As you know, with mirrorless cameras, getting flight shots is tough with a busy background. In the Z9 firmware update 4.0, they added a feature called Auto Capture. I tried it out yesterday. All you do is set up a tripod, enter some parameters for the shot you want, activate the program and walk away. The camera looks for any combination of settings and takes shots on its own. This one was set up for motion in a defined area of the frame. Lets say, it worked great.

I got a firmware update the other day and have been practicing with it. The update was for eye tracking to make it faster to detect and focus. The trick is to NOT watch the square and to JUST watch your subject to keep it in frame. I thought a black dark subject like my Boy here would be a good test. What do you think?

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Location info:

Castello di Duino. Vista del castello dal sentiero Rilke.

Shot with Canon Rebel T5i (700D) and Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM. Firmware upgraded to Magic Lantern.

Processed with Photoshop CC 2015 and Lightroom CC 2015.

Many thanks for the views, faves, and comments!

Firmware 3.0

stunning with very low light!

Fujifilm Provia

Taken without the tripod and the new Fujifilm X-H1 firmwares extra stabilization, handheld ½ sec shutterspeed. Original raw file can be downloaded here.

I believe (from comments on my last train photo) that this is a DSB Class ME No.1526 train. Was taken in the old train area in south Copenhagen. The tower in the background is the Bohrs Tårn in Carlsberg Byen.

Check out this mini review I made of all Fujifilm gear I ever tested on my blog.

The photo is Creative Commons license: use it for free, but please credit my name and link to my website kristoffertrolle.com

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Taken with the Nikon Z6 and Nikon 500PF with 1.4x TCE111, using subject tracking with firmware 3.40 loaded to camera. RSPB Leighton Moss.

Ops I’ve done it again, sorry Britney. I bought another camera. Jeez, I buy far too much camera gear, there’s a definite destructive pattern I should be alert to it. It’s all down to not getting out and taking photos, I get depressed, I get a little kick from looking at photography gear and sometimes I go to far I buy something. This time I’ve bought another Fujifilm camera, a XH1, it’s second hand and in mint condition. The firmware was still at the base level, had only taken 800 photos and an absolute steal of a price, but I don’t love it yet. I do get affectionate about my gear, but that only happens when it’s part of the magic, when I take that photo with it. Here is photo I took with a camera I now love, my Canon EOS R, it was taken back in November last year in a wood I’m champing at the bit to get back to, and come next week I can’t see anything stopping me. Getting out and about again taking photos will be a lot healthier all round, especially financially.

Agelaius phoeniceus.

First time use of the new OMD firmware upgrade: Autofocus subject, "Birds". The software latches on to one or more birds, and the white rectangle in the viewfinder turns green when the bird(s) is(are) in focus. The claim is that it can focus on up to 8 birds in a frame.

It was quite warm for November. A bit of fog over the Saint-Lawrence.

New firmware for Nikon Zf added grain as creative intervention. I love grain. A love dirty BW. JPEG out of camera.

5. Firmware Update für das S10

Spodsbjerg Lighthouse

Location info:

Spodsbjerg, Hundested, Denmark

Shot with Canon Rebel T5i (700D) and Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM. Firmware upgraded to Magic Lantern.

Processed with Photoshop CC 2015 and Lightroom CC 2015.

Many thanks for the views, faves, and comments!

.. in Heidelberg welcomes everybody .. and lets you smile .. come and visit! .. btw Olympus rolled out a new firmware for my camera with a new bleach bypass profile .. so this is it :)

Nikon Z9, firmware 4.0 , Probando Captura Automatica

Completely did a reconfiguration on my PC ASUS Z390 Motherboard and by updating the motherboard BIOS firmware that is by flashing the BIOS up to the latest firmware, with no problems at all and which I have done so many over the years.

Plus, one good thing about ASUS Motherboards, is they are easy to flash the Bios using their EZ Flash 3 utility that is built into their boards and by using a flash drive to update the Bios with the latest firmware cap file. Which I got all the latest Drives for my ASUS Z390 Motherboard, from the ASUS Website.

This new update has set my Motherboard to allow the TPM chip and Trusted Platform Module 2.0 to be active for making Secure boot for the bootup drive for Windows 10 or 11. So I have configured the Motherboard "CSM" Mode for Boot device Control for UEFI and Legacy OPROM UEFI: which allows your computer to start in "LEGACY BIOS" mode and in "UEFI" mode. And the Boot\Secure Book Option for UEFI Only, to allow a Secure Book in.

UEFI mode is recommended for newer PCs that support it, as it offers advantages and compatibility. Nevertheless, there are scenarios where legacy BIOS mode may be more suitable, for example, if you have an older PC that does not support UEFI or if you wish to use a dual-boot or multi-boot system with different operating systems that may not work well with UEFI and also, some UEFI drivers will not support every kind of hardware that you add onto your PC.

Well, at least now I am happy to say that I have sorted out all my problems and running back up again on Windows 10. And now with all the new updates, I am getting from Microsoft, which is no surprise to me and say:

Great news—your PC meets the minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Windows 11, version 23H2 is ready - and it's free!

Wow!

My ASUS Motherboard is nearly 4 years old and will support Windows 11.

But do ask myself do I want headaches with all the problems that I keep hearing from those who are running on Windows 11 and even I know some are having problems on Mac desktop PCs too?

As young Brother informed me, has he been an IT engineer for some years now.

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! how sadly do I miss Windows XP, which I still think was the best operating system for desktop PC users, that Microsoft ever made to this date!

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26 mm.

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12+ structure and sharper

Test nach Firmware Update 2.0

Oktober 2019

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Frontkamera lässt bis ISO 1600 zu

und 1/4 s F1.9

A lucky catch as I was testing the 5D after a firmware upgrade (to 1.1.1)

Spot the Volvo for a complete Nordic experience.

Testing some M4/3 with a small fun camera. Confirmed: It is more shaky to use a screen than a viewfinder, so 1/60s is not a safe speed to handhold with this thing like I'm used to.

This is a JPEG straight from camera. It gets pretty muddy at ISO 3200 due to the noise reduction, but still okay at 1600. Haven't even looked at the raw files yet.

The video out of this little thing looks really good. In my opinion better than the old 5D Mk II and 7D who started the "DSLR revolution" in video. Too bad the native lenses are focus by wire WITH NON-LINEAR RESPONSE (why??) which makes manual focusing really annoying. I.e. focus is accelerating, so where you end up depends on the speed at which you turn the focus ring and not just how far you turn it.

Seems like this could have been fixed by a simple firmware update that would let you choose between linear and accelerated manual focus, but I don't think they are going to release anything for this camera anymore. And as far as I know they haven't even added such an option on the GH5.

For stills the auto focus feels snappy and reliable.

I updated the firmware on the Sigma Sports and changed my Af tracking settings and got 12 sharp shots in a row out of this hawk takeoff. It doesn't seem to work much better with distant objects against a cluttered background, but it's noticably better at staying on focus with a close bird with mostly sky behind it. Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area

Airlie Gardens, NC. I was testing out the A1 firmware update, specifically with the Sony 200-600mm because I read a few posts where the eye focus seemed worse. I found no problems, even when the 1.4 TC was mounted.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and forty seven metres at 15:40pm on Thursday 8th November 2018, off Þingvallavegur 36 in the Þingvellir National Park (Thingvellir National Park) in Iceland. Situated East of Reykjavik, this is the location where the Alþing (Althing) parliamentary general assembly met between 930 CE and 1798. It has been home to a church for over One thousand years.

The park sits in a rift valley caused by the separation of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates with cliffs and fissures such as the Almannagjá fault.

Here we are looking over a body of water known as Þingvallavatn (Þingvallavatn lake). The lake has a surface area of 84 km² and a depth of 114m and lies partially with the national park.The only outflow from lake Þingvallavatn is the river Sog.

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Nikon D850 Focal length 55mm. Hand held with Nikkor VR vibration reduction enabled on Normal setting. Shutter speed 1/320s Aperture f/14.0 iso100 RAW (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L 8256 x 5504 FX). Colour space. Adobe RGB. AF-C focus 51 point with 3-D tracking. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto 0 white balance (8030K). Nikon Distortion control on. Vignette control Normal.

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Phot-R ultra slim 77mm UV filter. Nikon EN-EL15a battery. Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS module.

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LONGITUDE: W 21d 7m 43.70s

ALTITUDE: 147.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 89.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 33.30MB

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Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.01 (16/01/2018) LD Distortion Data 2.017 (20/3/18)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit (Version 1.2.11 15/03/2018). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit (Version 1.4.7 15/03/2018). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 1.3.2 15/03/2018). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

Teesdale , County Durham , UK .

First shots with wide angle conversion lens on the X70 . I need to do the firmware update on the body yet but couldn't wait to try the lens , very pleased so far .

Updated to new om1 firmware and this was nearly full frame using Autofocus.

Neue Firmware 5.0 –

Objektiv 400 mm + 2x Telekonverter = 800 mm + APS-C Modus (Faktor 1,5) = 1200 mm + ClearZoom (2x Digitalzoom) = 2400 mm Brennweite.

Freihand.

a quick test of the animal eye focus on a stuffed green woodpecker in my living room.

Sony A9 firmware v6 animal eye test with noise reduction

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3200 iso

Are you old enough to remember those days that camera kit usually included a standard 50mm lens?

The 50mm standard lens is usually fast, light weight and possesses good optical quality.

In the APS-C sensor cameras, the 35mm focal length is 50mm equivalent.

I have a chance to try on this new Fuji 35mm F2 lens.

My dear Puss Tabby is always my first model in trying new camera and lens. I will take more shots with this standard lens and share the experience with you.

Have a great weekend!

Fuji X-T1 camera

Fuji XF 35mm F2 WR lens

Firmware 4.10

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妳是一道柔和的光

照在我的面上

像妳的毛毛掌

輕撫我的臉

妳是那悠悠的回声

縈繞在我心裏

仿如妳低沉的顫音

催我入眠

妳是這又濃又淡的气味

永遠留在我身上

直到一天

妳我一起昇華 消散

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Test Magic Lantern firmware

Quickly nipped out to catch the last of the day's light. Took the trusty Fuji x10 and clicked on Toy Camera setting courtesy of the latest firmware update..

Experimenting with the bike flash mode on the Convoy S2+ flashlight with Biscotti firmware. LPB Plexiglass Diamond connected via LPB Universal Connector to a Convoy S2+ (on bike flash mode). Custom diamond lightblade connected to a Ledlenser P7QC (on blue low mode). Post processed from 5sec RAW exposure in Adobe Lightroom 6, including hue adjustments.

Dropped my dad off at LAX this morning & took some shots in my favorite spot. I was lucky I did not get rained on!

S10 Nightshot Mode

F1.5

ISO 100

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Flew my bird after 3 months break...ignored firmware upgrade and low battery warning to get this one in 20 mph gusts..

After weeks of traveling through deep space, Dr. Danelle Daystrom has finally arrived on Deep Space Outpost Arcturus to help the crew unlock the secrets of her lost father's A.I. algorithms. Buried in the data was the most advance adaptive logic processor firmware ever created. This processor could be used in an entirely new breed of robotic companions, able to think, adapt, and evolve like never before.

Daystrom with the help of Nova Team’s chief science officer, Lt Cmdr Samuel Steele are working on writing the firmware to the new logic processors. It’s a complicated process, and no one knows if it will work, but its it’s definitely worth trying. Now… they just need the proper robotic vessel to run this new processor. Sounds like a job for Arcturus’s crack engineering and mechanical teams!

To learn more about Nova Team's other adventures visit their album: flic.kr/s/aHskpavQh5

::::Hello everyone! Sorry for the delays in posting the continuation of this story. I’ve been buried in work as of late! But I hope to ramp back up on the frequency of my posts! Oh yeah, and I’ve got a bunch of BrickLink hauls coming my way for more builds and photos too ;-) As always, comments always welcomed! Thanks!

For those who are interested, unfortunately I am unable to sell the Nova Team minifigures or designs due to the use of the "Classic Space" logo which is owned and trademarked by The LEGO Group. My custom designed figures and use of the official "Classic Space" logo is for personal use only in my MOCs and photography. By the same token, I will not give away the design files and source material either. Thank you for understanding! Trust me, if I could legally sell these, I would.

This Philz series was all shot within minutes of each other at the 24th and Howard (i.e. the original) Philz Coffee in the Mission. Of the three, I was disappointed in number 2 as the POV is wrong for the lines and people I was trying to accent. My apologies. ;)

In this final image, I was seated across from the barista as he worked and, as he brought the cup up to do the pour over (re-pour over?) I brought the camera up and snapped. Firmware 2.01 X100 makes these shots possible. Best value out there right now for the combination of features the camera offers.

Just a quick update on the goings on at Nova Team! Now that Daystrom and Steele have adapted the lost A.I. algorithms to the proper firmware, it’s time to start building a vessel to carry it! Here we have Ensign Benjamin Brenner, Nova Team’s mechanical specialist inspecting his lasted work on the project. He seems very pleased with the progress!

To learn more about Nova Team's other adventures visit their album: flic.kr/s/aHskpavQh5

For those who are interested, unfortunately I am unable to sell the Nova Team minifigures or designs due to the use of the "Classic Space" logo which is owned and trademarked by The LEGO Group. My custom designed figures and use of the official "Classic Space" logo is for personal use only in my MOCs and photography. By the same token, I will not give away the design files and source material either. Thank you for understanding! Trust me, if I could legally sell these, I would.

using Sony A7ii and Nikkor 105F1.4 E ED with Commlite Pro AF adapter (firmware V.05) @F1.4 1/2500 ISO 100

Z9 (firmware v.1.11)

Z 24-120mm

Manual Exposure + Auto ISO

AF: Wide-Area (L) + Auto Scene Tracking

Delkin Black 512GB CFExpress

In-Camera JPG capture

Nik Color Efx 4

Photoshop Elements

I had the chance to make some images at the recent car races at Long Beach.

Porta di Diana, villa Barbarigo, Valsanzibio.

Dalla scalinata di questa modesta dimora, situata sotto i colli Euganei, quindi , in piena pianura padana, si poteva raggiungere Venezia senza mai scendere dalla barca.

La villa è del XVII° sec. edificata per la famiglia del senatore veneziano Zuane Francesco Barbarigo. I lavori di costruzione si protrassero per sette anni fino al 1669, grazie al figlio Antonio Barbarigo, procuratore veneziano, e al primogenito Gregorio (che diventerà prima cardinale, poi Santo....), secondo il progetto dell'architetto e fontaniere pontificio Luigi Bernini.

Canon EOS 400D / 400 Plus

lens 10 22mm

T 0,006 sec Aperture f/8.0 @ 10 mm

ISO 100 freehand

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This is the photo I should have taken (and uploaded) before the Thanksgiving one. But being always short on time...

Custom stickers printed by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-mystylemylife] .

Bald eagle heads towards the trees along the river before other eagles can get interested :)

When zoomed in to 100% crop, this shot is about 5% soft ... but would like fine for a 8 by 10 print I think with only a light crop here done from the original frame. Of the 18 captures taken by the 7D Mark II as this eagle came in close, one of was out of focus, this one was slightly out of focus, and the remainder of the others were spot on. I liked this view with the wing formation and the light hitting on the face ... some pretty dynamic light in this capture from shadows to lights, and I think the 7D is handling them pretty well.

One of the VERY NICE features the 7DMII has over the 5DMIII is you can set the aperture and shutter in M mode, and then use Auto ISO (and then set the exposure up or down from normal exposure as desired with the lighting conditions) ... here I set the exposure to -1/3 stop to make sure the bright sun on the head did not blow out. This would be nice feature the 5DMIII could get with a firmware upgrade!

Will post some of the other neat shots as this eagle came in close soon.

You got to give Fuji a big hand. Not only do they release some of the best mirrorless cameras, and incredible glass, but they also improve their cameras via firmware updates. In all the years I have owned Canon cameras I have seen maybe one or two firmware updates to fix bugs. Fuji Actually releases updates that are feature rich...in addition to fixing things they add features!!!! They do this for older cameras too! On Thursday Fuji released firmware for the X-Pro1, X-E1, X-E2 and X-T1. The X-Pro1...the X-Pro1 has been on the market for three years and Fuji added features to that camera too!

I have not had a chance to properly test out all the new features on the X-T1 yet. One thing I did notice that is unpublished but has been blogged about is the focus speed. I am extremely happy with all my Fuji lenses and the focus speed, except for the 35MM f/1.4....that is until firmware v3.0 was released.

The 35MM f/1.4 is the oldest lens in the Fuji XF lineup. The 35MM is a favorite due to it's super sharp IQ. The lens truly is tack sharp, but for me the drawback has always been focus. It just does not focus as well as the other lenses. Well, that all changed on Thursday. The improvements in focus are so great I have not had any other lens on my X-T1. The actual focal length on the APC sensor is 50MM...not my favorite focal length, but I am learning to love it!

I applaud Fuji for listening to their customers and improving already fantastic products through firmware updates! Canon and Nikon better be paying attention!

New firmware 1.01 seems to be more accurate with Eye-AF now. Some more improvements would still be nice. Some pictures might show slight motion blur at 100%.

New firmware 1.01 seems to be more accurate with Eye-AF now. Some more improvements would still be nice. Some pictures might show slight motion blur at 100%.

Another series with that beautiful model within a sparkle dress.

Go thru the albums if you want to see more of her.

Shot with the a7 IV with the old 1.0 firmware that have had Eye-AF accuracy issues.

Upgraded The A9 firmware to 5.01 with Tracking capability and went out looking for my White Throated Kingfisher. From the limited shooting it seems much easier to track WTKF but the images are not as crisp as my favourite firmware 3.01. Too early to draw any concussion with limited shooting. Moreover FW 6.0 should release soon.

This is the 3rd shoot of a sequence of 3 inflight capture.

Please see below

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