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Pls I will like to know what the employment prospect is for someone that is a "good" PHP Programmer In the UK/USA.
Also, there are some people that i see on the Internet who have websites and try to get Clients online. Any Idea, How much (Average) these internet freelance PHP developers make/month.
Note: I am not yet "good" at PHP.
Thanks for the infor LaurenPhosh ... Have a nice week.
Thank you very much milenko 1054 for the reply.
Very Helpful.
My experience in US/Ohio (traditional employment not freelancing) is that good PHP developers with professional qualifications & experience (CS degree, high volume websites, ecommerce, large scale CRM/CMS) are hard to come by. True, the jobs that require this experience aren't nearly as plentiful as the kind you would find on freelance sites but my last three employers were all having difficulty (even at the top of the salary range for devs in this area) finding qualified PHP programmers to maintain and extend their applications.
I can't speak to how much freelancers on those sites make but I can't imagine it's very much. You're dealing with the bottom of the barrel as far as customers are concerned and competing against people who are willing to do the work for a few dollars an hour.
What's more, your potential customers aren't looking for a "good" PHP programmer they're looking for a "cheap" PHP programmer as they see programming as a commodity. Because most of them don't appreciate the difference between poor programming and good programming they're not willing to pay a premium for it.
So, if you're good, I would specialize in something that has a higher perceived than general PHP programming where you can differentiate what you offer from everyone else. Things like payment processing, Wordpress/Drupal/SugarCRM CMS development, or Zend/Symfony framework development, etc.
Look to bring good skills and experience to a market that values them and where you can effectively market them instead of trying to convince people with a $100 budget your skills are better than the guy bidding $15 for the job...
Harvest, I am a London based designer but also have strong PHP skills. I earn between £25 and £30 per hour and there is lots of work right now. If I were outside London it would be more like £20 per hour. Most of the client I work with would not consider overseas freelancers.
Apart from word-of-mouth, I get jobs from sites like freelancenation.net, freelanceuk.com, gumtree.com etc which are generally free.
In regards to the above, it really depends on what their offering and what skill or experience level they have. The average PHP coder who uses a freelance bidding site will ultimately (on average) not make that much money as their usually doing odd jobs and their competing against third world nations where people are willing to do a lot of work for very little money. However if they have their own website and run their own business (or work as a freelancer) they can ultimately make quite a lot of money if they have the experience and business / marketing skill to sell themselves to wherever their skills are needed. There's no real average income to speak of because each person offers slightly different services from everything like building PayPal scripts or customising CMS's right up to enterprise level complex solutions or selling products they build in server-side environments. Being a freelancer isn't easy but if you have the skill you can get yourself (like with all aspects of the industry) a solid client base and make a good amount of money - if you're (however) after a stable income then you may want to work in an established business.
The choice of programming language is actually the least important factor in success as a programmer. Good software architecture can be applied across all languages and, unfortunately, too few programmers have the initiative to become more than a code monkey in whatever language they arbitrarily decide is "best".
Concentrate on learning good architecture and applying those principles to whatever language is appropriate for the job at hand...
PHP is a good starter programming language to get your feet with. However if you want to go far in the industry you should plan on taking some classes or teaching yourself more advanced languages (.jps, .net) for example which I see other posters have commented.
You mention you are not very good with php you might want to think about if programming is right for you as a career or maybe just project management is a a career you could look into if programming is not a strong point for you.
If you do want to jump into a career as a programmer your best bet is to specialize in a specific niche such as developing software for a specific industry doing this would make you more marketable within the industry.
Hope you find this helpful
If you have the skills to pay the bills switch to more advanced languages like .Net or Java
Same here, it's all been .Net or Java everywhere I've worked for the last 5+ years.
I never saw PHP from big IT corps. However, I do see a lot of PHP from small companies to freelancing.
AlexDawson...Thanks for the informative response to my question.
I am new to the PHP language/server side programming...hopefully i will be able to get to the level where my skill will create a big difference.
I have read on many forums that PHP is easy but it doesnt seem to be as easy as people say. I Am currently trying to learn how to build a CMS...it is still like magic.
Thanks once again for the reply.


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Hurry hurry hurry hurry HURRY! I love the great features of my mini but its not complete without jailbreak!
For real. Well it must be somewhat "easy" if soon after its released they can get into it.
Have they had a stable jailbreak for the iPhone 4S with iOS 6?
I haven't seen anything on ModMyi.
Not quite. It is a failbreak because it requires a dev account. Because they have some special signing abilities with the dev account that are not present in the consumer version.To those of you who don't remember, the failbreak method was the term Chpwn used to describe a jailbreak that can't be released to the public due to the fact that it was complicated process.
Apple's army will be on the look out with their Remote access LOL
I have a tremendous amount of respect for MuscleNerd. He's a total professional in every way. But it just isn't that easy to create public, untethered jailbreaks. It amazes me to read, over and over again, statements like: "rest assured, the devs are working on the untethered iPhone 5/iPad mini jailbreak and not to worry, it will be here soon."
Perhaps in some parallel universe that's true...?
So they can jailbreak the brand new iPad mini but they still cant jailbreak the Apple TV 3G?
Can't wait, my iPhone 5 is screaming for jailbrake, lol !!!!
https://twitter.com/planetbeing/stat...59248795881472 That has to do with the iPhone 5 JB, and the same one MuscleNerd is using. So... I do have proof... Didn't think I needed to post my source. Anyone that follows the Dev's on twitter should know...


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Just Posted: Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm F2.8 hands-on preview
Just Posted: our preview of the Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm F2.8 OIS. The 35-100mm F2.8 is Panasonic's second constant aperture zoom for Micro Four Thirds and is designed to cover the classic 70-200mm equivalent range. It does so in a relatively compact lens that matches the company's existing 12-35mm F2.8 bright standard zoom. The lens we have isn't ready for the rigors of studio testing, so isn't part of the relaunch of lens reviews just yet, but is 'final' enough for us to be allowed to publish a full-resolution samples gallery.
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OKAY. . . In about two weeks I'm upgrading to a 4/3's system, my question is. . . do both Pany's and Oly's Lenses have full capabilities on each others bodies. Don't know if I phased the question correctly or not, but need some help on figuring out what lens I want to start with. . . a short zoom for starters.
I'd add that Panasonic corrects CA in camera. In some lighting conditions you'll get some CA when using Olympus bodies. That seems to really bother some people but I can almost never notice it with PL25 and I've used the 12-35. If you shoot raw it can easily be corrected in light room. The 7-14 seems to be very prone to bad flare on the E-M5, and this seems specific to the E-M5 and not other Olympus bodies. The PL 25 has some rattlesnake sounds for some folks on Olympus bodies (I hear it occasionally but still really like the combination. But in general they work well together.
Very sharp, I'm confident about the IQ... but with the equivalent DOF of a 70-200mm 5.6 full-frame lens, not so suitable for portraits, subject isolation generally.
While it doesn't have the bokeh of a full frame f/2.8, it doesn't do so bad on the image isolation as you might think.
Take a look at some of the samples here:
Looks like this is the zoom lens to get.
Let's take this sport sandal and add another strap here, another over here, one more back there... oh darn, we have a sneaker again!
Both necessary and interesting. A good move by Panasonic. They now have assembled a very competent, quite compact "kit" that will allow F2.8 from 12mm to 100mm (X) crop factor.
I have a specific application for this and there wasn't up till now something quite like it.
I think lots of folks are missing the point.
Some folks will whine no mater what Olympus and Panasonic do. Either they whine about "not enough high end lenses" or they whine about "the high end lenses cost too much."
Absolutely no one sells their best lenses for bargain prices.
These high end weather sealed expensive M4/3 lenses aren't for everyone. They just help round out a system so it can have broader appeal.
Ask yourself... is M4/3 better off with or without these options for users who want them? If you want the best value, they just buy mid range camera with a two lens kit. These lenses aren't made for value based buyers, they are made for users who need the capabilities and are willing to pay for them.
If these lenses are too expensive for you, then you still have 35 other native M4/3 lenses you can use.
Lets see if Sony NEX, Samsung NX, Fuji X, Canon M, Pentax Q or Nikon 1 can do that.
I use a 200m f/2.8 G on my Sony NEX. Panasonic would need a 150mm f/2.2 lens to match that.
So, when are you buying this lens?
@EinsteinsGhost you mean the Olympus 150mm f2 one? Yeah I would get that if I needed.
Yep, that will work as long as you limit self to comparison with APS-C, and you can thank Olympus for that. Got one?
I was wrong. There are 37 AF lenses for M4/3:
Panasonic 8mm f/3.5
Olympus 12mm f/2.0
Panasonic 12.5mm f/12
Panasonic 14mm f/2.5
Olympus 15mm f/8
Olympus 17mm f/1.8
Olympus 17mm f/2.8
Sigma 19mm f/2.8
Panasonic 20mm f/1.7
Pana-Leica 25mm f/1.4
Sigma 30mm f/2.8
Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.2
Olympus 45mm f/1.8
Pana-Leica 45mm f/2.8
Olympus 60mm f/2.8
Olympus 75mm f/1.8
Panasonic 150mm f/2.8
Panasonic 7-14mm f/4.0
Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6
Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8
Olympus 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3
Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6
Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 MSC
Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 MSC R
Panasonic 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6
Panasonic 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 X
Panasonic 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6
Panasonic 14-140mm f/4.0-5.8
Olympus 14-150mm f/4.0-5.6
Panasonic 35-100mm f/2.8
Olympus 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6
Olympus 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6
Panasonic 45-150mm f/4.0-5.6
Panasonic 45-175mm f/4.0-5.6 X
Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6
Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7
Panasonic 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6
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Have you calculated the Olympus 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 twice?
You may also to add also three Schneider-Kreuznach lenses, which will have the Auto Focus:
* Super-Angulon 14 mm/2.0 wide-angle lens (10 lens elements with 4 aspherical surfaces)
* Xenon 30 mm/1.4 universal lens (7 lens elements with 1 aspherical surface)
* Makro-Symmar 60 mm/2.4 wide-aperture macro lens (8 lens elements).
I see the double lens in the list too... However, since there is the Tokina 300mm Mirror lens and the Bower 8.5mm (plus other brands) the list could actually be 38. All are lenses with the m4/3 mount.
Very expensive. I suppose they think by an exorbitant price they will appear to be more "PRO". just like the fake pentaprism bump on the GH2/gh3
You can have an AMAZING lens for $20 like the Vivitar 28-200mm:
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/80/hidden-gems-among-lenses/p1 Ok, it's not f2.8, but it is not $1000 and the quality is amazing.
Meh... once again APS-C occupies the sweet spot between size and price:
I'm looking forward to see the 35-100 out resolve the Tokina 50-135...
I agree that APS-C DSLRs occupy the sweet spot in terms of price / value for money. However, they can't match m43 "sweet spot" for size and weight. I recently moved from a Nikon APS-C DSLR system to m43 and the size/weight savings are staggering once the lenses are taken into account.
This is really for people already heavily invested in m43. A Canon user can simply use a 70-200/4L .. there are also many, many zooms that are f5.6 at 200mm for Canon and Nikon.
Its good for m43 users, but, i seriously doubt anyone is going to be cross shopping an FF+70-200/2.8 with this.
Jogger has a point.
Kudos to Panasonic for delivering another quality lens.
However, these kind of lenses (given the price tag) make sense only to someone who is keen on both of the following:
1-Using MFT as a system
2-Investing in the system via high price lenses
It will be interesting to find out what percentage of MFT buyers fit that profile. The other side to this DPReview Preview is a rather lame comparison with FF lenses. Sure, the FOV of 70-200 is matched (on FF) and so is the approximate T-stop, but not DOF control. And even with T-stop, a modern FF sensor is far more capable, and expected to be over 2-stops better than MFTs in high ISO noise performance.
A more logical comparison would be to APS-C sensors. But then, that FF 70-200 now has a FOV of 105-300mm, at f/2.8. That ultimately renders an MFT 35-100/2.8 lens to be equivalent to an APS-C 45-135mm/3.5 lens.
Well, to be fair Canon hasn't come up with anything since, but Canon's "latest" APS-C is 3 years old, and competition came right after that beat it. Will M43 improve much more before the next APS-C comes out from Canon?
"Sure, the FOV of 70-200 is matched (on FF) and so is the approximate T-stop"
What t-stop is that? Has the t-stop of this lens actually been measured?
"expected to be over 2-stops better than MFTs in high ISO noise performance."
Expected to be by whom? Try looking at some sample images. It depends on which FF sensor you're comparing it to. They don't all perform over 2 stops better.
"What t-stop is that? Has the t-stop of this lens actually been measured?"
I don't know, but it should be fairly close to the f-stop (a tad slower). Too bad we end up using f-stop for t-stop.
"Expected to be by whom? Try looking at some sample images. It depends on which FF sensor you're comparing it to. They don't all perform over 2 stops better."
Your idea of "better" may be different than mine. For objective evaluation, compare DXO ratings.
"Your idea of "better" may be different than mine. For objective evaluation, compare DXO ratings."
It may be. Would you subjectively say all of the following samples look equally good: http://imgur.com/5qgqx
Are you trying to prove that you're as likely to use ISO 3200 on an MFT as you're on a contemporary FF DSLR and achieve the same results?
How many more zooms are Panasonic going to produce ?
A 24mm prime would be nice.
The Canon 70-200mm Mk 2 is $2199. The Panny is $1499. Cheaper and lighter but really not that much cheaper given that the Canon is L quality. I think Panasonic are overpriced at this level. I have a G3 with the MIJ 14-45mm and 45-200mm which are cheapos (compared with the constant 2.8's) but great quality. I do not plan to buy these high end micro-2/3rds lenses and if I was that serious about equipment I would upscale back to a full sized Canon and the L lenses. In fact, the Canon 70-200mm L f4 (closer to the Panny than the 2.8) is $1239 or cheaper than the Panasonic. Bottom line: Panasonic are overpricing themselves and they will kill off any serious photographers thinking about making the switch.
Sounds like some people are screaming for a lesson in capitalism:
Lesson 1: You price things you make at a level that you cover your costs and make profit.
Lesson 2: Make as much profit as you can, as long as you can. Price products accordingly.
Lesson 3: You will only sell things and make profit if market perceives that what you are selling is worth what you are charging.
Lesson 4: Some will not be able to afford what you sell (regardless of whether they like it or not, others will whine about the price - and may or may not buy). Ignore whiners and focus on getting enough of customers that will buy your product at a price that makes you max profit.
Lesson 5: Only pay attention to whiners if you are not selling enough of your product to make profit - rethink strategy.
Lesson 6: Some people will whine no matter what you offer if it does not fit their individual view of the world. These too can be safely ignored.
Fantastic reply. I can not agree more. I mean also I think that this lens is expensive but Panasonic is setting the price. Take it or leave it. Nobody forces us to buy this lens, right?
Whats the point of having a small m43 camera if you are going to stick something like this to it?
Read the article, and when you see the size of Canon 70~200 F2.8 you will know why.
not say'n it's better - but there is no comparison between these two in size.
(FYI, The 45-200 is the same length as the 35-100)
What's the point? Because the overall camera+lens combo is still a LOT smaller than the same equivalent lens on APS-C or FF.
A picture says it all:
You'd really need to compare it to an 50-135 F/4 on APS-C (which doesn't exist AFAIK), but, yeah, it's still a lot smaller.
Oh wait, I just noticed the cheap kit tele-lenses (50-200) for most APS-C cameras are still F/4.5 at 135mm. F/4.5 on APS-C is about 1/3 stop slower than F/2.8 on m43 so that's pretty close in performance and size.
Darkshift, it's a 0.83 stop difference (for 1.5x). F/4.5 on aps-c is 1/2 stop darker (I made an a error) than f/2.8 on m43, but at least in the case o Pentax, the 50-200 lens is actually smaller and a heck of a lot cheaper. I'm sure the Pany is a lot sharper. My point is the size advantage is fairly modest at best and you pay quite a price premium for it.
Well, you don't HAVE to stick this on your camera if you don't want. You could stick a pancake on. Having more choice is rarely a bad thing.
Well in my case, I do ski photography, and it's a real pain to carry a DSLR + good tele lens around the mountain. Every powder day began with the same question: should I take the DSLR or not?
Now, I use a PEN camera + pancake which fits in the goggle pocket of my backpack. Then in another pocket I have the miniature 40-150mm. This setup permanently sits in my backpack, and you don't even notice it's there.
I'm definitely interested in this Panasonic lens, but it seems quite a bit overpriced.
Mike, yes I knew about the Tokina, thanks. I expect it to be bigger because it's got nearly 1 stop extra brightness.
Sigh. It's not non-sense. Just physics and it's precisely in the real world where this fact will be observed. Only in camera reviews (where exposure parameters aren't very well controller) will you think otherwise. If you double the sensor area, you can increase F-stop by 1.414 and collect the same amount of light and keep the same DOF. Which means you can double the ISO for the same amount of SNR. All of this means an F/4 lens on APS-C can be used to capture about the same noise, FOV, DOF, shutter speed as an F/2.8 lens on m43. Yes, the Oly OMD has narrowed the usual gap by 0.5 stop, but this isn't sustainable obviously.
I'm not saying the average m43 kit won't be smaller than, say, the average APS-C kit. I'm just pointing out that showing 70-200/2.8 lens next to a 35-100/2.8 m43 lens is a deceptive comparison. The so-called tradeoffs (both bad and good) of the m43 sensor are much more modest.
babamaru, wow, un-educated post really are funny
I can't see this being that much smaller than a k5 with da* 50-135 f2.8 kit especially since the gh3 is around the same size as a k5. Also optically the pentax will possibly be better and is fully weather sealed system too (we don't know how well the om-5 and gh3 are sealed).
Id guess the focusing will be faster on the 35-100 though as the pentax lens is a little slow.
I miss Phil Askey's sample shots. At least you get proper people photographs every time he took pictures of his wife/gf. What's up with these samples? Who gets a fast 70-200 2.8 equivalent lens and then goes off shooting land/cityscapes?
Dpreview, you should go check out this Korean photo site which did a much better preview on the 35-100 and a proper one at that with a real model!
why complain? - you now have both - endless shots of a 'real' model in different poses, and some city / landscapes. The internet is great like that. We never publish reviews without portraits.
Thank you, Jonathan F/2.
Your referred site truly better demonstrates the power of this lens.
I'm not complaining, but a few people shots should always be included in any sample set. Especially a lens like this which will most likely be used in such a manner. My Panasonic 45-175 X lens can shoot good landscape/cityscapes, but a fast lens like the 35-100 will definitely excel for people and portraiture.
Pretty cool. I have to visit a Korean website to get some serious images because dpreview is not capable of doing a proper test.
The dpreview sample pictures always play in the low hobby shooter league. Sad in a way.
btw. I'm impressed that m4/3 indeed gives more subject isolation than I had thought.
SOLD! wait.. how much is it again?
Wow, Koreans are becoming good at everything.
Samsung now go make a 70-200 equivalent for your NX system and price it right!
Nice to see that my good initial impression about the lens is confirmed in this review. I had a chance to compare various micro four thirds lenses during the Photokina, (http://www.flickr.com/photos/igor29768/sets/72157631558216542/)
and the Panasonic 35-100mm f/2.8 was among my favorites for its decent imaging qualities (sharpness, contrast, etc.) and excellent handling (quick focus, smooth zoom,...).
In fact, I was waiting for a long time for a high quality bright zoom lens in this focal length range, and I would be very happy to retire my frequently used Canon EOS 35-80mm f/4-5.6, which I loved but struggled to use with the EOS-to-MFT lens adapter.
" Panasonic's second constant aperture zoom for Micro Four Thirds"
Isn't it the 3rd?
Looks like this one might be on my list before the 12-35. I've been liking what I've been seeing from it so far.
Likewise held off on the 12-35mm until seeing the capabilities of the 35-100mm. I'm now glad I did!
Yeah, the images from http://www.popco.net/zboard/view.php?id=dica_review&no=829 sold me a few days ago. If I get the 12-35 it will most likely be because I get it as part of the GH3 kit if the camera proves itself worthy of the upgrade. I do want weather sealing.
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VERY VERY NICE SET OF PHOTOS!!! congrats; its is good to see that the "tester/s" got some inspiration in and love out :P
Mixed feelings about the lens performance; the Gx1 didn't seemed to be up to the dress, the oly was a better dummy. Good 35mm overall and much improved middle range sharpness when stopped down to f4. I just get unemphatic with the bokeh substance... or better said, the lack of it.
I'ld like to see how the 12-35 and this perform in video, y por pedir, in a GH3
@admin, link on the last page to the Micro Fourthirds forum is broken (points to a Fuji forum)
Very nice set of samples, lens looks pretty good overall.
Too bad the jpgs show many artifacts, is this the OOC output from the GX1?
I'd like to see how moderately processed RAWs turn out.
(Edit: the jpg artefacts mentioned are in fact from the omd em-5)
Quote"Panasonic can't circumvent the laws of optics, and the 35-100mm F2.8's small size means it can't offer the kind of subject isolation and background blur that you'll get from F2.8 zooms on cameras with larger sensors."
I think they really tried. Look at the Minimum focus distance!! Its 85cm, that alone is one reason why I will buy this lens. Most are 150cm. Moving in close to your subject at a even a large aperture, WILL provide suject isolation from background.
Dpreview should test this law of physics to show that subject isolation will be great with the panasonic!
Only if being that close still allows you to use the framing you wanted, getting closer can't help if you can't fit your subject in frame.
Of course the fact the lens is so much smaller should count for something when comparing the lens to other systems.
It has a closer focus distance because it uses shorter focal lengths to achieve the same field of view. Those same short focal lengths are why the subject isolation (for the same framing) will always be less than a "real" 70-200.
@Andy Crowe
the amount of subject isolation and extreme background/foreground blur you are talking about is 99% used as a lazy gimmick (often by 1st year art college types) and often distracts from the overall composition.
F2.8 on a Four Thirds sensor at 35-100mm is very satisfying on the human eye :-]
I have to agree with other respondents who point out the excessive attention to shallow DOF that has occupied the fad position left vacant when LucisArt filters lost their luster.
Soon, easy in-camera processing will allow any level of subject isolation you wish, regardless of aperture. Start with a small aperture, and do anything you want to the image after the fact. Start with a large one... no way to recover an already blurred image. Already done with "toy" filters.
At least the F2.8 allows some fast shutter times on low ISOs for fast-moving kids without having to be in their faces.
In other words, having the desired effect of subject isolation produced by an expensive lens will not be a factor in the near future unless you are a "purist" (aka Ludite).
Of course it's impossible to use a 70-200 f/2.8 at f/5.6 to get the same DoF on FF I guess. Seriously delusional people on this forum in denial. I can get what ever DoF I want on FF, whereas as I can only get a subset of that DoF on m4/3. Yeah and before you whinge I do in fact own an Olympus OM-D and luckily I have the 45 f/1.8 for nice DoF control.
The recent "Bourne" movie was a horrendous display of tight head shots with only a part of their face in focus, while the camera is constantly shaking and there's lots of talking... I like shallow DOF, but there's times for subject separation and there's times for keeping everything in focus, and thus the argument that shallow DOF is too often in place to "disguise" poor composition
Would have been nice to have seen a few wide-open portraits at 35 and then 100 to check subject isolation ... but otherwise looks like a really nice lens if you've got the bread.
Does this do better with 5 axis ibis or the lens stabilization?
By definition, 5-axis, as in-lens can't correct rotation.
I read that all the time but experience shows that in-body stabilisation is every bit as effective at reducing camera shake, if not better. The advantage of having it in the lens is it keeps the viewfinder image steadier. The advantage of having it in the body is that you don't have to wait as long for it to kick in and the image doesn't recompose every time you touch the shutter button.
I wish Oly or Panasonic would come out with a 100-300 f2.8 now. I know it would defeat the small size but wouldn't it be a kick to have a set of lenses from 12-300mm. I'd buy in in a second if the IQ was good.
@deep7: "The advantage of having it in the lens is it keeps the viewfinder image steadier." This is a key advantage in SLRs, certainly, but it isn't necessarily any more with electronic viewfinder cameras. In fact the E-M5's in-body system can be set up to give a stabilized viewfinder image on half-press.
How about video: E-M5's IBIS also better than in lens stabilization?
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With card readers disappearing from MacBooks, USB-C card readers are now a necessity. Macworld's helpful guide compares five models and decodes the current mess of card speeds and certifications.
A Sony a7S II mounted on the outside of the ISS' Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO) for the last seven months has sent back some impressive 4K video and stills.
A Federal judge has refused to throw out a copyright case against controversial artist Richard Prince, who used an image by photographer Donald Graham in an exhibition.
Sony has teased its customers with news of an upcoming announcement: it will soon take the wraps off a new CineAlta motion picture camera, one sporting a 36x24mm sensor.
QuikStories is integrated into the latest version of the GoPro app and automatically creates 'stories' using the video clips you've shot during a day.
Journalists photographing a protest in the US Capitol building claim they were told by Capitol Police to delete photos and videos of arrests.
The Meizu Pro 7 Plus secondary display can be used for music playback, date and weather-related information, or as viewfinder when taking selfies with the rear cameras.
Nikon is marking its 100th anniversary in many ways, including the creation of a new scholarship program for 'future visual creators' in the USA and Canada.
Take one Digital ELPH (or IXUS), rotate it vertically, add a fully articulating LCD and a lens with a camcorder-like focal length, and what do you get? Why, the Canon PowerShot TX1, of course. In this week's Throwback Thursday we revisit Canon's one-of-a-kind hybrid stills/video camera.
Just in case there was any doubt in your mind, here's the definitive video proof that yes, a $50,000 cinema camera beats the pants off a $50 camcorder in a side-by-side test.
Photographers who fly frequently in the US may want to finally invest in that TSA Pre-check status: in standard security lines, cameras and all other electronics larger than a smartphone will need to be placed in a separate bin for screening.
Images have appeared which claim to show Nikon's forthcoming D850 DSLR, the development of which was announced this week. If genuine, the pictures indicate that the D850 will offer illuminated controls and a tilting LCD screen, but no built-in flash.
To celebrate the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 lens' successful Kickstarter campaign, Lomography has announced a chrome-plated version of the lens in Nikon and Canon DSLR mounts.
Nikon just released four new firmware updates, adding features and fixing bugs in the D600, D610, D750 and the KeyMission 80.
It probably hasn't made your landscape photography bucket list just yet, but there's a good reason to visit Idaho. Here are 9 must-visit locations in this beautiful state.
Oops... Adobe accidentally leaked their unfinished Lightroom-powered cloud-based photo editor 'Project Nimbus' to some Creative Cloud users yesterday.
Storm chaser and award-winning photographer Mike Oblinski just released his latest time-lapse, and it is absolutely stunning.
Looking to level up your video capture capabilities without buying a whole new camera? Blackmagic's Video Assist 4K is well worth considering, despite a few flaws and its lack of 4K/60p support.
We're big fans of Fujifilm's fast-growing GFX system, and the GF 110mm F2 lens is no exception. Positioned as the system's classic portrait lens, its optics are just as impressive with non-human subjects as well.
Nikon turns 100 years old today, and the company is celebrating with a wacky music video, some tributes to its history, and a new vision presented by president Kazuo Ushida.
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The Moto Z2 is Motorola's first dual-camera smartphone and, compared to its predecessor, comes with a number of improvements and new camera features.
Researchers at Stanford have revealed a new '4D camera system' built for robots. The system is based on the same light field tech that allowed Lytro cameras to refocus images after they were taken.
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In an interview with CNBC, Leica Chairman Andreas Kaufmann said he dreams of a 'true Leica phone,' and hinted at what's next for the Leica and Huawei partnership.
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The long anticipated replacement for the popular Rode VideoMic Pro is almost ready for shipping. The price of the upgraded VideoMic Pro+ will be £290/$300 when it goes on sale in mid-August.
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The Who is getting a late start to their 50th anniversary tour. The band is marking the milestone this year. But guitarist Pete Townshend tells Billboard.com the group will likely launch a world tour in the UK during the holiday season, and visit the U.S. next year.
The rock legend also admits he's "not crazy about going on the road." But Pete says he's "in good shape" and "still very good at it," and once the trek begins he'll "take some pleasure from it."
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Did you check the MD5 of the ISO?
What speed did you burn the CD at?
I just downloaded BT2 final yesterday night and burned it to a CD-RW. The when i Booted up everything seemed fine untill i tried to login with user root and password toor and it said login incorrect. Then i went to another machine in my house and it said login incorrect. I have never faced that error with BT2 Beta or BT1, its really weird. I really wanna use BT2 final, so plaese help if you can. Here is a bit detail about my PC:
Nvidia fx 5200 (has 128MB of free space, updated to the latest drivers available on www.nvidia.com)
My monitor is a Samsung SyncMaster 153v.
Did you check the MD5 of the ISO?
What speed did you burn the CD at?
I burned the cd at a speed of 4x and i dont know how to check the md5.
I am also having this problem.....
I dont know but i think i read somewhere that the disc may be damaged (the disc i previously burned it to is really old and i have used the rewrite function atleat 25 times) so i am redownloading it and i bought 3 new rewritable cds and after i try, i will update this post.....
Ok before this i could not use startx or flux because i would get a Blank Screen but after i did the following BT2 final startx and login works like a charm:
Buy new rewritable CDs.
Download BT2 final using internet explorer and make sure the md5 is right.
Next update nero burning software and make sure DMA mode is enabled for all drives (DMA manager).
Now bur the iso to a CD-RW at the lowest speed (in my case 4x) and check the option verify files after burning.
Then shutdown the computer safely and start Back Track with boot papameter 'bt nopcmcia'.
The run xconf first and then startx.
Now Backtrack 2 Final works really good for me.
Thank you so much BT2 is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
md5sum name-of-iso
Wait a little while and the md5 sum is returned. Compare that with the correct md5sum, given at the download link/source.
If you're using windows to burn your iso, you'll need to install an md5sum program first.
I would suggest using the md5sum.exe program found at http://www.etree.org/md5com.html
This is a quick and simple method.
Simply copy the exe into your windows\system32 dir and then execute if from a command prompt, as above.


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Girls will respond to engineering if it's presented as creative, enjoyable, personally fulfilling, and making a difference in the lives of others. Young women also react positively to personal stories about what life is like as an engineer. If you're able to convey your own personal excitement about engineering and can communicate what life and work are like as an engineer, you'll have an engaged and curious audience of young women.
The messages used on Engineer Your Life are meant as broad guidelines to help you formulate your own individual way of talking to girls. Take the spirit of the messages and make them their own.
Below are the messages, along with examples of how some of the women engineers featured on this site have conveyed their passion for engineering.
Live your life, love what you do.
Let girls know how much you enjoy your job, and how it reflects what you love in every part of your life, not just the workplace.
"I feel pretty lucky to have such a creative and interesting job. I'm surrounded by brilliant people. It doesn't really seem like work. It's just plain fun!"
–Judy Lee, Mechanical Engineer
"Being an engineer doesn't mean you can't have a life. You can be an engineer and have a social life and a family too. My engineering degree has allowed me to be whatever I have dreamed of being."
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Share how imaginative and intellectually stimulating engineering is, and let girls know how much you collaborate with others.
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"Creativity is no doubt one of the major building blocks of a good engineer. An engineer's goal is to solve a problem or design a system that has never been built. The more creative you are, the more possible solutions you'll come up with."
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Make a world of difference.
Talk to girls about what you do—and why it matters. Let them know that by dreaming up imaginative, practical solutions, engineers are changing the world all the time.
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Explore possibilities.
Tell girls how much freedom there is within the field to find a job that's right for them, and how an engineering education can prepare them for a whole range of interesting careers.
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Once you've told girls why you're passionate about engineering, and after you've convinced them it's worth considering as a profession, then it's time to fill them in about the math and science requirements. But, as the engineers quoted below have done, put it in context.
"[Math] is the basis of engineering, but you don't have to love it. You just have to be able to do it."
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Police stormed into a University of Redlands building Tuesday morning toting assault rifles with an orange piece of plastic on the ends of the barrels.
They were training in how to respond to a shooter.
Gunshots rang from above as police crept up the stairs of Ann Peppers Hall in helmets, goggles and gloves. Volunteer victims splashed with fake blood cried for help. A speaker system amplified their screams with prerecorded yells of terror.
Once the perpetrators were located, officers unloaded rounds of plastic pellets and secured each room of the building.
Then, EMTs rushed inside and treated the wounded. If the person could walk, they were directed out the door. The severely wounded were wrapped in a bag and carried outside. The dead were left behind.
Redlands police, fire and campus security all participated in the first event of its kind in Redlands. The university's director of public safety, Jeff Talbott, said he hopes to make this an annual event.
The event took three to four months of planning, organizers said. The fact that it occurred a week after the Boston Marathon bombings was a coincidence, they said.
Redlands police participate in monthly training sessions and large-scale drills a couple times per year, Chief Mark Garcia said.
City spokesman Carl Baker said this is the largest exercise he took a job with the Police Department in 2004.
Garcia and about a half dozen other members of the department followed officers through the various scenarios to give pointers. For example, officers learned where to position themselves at corners to gain optimal vision while remaining undetected.
Tuesday was the Fire Department's first active-shooter drill, according to Battalion Chief Jim Topoleski.
Paramedics waited outside Peppers Hall on Tuesday for police to secure the building.
"In a perfect, real-world scenario, we would be nowhere near here," Topeleski said.
His men would most likely be stationed farther away near the communications area.
During the drill, canopies were set up just outside the building's entrance where department heads from the various agencies discussed strategy and relayed information to one another. This hub would be much farther from the action, if it were real. At the command post, spokespeople would communicate with the press and relay information to the public.
"The shooter is actively shooting on the first floor of the lobby," and similar reports were transmitted through radios under the red-and-white canopies.
About 20 students and employees at the university played civilians trapped inside the building. They flipped desks, chairs and ran in fright. Police complimented one student on her acting abilities. She was killed about five times throughout the day.


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It's not just us - Designers won't dress plus-size celebs, either!
Melissa McCarthy got snubbed on Oscar's night. And we're not just talking about her award.
In a new interview with Redbook magazine, the actress revealed that the perils of being a "big" big star are even worse than imagined.
"Two Oscars ago, I couldn't find anybody to do a dress for me," McCarthy said. "I asked five or six designers—very high-level ones who make lots of dresses for people—and they all said no."
Despite the fact that McCarthy is a wildly brilliant actress and possesses such humor and talent that she has scored countless award wins and nominations, her weight has consistently been a target of both discussion and criticism—almost more so than her success. In 2013, The New York Observer's Rex Reed even went so far as to call the actress "tractor-sized" and "a hippo."
"I don't understand why if you're a certain size, designers think your taste level goes down and you have less money to spend," McCarthy said in Redbook, targeting today's seemingly unprogressive fashion industry. "The quality and construction is often so bad. Finding a great T-shirt or a great cigarette pant in a good fabric is next to impossible. Plus-size clothes are often really cheap and either look young or incredibly old."
Unfortunately, we live in a "very size-phobic, sexist, racist, ageist fashion world," Cameron Silver, longtime fashion historian and founder of West Hollywood vintage couture boutique, Decades, told The Daily Beast. Silver, who styled McCarthy for the 2012 Academy Awards in a light-pink Marina Rinaldi gown (a designer who specializes in women sizes 10-22), said that working with a plus-size actress, particularly one of McCarthy's caliber, was a "non-issue."
"How brilliant would it be if Karl Lagerfeld made a dress for Melissa and she looked incredible?" he said. "What kind of spectacular statement and moment would that make? It's not like Chanel would be pigeonholed as a plus-size designer. It would just show insight and talent. It's not hard to make Karlie Kloss look good, but someone who we might see as having more obstacles to look glamorous—which is all in the eye of the beholder—to elevate their confidence and beauty is a really rewarding thing. That was the most fulfilling part of the project with Melissa…She had a very clear directive that she wanted to be soft, that she wanted light colors…It's like, why can't a woman who's larger feel diaphanous and like a goddess?"
Silver also points out that, since over 60 percent of American women are overweight and the average female weighs 166 pounds, "there are certainly more women Melissa's size than Keira Knightley's."
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Certain Social Security Administration (SSA) field office (FO) locations (FO addresses and telephone numbers can be found in local telephone directories under "Social Security Administration,'' (SSA) or by accessing http://www.ssa.gov/org/.
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A. Persons in sample groups of Social Security Title II disability insurance (DI) applicants, DI beneficiaries and their auxiliary beneficiaries; persons selected from State temporary DI programs; other persons who are representative payees of these persons and temporarily disabled persons receiving State benefits (non-applicants) in comparison groups for the vocational rehabilitation (VR) demonstrations.
B. Persons in sample groups of individuals who apply for, or receive, Social Security Title XVI Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments on the basis of a disability or blindness in general and particularly those who are medically determined to be drug addicted or
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JERUSALEM The Israeli Supreme Court has invalidated a law that exempted from military service ultra-Orthodox Jews engaged in religious studies, adding a new urgency to the governments negotiations with religious parties over a more equitable distribution of the burdens of citizenship.
The 6-to-3 decision, handed down late Tuesday, declared the so-called Tal Law unconstitutional at a time of growing tension in Israel over the place of the ultra-Orthodox. The law, in effect since 2002, granted exemptions to tens of thousands of religious academy students. It was widely viewed as a failure, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already said it would not be renewed when it expired this summer.
Still, the ruling will now force the governments hand to come up with a new way forward, one that will be strongly resisted by religious party coalition members.
Departing Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch, writing for the court majority, said the law had failed to live up to its aim of increasing the number of ultra-Orthodox in the army. Using data presented by the army, the decision noted that last year fewer than 1,300 ultra- Orthodox youths enlisted out of a pool of 8,500, a rate of 15 percent. Among the rest of the Jewish population, the enlistment rate is 75 percent.
Originally the legislation harbored the hope that the law would launch a social process that without coercion would encourage ultra- Orthodox people to serve in the military or take part in national civil service, she wrote. These hopes were dashed.
The place of the ultra-Orthodox, also known as the Haredim those who tremble before God has long been controversial in Israel, but the issue has heated up in recent months. As a group, the Haredim do not accept the legitimacy of a Jewish state before the arrival of the Messiah and believe that the primary task of men should be studying Torah.
Israels founding prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, offered what was then a tiny group of Haredim the chance to let its brightest sons do such study full time instead of serving in the army, partly because the group had been nearly destroyed by the Holocaust and partly because early Zionists believed the Haredim lifestyle would eventually disappear in the face of modernity.
Instead, the ultra-Orthodox have thrived, and their numbers have grown by leaps and bounds. Their leaders began joining the governing coalition in the 1970s, obtaining more aid for their schools and housing and more exemptions from military service for more of their sons. From the original number of 400 exemptions offered by Ben- Gurion, the current number is more than 70,000.
During the social protests last summer when hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets and accused the government of not sharing the countrys wealth properly, the subsidies offered to the ultra-Orthodox were often invoked, especially because so many do not serve in the army and do not work while typically having eight children per family.
Israeli Arabs, who make up 20 percent of the population, are also exempted from the military, although that, too, has come under increased scrutiny with growing calls for them to perform some form of national service.
On Wednesday, politicians across the political spectrum except the ultra-Orthodox praised the Supreme Courts decision.
After 10 years, the Tal Law has not met expectations at all, said Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and has not led to any change in terms of equal sharing of the burden and enlarging the circle of participants in civil duties.
Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Kadima Party and leader of the opposition, said: Justice has been done. Social justice comes from equal sharing of the burden. Tomorrow, we will initiate a set of bills that require service of all either military, national or civilian service.
She continued, We will not permit the Zionist majority to become a minority that carries everyone else on its back.
The leaders of religious parties were livid, although some acknowledged that accommodation would have to be found.
Yaakov Margi, the religious affairs minister from the Shas Party, said: Its clear that now the state will have to present a different and rational solution. All of us the government, the security establishment and the leaders of the Haredi public will have to sit at a round table and find a reasonable formula that will lead to equal sharing in the burden, and will still provide a solution for those whose Torah study is their vocation. Each of us will have to be flexible. (Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company 02/23/12)
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How to win friends and influence ppl- Dale carnegie
The Holy Bible
Chasing Waves by Amy waeschle
"Sweetness and Blood" is a decent read.
caught inside by dan duane
the songlines by bruce chatwin
the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by douglas adams
catch-22 by joseph heller
Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad
The Wave by Susan Casey
North Shore Chronicles-Matt Warshaw
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Any Stephen Ambrose book, such as Band of Brothers, D-Day or Citizen Soldiers. Those are all World War 2 books.
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson. It takes place off the NJ coast near Manasquan.
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. If you have never read this book you really need to. It's only about 100 pages, it will take you no time at all to finish.


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The year is 1984. Fifteen year old Maya packs a suitcase for a trip to India with her father. They are going to lay Maya's recently deceased Hindu mother to rest. Not long after they arrive, however, tumultuous religious differences between the Sikhs and Hindus explode into violence when prime minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated.
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