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"As for high-end sound equipment, well, I listen to country music on my Mac speakers, so I have, er, little to say about that."
I loved this part of the article. Thanks for posting.
Commented Sep 11, 2009 on A Leica Won't Improve Your Photography at The Online Photographer
A Leica Won't Improve Your Photography
By John Camp I enjoyed the Veblen-value essay; a terrific piece of writing. My problem with Leica has never been that the cameras are expensive, or that much of their cost is in Veblen value. Hey, it's your money, do with it what you wish. I don’t even have a problem with Veblen value. I drive a...
"It took me three and a half hours this morning to write that essay."
Time well spent. This was an excellent essay.
Commented Sep 8, 2009 on What Does 'Expensive' Mean? at The Online Photographer
What Does 'Expensive' Mean?
Long ago, when I was a wee camera reviewer writing for the internet that came on pieces of paper bound along one edge and monitored through the mailbox or the newsstand, I decided not to tell people how to feel about money. I can't claim that I've always stuck by this resolution, but at least I ...
Based on the specs that I think the average consumer would look at, I think the Sony is the obvious choice here. But based on things I look at, it's not so simple. I want full frame, but I also want high ISO. My perfect camera? A full frame 7D. All of the specs of the 7D but with a full frame sensor. Heck, take out the video — I don't need it. It would be sort of a 5D lite. I know, I'm dreaming, but that's the camera I want today.
Commented Sep 2, 2009 on Canon 7D, $1699 at The Online Photographer
Canon 7D, $1699
To considerable fanfare among Canonophiles, the world's leading cameramaker today announced its bid to regain the APS-C throne it ceded when it didn't try hard enough with the 50D. It has tried hard enough this time and then some. The new 7D is Canon's top-of-the-line reduced-sensor-size body...
Like some others have said here already, the α850 is making me wonder what Sony has up its sleeve for its next flagship. That, along with the inevitable responses from Nikon and Canon, should be very interesting.
Commented Aug 27, 2009 on Sony A850, and a New Price Barrier Broken at The Online Photographer
Sony A850, and a New Price Barrier Broken
I'm never going to understand why camera companies introduce multiple products on the same day—it definitely reduces the coverage they get from scurvy li'l bloggers like me. I'd be happy to feature all of Sony's cool new products one at a time if they'd un-embargo them with a few days' space ...
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What a beautiful specimen.
Commented Aug 27, 2009 on A Dribble from the Pipeline at The Online Photographer
A Dribble from the Pipeline
In geekout mode now, take a look at what Fazal got.... Mike Send this post to a friend Featured Comment by Ed Taylor: "Beautiful camera to my eye. "After reviewing some of the photos taken with this camera, I realized something had changed. I knew it would happen eventually and it has. Phot...
"This video has been removed by the user." :(
Commented Jan 13, 2009 on "Being a bike racer in Oregon is like being a mouse in a cheese factory" at Stronger, Fitter, Faster
"Being a bike racer in Oregon is like being a mouse in a cheese factory"
The organization that puts together all the bike racing in Oregon (OBRA) had their annual awards banquet the other night and played this four minute video showing highlights from mountain bike, track, criterium, cyclocross, and road races over the course of 2008. Something to watch for: around 2...
This is awesome. I can't believe that the first comment on Valleytrash mentioned that the vacation is "absurd". And this is from a reader, not a contributor. Seriously? Do people really think that a short trip across the state to an amusement park is absurd? I'm not an executive at my place of employment, but I can easily afford such a trip. I'm glad to see this post so that the world can see how absurd that site is.
Commented Nov 19, 2008 on The Definition of a Slow News Day at Dollarshort
The Definition of a Slow News Day
I could go all defensive about this piece on Valleywag about our extravagant Disneyland trip, but I won't. Instead, I'll be gracious and help Owen during these troubled times for Valleywag. Here's a couple of story ideas based on a few photos from our weekend. Enjoy! ...
The big question is: Does the app work with Movable Type?
Commented Jun 10, 2008 on on stage at sippey.com
on stage
Holy cow, what a blast. Huge kudos to Ray Marshall, who built the app and did a tremendous job running the demo; and also to Stephane Delbecque, who's our mobile product manager. I'm incredibly happy for the team -- amazing work! (Wanna come work with us? We're hiring!) And just how massive of...
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