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July 2005

Dynax 7D tip #16 : Konica-Minolta and Sony associated for the development of the future digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras, what does this really mean?

Apparently, the two photo manufacturing companies will use the Minolta lens mounts (very good news for Minolta lovers because their lenses will reach a larger market; very good news for Sony fans because they immediately get access to one of the broadest optical lens collection and one that is extremely well priced (not cheap, but affordable - opposite to what happens for Nikon).

Additionaly, Konica-Minolta secures its access to the source of Sony excellent CMOS sensors (simultaneously securing the future of Konica-Minolta products).

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Furthermore, KM will be offered use of the battery technology of Sony digital cameras (for once, a manufacturer does not change its batteries each time it builds a new photo camera). Sony is offered not only Minolta image stabilization (anti-shaking) that can be critical for long-range zooms and long focal tele-lenses, but also auto-focus, light measuring and image exposure computation right from the Minolta labs.

Konica-Minolta and Sony have it all right: It's a Win-Win situation for the DSLR manufacturer, in a continuously changing market for digital photography.

Maps gallore : After looking at the satellite photos of Google, you may be tempted to draw a geogrphical map of the world (or the place you live) with a fully professional look. There are software programs for that as you may know. They are not always easy to use even when they are free. But here come the free web sites hosting the software to allow you to build your map yourself and you will see the result immediately.

Planiglobe: make your own digital map!
Online Map Creation (OMC)

It's quite funny, even if a little specialized (it's less common than a webmaster drawing its web site map, isn't it).

Dynax 7D tip #15 : Dynax 5D won't force me to give up my current Dynax 7D body (too plastic, same resolution, etc.), but it will be an excellent weapon for Konica Minolta to strike a significant blow on the entry-level DSLR market. One positive side-effect we can expect for Dynax 7D users: Some features appearing on the 5D could well be introduced to the 7D with the help of a possible future firmware upgrade like:

White balance bracketing
Some results-oriented modes (portrait, sports, landscape, etc.)

Dynax 7D tip #14 : This is not completely about the Dynax 7D, not directly: Konica Minolta just annonced a future Dynax 5D (Maxum 5D), lighter, with fewer controls, cheaper. But it will keep the image stabilizer integrated inside the body.

It's going right in the same yard where the Nikon D70s and Canon 350D (Rebel XT) are fighting.

The official data sheet: Dynax 5D.

Forecasted availability: September 2005.

Forecasted price: 800$ (instead of a common 1500$ for D7D).

Decoding the AMD CPU model numbers: Indeed, it is difficult to recognize the model numbers of the recent AMD CPUs. Theirs code names are linked to their physical caracteristics but in a weird non-obvious way. MSI produced a nice little summray sheet just for that purpose.

Ken Livingstone's position: After the 7th of July in London, its mayor, Ken Livingstone made a prominent address. Talking directly to the terrorists, he speaks of the will of men and women coming to London, decided to struggle and that will keep on going to London, just because of freedom of this city.

Whatever you do, however many you kill, you will fail.

To celebrate Summer: I finally decided to modify completely the way my web site looks. A lot of work; I hope you like it. I expect to be forced to a few minor corrections in the coming days, but feel free to tell me what you think.

NASA is going too far this time: They went to the other end of space just to kick a comet that was just wandering here and there. You should be ashamed, boys!

New GSM phone: I just changed my old Sony to a brand new and shiny Samsung SGH-D500e.

Earth seen from Google height: As you probably already know, Google started search services based on amazing mapping technology. Based upon satellite and airplane photos, it allows exploration of a large part of the globe. It produced a wealth of interesting web sites looking for special locations:

monuments visible from the sky like the Eiffel tower or the Gugenheim Museum inà Bilbao (thanks to http://googlesightseeing.com/)

some weird images like this kind of hole seen on the coast of Mexico (thanks to http://googlesightseeing.com/)

airplanes caught in the middle of their flight when the satellite took the picture as the one here preparing to land in Tokyo (thanks to http://googleglobetrotting.com/)

an oil field burning during the last war in Iraq showing fire, flames and black smoke (thanks to http://googlesightseeing.com/)

M.C.Escher second life in a computer: A web site with photo contests and PhotoShop contests. This week the inspiration comes from famous painter M.C.Escher.

Double core or quadruple core: The race is on while the double core CPUs are not yet avialable, AMD then Intel just murmured that 4-core CPUs will be available beginning 2007.

Source: µ the INQUIRER

How to re-install Windows XP without re-activation: It's only a matter of finding and saving the wpa.dbl file, then to copy it back after re-installation.

Source: PCINpact.com

Balloon bazooka: Dream weapon.

sirenomelia.org: Where to find photos and information about this dramatic fetal illness.

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