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Comment on APPLE ACCOUNT HACKED! by Geren

Geren — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:21:11 +0000

I guess I ought mention that I was able to regain control of my Apple e-mail account with little or no damage to myself or anyone else. Please, however, update your e-mail address books to use my gmail address going forward.

Comment on APPLE ACCOUNT HACKED! by custom items

custom items — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:28:35 +0000

Geren,

That’s just bad news from you and why it was compromised? Did you remember a certain time of the last things you did? be careful next time since the internet now a days is one of the most dangerous places.

Comment on Another “Future of Photography” post by branded items

branded items — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:30:03 +0000

That camera is no nice. I like Son’y camera a lot because even on the digital camera, it can take good quality pictures, and film HD videos. Nice review!

Comment on Sunrise on 70 by Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:21:43 +0000

Wow,good work.Very beautiful!

Comment on Sunrise on 70 by corporate gifts

corporate gifts — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:27:05 +0000

Wow! That is one great snapshot. It’s so beautiful I think it would look good on a frame and hung on the wall right by the coffee counter. I love sunrises and I loved how you captured the majesty of the sun slowly rising from the horizon seeming to announce another great day unfolding. I hope you can post more of these, it really is so beautiful to look at, it makes me look forward to another day.

Comment on Another “Future of Photography” post by Geren

Geren — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:35:15 +0000

Where the superzooms fall down is in the sensor, and critical image quality in low light/high ISO situations. Typically, the sensors are about 1/5 the size of those found in DSLR (or other APS-C sensor cameras). For web posting, computer or TV viewing and, small prints (8×10 or smaller), they do fine. On occasion, you can get a bigger print, but it takes a fair amount of work and luck.

Whether a superzoom camera will work for you depends on what you expect to see, and your usage. As a professional photographer, I can’t depend on them to produce the image quality that my clients require. — they’re just not capable of doing it.

Cameras like the Sony’s NEX-7 or NEX-5n, Nikon’s new “1? series, and a few others can finally offer a truly compact camera that produce professional results. But, they still require interchangeable lenses.

I think we’re going to see a trend towards simpler, smaller is better. A lot of stellar images were made with a Leica or Voightlander rangefinder with a 50mm f/2 lens.

Comment on Another “Future of Photography” post by Stan

Stan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:13:11 +0000

For years, I took thousands of great pix using a 35mm Ashai Pentax. I finally replaced it with a Nikon SLR with a huge gadget back and abou $3k worth of lenses, filters, etc.
About ten years ago, I got my first cheapo digital and have never looked back. I’m many friends with fancy DSLRs but I’ve found that the SuperZoom crossover Panasonic FZ100 will do more, with a lot less work than my old Nikon. At this point, I seen no reason to spend the money nor the effort to schlep around extra lenses.
Just MNSHO of course.

Comment on Another “Future of Photography” post by Geren

Geren — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:14:31 +0000

Thanks, Frank, for the tip. How often I’ll get down there, though, is questionable. It’s at least a 1 1/2 hour drive from my home. If I come from work, it would be a rush-hour trip around the D.C. Circle of Death that would take at least two hours. That’s hardly a local camera shop, unless I have some other business in the area.

I will add the store’s web site to my links page, though, and check their web site out when it’s up and running again…

Comment on Another “Future of Photography” post by Frank

Frank — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:21:43 +0000

It’s sad that Penn is closing, they have been a good store for a long time. Luckily for the DC metro area, Ace Photo is still growing after 20 years in the business. With an inventory rivaling the New York camera stores, Ace has is the largest ( both in size and the sheer amount of products) camera store in the Mid-Atlantic. If you’ve never been to Ace, you should come out. Every single day, new customers come in for the first time and say “WOW! I never knew there was such a gigantic camera store in the area”. We carry EVERYTHING, and we have New York prices. The entire sales staff is comprised of professional photographers who moonlight at the store when they don’t have shoots. We offer every photo product you ever heard of, world class processing, and awesome classes

…you should check it out. Ask for Frank!

http://www.acephoto.net

Comment on More on the Future of UHF Wireless by Geren

Geren — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:10:57 +0000

My biggest concern is that the fed could see that $30B number and, not realizing the true economic burden and probable environmental impact, knee-jerk on us. And, with the folks making wireless mics, etc., pretty much turning a blind eye to the problem and hanging their hats on UHF, we could really be up a creek on this.

Comment on More on the Future of UHF Wireless by Fred k

Fred k — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:55:21 +0000

Oy. I if they give 5 yrs notice (like they did for the digital tv reshuffle?) Or better yet 10, I could get on board especially if the new bandwidth goes for broadband cell (or better yet public) internet access

Comment on When One of You Just Isn’t Enough by VoiceTone Update | gerenm.net

VoiceTone Update | gerenm.net — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:13:23 +0000

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Comment on Quickie With The A35 by A35 First Shots | gerenm.net

A35 First Shots | gerenm.net — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:07:25 +0000

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Comment on Maryland Renaissance Festival, 2011 by Geren

Geren — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:13:44 +0000

Thanks, Christina. It was a good year at the Ren Fest, and I got to try a few new things and met some really fun new folks. I especially enjoyed photographing you, and I’m looking forward to more! Maybe we can set up something in the near future? I sure hope so.

Comment on Maryland Renaissance Festival, 2011 by Christina Enge

Christina Enge — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:56:38 +0000

I really enjoyed looking at all the photos. You are a fabulous photographer – and a nice guy too. : )

Comment on Minolta DiMage A1 and A2 Images by Quickie With The A35 | gerenm.net

Quickie With The A35 | gerenm.net — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:08:01 +0000

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Comment on Out Of My System by Quickie With The A35 | gerenm.net

Quickie With The A35 | gerenm.net — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:13:13 +0000

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Comment on Out Of My System by Geren

Geren — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:19:15 +0000

Be sure to read the Pingback post "Sony: Back Into my System"

Comment on Who Needs a Video Camera? by Geren

Geren — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:12:26 +0000

Neat toy, and it certainly makes nice video. There are some issues with it for me. I prefer a larger sensor. I even find 2/3″ sensors to be too small to get decent depth-of-field control. I also prefer a bit more manual control. But remember, my video experience is in a traditional broadcast production environment, and so my desire is different than a lot of people. I would certainly consider a Sony NEX5 or NEX7 with the Sony 18-200mm E-series lens. They are similar in size and shape to the JVC, but the lenses are interchangeable.

Comment on Who Needs a Video Camera? by Stan

Stan — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:50:38 +0000

Things keep moving faster. I think I found my next toy. Check these two links:
http://hothardware.com/News/JVCs-GCPX10-Is-Part-Camcorder-Part-Camera-All-Frankencam/
http://youtu.be/M-cpmbDumOw
This is a new generation of hybrid still and video camera with high-speed capability and a decent optical zoom.

Comment on Who Needs a Video Camera? by Scott Simmons

Scott Simmons — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:41:20 +0000

I think dedicated camcorder-type cameras are likely to be a thing of the past. Those who want high quality video can always get a DSLR that gives them more. If they don’t need that high quality, there’s always the compact P&S camera or the little Fllip cameras. I don’t even really get why Flip things exist. I’d much rather use a P&S with an actual real-life, honest-to-goodness zoom.

Comment on Out Of My System by Sony: Back Into my System… | gerenm.net

Sony: Back Into my System… | gerenm.net — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:19:34 +0000

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Comment on 16:9 by Geren

Geren — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:30:43 +0000

Thanks, Scott!

The interesting thing about these is that none were originally cropped to 16:9 — I did that to test a large-screen TV as a monitor.

Comment on 16:9 by Scott

Scott — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:05:54 +0000

Excellent photos, Geren. And I like how you’ve put them all in the same aspect ratio.

Comment on On The Hunt: Keyboard Amps by Geren

Geren — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:24:30 +0000

Now, there’s a concept. They’ve got remotes for their guitar amps — anything from simple pushbuttons like they’ve had for years, to very complex remotes for the Vypyr series. Should be fairly easy to do…