Chris Noble

Not expensive enough for me. I want a version that is truly exclusive, because I am a special person, and self-esteem can be bought. And these are made on the same Fujifilm Chinese assembly-line as...

Ah yes, I thought the same as you when I was young.

The hole is essential to the donut. Otherwise it's just a common bun.

Why I chose the GX9: (1) Dedicated EC dial (I use EC a lot and I like to know where it is before I raise the camera to my eye) + front dial.

Practice and verify using a new camera before using it for an important purpose. Don't assume you'll get it right the first time.

Your problem is that Windows 10 now defaults to suggesting a Windows 11 upgrade. The solution is to install an earlier OS without that bothersome feature. I suggest Windows XP.

I like to keep track of good click-bait threads, and this one has all the required teaser elements to open the way to a 150-posting slug-fest. Good work Physics1, and nice alias.

The 40 series has a new processor architecture, which apparently is more suited for future AI enhancements (and is more power efficient). So maybe as Lightroom improves its software, the 40 series ...

I still have mine! Also has a very fine and low-vibration shutter mechanism -- useful in such a small camera.

Really? Do you apply that perspective to all your shopping choices? I am curious about the community that you live in.

Harking back to the film days: think of the RAW file as the developed negative, and the output file (such as a JPEG) as the print. "Instant" cameras (like Polaroid's) directly outputted a print, ...

The exposure is identical if the luminance, f-stop and shutter speed have not changed. And you don't "view" the RAW file. The RAW file has to be processed into a visible format (which can be done ...

Output as in final output. What is sent to the display or printer. Memory cards often store both RAW and output files (such as when you record RAW + JPEG).

Upgrade to Windows 11. No point in doing your setup fine-tuning of a new computer on the previous version of your OS.

This comes up so often on DPR... Definitions are useful. (1) Exposure : determined by luminance, f-stop, shutter setting. (2) RAW file : ...

You miss my point. Forging a card that looks like it has an electronic chip is not "pretty easy" as you claim. Or tell us how it would be done pretty easily? And do you have stats to buttress your ...

No credit cards without chips have been legal (unexpired) in the US since 2015. The card forger would have to figure out how to program the chip to match the account number and other data. Not ...

I'll repeat Bill's definition, with the three constraints (that you cut out) bold-faced: An optimal exposure maximizes exposure (scene brightness per unit area as projected by the lens upon the ...

Can you share the pretty easy method to forge a physical card if all you have is the information that is printed on the card? And good luck finding a card reader that uses the strip (they all use ...

Quite amazing that you would select just the beginning portion of Bill's definition sentence, distorting what he said. Go back and re-read the entire sentence.