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Monday, January 26, 2009
SWYMM: Anesthesia Edition
Time for another edition of Say What You Mean Monday. This time, more words from me but under the influence of anesthesia during various tests, surgeries, etc.
"Where are my implants? Couldn't you just give me breast implants while you were in there?" - "In there"? They had removed my wisdom teeth.
"I want a cheeseburger. Get me a cheeseburger. We have to stop for a cheeseburger!!!" - Also after wisdom teeth.
"Are you ok? Cate, are you ok? Cate, wake up!" - Joe's words, after I passed out and bonked my head.
"Where are my implants? I wanted implants!" - At least this was somewhat related to the procedure (breast lump removal).
"What did the doctor say? What did he say about allergies? Did the doctor come by? I really thought the doctor would talk to us." - I tend to repeat myself in these situations. I asked poor Joe about the doctor at least a dozen times until he finally refused to answer me until later that night.
"I'm not even saying anything stupid this time! Aren't you proud? I'm not even talking about implants or cheeseburgers!"
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- The Wife O Riley said...
One time after anesthesia I was so mean I was swearing at the nurses.
- Jan 26, 2009, 8:28:00 AM
- kimber p said...
you always give me a laugh Cate :)
the day I was to have my mastectomy, as I was going under the anesthesia,the doctor asked me for the 'winning lotto numbers"...lol I thought that was bizarre and a great attempt to send me under with a grin considering the circumstances..
after the surgery when I was trying to resurface, I was holding a conversation (so I'm told) with a couple of the nurses, and I remember giggling..but not sure about what..lol
- Jan 26, 2009, 9:15:00 AM
- Ryan Ashley Scott@Optimistic Cynicism said...
You must really want those implants!
After Hubby had his colonoscopy, he kept passing gas (somthing about air in the procedure...?). It was loud, and every time he did it, he looked around like, "who is doing that?" He totally thought it was a nurse behind the curtain.
- Jan 26, 2009, 9:31:00 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
LOL! Love the implants one. After my wisdom teeth I apparantly kept babbling about when I could work out again.
- Jan 26, 2009, 10:51:00 AM
- Call Me Cate said...
Wife O Riley - You, mean? I truly can't imagine it. If you let your husband live after photographing you with a migraine, there's no way you could be mean.
Kimber - That's cool that your doctor tried to put you in a happy mood as you drifted off to Neverland. I never remember the things I do but Joe gets great joy out of telling me about them later.
Ryan - Too funny about your husband. The poor nurses. And yeah, apparently I'm obsessed with implants on some really subconscious level.
Blonde Duck - I wish I would babble about things as normal as working out.
- Jan 26, 2009, 1:58:00 PM
- andy said...
I am totally getting implants.
- Jan 26, 2009, 3:51:00 PM
- TwistedSerenity said...
Oh goodness...you could be my twin! I have the anxiety attacks, too. Your blog is adorable!
- Jan 26, 2009, 4:58:00 PM
- April said...
Anesthesia just makes me cry...and puke!
I really can't decide if I'm getting implants or not! Some days I'm happy just the way I am...then I watch Rock of Love Tour Bus and think I'll just die if I don't get some!
- Jan 26, 2009, 6:30:00 PM
- Yaya said...
Hahaha! I HATE anesthesia and the after-effects. It makes me crazy loopy where I even forget to breath...not fun.
My cousin always starts flirting w/ the nurses...hahaha!
- Jan 26, 2009, 7:55:00 PM
- Hula's Secret Blog said...
anesthesia is scary!
Maybe you can make some implants out of cheeseburgers?
- Jan 26, 2009, 7:57:00 PM
- Call Me Cate said...
That's it - group discount on cheeseburger implants!!!
- Jan 26, 2009, 9:24:00 PM
- Mena said...
haha one day after getting surgery by boyfriend was being pushed around in a wheelchair and kept making the "beep beep beep" nosie whenever they backed him up. it was hilarious to watch
- Jan 27, 2009, 9:46:00 AM
- Call Me Cate said...
Way too funny, Mena. I can totally see Joe doing that. Or, umm, maybe me...
- Jan 27, 2009, 1:10:00 PM
- Lesha said...
When I was a research coordinator I sat through a LOT of colonoscopies with my research patients and oh the stories! Like the nice old lady who swore like a sailor while under sedation! I've only been under once myself for wisdom teeth (hey, and I didn't get any implants either) but I don't really remember saying anything funny.
- Jan 27, 2009, 1:15:00 PM
- It's All Good said...
ugh, wisdom teeth removal, the worst! I also passed out when i got home, not cool!
- Jan 28, 2009, 12:08:00 AM
- Ronnica said...
I'm really don't handle being under sedation well, either. When I had my adenoids out when I was 9, I apparently woke up screaming and flailing, asking for my dad. It took 3 nurses to hold me down!
- Sep 18, 2009, 10:51:00 AM


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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium, and Seth MacFarlane, the creator of "Family Guy" and other raunchy comedies, may seem to be from opposite sides of the galaxy — but then, it's a big galaxy in an infinite universe.
We will be reminded of this in the 13-episode series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," which Fox will begin airing at 9 tonight (replayed Monday at 10 p.m. on Nat Geo). The show is a something of an update to "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage," the celebrated series that was hosted by renowned scientist Carl Sagan and broadcast on PBS in 1980.
Sagan's tour of time and space was an inspiration to many at the time. The scientist was both passionate but down to earth in the way he described complex subjects. Tyson was in grad school when the original "Cosmos" aired, but had already met Sagan. As a 17-year-old student at the Bronx High School of Science, he was invited by the astrophysicist to visit him at Cornell University. In the new series, Tyson pays tribute to Sagan, both as a communicator and mentor.
(I was fortunate enough to sit down with Sagan in 1994, two years before his death at age 62, for a lengthy interview about his book "Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space." He had a kindness about him and an optimism about mankind's ability to survive a perilous world, but throughout our discussion, he remained a hard-headed scientist, the best kind, as to his reasons why.)
"We are stardust," Joni Mitchell sang in "Woodstock." "We are star stuff," Tyson tells us in "A Spacetime Odyssey." It's not as poetic, but there is something awe-inspiring in contemplating the Big Bang, where all matter is believed to have come into being, and our cosmic address, as Tyson calls Earth.
So how does MacFarlane fit into this time-space journey? Something of a Renaissance guy already — writer, actor, voice talent, musician and singer — it turns out MacFarlane is also interested in science. He met Tyson through the Science & Entertainment Exchange in New York City when he heard him speak and asked to have lunch with him.
Tyson says he was "initially a little skeptical" when MacFarlane asked him how he could make a difference in science, but went ahead and presented him with the idea of making a new "Cosmos."
"He said, 'Why don't we take it to Fox?' remembers the scientist. "The first few seconds of that exchange, I thought, 'He really doesn't really understand. Right? He doesn't get it.' As I added up the potency of Fox as a network, by the 10th second, or 12th second, I said, 'That is the most brilliant idea I ever heard, to put science at that fulcrum of media.' "
MacFarlane, who has a number of shows on TV, did indeed pitch the idea to the network and says he found Fox receptive and open-minded to the idea because it was different, "an adventurous road to venture out onto."
Sagan's widow, Ann Druyan, executive producer Mitchell Cannold and writer Steven Soter had already been working to revive "Cosmos" for seven years. Cannold says that when MacFarlane made the series possible at Fox, they began to think of a different audience for it — an audience that already embraced sci-fi shows like Fox's "Fringe." Writer-producer Brannon Braga, who had worked on three "Star Trek" series as well as "24," came on board to help.
"We want the kids to find this as intoxicating as we all did growing up in the Space Age, and find the magic and the wonder and the awe in the subjects we cover," Cannold says.
" 'Cosmos' is about opening the door to the widest possible audience to entertain them, to uplift them, to make them feel the great, the awesome power of the scientific perspective, and I don't see any contradiction here," Druyan says.
"When Carl was alive, we wrote for Parade magazine. We weren't trying to preach to the converted. We wanted to evoke in people, who might have even had hostility to science, a sense of wonder."
The network is giving "A Spacetime Odyssey" a huge send-off, airing the premiere on not only Fox, but on National Geographic Channel, as well as FX, FXX, FXM, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo and Fox Life at various times. There will also be the international roll-out of more than 200 networks worldwide in more than 170 countries and 45 languages.
Using a mixture of CGI, animation and live shots, including many from a number of scientifically significant locations, Tyson will venture out on the Ship of Imagination, the same as Sagan did on in the original. MacFarlane suggested using animation for historical re-enactments and voices several characters throughout the series, including that of Giordano Bruno in Sunday's premiere called "Standing Up in the Milky Way."
"The show is presented very much in the spirit of the original in that it's you can't really call it a documentary," MacFarlane says. "It's more a journey, and it's certainly educational, but it plays with the flavor, we hope, of a feature film."
Tyson believes that there is a public out there that is ready and hungry for something like the return of "Cosmos." "I would not have necessarily said that a couple of years ago, but as my Twitter following grew, I saw the appetite that the public had," he says.
Many things have changed since Sagan produced the first "Cosmos," however. Tyson mentions there is dark matter, dark energy and eight planets in our solar system instead of nine.
"There's plenty of science that's new, but the goal is not to show what is the new science," Tyson says. "The goal is to show why this new understanding of the world continues to affect us deeply as an individual, as a nations, as a species."
One thing that hasn't changed since Sagan's day is that few people can name more than a couple of scientists. Tyson is one because of his appearances on late night television and interviews he does on news networks when a space discovery needs an explanation. Though he has become a celebrity, he shrugs it off and says he finds people are more interested in discussing science than him.
"At the end of the day, I'm a conduit for their access to the universe," he says. "I'm not their destination."

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Russian Olga Puchkova overcame Venus Williams on Friday to secure a berth in the final at the inaugural WTA Brasil Tennis Cup.
The unseeded Puchkova fought back to stun the fifth-seeded former world No. 1 American Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in 2 hours, 31 minutes in their first-ever meeting.
The Russian popped six aces, but also committed 11 double faults in the surprise victory. Puchkova broke Williams six times, while the seven-time Grand Slam champion settled for five breaks en route to defeat.
Puchkova's opponent in Saturday's final will be Romanian fellow 25-year-old Monica Niculescu, who also advanced via upset on Day 6. Niculescu ousted seventh-seeded 19-year-old Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-0, 6-2 in 63 minutes on the hardcourts at Federacao Catarinense de Tenis.
The Bucharest native Niculescu, like Puchkova, is seeking her first-ever WTA title. She was a runner-up in Luxembourg in both 2011 and last year.
The Moscow native Puchkova is in search of her first WTA title in her third final. She hasn't advanced this far on tour since finishing as a runner-up on two occasions in 2006.
The 75th-ranked Niculescu and No. 109 Puchkova will meet for the first time on Saturday.
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by Stephen Day » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:14 pm
That certainly is an interesting take on it.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:15 pmYeah. Waid says in the blog post accompanying Cthulu Calls: "THIS is what gets me charged. THIS is why Thrillbent exists. To show what digital comics can do and to pass along to others what we learn as we go." If this is meant to show what digital comics can do, then I think it fails at its primary purpose.
But with all this criticism, I don't want to sound too harsh either. I appreciate Waid's mission here and I think he will learn and improve this process as it goes. I hope that he gets criticism like we've posted in this thread (as I doubt he'll read this - and if he does we'll all be eating through straws for the rest of our lives) and is able to use it to improve, because I do believe that the industry needs people like him who are willing to put their name behind products that try to be innovative in the digital world.
I just read Cthulu Calls on my macbook screen, and I think this is a definite improvement. For one thing, on the laptop screen, you can get the entire image on the screen at once and so you don't need to scroll around to see the whole image and read it. This allows the technique of altering small parts of the panels and adding and subtracting elements to function much more naturally. In action like that, it is much more impressive (and I also think it's used more effectively here than it was in Insufferable, perhaps because it is used more).
I do notice what you called incentivized clicking, which detracted from the experience on Insufferable because you're likely to miss stuff because you're clicking through it too fast. Here, it's not perfect by any means, but a little better because the "scene" will stay on one panel for a while, and clicking might change a character's face or change the speech bubbles, I think it's better because you're able to take in the art on one panel for the entire time you're clicking through that panel's transitions. I think creators who are really willing to experiment with that idea could do something cool with it, so I can see an inkling of the potential of this design, but if it's done just for the sake of proving you can do it without adding anything, it does nothing for me, and this has a long way to go before someone is using it effectively.
It's like synthesizers, you had to get through a good two decades of shitty Yes albums before people learned how to use the things.
So it's used better, but I also just realized that I have absolutely no idea what the story is about. I read the whole thing, but completely, subconsciously, ignored the story. So I just read it again and had to will myself to pay attention to it - and then I realized my lack of comprehension may have been because it was a four panel webcomic joke drawn out to 60 frames of "Thrillbent," so I had an incentive to click to receive the reward of new frames, but no incentive to pay attention to what I was seeing because the story was uninteresting. So you need both to work.
It still needs a fucking fullscreen mode, on the laptop and on devices. For fucks sake, it's 2012.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:16 pmCthulu Calls is supposedly an unfinished product, "storyboards" as Waid calls it.
by Eli Katz » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:56 pm
"I heard what you were saying! You know nothing of my work! You mean my whole fallacy is wrong. How you got to teach a course in anything is totally amazing!"
by guitarsmashley » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:47 pm
will you run away with me and eat steaks?
by Eli Katz » Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:06 am
by guitarsmashley » Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:36 am
whoa. I thought Mr. Vegetarian was going to puss out on me but then you went and had to be perfect. Will you also drink scotch and smoke an occasional opium bud?
by Windom URL » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:08 amI think I hear Pearl Jam cover songs in the background, this is getting very romantic!
by S.F. Jude Terror » Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:38 am"I don't always smoke opium and eat red meat, but when I do, it's in the company of a gay jew."
-Most interesting man in the world.
by Eli Katz » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:48 am
by guitarsmashley » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:19 pm
And I thought you would be the most understanding about chasing the dragon.
by ****** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:09 amGah, why do I not take the time to do this when I have actual time?
Story wise, I dig Insufferable. Is it derivative? Welcome to superhero comics. For getting little snippets each week it's done a good job of introducing the characters and leaving you on a mini-cliffhanger to keep you coming back. This is vintage Mark Waid and I actually think it's kind of clever to push a superhero property through Thrillbent first. That's who Waid's core readership is and it seems like they would be much more likely to try out this than had it been from a different genre.
I don't really get the incentivized clicks argument. Does that make Warren Ellis deconstructions from the late 90s incentivized page turns? Certainly it doesn't always work, but when it does like in the 6th episode with happy/sad Gallahad when he gets home it adds a nice touch that would have wasted space in a traditional comic. I don't think this is how we'll see all digital comics going forward, but it is a baby step.
As already talked about in the thread, Thrillbent has a ways to go with their content delivery system. Reading it on the website on a desktop or laptop works fine, but take Insufferable out of that environment and it's a hassle. Maybe it works great on an iPad, but it's somewhat shortsighted to limit your audience to one device when the whole point is to be able to distribute your work to a broader audience.
Story: 8
Art: 8
Format/Delivery: 4
Overall: 6.66
by bkthomson » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:00 pmInsufferable Chapters 1 – 6
Writer: Mark Waid
Artist Peter Krause
The team behind Boom! Comics Irredeemable return in ThrillBent Web Comic Insufferable. If you are familiar with Mark Waid Irredeemable and Incorruptible you would think this book takes place in that universe there is hardly any transition of style, color or tone in the book.
With the first chapter Mark does a wonderful job introducing the key characters Galahad and Nocturnus and puts a nice spin on the sidekick breaking away from his partner and the their relationship thereafter. Note: it is not all rosy like Batman and Robin/Nightwing was played out in DC Comics. The second and third lays out more of the history between Galahad and Nocturnes how their lives are so much different no they are no longer a team as well as how the sidekick son views his partner and father with some wonderful emotional moments all in a few short pages. In what you think is going to be the story about family and partnership the fourth chapter throws a curve ball that I did not see coming adding a very compelling mystical element into the lives of these two heroes a message to father and son from their deceased wife and mother. The fifth chapter continues to show the differences between the two heroes how Nocturnes takes the more scientific approach to the message where as Galahad see it more of a sign that his mother is alive and self-promotes his mission to finding her alive. Where the sixth chapter brings the two heroes together to discuss the message and why involving the public is never as good of an idea as one would think.
If you liked Mark Waid's writing on Irredeemable and Incorruptible then you will enjoy Insufferable. His story is unique and it has some nice moments and plenty of character development that no one seems to be a throw away for the sake of the story. Without question you'd think you were reading Waid's Boom! titles than his own web comic there is a seamless transition in the storytelling. Peter Krause reminds me a lot of Michael Gaydos and Sean Phillips dark and moody pencils and just the right touch of emotion in the character faces to propel the story to something great.
Mark Waid and Peter Krause have a nice little web comic that I looked forward to visiting Thrillbent.com each week to read the continuing chapters of Insufferable.
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A child's open letter: "I was lost, but now am found"
Bukra Sala, a 14-year-old girl living in an area of poverty in Albania, shares her young life's story -- one of struggles, pain, and loss that turned to hope and renewed purpose with World Vision's help.
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Dear friend,
My name is Bukra, which, in my language, Albanian, means "beautiful." I am 14 years old. I live in a poverty-stricken suburb of Albania's capital city, Tirana.
I was born in this poor place in 1998, and I still live here. About six years ago, I remember my life as normal -- at least compared to other young children in the area. I had a happy family of two parents and five children. I am the fourth child. I have two older brothers and an older sister as well as a younger sister.
However, in 2005, our lives changed. My father left the country to find work, like so many other men at the time. He took my older brother with him, leaving us four younger children and Mom at home. A few years later, we heard that my father was living with another woman who was expecting a child. He told us he would not send us money anymore.
My mother was already suffering from mental problems, so this made it much worse for her and all of us. She did the only thing she could think of -- she started begging on the street. It was the only way she could feed us. I was 9 years old, and it hurt to see her sacrificing so much for us.
Since then, I have watched helplessly as my family went downhill. My mom continued begging, and my older sister became a "street worker" when she was just 14. She didn't really know what she was doing. I couldn't do much to help. My younger sister was just 3 years old then. My older sister was living in the homes of people we didn't know.
Because of my mother's mental problems, my older sister took me and my younger sister to live with her in the homes of strangers. Every night, I mourned the loss of my happy family life. Spending time playing with my younger sister helped a bit, but it still wasn't the same. During that time, my other older sister started hanging out with boys, spending lots of time away from home, coming home late, often drunk.
After World Vision came alongside her, Bukra (top) had the opportunity to visit the Albanian National Parliament, where she sat in the chairwoman's seat.
One day in 2010, a World Vision person visited us. We talked a lot about our situations. She offered us support. Then, she invited me to be a part of a photography project in which youth could express their talents through pictures. In the program, we discussed many topics and took a lot of pictures. Our pictures were shown as part of the PhotoVoice project in many cities, both inside and outside of Albania. One of my pictures was used for the month of June in a 2011 World Vision calendar.
Right then, I started to feel my life changing. I found new hope. I made new friends who love and respect me for who I am. I was very happy to be a part of this group. I visited the Albanian National Parliament, where I got to pretend to be the chairwoman of the parliament and sat in her seat.
Last summer was one of the best summers of my life. I was part of a Christian camp with many other children my age from all over Albania. During the camp, I heard more about God and His amazing love. Thanks to World Vision, I realized one of my dreams: visiting Kosovo.
Bukra (third from left) lines up with some of her friends at camp.
I was building a new life. I started to breathe again. Everything was looking up, when another World Vision person knocked at our door. This time, I got another wonderful invitation -- to start going to school again. I had dropped out three years ago because my family couldn't afford to buy school supplies. Today, I am very thankful to World Vision because I am back in school, and I have a strong desire to change my attitude about life and my future.
Not too long ago, I was a young person who was lost, but now I am found. Yesterday, I did not know what to do, but today, I know how to lead my life. I was living on the streets; now, I live with a warm family again. Now, my mother and sister work, and everything we spend our money on goes for food and other things we need. Thanks to World Vision, my sister and I have a better life.
I have seen many ugly and beautiful things in my young life, but my life is changed for the better -- and that, I believe, is beautiful.
Thank you, World Vision, from the depth of my heart.
With love,
You can take action today to restore hope and purpose to a child in need like Bukra. Sponsor a child in Albania. The relationship you'll build means more than just basic essentials and ongoing support. It means placing an investment in a child who will know your name, feel your prayers, and share your joy.


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The tripletail fishing this past week has been phenomenal !! I have fished in SW Florida for a long time and this is the best season, by far. The Trips have been holding on the deeper (30ft plus) trap balls. Today, we caught 18 and saw well over 30 fish, with some trap balls holding multiple fish. If they weren't bigger ones, we did not even turn around on them. Some have been pushing the 10 lb mark over the past 7 days or so.
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Town dwellers seek Yorkshire tie-up
Nearly nine out of 10 residents in a market town have voted in favour of leaving industrial Teesside and rejoining more rural North Yorkshire.
Though not on the scale of the Scottish referendum, or the proposed question of leaving the EU, the issue of leaving Stockton Borough Council and becoming part of neighbouring Hambleton in North Yorkshire, has been a talking point in Yarm.
The town, which sits on the south bank of the Tees, is administered by Stockton Borough Council, although geographically it sits slightly apart from Middlesbrough's other satellites.
Tradionally, Yarm was part of Yorkshire until the re-organisation of local authority boundaries in the 1970s.
Yarm has a vibrant nightlife with bars which attract Premier League footballers from the North East's clubs. Former England boss Steve McClaren is a regular visitor to the High Street and has family living nearby.
The town has an independent school where Katherine Copeland, the Olympic gold winning rower was a pupil.
Last night a poll showed 1,465 people in the town voted to joined Hambleton, with 177 opting to stay in Stockton. Turnout was 24%.
The vote, called by the town council, is not legally binding.
Campaigners using the yarm4yorkshire twitter name disagree with how Stockton Borough Council has dealt with local issues such as parking and plans to build more homes.
Stockton Council leader Bob Cook said the local authority delivered "a huge range of very high quality services" and it remained committed to weekly refuse collections.
He said local people reported very high satisfaction levels with the council and added: "Of course, like all councils, there are times when we have to make difficult decisions and we absolutely understand that people have strong views on issues such as parking and on planning applications for new houses.
"But it's a fact of life that all local authorities have to ensure that they have proper parking arrangements in their towns and that they deal with planning applications for new houses in line with the National Planning Policy Framework.
"These issues would have to be addressed by whichever local authority had responsibility for Yarm."
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Hitman: Absolution
You've got to give it to IO.
The Danish development studio know how to render locations with enough gritty beauty and attention to detail that you're completely immersed alongside its protagonists.
An ability executed with finesse by the studio's Glacier 2 engine. While Kane & Lynch 2 had its faults, its slice of Shanghai life - back streets, noise pollution, dirt and grime - wasn't one of them.
In Absolution, the scale's pulled right back - for the purposes of the demo we're contained to the interior of an orphanage - but it's no less a convincing portrayal. With low-grade pixelation filters from the previous title scrubbed, Glacier 2 finally shines.
Appreciation of the location's design, from smart room layouts to the natural mess expected of a nursery, grows as the single level is played twice through.
First play is stealth, second excessive gunplay. Both to show different approaches but not, as game director Tore Blystad emphasises in a post-presentation chat, to suggest these are the only two ways to play.
47's tracking of a young girl has been stalled by thugs apparently on similar orders. Various groups of different sizes fill the two floors of the orphanage. The studio has worked hard on differentiating NPC actions, repeated attempts through the level promising slight variation and realistic reaction to your movements and attack patterns. We'll have to take Tore at his word for the moment: but for our dual ten minute runs, we have to concede that they're an expressive bunch.
From behind doorways and hidden in closets we watch various groups at work: working over a guard, looting corpses, relieving themselves in corners. Varied conversation a heavy factor in masquerading AI routines in a believability of the real. Multiple rooms throughout the orphanage become mini-soap operas to study, mini-challenges to strategise over.
Despite the overhaul of the game's mechanics, Hitman still edges close to a realistic world: the developer's confidence in pulling out of cover during an intense shoot-out due only to a health meter heavily and unnaturally augmented for the sake of the demo. Such action would be rash; better instead for your opponents to never know you were there.
The studio know this section intimately: as such its first run is dangerously confident and swift. It even provides moments that are pure cinematic, and that would make the first-time player likely panic.
Such a moment was a split-second dodge from behind a bookcase to avoid a suddenly appearing villain that leaves 47 exposed to the rest of the room's occupants. Luckily their backs are to the dapper assassin. The studio skirt back round the bookcase and grab the patrolling thug, silently rendering him unconscious rather than snapping his neck. Before dumping him in a refrigerator 47 assumes his disguise - the mask and clothing organically growing across his body with a subtle artistic flair.
The sequence highlights both the old and new of 47's repertoire. 47's assumption of one of the crew allows him to walk in plain sight, but needing to hide from closer scrutiny by partially disguising his face when passing nearby killers; either through swiping his hand across his brow, or dropping his head to study items on floor or desk.
These moments are highlighted by an on-screen button prompt. Initiating them cause two fluctuations. The first is a circular reticule that appears any time you can be spotted, slowly spiking as you near discovery. Second is the slow dissolve of your Instincts meter.
Instinct is what allows the studio, and you, to react ahead of the fact.
Enable it and nearby enemies are outlined through walls and floors, and those that'll intersect with your location are highlighted by a trail of flames mapping out from their feet along their projected route.
Behind the bookcase we see the flame spring from the floor beneath our feet, giving the studio but a second to switch positions and avoid being spotted.
The ability is likely one of the few bones of contention had with the game at this point; and likely only from players who have stuck with the series over the years.
Yet while IO admit it's rightly trying to gain a larger audience with Absolution, the decision isn't to dumb down the gameplay. Its inclusion is to keep players concentrated on the game world, to use eyes and ears to track layouts first hand. The studio found that previously players spent too long ruminating on 2D maps and planning within sub-menus before executing ideas.
While argument can be made that NPC outlines and path trails subtract a level of skill (timing and memorising), Instinct's range is heavily restricted to the immediate surroundings, while the audio signifiers of footsteps, idle talk and the slight sound of a cigarette burning that comes with the flame trails, digs you much deeper into the moment-to-moment threats.
We see 47 drag one body into a wardrobe only to climb in alongside it as a trail appears on the stairs behind us. As its walker treads up the steps and wanders within a few feet of our hiding spot, background audio and music fade out and are replaced with a heavy heartbeat. The studio representative is nestled somewhere in the back of the presentation room, but we know his joypad is vibrating in time with the beat. Smaller details like this guarantees tension in mechanics well worn over the years.
The sustained firefight that the orphanage crumbles into once 47 decides on direct contact shows the other side of Instincts.
The on-screen meter recharges through a range of successful assassin-friendly moves. Be it tossing a talking toy into a creche to create a distraction, or a syringe into a struggling victim's neck. Alternatively, in a decision that instigates the rapidly increasing body count, burying a fire axe into someone's body.
Instincts also grants 47 his own bullet time, similar in use to John Marston's Dead Eye in RDR - letting you pinpoint multiple targets with crosshair icons and let rip. IO targets a number of explosive caches and we watch broken bodies hammer walls and ceilings. It's pretty stuff, but given how easily the screen bleeds red even when locked to cover, we'll likely be going all Bruce Willis only to blow off steam if our sneaking falls afoul of prying eyes.
But even aggressive maneuverers can yield results: rescuing the heavily beaten guard by taking out his tormentors will point you in the direction of a hidden shotgun: great optional backup if you're forced into a close encounter.
The team is quick to pause the game at the same point on both walkthroughs: 47 yanking the power switch for the building. Second time is followed by a montage heavy with clues to where this latest adventure will take the killer.
The strength of the main story, villain, and objectives is on hold for the moment - we're given but the barest nods to the reasons behind all this, but honestly we're more interested to see how IO expands on the suited ninja approach in a variety of different levels.
The game's feature complete, with the team's new tech allowing them a more organic moulding of each location so to balance the game's difficulty as best they can, and continue polishing. It's a situation we're becoming familiar with for publishers' top-tier titles - and one we're happy once again to hear about.
Hitman: Absolution is due sometime later this year, and is looking like it'll make a killing.


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Stowmarket: Fairytale ending for pantomime princess after on-stage proposal
PUBLISHED: 11:19 24 December 2012
Andy Abbott
A PANTOMIME princess enjoyed a fairytale ending when her Suffolk boyfriend proposed to her on stage.
Nyiesha Austin broke down in tears at Stowmarket's Regal Theatre after partner Oliver Bird dropped down on one knee at the end of Aladdin.
Miss Austin, 19, who was playing Princess Jasmine, said: "Every girl dreams about how they are going to be proposed to and I had so many scenarios in my head and I could not dream for it to be more romantic than it was today.
"The audience was crying and the proposal was an amazing end to a fantastic run of shows and it's best the Christmas I could have had."
Mr Bird, 31, who was the stage manager for Stowmarket Operatic and Dramatic Society show, said he had to overcome shyness to pop the question.
"It was very difficult - I have lost seven pounds this week worrying about it," said the former pupil at County Upper School, Bury St Edmunds. "I don't know how I got through the production. I was getting closer and closer to the moment and I was shaking by the end."
Miss Austin, who works part-time as a barmaid at The White Horse, Beyton, revealed even after he walked on stage with a red rose she was still not expecting a proposal - he had said earlier he wanted to kiss her on stage.
She added: "Then with that he pulled a box out of his waistcoat and went down on one knee. I was in so much shock - it took me 10 minutes to say yes."
The couple, who were celebrating with champagne at home in Elmswell last night, have yet to set a date for their wedding.


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Rosario Dawson's Changing Looks
1. 1998
After making her debut in Kids, Dawson appeared in He Got Game and Side Streets.
2. 1999
The multi-ethnic beauty hit the premiere of Light It Up sporting very '90s wine-hued lipstick.
3. 2001
Dawson played with red highlights-and played bass in rock spoof Josie and the Pussycats.
4. 2002
Loose bombshell waves for the Men in Black II premiere.
5. 2003
She hit the premiere of The Rundown with sleek, shiny strands and peach-hued makeup.
6. 2004
Dawson's role in Alexander alongside a bleached-blond Colin Farrell inspired her edgy platinum locks. "At one point the toner turned my eyebrows cement-white and my hair orange," the natural brunette joked.
7. 2005
Back to long dark waves for the premiere of Sin City.
8. 2006
The actress opted for a sleek bob for her cool-girl turn in Clerks II (and her visit to the Critics' Choice Awards).
9. 2006
Chic silver shadow for the Costume Institute Gala.
10. 2007
The Death Proof star framed her perfect features with blunt retro fringe at the Vanity Fair Oscars bash.
11. 2008
Dawson got grown-up glam with a sleek chignon and smoky eye makeup at the Art of Elysium gala.
12. 2008
The Seven Pounds lead chose loose, easy curls for the premiere.
13. 2009
She walked the red carpet at the Global Green Millenium Awards with straight, highlighted locks.
14. 2010
For the MTV Video Music Awards, the Unstoppable star drew focus to her full lips with a bold red hue.
15. 2011
Dawson swept her waves to the side for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
16. 2012
A low ponytail, sheer gloss and cat-eye liner at the Vanity Fair Oscars party.
17. 2013
For the Golden Globes, Dawson's makeup artist Mai Quynh used combination of Laura Mercier shadows to create a soft, smoky eye, starting with the shimmery copper Terracotta. "I applied it from the lash line to her crease, blending it softly," said Quynh. "Then I layered Laura Mercier's Eye Shadow in Coffee Ground, smudging the color along the lash line."
18. 2014
Dawson opts for shoulder-length hair on the red carpet.
19. 2015
The Daredevil star rocks bouncy waves on the red carpet.
20. 2016
The actress paired carefree wave and pared down makeup with a bright smile at a Voto Latino event.
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Dawson showed off a dewy glow at an event in Las Vegas, pairing her radiant skin with an icy blue eye shadow and a bold but natural lip.
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OK team, I'm keen to get a DSLR and take a photography course in 2013 to learn how to use the thing.
I've been looking at the usual suspects and there is pros and cons for Canon v Nikon, which are the two I'd be picking from.
Looking probably at the 650/600D with the lens kit or Nikon D3200 or D5100 with lens kits, I know the D3200 is newer then the 5100.
Obviously I'm trying to cash in on the current sales going about, the usual suspects JB, Good Guys and Harveys all have deals on at the moment. Along with Kogan - what are the pros/cons of Kogan I assume it's grey imports etc?
Anywhere else worth looking at i.e. specialist camera stores etc?
On the same note, has anyone managed to snag any decent bargains during the post Christmas sales??
Hey heardy,
First of all - im a big Nikon fan - and I currently have a D5000. All the models you mentioned are perfect for entry level. More specifically i'd spend minimal money on the body - however save up and buy decent lenses. Kit lenses = pretty ordinary.
If you want a good starting lense , get something like a tamaron 24-75mm 2.8. Its a great go to lense for a lot of situations.
As far as shops, I bought a lot of my gear from www.topbuy.com.au they are awesome as far as cost - and a good benchmark for retailers.
(was gonna post a link with some of my photos - but picasa seems to be having issues)
Don't rule out the mirrorless options.
APS-C Sensor size (same as the DSLRs you are talking about)
Sony NEX (6 or 5R)
Fuji XE-1
micro 4/3
Olympus OM-D E-M5 // PEN E-PL5 // PEN E-PM2
Panasonic Lumix
For instance compare the size difference between a NEX-5R and a 600D
Sony NEX-5R is 17% (22.3 mm) narrower and 41% (40.7 mm) shorter than Canon EOS Rebel T3i.
Top down view with a standard kit lens of similar focal lengths
I have a lot of Nikon stuff and some NEX stuff. The Nikon stuff is always heavier and more bulky, and I will never have the sort of money where you start to see the benefit of the huge range of glass Nikon has.
Lug a 70-200/2.8 around all day ... great images amazing lens... but they are forking heavy.
If you want a good starting lense , get something like a tamaron 24-75mm 2.8. Its a great go to lense for a lot of situations.
Just be aware that 3rd party lenses generally speaking do not hold their value at resale.
Also ... they may have issues ... eg. pre 2004 Sigma stuff can play up on Nikon bodies post the 7000.
get a 60D, then give me the software CD because I can't find mine :(
i'd spend minimal money on the body - however save up and buy decent lenses. Kit lenses = pretty ordinary.While this is true for people who have learned the ins and outs, I reckon the kit lenses are good enough for someone who's just starting off.
Having said that, some of the cheaper end lens build quality can be pretty crap. My canon 17 - 85 doesn't even have any felt to keep dust out, left it sitting in my bag since I bought it, took it out and wtf? It was full of dust. I had to take it apart to clean the dust out. I get you pay more for L lenses to be sealed but come on canon, would it cost THAT much to put a felt ring around the telescoping parts to keep dust out?
I wouldn't go any camera that uses proprietary connectors for addons.
what are the pros/cons of Kogan I assume it's grey imports etc?
I don't know about cameras but when I was after a galaxy s3 the kogan ones only had a 1 year warranty whereas the ones you buy in d****mith or the telstra shops all have a 3 year warranty.
awesome, thanks for the feedback guys
the mirrorless ones seem more for me, the reason I've held out for so long in getting a DSLR is due to size (I've wanted one fo a few years now) so if the mirrorless one has the same sized sensor but are considerably smaller and lighter that could be perfect for me.
Yeah there's this "professional photographer" ad on the radio all the time up here. It goes on about why do people buy DSLR's and leave them on auto etc.
I was actually quite impressed with the pictures my ixus took. If I was going on holiday somewhere I'd probably just grab another ixus and a bunch of memory cards. No lenses to worry about dropping either.
Yes there are pro's and cons with 3rd party lens.
The biggest pro - is cost
they are not the quality of nikon or canon. But the sigma / tamaron is like 90% of the quality for 50% of the price.
I run a 8-16 sigma / 25-75mm tamaron / 90mm macro tamaron and a 70-200 sigma. I have never had a problem with any, all were bought in the last 2 years.
I also have a 18-200mm nikon. Fantastic do all lense, but master of none (hence the 3rd party lenses).
for the 70-200 , in sigma from topbuy i paid just over 800$, if I was going to get nikon it would be $3000.
so back to topic.
Mirrorless are awesome - Sony Nex are kick ass for portability. but really you need to sum up - what you want. If you want do paid jobs - Dslr is the only way, if you want to holiday and happy snap - Nex is awesome. Ultimate control is DSLR - however it comes at a cost and you loose portability.
+1 for www.topbuy.com.au
My recommendation: Canon 60D with the 15-85mm lens.
If you can get the 60D body from JB for around $720 with the 10% discount (it's listed at $806) then get that, then get the 15-85 lens from TopBuy. Otherwise buy them both from TopBuy.
I won't go into too much detail, but all you need to know right now is that you'll be amazed at what you can do with that combination! You'll have great stills and if you ever need video, you've got that too (1080p 30fps and 720p 60fps). I don't know anyone disappointed with the 60D.
I've had the base model Nikon for a bout 5 years now (D40), it's been great and never had a problem with it.
As mentioned you are probably best off getting a cheaper body and better lens. The lens will make a bigger difference to your photos than the body will at this stage.
I'd have no hesitation in buying the current entry level nikon, what ever that is.
Whatever you do, don't buy too much in one go at the start. Start off small, and cheap.
Learn how to use your camera and narrow down what style/subject of photography you are interested in. Then buy extra lenses or upgrade the body when there are specific limitations you want to overcome (e.g. lens f/ratio is too slow, more interested in high focal length shots rather than portraits, sensor is not sensitive enough, etc).
Yeah don't get a DSLR for daily or adhoc photos - too much bulk to carry around. I only take my DSLR when I'm going somewhere for the purposes of taking photos. But its nice to have a DSLR as a hobby.
But if serious enough to take a photography course then get a DSLR.
It's not a real camera unless it weighs 2kg.
If not a DSLR then what?
Noob question.
But if serious enough to take a photography course then get a DSLR.
Compared to a mirrorless APS-C or micro 4/3 system ... why ?
The only real reason is quality and range of lenses right ?
And most people can't really afford the "good stuff".
If not a DSLR then what? Noob question.
PAS - point and shoot. Those little cams that slip in your pocket or handbag and take no effort to use.
What simul said.
These days my iPhone is good enough for party pics. I pack my Canon in my Lowepro back pack when I want to do some serious stuff. Which is not very often these days. I also need a course.
Heardy go see these guys for some touchy feely on rigs along with advice. Pretty good in QLD so hopefully the same in Sydney.
What's something good that is in between a point and shoot and a DSLR?
I disagree that an Iphone is good enough. I'd like something that is decent enough to take up close pictures and also used for at parties. Mirrorless camera maybe?
Sony RX100 if you are looking at a point and shoot. Largest sensor for a point and shoot and opens up to f/1.8 for some nice bokeh!
If looking for mirrorless I'd look at either the Fuji XE-1, Olympus OM-D or Sony NEX series. They are all pretty good cameras and there is starting to be a decent selection of lenses for each of those various eco-systems.
Probably best though to go to a camera store and have a bit of a touch and feel of each the cameras and see which is comfortable for you. I've got a few Nikons and prefer them over the Canons but each to their own.
Another vote here for a 60D. I've got one. Really they aren't THAT big and heavy to be carrying around just in case you want to take some photos. Definitely not something you'd take out to a nightclub or anything like that for taking duck face pictures.
What's something good that is in between a point and shoot and a DSLR? I disagree that an Iphone is good enough. I'd like something that is decent enough to take up close pictures and also used for at parties. Mirrorless camera maybe?
The last thing you want to be doing at a party is waving a bigass camera around. Even a mirrorless one. Just get a compact point & shoot, lens folds up and you can put it in your pocket. Unless by party you don't mean teenage party, you mean adult dinner party where nothing exciting ever happens in which case whatever camera you can hold on to. I suggest a Hasselblad.
Another vote here for a 60D. I've got one. Really they aren't THAT big and heavy to be carrying around just in case you want to take some photos. Definitely not something you'd take out to a nightclub or anything like that for taking duck face pictures.
Dude, shut up. The flip out screen on the 60D is MADE for duckface pictures. Why else would the screen swivel round?
I wish the 5D had a flip out screen, I'd be all over that like a fly on a turd.
Nikon D40 newb signing in.
(ie I too should probably sit a course)
I did study a little photography in high school and Dad used to work as a cameraman, so the best advice I got early on was 'the rule of thirds' in terms of framing pics; but yeah, I should really get amongst it some more.
I bought my D40 second hand with a number of extra's, and in the last year went out and jumped on a tripod and better lens (the 18-55mm it came with was good for close up, well lit photography only really.) earlier this year (again snapped up a Nikon 55-300mm VR, which is only really usable for 20m+ shots.
I've got a few Windows PC's and a Mac, and kinda want something where I can store the pics (be in in a 'loose directory structure' or a full blown database) on a windows box on the network, and view/manipulate them from any device in the house.
In other news, I think I'm ready to step up to a new(er) body, so if anyone is intrigued or interested I've got a good condition Nikon D40 (which was recently professionally cleaned and is in excellent working order) with a few extras. PM if this catches anyone's fancy.
If not a DSLR then what? Noob question.
There are plenty of cameras that fill the void between s***** pocket cameras and DSLR.
for example: http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_PowerShot_SX40_HS/
. The combination of CMOS and DIGIC 5 also allow the SX40 HS to offer 1080p video at 24fps and faster continuous shooting at up to 10.3fps (for eight frames). Both are very welcome upgrades over its predecessor which only offered 720p video and 1.3fps continuous shooting. The SX40 HS also adds new slow motion movie effects with 120fps VGA and 240fps QVGA options. A selection of Creative Filters can also be applied live, including a miniature effect which also works on movies.
I have a sx30is which is going on 4 years old now and i have taken over 10,000 photos with it and it still works well. ALTHOUGH it has noticeable more noise in low light images now but i think thats because ive dropped it a few times and just general wear and tear.
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Thanks Rdizz. That looks like a decent camera that I guess you can get better at then maybe advance to something better.
It really is all in the lens.
This is a myth, especially if you're looking at doing some video as well.
I think he means you can spend millions on a body but a s*** lens is still going to get you s*** pictures.
I think he means you can spend millions on a body but a s*** lens is still going to get you s*** pictures.
You can spend millions on a good lens but a s*** sensor is still going to get you s*** pictures ...
I'm pretty sure a $10,000 lens isn't going to fit on an iphone. Your argument is void.
(yeah I realize there's adapters that do just that)
Get a FujiFilm Finepix x100, I want one of those so bad.
Get a FujiFilm Finepix x100, I want one of those so bad.
Yeah I did, but then I wondered why ?
It's aps-c, it's a boring focal length 22mm with the aps-c that's 35mm roughly.
On an aps-c I am thinking 35mm (50mm equiv) for walking shots, or 50 (85mm equiv) or longer even 135mm is not out of the question for portraits, but I use 50 alot for taking photos of my son. 22m slightly wider than normal ... boring. F2 isn't even that fast given it's a 22mm.
ie. Getting an out of focus area on a portrait will still be moderately hard work.
But I went and played with one in a camera store. Honestly after doing so I lost all interest when compared to micro 4/3, xe-1 or nex systems... It might have a quirky colour a bit like the old Fuji films, but everything else is not worth the price tag.
ony RX100 if you are looking at a point and shoot. Largest sensor for a point and shoot and opens up to f/1.8 for some nice bokeh!
As an owner of an RX100, no ...
It's 1.8 at a 28mm equiviliant.... By the time you get to a focal length where you might want a bokeh the DOF is quite large and the bokeh is not worth reviewing. (It does however focus pretty close for a pocket, which is exactly when you don't want a big aperture most of the time). Tho the creative mode seems to enhance this probably by front focusing maybe by software softening ... who knows ... I am going to go with magic.
Don't get me wrong great camera, but do not expect anything close to a DSLR or mirrorless system (even the Nikon 1 system which is the same size sensor). Little things like an inability to use any sort of filter/diopter remind me of what it it can never be.
Get it for what it is, an awesome (but expensive) compact point and shoot.
Kogan are great. I had a 5100 nikon faceplant the cement a week after I bought it; Kogan sent me a brand spanker from Hong Kong.
So their warranty is legit..
Yeah I did, but then I wondered why ?
I'm not sure how a particular focal length can be boring. It all depends on how you compose your shots. I've had an X100 for about 15 months now and think it's a fantastic camera. Apart from the autofocus which it seems to be a Fuji X-series quirk/trait I like everything else about the camera. It is fantastic in low light, I can get usable shots up to ISO6400 and it is nice and compact for travelling.
Being a wider lens, shallow depth of field is going to be harder than say on a 50mm or above but I think you can still get some nice shallow depth of field on it... you just need to stand a little bit closer.
A few months ago I attended a friend's wedding and took the X100 and I don't think the shots that I got from it were boring because of the focal length of the lens on the X100. There is a variety of wide and close up shots - it just depended on my composition of those shots.
As an owner of an RX100, no ...
I agree that it doesn't compare to a mirrorless camera but as you mentioned, for a point and shoot it is pretty good.
I think he means you can spend millions on a body but a s*** lens is still going to get you s*** pictures.
If you can only afford a 70-200 f/2.8 but not a 7D, that's understandable, and there's nothing wrong with using that kind of lens on a 650D. But don't expect the same results if you buy a 1D Mk4 and think a 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens is sufficient.
If on the other hand you're sporting a $200k Hassleblad or Carl Zeiss lens and you're trying to use a 650D, well then you sir deserve a gold d*** medal.
Yes, it should be very clear that I'm saying if your budget is tight and you have to skimp somewhere, a good lens will produce better results than a good body.
Kogan are great. I had a 5100 nikon faceplant the cement a week after I bought it; Kogan sent me a brand spanker from Hong Kong.
How is that a warranty claim?
I'm not sure how a particular focal length can be boring.
I am glad you like it ... I didn't. As long as you (and Ken Rockwell) like it who cares.
It's not crazy wide say under 12mm.
Hell most kit lenses are 16 or 18mm.
But It's wider than normal. Normal at least feels normal.
I like the super wides, they are "fun" I wish I owned a Sigma 8-16mm, I only own a Tokina 11-16mm, but it's still fun as long as the people (or things) you are shooting are ok with you being right up in their face (buy a UV filter so you can wipe off the animal drool and baby fingers). In saying that the 11-16mm is right up there with my 70-200/2.8 as a favourite lens, it would actually be my favourite, but I do use the 70-200 a lot more. I have toyed with buying a Russian (Kiev) medium format to go even wider, but who wants to pay for developing anymore!
I know 11 to 8 mm sounds like nothing but at that end of the focal lengths the difference is huge.
But back to the original topic... 22mm is boring imo.
And forgetting it's focal length for a second the control interface on the X100 felt really odd. I mean shooting Nikon I find Sony very similar (in saying that the Sony is very inconsistent from model to model), Canon a bit different but manageable, the X100 felt like I needed to read the manual before even touching it (tho I hear they did a firmware update that made it better ?).
How is that a warranty claim?
Kogan is legit, dranged isn't.
On the topic of Grey Sellers, I have dealt with Cameras Direct, DDP, DWI, Digital Rev. All were faster and more helpful then Teds or Camera House. But I am not sure I'd bother with Cameras Direct again. DWI and Digital Rev are insanely faster and seem to get things to my door faster (from Hong Kong) then stores in OZ ... which is dumb
And forgetting it's focal length for a second the control interface on the X100 felt really odd. I mean shooting Nikon I find Sony very similar (in saying that the Sony is very inconsistent from model to model), Canon a bit different but manageable, the X100 felt like I needed to read the manual before even touching it (tho I hear they did a firmware update that made it better ?).
There were some initial quirks with the first firmware revisions where it would take around 30 seconds just to start up but since the last couple of updates that is all fixed and it's as fast as any other camera when you turn it on.
I haven't found the X100 control interface to be too much different or confusing. I have setup some of the function buttons so that I have access to ISO and turning on the ND filter. I find I rarely have to go into the menu system when I'm shooting with it. The only things that I need to change while shooting is easily accessible without having to get into the menus.
Canon va Nikon is a religious war, but seems to be leaning towards Nikon
Buy your body direct from overseas and any lenses grey import (so the importer risks postage damage)
The guys at Digital Rev also have a great, sometimes hilarious web show doing some reviews and comparisons of many camera's.
I just watched their Xmas Rap....awesome.
Digital Rev reviews are good, no bulls*** -- and comical at times :)
Nikon vs Canon, make sure you go hold a few instore, and see what feels nicer in your hands (if you got the DSLR route)
I'm taking my gear more places now, which is good :)
Currently rocking a Canon 5D MKII + Sigma 50 f1.4, Canon 17-40 f4, Canon 24-105 f4, Sigma 150mm macro 2.8 (+3 flashes, 80cm & 120cm octo-brollys, 60x90cm soft-box)
Not sure if you did it in post.... but they lack a lot of contrast?
Which is the difference between cheap and expensive lenses (even Canon vs Zeiss)
Not sure if you did it in post.... but they lack a lot of contrast?
It was done in post - I've been using the VSCO film presets of late> it's not to everyone's taste but I like the 'look' it gives.