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When darkness falls
2007-12-16 17:00:00 "We conducted a spectacularly unscientific comparison of four DSLRs - a Nikon D80 with no IS; a Canon 40D and a Panasonic L10 with in-lens IS and an Olympus E-3 with in-body IS. Each was fitted with its kit lens. We were looking at image sharpness, colour and noise. We set up an object under a single incandescent lamp and set all cameras to ISO1600 and set the same manual exposure on all.We hand-held each camera at 115 second at f8 with the zoom at 70 mm focal length (film equivalent) and framed all shots the same.What we discovered, for the little that it's worth, is that the Panasonic is the sharpest but also the noisiest - the penalty of the smaller sensor. The Olympus, with similar sensor but different image processor, is sharp and exhibits well controlled noise. The Canon is astonishingly free of noise and just about as sharp. The Nikon has the most accurate colour and is almost as noise-free as the Canon but it falls short on sharpness, suggesting image stabilisation matters....
No, 'Darkness Falls' is not my brother's name
2007-11-10 17:57:00 What if hydrocarbon-eating bacteria get into the world's oil supply? Suffice it to say, you won't be driving your car as much as you did in the old days. And, if you heat your home with oil, you'll be cold. Kyle Mills Novel Won't Make You Feel Safer read more
By: Communati.com
Darkness falls on Spa
2007-07-29 01:58:00 During hour 6, night officially fell over the Total 24 Hours of Spa, with the night procedures in place and cars needing to light up from 21:14. With one quarter of the race over, the first points will be allocated, with Jetalliance, leading at the six-hour point, getting the top score in GT1, ahead ... |
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