[kingLatency]

I got confused between the 10D and the 1D.

 

[kingLatency]

Would the f/2.0 lens of the PowerShot G3 or G2 make a vast difference over the PowerShot S45 or S50 in terms of getting decent shutters speeds for hand-held shots in indoor lighting? I trust you guys.

 

[Toshi]

well, f/2 to f/2.8 is one stop, meaning that you would get twice the shutter speed. so, yes, it would make the difference. this is why i make fun of keith, with his f/3.5-4.5 zoom vs. my f/1.4, 1.8, 2, 2.8 primes

 

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
well, f/2 to f/2.8 is one stop, meaning that you would get twice the shutter speed. so, yes, it would make the difference. this is why i make fun of keith, with his f/3.5-4.5 zoom vs. my f/1.4, 1.8, 2, 2.8 primes

there's also that thing about the size of your...

btw, you in for fells tomorrow?

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
there's also that thing about the size of your...

btw, you in for fells tomorrow?

i make fun of keith for _that_, too.

sorry, no can do. i'm going to f1boston. oh, but next weekend i want to hit up this "land mine mtn bike classic" race on sunday. gonna ride sport trials methinks. http://www.petewilk.com/2003/03efta2.php

 

[kingLatency]

Thanks for the info. That does sound like a big difference, but I think the compactess of the S45 is still more imporntant to me!

 

[Toshi]

new bike photos:

bike maintenance

also of note is that dura-ace chainring bolts _will not_ work on '96 xtr cranks. no matter what the mechanics claim. so my xc bike is still out of commission. the evil is sporting a flat bar, kinda narrow, too

 

[SwisSlesS]

Flat bar on an Evil? Why ever would you do that?

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by SwisSlesS
Flat bar on an Evil? Why ever would you do that?

i like low front ends. i ran flat bars on my old trials bikes, why not on the evil? i also plan to drop the z1 down to 80mm if possible.

 

[kingLatency]

Unlike some of your other low-DOF shots, these are just too low! Too low, I say!

*goes and shoots at f/2.8 maximum aperture*

My S45 shoud be here on Monday or Tuesday.

 

[Toshi]

hehe, congrats/excellent. i do wish i had a closer min. focusing distance on the lens i used (50mm f/1.4), since those pics would be more effective up close and personal, i feel. hmm, maybe a macro is the next lens to add to my bag, or extension tubes, or that 85mm f/1.2 L... oh, where was i?

 

[kingLatency]

I didn't mean get closer, I meant use a smaller aperture! Borrow your friend's lenses.

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by kingLatency
I didn't mean get closer, I meant use a smaller aperture! Borrow your friend's lenses.

hey, you can stop down any lens

but that would be compromising my artistic vision, which consists largely of blurred background areas apparently

 

[kingLatency]

Originally posted by Toshi
but that would be compromising my artistic vision, which consists largely of blurred background areas apparently

:devil:

 

[Toshi]

note for ari and other mac os x users:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11069

glider pro is now freeware for mac os x, since casady and greene went under.

oh, also, i'm going to rye airfield a week from tomorrow. post here if you want in

another comment: keith, i want my work stand back. :devil:

 

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

another comment: keith, i want my work stand back. :devil:

oooh... sold that on ebay weeks ago.

 

[SwisSlesS]

You guys are big nerds.

 

[Toshi]

thought of the day: i have some HOT friends.

url's too long for the img tags apparently. oh well, use your imagination

 

[SwisSlesS]

I don't think he's posted yet, so I will.

king's new camera came today. It's cool.

 

[Toshi]

fells ride, sunday morning. meet at 9:30 in front of mather, or 10 am at the fells, NOT at sheepfold but rather at the usual parking lot to the left (west) of governor's road on south border road.

 

[SwisSlesS]

Originally posted by Toshi
fells ride, sunday morning. meet at 9:30 in front of mather, or 10 am at the fells, NOT at sheepfold but rather at the usual parking lot to the left (west) of governor's road on south border road.

I'll talk to people at work, we'll see.

On another note, I'm going to Killington with a chick I work with on Monday. Got free shop passes. Should be a good time, even if it is a long drive .

 

[kingLatency]

I'll go once I get a new fork.

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by SwisSlesS
I'll talk to people at work, we'll see.

On another note, I'm going to Killington with a chick I work with on Monday. Got free shop passes. Should be a good time, even if it is a long drive .

nice. killington's a fun place. keith and i went last year: http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/killington/

 

[Toshi]

i just realized that i only have two chainring bolts (out of four) for the dbr. plus it will be raining. might have to scratch this ride.

(the flat bars are now off the evil again. i tried it for two days of riding, and couldn't get used to it. protapers are where it's at. still.)

as consolation, i offer up this gallery: http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/best of the summer - summer 2003/

 

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
i just realized that i only have two chainring bolts (out of four) for the dbr. plus it will be raining. might have to scratch this ride.

awww c'mon. don't make me break out the P-word.

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
awww c'mon. don't make me break out the P-word.

i'm not a pussy! just lazy hehe. maybe ace will get those bolts in tomorrow, who knows. otherwise i'm going to the mfa instead

 

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
i'm not a pussy! just lazy hehe. maybe ace will get those bolts in tomorrow, who knows. otherwise i'm going to the mfa instead

since we've decided that riding is no longer important, you should check out my picws from the Phish festiveal:

www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2003

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
since we've decided that riding is no longer important, you should check out my picws from the Phish festiveal:

www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2003

how do you link directly to your pics from non-humba galleries? i figured it out for those, but how do you do that for this one, for example?

http://www.phoben.ath.cx/scripts/cgi-bin/binpic.cgi?1326

 

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
how do you link directly to your pics from non-humba galleries? i figured it out for those, but how do you do that for this one, for example?

http://www.phoben.ath.cx/scripts/cgi-bin/binpic.cgi?1326

you'd have to know the actual location and filename of the photo, which generally I don't know off the top of my head because I wrote a script that automatically insterts them in my database. the "binpic" number is the unique ID of the photo in the database, which is how I find them, but for those wyho do not sit at my computer, all of the non-humba photos reside in: www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/

or /photos/things

and all the 2003 photos are in a subfolder with that name. The directories are viewable fromm the web if you feel so inclined, and photos are archived in folders by date, year-first.

 

[WTGPhoben]

I realized that I've been really selfish in the voting aspect of my photo galleries, so I added a little instant gratification. Now each photo window has a little box that tells how many votes a photo has gotten and what percentage of people liked it. If I did it right, it should also change to reflect your votes (assuming you haven't already voted for a pic in the past). pics with no votes start at 50% as a result of a little glitch in the math that the script does, but it seems fair so I left it that way.

check it out:

www.phoben.com/photos for non-biking
www.phoben.com/humba for two-wheeled toys

 

[SwisSlesS]

Originally posted by Toshi
nice. killington's a fun place. keith and i went last year: http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/killington/

Jeez, you just got pictures of everything don't you? And I did enjoy the pictures of those big benches .

 

[l008com]

Hey toshi do you do any afternoon rides in the fells? None of this 930am stuff, I'm talking 5 in the afternoon, just after waking up I'll IM you next time I see you on. We ought to do the white trail, that way I can show off as much as possible. Then there's always the rock circuit trail, if you wanna stop at the hospital on the way home

 

[hans2]

Hey Toshi, how was Will Farrell's speach at your commencement?

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by hans2
Hey Toshi, how was Will Farrell's speach at your commencement?

it was ok. some cheap gags (such as dressing up as a sailor and claiming he was trying to find the worcester boat show), but his bush impression was right on.

rye pics to come shortly

 

[Toshi]

pics up from today's adventure:

rye airfield

 

[SwisSlesS]

You should throw some Hook Worms on the Imperial for when you go to the Airfield Toshi.

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by SwisSlesS
You should throw some Hook Worms on the Imperial for when you go to the Airfield Toshi.

my xc tires are lighter :devil:

anyway, tires are hardly the thing holding me back there. it's all about the confidence, of which i have little

 

[Toshi]

ahha, this is riding related, right? (the extra short bolts my m950 crank arms require)

 

[SwisSlesS]

What is the thing in the upper right of the picture? Looks kinda like a star fangled nut.

 

[Motionboy2]

Originally posted by SwisSlesS
What is the thing in the upper right of the picture? Looks kinda like a star fangled nut.

It is. Looks like someone got their new Macro lens!