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[einride]

On a completely different note: I must say Pentax-cameras handles noise very good, looks more photoish than computerish, if you know what I mean

i think so too -- because the noise reduction is pretty harsh on the ugly chrominance (colour) noise but leaves most of the luminance noise which is more like film grain and preserves detail. i would much rather keep some noise than do like SONY's low-to-mid end slr cameras and smooth everything out so it looks like a fucken watercolor painting.

iso 3200 on my li'l old k100d super admittedly looks terrible though, at least in low light, but that's because it's not true 3200 -- it's 1600 pushed a stop in firmware. 1600 is fine, i use it indoors all the time.

the k20d is apparently pretty okay all the way up to 6400, especially for having such a stupid high resolution on an aps-c sensor.

 

[Johanna]

I kinda regret not buying a pentax, I'm greatly intrigued by their lenses as well, but OH WELL, done is done and now I'm stuck with canon fo life where good lenses costs a fortune!

 

[einride]

i know. the lens compatibility and availability of old 60's-80's lenses rules, and also the fact that they all get shake reduced automatically. some of the all-metal limited primes like the 77/1.8 are fucking amazingly cool too (if you can afford them) and have no equivalent on other systems.

the cool thing is that you're not really stuck with canon either because you could sell your 30d now and probably make enough to buy a K20D new because it's like 6995 at cyberphoto which is the most ridiculous fucking price considering what you get. nikon d300 which is comparable in image quality and features is like almost 14000.

at the end of the day the camera still doesn't matter though, bärs som bärs det smakar ju lika

 

[Divine Victim]

HEAVY METAL FOREVER!

 

[Johanna]

HEAVY METAL FOREVER!

that's a truly awesome picture
if there was some kind of award for killer pix, you'd get it

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

???
I was just holding Dis' pacifier while pouring myself a beer and wearing a really kool wasp t-shirt

Yea it was just my lame attempt at humor essentially.

 

[Disgustipated]

From the craziness of ice, to the craziness of fire. Victoria (the state in which I live) is currently being engulfed by flames. A combination of 47 C heat and gale force winds caused fires to start all over the state over the weekend, and there a few still burning. Whole town have been wiped out, towns like Marysville and Kinglake (where my uncle lives) in Victoria's north-east. Last I heard, there were 131 confirmed dead, with that figure expected to rise to around 200 or more.


To give you some idea of the enormity of the destruction:

Nasa images show smoke covereing the state

Also check out this slideshow

 

[dorian gray]

*yyyaaawwnn* - State of California

 

[Reign in Acai]

Our fires, while large & frequent, pale in comparison.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

sucks that a fire cant get rid of all the morons in that state.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

I could say that about Illinois too.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Fuck you Baltimore

 

[lurch70]

all you fags will live in NY eventually

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

do you mean like in terms of Coruscant?
Will the planet Earth be called New York in the future?

 

[~Neurotica]

all you fags will live in NY eventually

!

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Fuck you Baltimore

My city is dirtier than yours.

 

[J.]

all you fags will live in NY eventually

too much walking. get a fucking car and quit bitching about parking

 

[skeptik]

 

[lurch70]

 

[einride]

here are a few things i've taken with my film camera that i got back from development today

and this last one is a pretty crappy picture BUT it is of a great grey owl i spotted. they're very rare, especially within city limits so to speak, and this particular one has lived in an area of umeå for a while. in january the local newspaper said it's probably dead by now BUT i saw it this tuesday and i have a photo to back it up

magnificient birds.