Monthly Archives: October 2005

APS-C vs 35mm

Posted on 25 October 2005 by tychay

Petteri Sulonen has written an article about deciding between dSLR sensor sizes, which is related to my previous entry. He is switching from Canon EOS 20D (1.6x APS) to EOS 5D (full frame) and writes:
My gut feeling when looking at … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | 9 Comments

D50 or D70?

Posted on 18 October 2005 by tychay

Nikon D50 from NikonLinks

Since Dru is considering a D50, here is what I wrote a long time ago about the D50.
I read that the D50 is supposed to be more colorful than the the D70. At the time I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | 14 Comments

That eternal question: SLR vs. bridge?

Posted on 18 October 2005 by tychay

Dru is looking to buy a camera. He’s been debating between an SLR and a “bridge” camera.
Coincidentally, The gaming site, FiringSquad, did a head-to-head comparison between the 20D dSLR and the Lumix DMC-FZ30 bridge camera. I thought we were over … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | 11 Comments

I’ll buy what he’s buying…

Posted on 16 October 2005 by tychay

A rant based on Flickr threads here and here.
I think my feeling about which dSLR camera someone should purchase is, to apply Louis Armstrong: “Man, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.” The simple reality is that after a year … Continue reading →

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Hoodman woes

Posted on 16 October 2005 by tychay

My second D70 FlipUp LCD cap broke.
Hoodman started by making clever hoods for LCD displays. The most ubiquitous use of a Hoodman is when you see NFL referees peering under them during an instant replay review. In a recent DVD … Continue reading →

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Judging character

Posted on 16 October 2005 by tychay

I know I implied I would not link TimesSelect, but this gem from Paul Krugman deserves special mention.
This article is a great introspective on limitations of our ability to judge character (“thin-slicing” in Blink-speak). It makes a great case … Continue reading →

Posted in business and economics, religion and politics | 6 Comments

When “elitism” fails, try…

Posted on 11 October 2005 by tychay

Having failed to beat their own into submission by labeling them “elitists.” The White House has tried a different tact: they’re sexist.

Posted in religion and politics | 5 Comments

Ahh, the Rapture. At last!

Posted on 10 October 2005 by tychay

The Late, Great Planet Earth from Zondervan

Thanks to Pat Robertson, I have been told to prepare for the Second Coming. The fact that this Catholic knows about the rapture is an unfortunate byproduct of a paying too much attention at … Continue reading →

Posted in religion and politics | 7 Comments

The music subscription model

Posted on 7 October 2005 by tychay

I had almost forgotten that Microsoft was supposed to launch their iTunes Music Store killer this year, perhaps even their own player (but more likely to be co-launched with some hungry electronics conglomerate). What ever happened to that?
Now we know.
Reuters … Continue reading →