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The fire detection that is being done is very poor due to the lag time of officials being notified, thus the fires spread rapidly until they're out of control. This has happened time and again....

If they can see this, then they could spot fires when they start —
https://weather.com/news/news/2018-11-12-california-wildfires-camp-woolsey

At the very least NASA could do it, or they could...

Not to accuse other countries, but judging from the meager resources the US Govt devotes to acquiring effective firefighting aircraft (until recently, mainly leased from Canada as needed) and all...

If satellite fire monitoring is being done (which I doubt), I wonder why so many of these fires are getting out of hand instead of being put out immediately. They would have the GPS coordinates,...

I wonder if satellite monitoring could be used for early detection.

Note the distinction where the initial focus position for Focus Stacking is centered, whereas for Focus Bracketing it is the closest part of the scene. Also note that Focus Bracketing does not work ...

Since Firmware V.4 focus stacking has been added. From the updated user manual [man_em5m2_ver4_e] (confusing terminology): Additions/modifications by the firmware version 4.0 Bracketing ([Focus ...

Was there a fresnel lens sandwiched with the ground glass in the back? It would seem to be needed due to the size of the viewing area relative to the viewing distance.

I would be thrilled if Laowa could make a Shift version for Micro Four Thirds.

Those shots look great. A controlled test would be one shot with IS and one without (done in different conditions such as windy, vibration on a bridge, etc.), but you've convinced me that it ...

Myth? I'd like to see a controlled test that proves that, since manufacturers are quite clear that IS should be turned off for tripod work. I guess it could depend on the tripod setup and wind ...

The design-implementation of variable ND filters in the past was poor, but the tech exists to make them to a much higher standard that doesn't degrade IQ. Having these filters available in camera ...

Neither of the 7-14mm lenses is compact or lightweight. Since you already have the 7.5mm Fisheye (which can be defished for rectilinear extreme UWA results when desired), the 9-18mm makes a lot ...

This is only corrected for vertical convergence of the trees, not for horizontal (skyline) -- (unconstrained, no crop). You can see how much would have to be cropped to end up with a rectangular ...

If we could press and hold the button, text would appear on screen (or in the EVF) to label the function assigned to the button.

This is not based in Metadata, but it's useful for flagging or adding info to an image. Currently available in Playback mode on Olympus EM5 MkII and other recent models: (1) Add an audio recording (up ...

1) In-camera variable ND and Circular Pola filter, engaged/disengaged and adjustable via internal motors. 2) A true RAW histogram plus 1˚ Spot Meter with magnification and calculator for brightness ...

The Olympus 9-18mm lens would fill in your ultra-wide rectilinear gap nicely. I find it to be my most important walkaround lens.

Can I chew it and blow bubbles?

There is indeed an absolute: a Raw histogram viewed in RawDigger tells us exactly what data were captured, and this is the reference for determining exposure if we're aiming for maximum DR through ...