Does this version support 48-bit color (16-bit per RGB channel)? Right now I have to use Cinepaint to view and edit my 48-bit photos and I'd really rather just use the Gimp for everything.
Lighting and composition are what make a great photograph. The camera is secondary. I've seen amazing pictures that were taken on a 30 year-old clunker of a camera.
That said...I have Nikon N65 and I love the thing. Simple enough for a beginner to learn with, but still high quality and decent features. But the most important thing: It's light, and isn't a pain to carry around. The most important thing to help a budding photographer learn is to take lots of pictures, and having a portable camera goes a long way towards encouraging this. It 's also reasonably cheap.
As a beginner, (and even as a professional) whiz-bang features aren't nearly as important as proper lighting and composition. However, there are some things you'll want: - Aperature and Exposure time priority modes. These let you select one setting while the the other is set automatically to provide a good exposure -Exposure bracketing. This handy if you aren't sure the exposure settings you've chosen are correct. Great learning tool. -LED readout in the eyepiece display. I can't overemphasize how useful this is.
Good luck with whatever you choose. Just don't feel like you have to spend a lot of money initially. Remember, the camera is secondary.
No prop-era flight sim comes close. Sadly, it's Windows only, with no port in sight. Due to some odd Java dependency, even a Wine port is unlikely. Hooray *cough* for dual-booting.
Is anyone out there competing with NVIDIA for the linux 3D graphics market? I know ATI released some binary drivers but haven't heard how complete or stable they are. Can anyone comment on this?
Seriously though, some of these grand inventions we are probably better off without. I would now like to sagely quote Some Guy, who once said "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should"
I'm curious as to what kinds of projects people might use this (or any flavor of linux on a PS2) for. The only practical thing I can think of is some kind of a cheap game development platform, but then who is your target audience? Other PS2/Linux owners?
What are people using these platforms for? (not a flame, just curious)
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Does this version support 48-bit color (16-bit per RGB channel)? Right now I have to use Cinepaint to view and edit my 48-bit photos and I'd really rather just use the Gimp for everything.
That said...I have Nikon N65 and I love the thing. Simple enough for a beginner to learn with, but still high quality and decent features. But the most important thing: It's light, and isn't a pain to carry around. The most important thing to help a budding photographer learn is to take lots of pictures, and having a portable camera goes a long way towards encouraging this. It 's also reasonably cheap.
As a beginner, (and even as a professional) whiz-bang features aren't nearly as important as proper lighting and composition. However, there are some things you'll want:
- Aperature and Exposure time priority modes. These let you select one setting while the the other is set automatically to provide a good exposure
-Exposure bracketing. This handy if you aren't sure the exposure settings you've chosen are correct. Great learning tool.
-LED readout in the eyepiece display. I can't overemphasize how useful this is.
Good luck with whatever you choose. Just don't feel like you have to spend a lot of money initially. Remember, the camera is secondary.
If you're going to make retarded generalizations, at least get the punctuation right.
No prop-era flight sim comes close. Sadly, it's Windows only, with no port in sight. Due to some odd Java dependency, even a Wine port is unlikely. Hooray *cough* for dual-booting.
...something about tightened grips and slipping through fingers...
Gandalf...Gandolfini...
Coincidence? I think not.
Is anyone out there competing with NVIDIA for the linux 3D graphics market? I know ATI released some binary drivers but haven't heard how complete or stable they are. Can anyone comment on this?
get it?
Please shoot me.
You guys don't have jetpacks?
Seriously though, some of these grand inventions we are probably better off without. I would now like to sagely quote Some Guy, who once said "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should"
I'm curious as to what kinds of projects people might use this (or any flavor of linux on a PS2) for. The only practical thing I can think of is some kind of a cheap game development platform, but then who is your target audience? Other PS2/Linux owners? What are people using these platforms for? (not a flame, just curious)