alexnapierholland

Zooming underwater is horrible. Water is filthy. All good underwater photos are taken by getting up close to the subject with a wide-angle lens.

Nope! But Ikelite recently launched the DC1 dome for their TG-5 housing that can - allegedly - do split shots!

SPOILER: Olympus TG-5 remains king.

Every time a waterproof compact's released I skim straight to the aperture - and it's usually an instant write-off. <F2.0 or GTFO.

Housings for DSLRs are usually north of $1,000?

100%. So many uber-famous/wealthy people blow their money on drugs and partying... vintage Leica cameras seems a pretty good choice to me!

This is going to be spectacularly expensive.

There's something nice about someone with so much fame/money and opportunities taking such pleasure in owning beautiful, simple devices that are designed for capturing human experiences.

I'd like...

If global airlines and regulators could agree on common standards, that'd be great.

- I'll follow your set of packing rules.
- I'll buy whatever size carry-on you specify.

But when individual...

A colleague of my father's was a large gentleman and ordered perhaps 20 fine, tailored shirts in Japan, with his name embroidered on the pocket, using Japanese Kanji.

He wore them proudly for...

Fair play. I only own two pairs of jeans as I live out of a suitcase, so that's not too bad! Ultimately, I want to relate to a brand.

I relate to Nike SB as I skate... and Levi's are rugged. I...

I'm happy wearing Levis and Nikes no matter how much money I make... but boy, I'll splash some cash on a Leica one day soon!

'You should have the same opinions as me, before sharing them on the internet.'

Yeah, one of the engineers I was speaking to kept drawing comparisons between the human brain and a theoretical AI model.

Then I encounter articles like...

I talk to engineers and people who develop AI/ML platforms at large tech companies each week.

AI has a range of definitions - but there's a fairly widely-held view that it doesn't yet exist.

One...

Artificial intelligence - by many definitions - simply doesn't exist, yet.

I write sales copy for tech companies and specialise in AI/ML. The precise definition of AI is a topic of debate. You...

All companies market. And wining/dining journalists is standard (I'm a former journalist, former salesman, and now work in digital marketing).

Worst offender was pharma/medical sales, where -...

Well, no. It's true that marketing is (inevitably) paid for using profits generated by previous products. But a successful campaign with positive ROI - LITERALLY - means they've made MORE money...

Umm, 'paying for rides'? Marketing isn't about rewarding people who buy your products. It's about trying to get people who have influence over your target audience to say nice stuff about your...

Oh, there are pragmatic reasons to buy products from smaller companies. Sometimes. Equally, there are good reasons to buy from bigger companies.

I buy Apple computers because my hourly rate...

You can do what you like. But there is no logical, coherent rationale behind 'always supporting the underdog'.

Sometimes people and brands just win.