Heard of it? Maybe not, however today I passed (just about) my Prince2 foundation course. I’ve now got another couple of days of Practitioner training. However I know I’ll struggle with this one.
New Camera, a Canon, it must be shit then….
….seems to be the thoughts of the internet at present.
- 15.1 MP (APS-C) CMOS sensor
- 6.3 fps with up to 90 JPEG image burst
- DIGIC 4 processor
- ISO range up to 12800
- 3.0” VGA LCD with Live View
- High precision wide area AF
- Magnesium alloy body
- EOS Integrated Cleaning System
- EF/EF-S lens and EX Speedlite compatibility
Now the discussion is 15mp will be shit on a APS-C sensor. Probably true with what we know today, but as no one has actually seen the camera then it’s fairly hard to judge. Seems some were expecting a 1DS in a 50D shell.
One person complained all non 1series bodies were faulty by design because the 2x converter won’t autofocus on some slower lenses. Other wish lists included faster fps (cos 6.3 isn’t faster enough), better iso (which it has) and Wifi. The latter still is an expensive option. But to be honest I doubt many would use it, so why include it.
We’ll wait and see, seems Canon cannot do anything right at the moment (in some eyes). Really the biggest failure of late was the poor response to the 1D MkIII. Nikon releasing the D3 has meant some have jumped ship. Whilst the D700 is the 5D killer cos for some the built in flash is superb (Ken Rockwell is a twat).
BTW, Nikon announce the D90, update of the D80 with the ability to record video for 20 minutes or so. Apparantly it’ll enrich your life too, fellate you, make toast and it’ll take pictures with every Nikon lens made since 1407. So it’s better already.
See you all when the 5D mkII is released for no doubt another it’s Canon, it’s shit shitfest.
Missing the footie?
I though I would, but to be honest it’s nice to have a weekend where I’m not booked up.
Now I’ll still have an interest in the Blues, I always will. But for the time being it seems like a sensible decision.
It wasn’t about the money or the relegation. I just got tired of a number of things
- Watching ‘Professionals’ who really didn’t want to play
- Piss poor venue facilities
- Increasing violence in and around the ground.
Shame really, but I’ve done my sentence but committed no crime. Sadly we were never the champions either.
New TV
It turned up!
So new toy, new features (time slipping!) will update this once I’ve got used to it.
One problem now I have a nice shiny new LCD.
Big old CRT. As it was tucked away in the corner of the room I really didn’t notice how huge it is. Hopefully a friend will have it (gratis). If not looks like I might have a problem.
New TV, almost……
…it’s on way from the John Lewis warehouse.
Went for a Series 4 32″ Samsung (LE32A457), looks fine and probably more than I need.
Should look something like this! Not 1080p, only 720. But as I have no interest in getting a Blu-Ray player then it should be fine. I may look at Freesat, but it’ll be fine for that.
Also on the bill is a HDD Recorder, after drooling over my Dads Panasonic EX-77 recorder if finally caved in and bought a EX-768, which is pretty much the same sans SD card slot. No real loss for me with only one SD camera in the house.
I did collect the HDD from John Lewis and it is currently recording Dr Alice as I type. Quality is good, though through scart on the old CRT it isn’t as good as I think the LCD will be.
Anyway, not a bad days spending. The TV was reduced to £399 and the recorder was £279, with 5 year and 2 year guarantees respectively. I could have got the HDD cheaper online, but it’s after my discount at JL it’s only about £50 more. Plus I get the extra years cover. So after discounts on both it came to £596.64
🙂
Just got to wait for the TV now, Saturday apparently!