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It’s been so long since I wrote something, that I thought it was about time to pick it up again. Obviously a lot things have happened since last August, as they tend to do over time. I have been amused to read the posts about the RED Scarlet and Epic, as well as the 5D MkII.
The RED machines have been improved into a better modular system, which is very exciting. Unfortunately, they have also been delayed until at least 2010.
On the other hand, the rumours about the 5D MkII were close, but not quite. 15MP turned out to be 21MP, which is impressive. The weather sealing, not so impressive. But it is a great camera, and I’ve had one for about 2 months now. My only gripe? Those big Canon lenses are bloody heavy. Luckily, I have a few manual primes which work pretty well with an adapter. I guess you can’t have it all.
I still reach for my film cameras. They are so, er, light…
Read MoreI wonder how long it will take for me to tire of typing on the tiny iPhone keyboard. Not long, I think.
In fact it took as long as the previous two sentences to make me go and find a computer, and type with a real keyboard (with modicum of speed). Well, that’s not the point I guess. But it is interesting how the iPhone has evolved, suddenly.
From third party applications which were only able to be installed by hackers and the technically savvy; to real, sanctioned, and official apps from Apple. It’s hard to think of an (Apple) product that has been so rapidly influenced by outside forces… or been so popular. And now it can run apps which are actually useful and cheap (and a good portion of “cheap” is free).
Now I have a dedicated WordPress app for my iPhone. I’m not sure if I’ll ever use it.
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