Halftrack

In US electrical work, conduits are technically "Trade Size 1/2" or "Trade Size 3" or whatever. You'll never see that outside of the code book, though. 100% of electricians just say "half-inch" or...

Oh my God, you've actually managed to make it *worse*. I didn't realize that was even possible! Still with the decimal fractions, except you've completely unmoored sensor naming from even the most...

The exposed charge port is still a phone's most vulnerable spot, even on current models with serious waterproofing ratings (which this camera, like most cameras, does not have). I have an iPhone 12...

I was going to ask about that too. It seems like if you set the camera down on anything wet, you might have a problem with that USB port. I'm surprised they didn't cover it somehow.

Whatever the coating may be, it doesn't look like chrome. It's got sort of a satin finish, which I suppose could be done with a plating process. Either way, I'm not sure what is to be gained by...

The weight difference seems about right. I don't think the silver-painted brass will look all that great as it ages, though. The black camera's top plate is aluminum.

That actually looks like a pretty nice feature set! I'm used to Leica charging a kidney for tech that's a generation or more behind the curve, but this looks pretty much bang-up-to-date at least in...

There is no one perfect way to do this, but this seems like quite a sensible compromise among the various factors in tension here. Thanks for the explanation.

I stand corrected.

It would have to be MF, as the Z mount protocols are not available for licensing and I rather doubt that Viltrox has reverse-engineered them.

You know, I was surprised by how decent the still photos were. Nice colors, nice contrast. I'm sure they would show plenty issues if I were to look closely at them in Lightroom, and I know that...

The footage from the Safari was literally nauseating to me, and that's not something I'm used to dealing with. It was so bad I actually feel a little sick after looking at it.

EF mount, though?

Yes please to a used gear episode! Especially at this price point, I almost think it would be silly to buy new. There's a lot of lightly-used gear out there, and as long as you can live with being...

You know, I complained just a second ago but I do think that the basic concept has merit. I'm not sure I am totally ready to give up a rear display—they're super useful for shooting at odd angles,...

A relatively cheap (but actually fairly expensive) body that takes hideously expensive glass? If you're buying a bunch of M-mount glass, I wouldn't think that buying a Leica body to go with would...

Those samples are pretty hideous, even at low resolution. I mean, one of them is an abstract so whatever, but the environmental portrait just looks weird. Even at this resolution, nothing is even...

That's pretty awesome, good job my dude.

This contest reliably has genuinely interesting photos. The judges are clearly after a particular aesthetic, but that's OK. The photos are still good.

I love that they were able to create a research-grade telescope by just ganging together a bunch of consumer camera lenses. Very nice!