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This is a typical workbook that accompanies the lectures. You will find here lots of exercises related to Perl. Some of them are real brain teasers, some of them intend to show you some particular feature of Perl and some of them are just there – they don't require too much effort to solve.When it comes to the complexity of puzzles, I think that advanced Perl developers will find this book much to easy. This is because examples are based on topics you have probably faced already in you Perl development. However, the title says it's purpose is to teach perl. And this is the place it fit bests. If you are new to Perl, solving the issues may save your time in future. Patterns found here are typical for a programming day to day routine.The great benefit of the book lays in the solutions (they consume roughly two-thirds of the book!). And this is the point. If you don't know the answer you get complete explanation as a means of consolation.The price is tempting as well. In fact I have bought the book with an idea behind that 4$ is not that much after all if it turns out that I wasted money. Hopefully, it was the other way round.
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Olympus 15mm 1:8.0 body cap: A tiny prime for Micro Four ThirdsBy Paul Carroll - Tuesday January 29 2013 Lens Review
Announced in September 2012 the Olympus 15mm 1:8.0 body cap lens is a pancake prime lens for the Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Costing just $49 and featuring an equivalent 30mm wide-angle focal length, fixed f/8 aperture and manual focus it's a cheap and quirky alternative. Its tiny proportions also make an intriguing option for photographers looking to work discreetly, travel light and be ready to shoot at a moments notice.
The fixed 15mm focal length equates to 30mm in 35mm terms and offers a wide-angle field of view. The aperture is also fixed at f/8 and as the lens is only 9mm in length the complete camera and lens combo will fit in a large pocket. That makes it an interesting option for discreet street photography and photojournalism, or for photographers who like taking their Micro Four Thirds camera everywhere.
Its diminutive proportions don't leave a lot of room for glass however and the Olympus 15mm 1:8.0 body cap lens features an arrangement of just three elements and no contacts for communicating with the camera. That means no EXIF data is recorded and there's no autofocus either, but you can focus manually using a mechanical lever. The lever offers three settings; closed for storage, 30cm minimum focus for close-ups, and Infinity for greater depth-of-field.
It's quirky but costing just $49 it's cheap and offers you something a little bit different for not much money. Let's take a look at how it performs.
Olympus 15mm 1:8.0 Body Cap Lens: Last place on the DxOMark database
Note for this review: All tested lens scores are displayed with the Panasonic GH2, because the GH2 is the more resolved sensor available for now. Measurement on Olympus OM-D EM-5 will be shortly available.
You've probably worked this out already but the Olympus 15mm 1:8.0 Body Cap Lens is not optically one of the strongest lenses on the DxOMark database. In fact with an Overall DxOMark Score of 4 tested on the Panasonic GH2 or just 2 tested on the Olympus PEN EPM1 it ranks bottom in 2872th place.
In all our Lens Metric Scores its performance leaves a lot to be desired and a Sharpness Lens Metric Score of 3P-Mpix again places it bottom of the rankings. Sharp pictures are out of reach therefore and with heavy vignetting of -1.5EV and a Chromatic Aberration Score of 30um you're going to be busy correcting in postproduction to get a decent image.
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Optically the Olympus 15mm 1:8.0 Body Cap Lens is extremely weak and ranks last, in a whooping 2872th place at the base of the DxOMark Lens Database. But that's not really the point.
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22 February 2013 , 10:35 AM by Rob Minshull
Dominion by C.J. Samson
What if the Second World War had ended in 1940? What if Dunkirk had not been a propaganda victory for the British but a submission before surrender instead? What if, instead of Churchill becoming prime minister, Lord Halifax took power in his place?
"What if" is the basis of alternate history fiction, and it needs both a punchy plot and a reasonably credible version of the pretend past if the story is to be plausible as well as entertaining. It often succeeds most effectively when a new version of the past is based on one seminal event that turned out differently.
In Dominion, an absorbing and darkly mordant novel by C.J. Samson, the pivotal moment comes at 5pm on the 9th of May 1940. When Neville Chamberlain calls a Cabinet meeting to resign, Churchill hesitates; instead of taking power and daring the Nazis to do their worst, Lord Halifax takes office and sues for peace.
Fast forward to the beginning of the novel and it's 1952. The single alteration of history has had repercussions all over the globe. Britain signed a peace treaty in 1940, ceding the Isle of Wight to German occupation. The Empire has been retained but Britain itself has turned into a "drab conformist German satellite state". Lord Beaverbrook is now a pro-German prime minister, the British fascist Oswald Mosley is home secretary and Churchill is the leader of a resistance movement. The Jews are being rounded up and sent to the Isle of Wight for deportation to 'the East'.
In Europe, Hitler is dying, the top Nazis are fighting amongst themselves for the leadership but Germany rules supreme. The war in the East continues; Moscow and Leningrad fell to the Nazis, Stalin was captured and executed, but the Soviets fight on. In the US, Washington did a deal with Tokyo and Adlai Stevenson has just won the 1952 election. The Japanese rule most of East Asia but, as with the Germans and Soviets, so Japan is engaged in a prolonged and vicious war of extermination against China.
It is all, of course, perfectly plausible. And it works so well because the author has changed the outcome of a pivotal event and then allowed his narrative to follow the logical consequences. Dominion also succeeds because it bears more than a passing resemblance to the reality of what happened to that part of Britain which actually was occupied by the Germans: the Channel Islands.
As Madeleine Bunting argued in her superb book, The Model Occupation, the "islanders compromised, collaborated and fraternised just as people did throughout occupied Europe." They also betrayed the Island's Jews and then lied, deliberately deceived and worked to conceal their history. The view that Nazism and the Holocaust are somehow inherently German perversions is wrong.
As Bunting writes: "What happened on the Channel Islands could have happened in the rest of Britain" and, if her history is correct, then the British people would sadly have been found wanting. The myth of the distinctiveness of the British character from that of their counterparts on the Continent is shattered by the historical record of what occurred on the Channel Islands.
Similarly, although a work of fiction, Dominion pulls no punches. Real-life historical figures such as Beaverbrook (and Enoch Powell) are depicted as willing collaborators and the Scottish Nationalists are portrayed as enthusiastic supporters of the Nazi vision - none of which is that far removed from reality.
So is the idea of nuclear weapons changing the balance of power in the world forever. In Dominion's version of alternate history, the US has exploded an atomic weapon but no-one is sure if or how they really did it. But British scientist Frank Muncaster knows and he is incarcerated in a mental hospital. Enter David Fitzgerald, a civil servant who is also a spy for the Resistance; he is also our tour guide in C.J. Samson's dour vision of Britain and David is on a mission to rescue the mad scientist and keep his secrets safe.
Dominion is a gripping thriller, but it is also one of the most realistic and depressing visions of an alternative history. It succeeds because World War II is such a critical event in modern history that fantasies about what might have happened engage and provoke in equal measure.
There have been a series of books which told stories about how the Nazis never really went away: The Odessa File and The Boys from Brazil stand out as classics. Without doubt there was also a more disturbing trend towards the "what if they'd won" scenario: Len Deighton's SS-GB and Philip Roth's The Plot Against America stand out, whilst Fatherland by Robert Harris remains unsurpassed.
Dominion stands alongside these great novels because C.J. Samson knows his history: Germany's planned invasion of Britain in 1940 could never have succeeded. Britain controlled the air and the sea; but in the end, it was political and moral leadership which went a long way to ensuring that victory went to the right side.
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"Medically Necessary" means a treatment, service or supply that is: 1. required to treat an Injury or Sickness; prescribed or ordered by a Doctor or furnished by a Hospital; 2. performed in the least costly setting required by the Covered Person's condition; and 3. consistent with the medical and surgical practices prevailing in the area for treatment of the condition at the time rendered. Purchasing or renting 1. air conditioners; 2. air purifiers; 3. motorized transportation equipment; 4. escalators or elevators in private homes; 5. eye glass frames or lenses; 6. hearing aids; 7. swimming pools or supplies for them; and 8. general exercise equipment are not considered Medically Necessary. A service or supply may not be Medically Necessary if a less intensive or more appropriate diagnostic or treatment alternative could have been used. We may, at Our discretion, consider the cost of the alternative to be the Covered Expense.
"Missing Bag Report" means a formal report of loss as filed with the common carrier commonly known as a PIR (Passenger Irregularity Report) or PAWOB (Passenger arriving without baggage). This must include the 6 digit "CLAIM NUMBER" or the "World Tracer Record Number" as provided by the carrier.
"Missing Person" means a Covered Person who disappeared for an unknown reason and whose disappearance was reported to the Appropriate Authority(ies).
"Natural Disaster" means storm (wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail, lightning, dust or sand) earthquake, flood, volcanic eruption, wildfire or other similar event that: 1. is due to natural causes; and 2. results in such severe and widespread damage that the area of damage is officially declared a disaster area by the government in which the Covered Person's Trip occurs and the area is deemed to be uninhabitable or dangerous.
"Nearest Place of Safety" means a location determined by the Designated Security Consultant where: 1. the Covered Person can be resumed safe from the Occurrence that precipitated the Covered Person's Political Evacuation; and the Covered Person has access to Transportation; and 2. the Covered Person has the availability of temporary lodging, if needed.
"Necessities" means personal hygiene items and clothing.
"Occurrence" means any of the following situations involving a Covered Person: 1. expulsion from a Host Country or being declared persona non-grata on the written authority of the recognized government if a Host Country; 2. political or military events involving a Host Country, if the Appropriate Authorities issue an Advisory stating that citizens of the Covered Person's Home Country or Country of Residence or citizens of the Host Country should leave the Host Country; 3. deliberate physical harm of the Covered Person confirmed by documentation or physical evidence or a threat against the Covered Person's health and safety as confirmed by documentation and/or physical evidence; 4. Natural Disaster in the area you are traveling to and occurring after your effective date; 5. the Covered Person had been deemed kidnapped or a Missing Person by local or international authorities and, when found, his or her safety and/or well-being are in question within seven days of his or her being found.
"Political Evacuation" means the extrication of a Covered Person from the Host Country due to an Occurrence which could result in grave physical harm or death to the Covered Person.
"Pre-Existing Condition" means 1) a condition, regardless of the cause of the condition, for which medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended or received within the 24 month period before the Covered Person's coverage became effective under the Policy; 2) conditions for which the Insured Person is aware of any medical condition or set of circumstances, which could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim; 3) or any person, including those who are not travelling, whose condition may give rise to an claim; 4) or is receiving or, is on a waiting list for or has the knowledge of the need for inpatient treatment at a hospital or nursing home; 5) or has been given a terminal prognosis. The term does not include genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to such information.
"Related Costs" means food, lodging and, if necessary, physical protection for the Covered Person during the Transport to the Nearest Place of Safety.
"Sickness" means an illness, disease or condition of the Covered Person that causes a loss for which a Covered Person incurs medical expenses while covered under the Policy. All related conditions and recurrent symptoms of the same or similar condition will be considered one Sickness.
"Supplemental Restraint System" means an airbag that inflates upon impact for added protection to the head and chest areas. services
"Transport" or "Transportation" means the most efficient and available method of conveyance. Where practical, economy fare will be utilized. If possible, the Covered Person's common carrier tickets will be used.
"Traveling Companion" means a person or persons with whom you have coordinated travel arrangements, shares the same accommodations as You and intend to travel with during the Trip.
"Trip" means travel by air, land, or sea from the Covered Person's Home Country.
" Unexpected Recurrence of a Pre-Existing Condition" means a sudden and unexpected recurrence of a Pre-existing Condition while outside the Covered Person's Home Country and does not include coverage for known, scheduled, required, or expected medical care, drugs or treatments existent or necessary prior to the Effective Date of coverage.
"Usual and Customary Charge" means the average amount charged by most providers for treatment, service or supplies in the geographic area where the treatment, service or supply is provided.
"Valuables/Electronics" means cellular phones, satellite phones, photographic equipment, tablet PC's, computers, iPods, CD players and personal music and stereo equipment, CD's, computers, computer games and associated equipment, hearing aids, telescopes and binoculars, antiques, jewelry, watches, furs, and articles made of or containing gold, silver or other precious metals or animal skins or hides. Any item of value to be evaluated on a case by case basis.
"We", "Our", "Us" means GBG Insurance Limited.
We will not pay benefits for any Accidental Death and Dismemberment or Paralysis loss or Injury that is caused by, or results from:
1. intentionally self-inflicted Injury.
2. suicide or attempted suicide.
3. war or any act of war, whether declared or not (except as provided by the Policy with a War Risk Rider).
4. service in the military, naval or air service of any country.
5. disease or bacterial infection except for any bacterial infection resulting from an accidental external cut or wound or accidental ingestion of contaminated food.
6. hernia of any kind.
7. piloting or serving as a crewmember or riding in any aircraft except as a passenger on a regularly scheduled or charter airline.
8. commission of, or attempt to commit, a felony.
9. Injury or Sickness that occurs while the Covered Person has been determined to be legally intoxicated as determined according to the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Injury or Sickness occurred, or under the influence of any narcotic, barbiturate, or hallucinatory drug, unless administered by a Doctor and taken in accordance with the prescribed dosage.
10. flying in any aircraft being used for or in connection with acrobatic or stunt flying, racing or endurance tests; flying in any rocket propelled aircraft; flying in any aircraft being used for or in connection with crop dusting, or seeding or spraying, firefighting, exploration, pipe or power line inspection, any form of hunting bird or fowl herding, aerial photography, banner towing or any test or experimental purpose; flying any aircraft which is engaged in flight which requires a special permit or waiver from the authority having jurisdiction over civil aviation, even if granted.
11. specific named hazards: Abseiling, Aviation (except when traveling as a passenger in a commercial aircraft), BASE Jumping, Bobsleigh, BMX, Bungee Jumping, Canopying, Canyoning, Caving, Extreme sports, High Diving, Hang Gliding, Heli-skiing, Hot Air Ballooning, Inline Skating, Jet Skiing, Kayaking, Luge, Motocross, Motorcycling, Moto-X, Mountaineering, Mountain Biking, Mountain Climbing, Paragliding, Parasailing, Parascending, Piloting any Aircraft, Racing of any kind, Rock Climbing, Rodeo Activities, Rappelling, Scuba Diving, , Ski Jumping, Skydiving Snow Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowmobiling, Spelunking, Surfing, Trekking, Water Skiing, Wind Surfing, White Water Rafting, Zip Lining, Zorbing.
12. All professional, semi-professional, amateur, club, intramural, interscholastic or intercollegiate sports.
In addition to the exclusions above, We will not pay Medical Expense Benefits for any loss, treatment or services resulting from or contributed to by:
1. Pre-Existing Conditions, as defined.
2. services, supplies or treatment, including any period of Hospital confinement, which were not recommended, approved and certified as necessary and reasonable by a Physician.
3. suicide or any attempt thereat while sane or self-destruction or any attempt thereat while insane.
4. declared or undeclared war or any act thereof.
5. Injury sustained while participating in a professional, semi-professional, amateur, club, intramural, interscholastic or intercollegiate sport (except as provided by the Policy with a Athletic Sport Rider).
6. Sickness resulting from pregnancy (except as provided by Emergency Medical Treatment of Pregnancy).
7. Miscarriage resulting from Accident (except as provided by Emergency Medical Treatment of Pregnancy).
8. Immunizations, routine physical or other examinations where there are no objective indications or impairment in normal health, or laboratory diagnostic or x-ray examinations except in the course of a disability established by the prior call or attendance of a Physician.
9. cosmetic or plastic surgery, except as the result of an accident.
10. elective surgery which can be postponed until the Covered Person returns to his or her Home Country.
11. any mental or nervous disorders or rest cures (except as provided in the Schedule by Mental or Nervous Disorders Charges).
12. any dental treatment (except as provided by the for Dental Treatment for Injury and Emergency alleviation of pain):).
13. eye refractions or eye examinations for the purpose of prescribing corrective lenses for eye glasses or for the fitting thereof, unless caused by accidental bodily Injury incurred while covered under the Policy.
14. congenital anomalies and conditions arising out of or resulting therefrom.
15. services, supplies, or treatment including any period of Hospital confinement which were not recommended, approved and certified as necessary and reasonable by a Doctor; or expenses which are non-medical in nature.
16. the ordinary cost of a one-way airplane ticket used in the transportation back to the Covered Person's country where an air ambulance benefit is provided.
17. expenses as a result of or in connection with intentionally self-inflicted Injury.
18. specific named hazards: Abseiling, Aviation (except when traveling as a passenger in a commercial aircraft), BASE Jumping, Bobsleigh, BMX, Bungee Jumping, Canopying, Canyoning, Caving, Extreme sports, High Diving, Hang Gliding, Heli-skiing, Hot Air Ballooning, Inline Skating, Jet Skiing, Kayaking, Luge, Motocross, Motorcycling, Moto-X, Mountaineering, Mountain Biking, Mountain Climbing, Paragliding, Parasailing, Parascending, Piloting any Aircraft, Racing of any kind, Rock Climbing, Rodeo Activities, Rappelling, Scuba Diving, Ski Jumping, Skydiving, Snow Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowmobiling, Spelunking, Surfing, Trekking, Water Skiing, Wind Surfing, White Water, Rafting, Zip Lining, Zorbing.
19. treatment paid for or furnished under any other individual or group policy, or other service or medical pre payment plan arranged through an employer to the extent so furnished or paid, or under any mandatory government program or facility set up for treatment without cost to any individual.
20. childbirth, miscarriage, birth control, artificial insemination, treatment for fertility or impotency, sterilization or reversal thereof or abortion.
21. organ transplants, marrow procedures and chemotherapy.
22. sexually transmitted diseases or immune deficiency disorders and related conditions.
23. any treatment, service or supply not specifically covered by the Policy.
24. treatment by any Family Member or member of the Covered Person's household.
25. treatment of hernia, Osgood-Schlatter's Disease, osteochondritis, osteomyelitis, cardiac disease or conditions, pathological fractures, congenital weakness whether or not caused by a Covered Accident.
26. expense incurred for treatment of temporomandibular or craniomandibular joint dysfunction and associated myofacial pain.
27. any elective treatment, surgery, health treatment, or examination including any service, treatment or supplies that: (a) are deemed by Us to be experimental; and (b) are not recognized and generally accepted medical practices in the United States.
28. contact lenses, hearing aids, wheelchairs, braces, appliances, examinations or prescriptions for them, or repair or replacement of existing artificial limbs, orthopedic braces, orthotic devices, artificial eyes and larynx.
29. treatment or service provided by a private duty nurse or while confined primarily to receive custodial care, educational or rehabilitative care or nursing care.
30. covered medical expenses for which the Covered Person would not be responsible for in the absence of the Policy.
31. conditions that are not caused by a Covered Accident.
32. vocational, recreational, speech or music therapy.
33. traveling against the advice of a Physician, traveling while on a waiting list for inpatient Hospital or clinic treatment, or traveling for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment abroad.
34. any potential fatal condition which was diagnosed before the date your coverage became effective or any condition for which You are traveling to seek treatment.
35. Expenses incurred in your Home Country.
We will not pay Political Evacuation Expense Benefits for expenses and fees:
1. payable under any other provision of the Policy.
2. that are recoverable through the Covered Person's employer.
3. arising from or attributable to an actual fraudulent, dishonest or criminal act committed or attempted by the Covered Person, acting alone or in collusion with other persons.
4. arising from or attributable to an alleged:
a) violation of the laws of country in which the Covered Person is traveling while covered under the Policy; or
b) violation of the laws of the Covered Person's Home County or country of residence.
5. due to the Covered Person's failure to maintain and possess duly authorized and issued required travel documents and visas.
6. for repatriation of remains expenses.
7. for common or endemic or epidemic diseases or global pandemic disease as defined by the World Health Organization.
8. for medical services.
9. for monies payable in the form of a ransom, if a Missing Person case evolves into a kidnapping.
10. arising from or attributable, in whole or in part, to:
a) a debt, insolvency, commercial failure, the repossession of any property by any title holder or lien holder or any other financial cause;
b) non-compliance by the Covered Person with regard to any obligation specified in a contract or license.
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Sony 500mm f/4 G SSM review: The longest super telephoto prime lens ever tested by DxOMarkBy Kevin Carter - Thursday March 21 2013 Lens Review
Sony is often quoted as having aspirations to rival Nikon and Canon but, since taking over the SLR business of Konica Minolta, has so far shown only a handful of pro-grade lenses. The SAL500F40G is one such lens, more popularly known as the 500mm f/4.0DG SSM, and with a price tag of $13,000 it's aimed squarely at professionals and well-heeled enthusiasts. We've had the opportunity to assess the new lens at our lab in Seattle, please read on to see how the new Sony performs and if it has what it takes to compete with the current Canon and Nikon duopoly.
Sony announced the SAL500F40G at Japan's premier imaging show CP+, staged in Yokohama in early 2012, though a prototype was premièred at CES in Las Vegas in 2011, alongside mock-ups of the to-be-released SLT-A77 and A33 models.
Made to order, the $13,000 500mm f/4.0 model is the longest focal length lens from Sony bearing the G-series moniker, once an indicator of premium quality lens designs from Minolta that Sony acquired back in 2006.
The optical construction is a modern design with no less than three ED glass elements plus internal focusing (for quick focusing and minimal disruption to the centre-of-gravity). It also features an ultra-sonic type SSM that's also compatible with the on-chip phase-detection AF mode of the top-flight SLT-A99 and Nano AR coating (a sub-wavelength type coating optimized for digital capture, reducing ghosting and flare).
To help lessen weight to relatively reasonable levels (it weighs in at 7 lbs 10 oz, or 3460g) the lens features a magnesium alloy body and it's both dust and moisture sealed.
Sharp-eyed readers may note that the lens doesn't feature image stabilization, but that's due to Sony SLT cameras adopting a stabilized sensor. On APS-C SLT type camera the lens is the equivalent to a 750mm f/4 (on a 35mm full-frame,), however, if combined with one of the Sony NEX models using the $400 LA-EA2 adaptor the combination doesn't benefit from being stabilized.
Sony 500mm f/4 G SSM lens performance
Sony 500mm f/4 G SSM versus competition
Further readings for the Sony 500mm f/4 G SSM review: The longest super telephoto prime lens ever tested by DxOMark
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
Added by WildBill | November 05 , 2013
"Interesting" scoring...
DxOMark scores these lenses in 5 categories. When comparing Sony 500mm/4 to Nikon 500mm/4, using both companys' flagship bodies, a99 vs. D800, Sony has better scores in all 5 categories. Yet, Nikon gets a 25 score overall and Sony only rates a 22? What is going on that is not being shown here?
Readers should also compare the scores on the Canon 500/4, which seems to also come out short in the overall comparison after winning in 4 out of 5 categories, with a tie in the 5th.
Not sure that I want to continue to use DxOMark as an "unbiased" resource any more.
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Thanks for your comment.
You can check our Sony 500mm review : Sony 500mm f/4 G SSM review: The longest super telephoto prime lens ever tested by DxOMark http://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Sony-500mm-f-4-G-SSM-review-The-longest-super-telephoto-prime-lens-ever-tested-by-DxOMark
This lens is pretty good but sharpness is a bit low compared with 300mm (which was the only lenses we had when we publish this review)
If you compare it to the Nikon 500mm: http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare-Camera-Lenses/Compare-lenses/%28lens1%29/891/%28brand%29/Sony/%28camera1%29/604/%28lens2%29/1174/%28brand2%29/Nikkor/%28camera2%29/792
The main difference is the Camera and that create the difference on the dxomark score.
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Added by rexALT | September 28 , 2013
How is possible that A580 with this beast can score in sharpness only 5 P-MPix? I have seen that A580 body scores lower even than A550/A500 for 50mm F1.4 lens. And surprising this is one of the best sensor from Sony classical DSLR.
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Re: qx
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
We checked many times A580 results to achieve the same conclusion, the sharpness is slightly low on this camera. We tried 2-3 different cameras…. Maybe the Anti Alias filter is a bit to strong…
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The DxOMark team
Added by Mark K | July 14 , 2013
500/4 compared
Using the data here at DxO mark, I compared the three 500mm lenses from Nikon, Sony and Canon using similar cameras, say D3x, A850 and 1DsIII. The results may surprise everyone including testers here: all three lenses are almost equally sharp. The transmission of Canon and Nikon is only 4.5T as compared that that of Sony 4.3T. I wonder how these critics drawn against Sony coming from a very scientific lab testers.
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Re: 500/4 compared
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
We reviewed the 500mm from Sony before having measured its direct competitor, so the only comparison available was maybe unfair for this very good lens :)
We will add another comparison with the 500mm competitors.
Best regards,
The DxOMark team
Added by PeterL8 | March 23 , 2013
Sony 500mm f4 test review

This a comment for this page on the website
I own the Sony 500 and the Minolta 600mm lens. I was disappointed about he sharpness and focusing. I called Sony and they advised me to use the micro adjustment .
I tried to calibrate the lens in my 45feet living room .It was sharp focus only indoor but it was still not focus well outdoor so I re-calibrated to focus at my backyard tree which is about 150feet from the house. Now it is so sharp and as sharp as my Minolta 600mm or better.Hope to hear from you.
Added by photo_fan | March 22 , 2013
Why do you compare this 500mm lens to the Canon's 300mm ?
This a comparison of apples and oranges, if you don't have nothing to compare with (I mean others 500mm), please do not compare.
And you should have used the A99 for this test, not the discontinued A900.
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Re: Comparisons
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
As explained in the review, 300mm lenses were the closest lenses, even if it is far from 500mm. Other very long focal prime results should be available soon.
Regarding the A99, this camera is in the road map too :)
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Added by evilthought | March 21 , 2013
You guys need to to use the SLT cameras (A99, A77) I know there is 1/2 stop light lost, but you can compensate for that in final scores.
It's ridiculous to be using 5 year discontinued cameras to "test" lenses.
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SLT A99 and A77 are currently in the road map. We should publish the results in the next months.
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An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a tear in the ACL ligament. The ACL is located in the middle of the knee joint. It connects the lower leg bone to the thigh bone. It stabilizes the knee and prevents the lower leg bone from sliding too far forward at the knee.
ACL injury occurs when your knee gets twisted or during a hard landing from a jump. It can also happen with:
- Sudden stops or changes in direction
- Sidestepping or pivoting
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Risk Factors
ACL injuries are more common in women. Other factors that increase your chance of ACL injury include:
- Weak knee structure
- Muscle strength imbalance between the quadriceps and hamstrings
- Playing sports that require sudden changes of direction and deceleration
- Use of incorrect technique for cutting, planting, pivoting, or jumping
- Previous injury or reconstructive ACL surgery
Symptoms may include:
- A popping sound at the time of the injury
- Pain and swelling in the knee
- Loss of full range of motion
- Weakness or instability in the knee
- Difficulty walking
You will be asked about your symptoms and how you injured your knee. A physical exam will be done.
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- Compression—Compression bandages can provide gentle pressure to help move fluids out of the area.
- Elevation—Keeping the affected area elevated can help fluids drain out or prevent fluids from building up.
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Physical Therapy
A physical therapist will assess the ligament. An exercise program will be created to help recovery and to stretch and strengthen the muscles.
Surgery may be needed to fully restore function of the knee. The decision to have surgery should be made after discussion with your doctor about your athletic needs, age, and related factors.
To reduce your chance of injuring the ACL, take these steps:
- Plyometrics , a form of jumping exercises, can be used to train and strengthen the leg muscles for jumping and landing.
- When jumping and landing or turning and pivoting, your hips and knees should be bent, not straight.
- Strengthen both the quadriceps and the hamstrings.
- Maintain proper technique when exercising or playing sports.
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- Reviewer: Teresa Briedwell, PT, DPT
- Review Date: 02/2016 -
- Update Date: 05/12/2014 -


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Time again to show off your quick wit and excellent sense of humor. Yes, it's time for "Caption This!" where you get to come up with fun and silly thoughts and sayings for the people in these pictures.
They'll be posted in the next posts. Just pick your favorite, hit reply and have at it. Maybe you want to do it as a conversation, a newspaper blurb, or perhaps marketing copy for some new product.
As always, PG-13 is appreciated.
To get you started:
Look Darling! This is what the skin on my hand is going to look like when I remove it from this hot skillet handle.
Here's last week's game to give you some ideas.
ThunderThighs wrote:
I've got the whole pig in here!
It sure doesn't taste like tomato juice!
Johnny breathlessly waited for his shrew of a wife to taste the hemlock stew he made especially for her. And then, just as she lifted the death-laden spoon to her mouth, the iron rang....
Darn it! I really wish I hadn't sat on the last one!
Fortunately for the Lipschitz boys, they were wearing the asbestos shorts their Aunty Ramona sent them for Christmas.
This is what will happen if you dont eat your bacon!
"You know that third little pig thought he was oh so clever with his house of bricks, but your father rented a bulldozer, and voila! Dinner!"
"Smiling like this would be so much easier if my cigarette and your potholder weren't imaginary."
"That'll teach her to tell me men should share their place in the kitchen."
"I wonder if I'm advertising a refrigerator or steaks. Oh, stop thinking, Edith, you don't smile pleasantly when you think."
"Attractive women fry with Wesson Oil. Wesson, because other oils are for hags."
"I'm crazy for casseroles! never did catch on; but the phrase survived and finally stuck as I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!"
Bacon-garlic-onion tapioca: for those evenings you just want to be left alone.
Where the others had failed, the fourth pan of eggs was finally able to capture Lois' gaze, and she was unable to look away...
The ad read, "All the cozy charm of a quaint European apartment!" She realized too late what they really meant was, "Remember that dive in Paris, where you had to sit on the bed to close the door? Well this place is so small, you'll have to sit on the table to cook your breakfast!"
From now on, I am going to eat 20 slices of this magical meat every day or my name is not Rosie O'Donnell!
WootBot says bacon tastes better cooked in a Woot Lodge Cast Iron Pan!
WootBot is a suck up.
"Vegan. It's what's for dinner!"
For Tony and Maria that day there were no Jets, no Sharks, no guns, no fights, no pain. Only bacon.
My goodness - I didn't know slices of my apron could get so crisp!
Mr. Bobbit, that looks absolutely divine!
See, children, cake! You like cake and the cake likes it in here. You will, too!
I can't believe you're making me eat the bacon fat...
udavidj wrote:Fortunately for the Lipschitz boys, they were wearing the asbestos shorts their Aunty Ramona sent them for Christmas.
Man, I laughed for a good solid 75 seconds at this caption, I don't know why I find it so funny, but it's killing me! haha
I hope that's a Woot logo skillet they're using!
By the look on her face while taste-testing the gravy, he wondered if the remaining 4 bottles of Miller were going to be enough to get through THIS meal.
Bob waited nervously. If she could fake it, they could make it. He just knew it!
stick on fork in bacon...it's done (heavy sigh)
do you think that now is the time to buy some dishes?
I just want to know why the kids' genitals are resting on a hot oven door.
Seduced by the idea of a man cooking, she came closer and closer... "What do you have there Dexter?"
Dexter triumphantly raised the cooking meat in her direction, "The question you should be asking is not what, but who?"
Kids, to celebrate this month's woot-off, I've made crappy caseroles! Who wants to have the first bite?
Mrs. Lovett has carried on with her "Make your own meat pie" mail order business during the investigation.
In related news... Police are still looking for the lead investigator in Mrs. Lovett's case. His last message was that he was going to get cleaned up before appearing in court.
When the newly regenerated Doctor demanded Amelia Pond "fry something" for him, she made him a plate of bacon. He began eating but spat it out in disgust, asking Amelia if she were trying to poison him.
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Sep 03, 2013
An evolution of the burgeoning consumerization of IT and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trends, "Apple-ization" refers to the continued-and often user-led-introduction of intuitive, user-friendly, Apple-like technologies into the enterprise.
For today's hyper-connected, always-tethered employees, the notion of acceptable information technology is as much about the experience as it is about business productivity. With the lines between home and office continuing to blur, employees choose devices reflecting their personal-rather than their professional-identities.
IT pros grappling with IT consumerization and BYOD will want to listen on-demand as sought-after speaker and author Phil Simon kicks off our educational series by:
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