Sometimes beautiful things happen above your head.
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1668930/the-brainstorming-process-is-bs-but-can-we-rework-it
Interestingly my thoughts on brainstorming seem to have a truth in them. Interesting article…
GM is using Lego as a testing tool within their quality assurance. Due to the lack of a third dimension they turned to lego. Follow the link for more info (via fastcodesign)
Look up…
Quick test: Noise on Nex-7 video
I tried to find out what the impact of the ISO on video on the Nex-7, so I cycled through with the lens cap on. The noise was not that visible so I tried to do what you usually try to avoid. I added brightness and sharpening.
Let me know, what you think. For me it prooves my experiences, that videos start get noisy with ISO bigger than 800.
Proof of concept: Compositing video in Motion 5
When the weather is not that good outside, what do you do? I decided to play around with a snippet of video and try out some compositing with video.
What did I try? I wanted a piece of text to move with something in the background and vanish behind a piece of foreground.
So what did I learn?
- Next time I use only stabilized imagery – the handheld footage is good enough for the poc (proof of concept).
- I have to work on the 3d-text effect, it still has its problems.
- I have to work on the synchronisation of the movement of background and foreground.
But enough talk – here is the video. I’ll be outside….
Review of Sigma 30mm f/2.8 EX DN Sharpness
So I made some further observations after the first review yesterday. I also got a message telling me that other and more detailed shots are needed to see. So here we go. Below you will find the corner and center crops from shots I took today in the morning. The shots were made handheld and the ISO was limited to 100. First the center shots of a street scene using apertures 2.8, 4 and 8
As you can see, the center gets sharper at f/4 to soften up at f/8. Next you will see the details in the upper right corner. As you can notice there is a slight purple fringing which gets softer when the lens is stepped down. 
Strangely enough the shot at f/4 is not sharp. I think the branch has moved in the wind, but the wall looks sharper.You can find the full SOOC shots here. As a conclusion I have to say, that for me the lens is very fine wide open. I haven’t considered if I prefer f/8 or f/16 for my night cityscapes. What still is strange to me is that the lens falls in to a resting position when turned off with a hearable soft *tock*. What I have not tested by now is the fact, that the lens seems to take long to “boot” – the Iris is closed and opens wide only to get stepped into positions. I will save this for the next blog entry. If you have questions you can also leave a comment. @Edit20120420: A reader mentioned that he thinks the blurriness at f/4 in the corner could be due to the exhaust of the truck you see. This sounds reasonable as everything is a little bit blurry in that corner.
