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Hey. You just have to look at them (and even that's optional); I had to shoot, select and process the photographs.
To the left the Seiko Epson R-D1x, made by Cosina, with a Leitz Summicron-C 40mm f/2.
To the right the Nikon D100.
Different lenses, same focal length and opening,
To the left: Leitz Summicron-C 40mm f/2, and the lens is another Cosina product, the Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2.0 SL II ASPH.
Comparison of best shots.
I'd say:
Epson/Leica: Sharper, more detail and structure in the fine gradations, but less vivid and with lesser contrast than the Nikon/Voigtländer.
Also, I'm rather proud of how clean I got the Nikon sensor, which was incredibly dirty when I received the camera.
body comparison left to right pukifee, luts tiny delf, lati yellow. sorry for the headless state, the other two are at the spa.
Ok i am getting a few questions of the big stopper. I have put together a rough shabby guide so i apologise for its appearance.
There are three images all shot at f13 using the big stopper using ISO (or ASA) speed to alter the exposure duration. You will see the effect that using a dark 10 stop filter will have as you expand the shutter range. The example is poor but as i have no use for the images i thought i might as well use them for something.
The white smears in the lake are swans.
Oh and please excuse the sensor dust :)
On a side note i would like to know if people think i should better organise my sets? Should i have organised sets top 10's or 100's etc.
Anyway feedback always appreciated, hope you find the comparison useful.
Samsung is on the left - F4.5 Focal Length 55mm. No Image Stabilization. Handheld
Kodak is on the right - F4.8 Focal Length 56mm. Optical Image Stabilization. Handheld
■RICOH GXR
■RICOH GR
■RICOH GR Digital IV
■PENTAX MX-1
■PENTAX Q10
■FUJIFILM X100S
■FUJIFILM X20
■FUJIFILM X-E1
■CANON PowerShot G1X
■CANON EOS M
■NIKON COOLPIX A
■NIKON 1 S1
■SONY Cyber-Shot RX1
■SONY Cyber-Shot RX100
■SONY NEX-3N
■SIGMA DP1 Merrill
■LEICA X2
■PANASONIC LUMIX GF6
That's a strange idea, I know haha. When I saw these veins on my cousin's eyelids I thought about a strong lightning and I created this picture.
The larger one is much more structurally sound. The small one works, but even I (a guy whose models pretty much never stays together if you do more than look at them) would have trouble incorporating it well.
dyeing with ribwort plantain / plantago lanceolata on the left
dyeing with wild fennel / foeniculum vulgare on the right
Comparison of 15 standard lenses from 50 to 58 mm with Pentax-K or M42 thread mount. A picture of the lenses and some data can be found here: Group Picture, the chart for border sharpness is here. Every row represents a series of captures taken with one lens, starting with the smallest f-stop and increasing to f/16 or f/22. The lenses are sorted by the lens formula.
Each tile is a 200x150 crop of the center of a 7360x4912 photo taken with a 35 mm DSLR. The focus was accurately set with 16x magnification to the "1" of "1:2.9/50" by hand. I shot jpg with every picture "enhancement" (sharpening, denoising, saturation ..) switched off, the white balance also was set manually with the Pentax macro as reference. This time I didn't use an exposure automatic, all shutter speeds were set manually, e.g. at f/4 every shot was taken with 1/250 s, at f/5.6 with 1/125 s and so on. The distance from camera to the subject was 1.9 m. Every crop was directly taken from the camera file and mounted in the chart above, which is a png-file.
It seems to me that center resolution is not an issue for most lenses. Be aware, that the resolution of the camera sensor is 7360p/35.9mm, which means about 100 line pairs per millimeter, which is a high level. So I would call the Domiplan sharp at f/4 and higher, it is better than the Tessar and the best one in the group with 3 or 4 elements at all. The Tessar shows little halos around the writing at f/2.8 and f/4. The lamest lens at all is the Iscotar, but the remarkable weak rendering at f/8 could be a mistake by me: the focus ring of the Iscotar turns very easily and perhaps I touched it while changing the f-stop.
As expected, the fastest lenses (f/1.4 to f/1.8) are all blurred and have low contrast wide opened.
Revuenon: pretty sharp from f/4, one of the best lenses of this comparison
Helios: sharp, the 44-2 better and with more contrast than the 44M. The 44-2 is a bit yellowish.
Carenar: low contrast but comparatively good resolution at f/1.7 and f/2. From f/2.8 good.
Cosinon: Belongs to the centre-field. The pictures are brighter from f/5.6 on. I checked the exposure times positive, perhaps it is an issue of the aperture.
Yashinon: also centre-field. This lens has clearly a problem with chromatic aberration at f/1.7 and f/2.
Takumar and 1.7M: very similar and very sharp, the 1.7M even a bit better.
1.4A: until f/8 worse than the 1.7M.
Macro: no surprise, exemplary from f/4 on.
Zoom: this lens was added for curiosity. The contrast is low, but the resolution is good.
So, in my opinion the leading group is the Revuenon, the Super-Takumar, the 1.7M and the Macro, I also would add the Domiplan. The 1.4A is rather at the lower end of the faster lenses. This insight is not new: it is not uncommon that a 1.7 or 1.8 lens of a manufacturer outperforms its bigger brother 1.4.
Chromatic aberration is mostly seen at the faster lenses, very strong at the Yashinon (f/1.7 and f/2), but also at the Carenar (f/1.7 and f/2), Cosinon (f/1.7), Pentax-M (f/1.7) and Pentax-A (f/1.4) and even at the Macro at f/2.8. The Revuenon shows green borders at f/2 and f/2.8.
The Oxford Diecast ERF LV isn't the first model of this lorry in 1/76 scale as Corgi released a version in their Trackside range some years ago, now discontinued but still readily available. The Oxford has a superior level of detail but its clear plastic cab makes the Trackside a better choice for repaints and conversions.
from left to right: Little Monica Little Harmony, Minifee and D-storic Narae.
All three is normal skin, Narae is Normal yellow, I think, tho compare to the other two it's so pale, maybe it's white? Though I never seen D-storic white, so not sure. Anyone can confirm?
Size comparison photos. Souldoll Star - Volks Liz on Suwarikko body - Do Dolls Dream Marionette Line Margaret - Volks Ariadoll Iris Secret - nDoll Aiko/Little Monica Sophia ^^
Comparison of the Dr Marten Con-gress 7 hole boot and the DM 1460 Union Jack 8 hole boot.
The Con-Gress boot being a limited edition production of only 1460 pairs.
Still doing some macro trials. I can't get rid of the system shake and focusing is hard!
Both images were taken almost without moving anything except of the lights (LED). The view of the leaf changes drastically!
Taken with Canon EF 100mm macro + two 2x teleconverters + 68mm extension tubes. No lens reversing.
index: OPI Gargantuan Green Grape
middle: OPI Damone Roberts 1968
ring: OPI Hey! Get In Lime!
pinkie: OPI Mermaid’s Tears
two coats + top coat
natural light
Another size comparison. I thought the MacBook Pro would feel a lot bigger and bulkier, but actually doesn't seem that much more to shlep around. Apple Design huzzah! If this had been another manufacturer, it would have been 3 times bulkier.
Torso test. Both Withdolls have had their stoppers removed.
Basically everyone moves well, except for the MNF that's useless. And everyone but the narae and minisup end up stupid and broken looking due to the chest joint (I still don't understand how it's supposed to be aesthetically pleasing). Well, mnf doesn't but that's just because it doesn't move as much.
Momoko - Monster High - Pullip Type4 body
- The 1st thing is that Frankie can't have her feet down flat. O_o Otherwise she would be smaller than a Momoko.
- Her body is way smaller & thinner than the other two bodies, I think I will never complain again about the thinness of type4 body (or I'll do ^^°).
- She can't have her elbows inside as Momokos or Pullips type4. Her articulations are very similar of a Dal body in fact.
Here's a side to side comparison of my Painted production Bren and DP28 to Overmolded Bren and DP28. I felt like making one, here it is. Enjoy!
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This photo is easily on of the most-viewed of my photo collection. I used to be able to see where the links were coming from, but I can't anymore and I'm dying of curiosity to know where these links are from.
If you have a sec, leave a comment or pop me a message to let me know how you arrived at this photo. Thanks! :)
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Experiencing these stations was what most made me realise that there might actually be something to this BRT-thing after all:
And another flickr user's photo (awesome capture): www.flickr.com/photos/doctorlo/2275173783/
Here are links to some short videos showing how the stations work:
Go to 0:52 on this one (actually a different system, but identical station style)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hncSYjBQBIM&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA4IR7PvO6I
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjP_GTnjEKI
The stations really frame the experience and provide numerous other services that improve the speed, capacity and comfort of the system as well as show a significant commitment/permanence by the local government/transit agency - like tracks they are not apt to be moved anytime soon.
The transmilenio is a BRT (for bus rapid transit).. like a cross between a metro and the express B-Line buses of Vancouver. Another way to put it (for those who don't know Vancouver) would be like a surface metro - enclosed stations and all- that uses articulated buses instead of trains, and isolated lanes instead of track. Like skytrain, the station platform sits in between each direction of line.. but for TransMilenio, lanes. In this case, forming the long part of the "T" where the top is a crosswalk - right in the centre of the road (not on some distant, time-consuming pull-out)
The stations are well ... they feel like the Expo line skytrain, but on the ground. There is ramp (wheelchair friendly) to go up to the bus-level platform, and one passes through automated fare collection (smart card). You can see a bit here: farm1.static.flickr.com/19/107068591_e6b678aa23_o.jpg Once inside, the entire station is all fare-paid zone, and buses on different routes each have a platform segment. This means that once one gets in the system (like a metro) you could actually ride all day. Each platform/bay has 3 wide sets of sliding glass doors that automatically open as the bus slides into position.
The 3 sets of wide glass doors of the station whisk open in unision with their bus counterparts (also wide) and riders step in and out (like skytrain, subway, or metro). There are no line ups. - People/wheelchairs/strollers simply step/roll in.. not up.. Wheelchairs and strollers are restricted to the front set of doors, everyone else uses the other two sets. . People transferring to another route just walk to the other bay/platform and get on that bus when it arrives without needing to pay again or queue for one door.
This system is far more cost-effective system than subsurface rail (most ROWs were expropriated from existing car lanes - transit priority over car), and there are no dangerous rails on the surface (and no fences like the around skytrain).
Also unlike something like the Silverline in Boston (which has a painfully slow transition to underground, and runs in mixed traffic, and generally oscillates between bus and wannabe metro), TransMilenio is completely consistent and uniform in what it has across the network.
The buses have their own median lanes, usually 2 in *each* direction. See how it looks here?: www.flickr.com/photos/99887786@N00/2468594299/ I would guess about 65% of the network is like this, and the remaining stations have passing lanes. This was a politically gutsy move to make, as the lanes the buses use were expropriated from car traffic. It basically creates additional congestion for cars, while allowing the cleaner more space-efficient public transit to go much much faster. A clear priority for public transit over car use. It is a carrot & stick. carrot to use transit becuase it is faster, stick against driving because it gets slower. In addition this is a major cost-saving measure, becuase existing roadways are used and no new ones are constructed (unlike other BRTs elswhere)
It also made construction of the busways incredible simple and fast. Nearly 100 kms of dedicated lines were in place within a matter of a few years.
My favourite resource for Bus Rapid Transit systems is the ITDPs BRT Planning Guide - in particular The Annex Section has system comparisons across BRT Systems all over the world. It is clear here how feature-rich TransMilenio is compared to lacklustre cousins elsewhere. itdp.pmhclients.com/index.php/microsite/brt_planning_guid...
Another good one: The US Transportation Research Board has a paper discussing applicability of the Transmilenio in the US - an identified challenge is that there could be little public support since most people would initially associate it with "the bus" rather than it's own mode.
TransMilenio has immense capacity - moving more people than many heavy-rail subway systems - at peak hours the busiest single line moves 45,000 people per direction. In some ways the system is victim of it's own success - some residents have nicknamed it TransMi-lleno (full), for being famously full.
Please see the next photo - there is more info there about TransMilenio.
Another informative video is this one of the Rea Vaya - a South African BRT system heavily modelled after TransMilenio. The station interior pan starts at 3:37
www.youtube.com/watch?v=85xXs7JTt5k and www.reavaya.org.za/
And last an electric trolleybus BRT in Venezuela: www.insideyorks.co.uk/tbus/xmd1.jpg
Electric trolley-bus BRT in Venezuela: www.flickr.com/photos/venex/sets/72157600189865830/
In my ongoing quest to review every minifigure I can find, I picked up two Dr. Who mystery packs from a company called "Character Building." Of course, I wanted either an Eleventh Doctor or a Dalek, but I got an Amy Pond and a Silent. These felt more similar to Lego's Friends line, so I included one in the pic for comparison.
In many ways, the picture speaks for itself, but I'll start with the things I do not like:
> The printing on the heads is not very good. Amy's face just looks weird.
> The proportions seem wrong. Those giant heads aren't working for me at all.
> Amy's hair is not removable.
> Note the hands - the shortened thumb makes it difficult to pose a Brickarm correctly. The weapons snapped in fine, but at a weird angle. They pop out of grasp very easily when pointed straight (as in the pic).
> Compatibility is limited. Heads, arms and hands are the only parts you can use with Lego other than standing them on regular Lego studs.
> And NONE of the Dr. Who figures comes with an accessory except the 11th Doctor, who has a sonic screwdriver - and that would have been awesome if I'd gotten one.
The things I DO like:
> Those compatible arms. The Silent's muscly arms look great on a Lego figure, but they're a bit long. You can use the Lego hands with those arms though.
> Amy's hair and skirt. These are made of a flexible material so you can turn her head, as shown, and the hair still works. As for the skirt, I would love to see Lego try something like that rather than the pyramid skirts they use now. I hate those block skirts, but this solution would allow you to have a girl with actual moving legs.
> These figures can turn at the waist, which is great for posing.
All in all, this company brought just a couple of interesting ideas to the minifig genre but falls well short of Lego's quality. But, it's Dr. Who! So if you're a fan looking for figs to go with your Lego TARDIS build, these do the job quite well.
Bebs
Ukraine rally, March 6, 2022, at the Minnesota State Capitol building.
Camera: 1948 Pacemaker Speed Graphic 4x5, hand-held with a Grafmatic film back.
Film: Fomapan 100
From left to right: Bronze (Shoshon 2011), Tawny (2017) and Normal (Saiph 2013).
I was really surprised by how light tawny is. I had scoured the internet looking for comparisons to bronze skin since I wanted jointed hands for Orrin, my Shoshon. I never really found a decent comparison, but some photos of tawny dolls looked almost like the bronze and others were very light. I know Soom's resin colors can vary greatly from batch to batch, but I thought they sent me a pair of normal skin hands when these arrived.