit in well
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Liar, liar, pants on fire ...... even the State of Arkansas holds all emails on a server and you cannot delete them. TAX AND SPEND LIBERAL DEMOCRAT CROOKS IN ACTION!!!!!!
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- German GP - FP2
Tyre behaviour hard to understand - Massa
Felipe Massa believes understanding the behaviour of the tyres will be the biggest challenge for all the teams at Hockenheim, especially if it stays dry on Sunday.
The sweltering temperatures during Friday practice had a visible impact on the tyres, especially Pirelli's super-soft compound which could be seen shredding rubber through some corners due to blistering on the outer edges. Though Massa actually found the soft compound more troublesome than super-soft he says Williams still has a lot to learn about either tyre.
"It's pretty hot but honestly, I was more happy with the super-soft compared to the soft," Massa said. "Sometimes things happen that you don't understand but it's not just me, I saw other cars going longer on the super-soft and being bad on the super-soft compared to the soft, so we need to be ready for everything and try to use in the best way these tyres for the race - if it's dry anyway."
After finishing sixth in FP2 Massa is taking a lot of optimism into Saturday's final practice session and qualifying.
"It was better in the afternoon compared to the morning. Working a lot on the set-up of the car to improve the balance of the car and I think we improved from the morning to the afternoon. Definitely there is still a lot to work to do for tomorrow, but it was a good Friday.
"It was a Friday when we showed a good performance compared to other teams and I hope really we can show it tomorrow and I hope we can have a competitive car here on this track. Maybe Sunday will be wet, we need to be ready for everything."
Massa thinks the temperature favours Red Bull, though he saw nothing on Friday to suggest anything has changed out in front.
"I think the temperature maybe helps [Red Bull]. They have a lot of downforce in that car so for sure they lose a bit of speed but maybe they use the tyres a bit better. Even on the super-soft at the end many teams were losing grip on the super-soft, so maybe they were losing there. Anyway, Red Bull is a good car and depending on the track they will be competitive or not. I still believe Mercedes is the best car in the field but let's wait and see tomorrow after qualifying."


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Gauchos have lined up the Loyola Marymount Lions for a fall game on Saturday, Oct. 27 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The game will start at noon and is open to the public free of charge.
The matchup will pit the Gauchos against LMU for the second time this year. The Lions won the previous series between the two teams, 2-1, from Mar. 2-4 in Santa Barbara. The two teams will not meet in the regular season in 2013.
"We're going to use this game as an opportunity to do a number of things," said UCSB Head Coach Andrew Checketts. "We're looking forward to playing against someone besides ourselves, evaluate some of our guys, and see where we're at a few months before the season starts. It should be a good game between two competitive teams."


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Carl R. 'Dick' Heil, 92
Carl R. "Dick" Heil, 92, of Cridersville, formerly of Wapakoneta, died at 12:20 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, at Otterbein-Cridersville.
He was born Nov. 21, 1918, in Auglaize County, the son of Emma (Cook) and Herbert Heil, who preceded him in death. On July 10, 1945, he married Lanetta Mills, and she died Jan. 4, 1977. On Dec. 22, 1984, he married Mary E. Shaw, and she survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Marcia Quellhorst, of Wapakoneta, and Anne (Mike) Grove, of Wapakoneta; four grandchildren, Michelle Quellhorst Scheer, Mark (Nikki) Grove, Gary Grove, and Michael (Teena) Grove; five great-grandchildren; four step-children, Donet (Sally) Shaw Jr., Jean Ellen McKinley, Darlene (George Cogar) Shaw, Tom (Andrea) Shaw; six step-grandchildren, Marvin Shaw, Starla Williams, Beth (Jeff) Spencer, Heather Shaw, Adam Shaw, Regan Shaw; nine step-great-grandchildren; seven step-great great grandchildren; a brother, John (Wilma) Heil, of St. Marys; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Quellhorst; a step-granddaughter, Cheryl Elliott, and siblings, Eleanor Nelson, Elizabeth "Libby" Burden, Juanita "Nita" Heil, Louise Tester, Martha Lauth, Paul Heil, & Herbert Heil.
Dick retired as owner of Heil & Eisert Plumbing & Heating in Wapakoneta. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during World War II in the Phillipines. For his actions while in service to his country, he received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge.
He was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Wapakoneta, where he served on the church council and the building committee. He was a member of the Wapakoneta Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8445, the Disabled American Veterans, Auglaize County Chap. 73, and the Kiwanis, all of Wapakoneta. He loved life, family, and friends. He enjoyed traveling, camping, and being outdoors, and never met a stranger.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Wapakoneta, with the Rev. Steven Nelson officiating. Burial with full military rites conducted by the Wapakoneta VFW will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wapakoneta.
Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home in Wapakoneta and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to the church, Disabled American Veterans, American Heart Association, Arthritis Foundation, Otterbein-Cridersville, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Condolences may be sent to bayliffandeleyfh.com.


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