Sean Nelson

Umm - do you mean "angry" with Microsoft?   I'm not angry with them, I just think they're falling behind in the mobile market, and at this point I'm pretty skeptical of their ability to catch up. I...

This is a really, really key piece of advice.   In most cases, the issue isn't that the sun hits the screen, it's that the screen is reflecting something bright that overpowers the image.   So the...

Well in that case, the answer to your question is:  because they overestimated demand and produced too many cameras.

I fully expect that 8.1 will solve the issue relating to longtime desktop users not understanding what to do when they're dumped into the Metro interface.   That's really the biggest negative issue...

Manufacturers don't build cameras to order.   They forecast what the expected sales are and then produce a large batch that they think will provide them with enough inventory to fill the orders...

Hard disk drives contain big honking powerful magnets that far exceed anything you'll find on a camera bag latch.   Mysteriously enough, they seem to work just fine.

My guess is that they're trying to keep the lens compact to take advantage of the biggest benefit of mirrorless cameras - small size. But because they have to maintain full coverage of an APS-C...

Well that would be another reason (on top of the IMHO fatal lack of 60p video) why I wouldn't buy an OM-D, then...

There simply isn't any digital format that's got the longevity of traditional media such as paper.   Even optical discs, which are pretty much at the top of the heap for robust archival media...

I agree with everything that texinwien said in his well-stated post. But I want to emphasize the importance of 60p if you want to see smooth, high-quality footage of subjects that are moving...

Whenever I buy a camera I always make sure to get a power cord which will plug into the camera's power socket.  Sometimes that means buying an AC adapter.   With that cord you can always just hook...

I have no interest in 24p, but the EP5 is off my list because it doesn't do 60p. You're right - Olympus and many of the other players suck - if you want a decent hybrid stills/video camera it seems...

Interesting - I wasn't aware of that.  I use them for external backups, so they only get a few hours of use per month. The 7200rpm drives are less than $400, so that means $1200 for a year's worth...

That sounds very much like Microsoft's attitude.   It's precisely that attitude that now has them scrambling to get a bit of a toehold in the in the mobile market before they loose it completely. I...

You have a very unusual use case, so asking what other people do isn't going to be all that useful.   Very few people, even professionals, take 2-3TB of photos every year. The basic answer is...

If you actually have the lens, why let reviews dictate how you use it?  Try it at f/2.8 and see how your copy actually works for you...

Your link points to a review of the Panasonic HC-X929...

I use Nero, which came free with my DVD burner. It's very important to understand that just playing a DVD back again tells you nothing about how marginal it is, because even a badly degraded disk...

These kinds of things do sometimes happen due to temporary glitches or bugs in critical system drivers.  It's not necessarily an indication that your system is about to die.  Keep using the system,...

Do you mean "10mm" instead of "20mm"? If so, I'm sure people would like to see some examples...