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Cognitive Dissonance

"Cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. The "ideas" or "cognitions" in question may include attitudes and beliefs, the awareness of one's behavior, and facts.

The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a motivational drive to reduce dissonance by changing their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, or by justifying or rationalizing their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors."

From Wikipedia.

The discomfort of cognitive dissonance also makes people really cranky on forums when they're confronted with ISO 800 files that suck.

site- four corners dark

Great site by Nic Nichols: Four Corners Dark is produced by Nic Nichols, documentary photographer. This site is dedicated to bringing you the latest news, reviews and info in the Toy Cam World...

And HEY! theres a story on little ol ME and my digital Holga! WHAT a coinkydink...

I still have that thing around here somewhere. Now where did it get off to?

NEW LEICA! secret photos RELEASED OMGOMGOMG

no, no... EVERYbody's got a shot of that old M9 POS. HERE's a shot you won't see anywhere else, and you saw hit here first!

(secret pre-pre release shots of the Leica M10, due out in 2020. don't ask where i got it, i have to protect my friend who washes the toilets at leica... OOPS! wait. huh. that looks just like an M8 with a different logo. wait. that looks like an M9, too. huh. is this telling me something? wait. i think i'm onto their R/D scheme...)

NO WAIT!!! he just emailed me more pictures... WTFWTF???



OMGOMG he sent me the SPECS:


Image Capture Device
Type 1/1.7-inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels Approx. 10.4 Megapixels
Effective Pixels Approx. 10.0 Megapixels
Lens- Interchangeable Mv2-Mount
Focal Length 6.1 (W) - 30.5mm (35mm film equivalent: 28 (W) - 140 (T) mm)
Digital Zoom 5x
Focusing Range Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
Macro: 0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm
Autofocus System TTL Autofocus

Viewfinder & Monitor
Viewfinder Real-image optical zoom rangefinder
LCD Monitor 2.8-inch TFT color, with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels Approx. 461,000 pixels
LCD Coverage 100%

Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture f/2.8 (W) - f/4.5 (T)
Shutter Speed 15-1/4000 sec. (Total shutter speed range; settable in Tv and M)

Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity Auto*, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600/3200
Light Metering Method Evaluative*1, Center-weighted average, spot*2
*1 Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect AiAF.
*2 Fixed to center or linked to the AF frame.
Exposure Control Method Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, i-Contrast, Manual; AE Lock, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
* Shooting standby only (Movies)

White Balance
White Balance Control Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Underwater, Custom1, Custom2

Flash
Built-in Flash Auto, Auto w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro, Second-curtain synchro
Flash Range 1.6 ft.-23 ft./50 cm-7 m (W), 1.6-13 ft./50cm-4.0m (T)
Recycling Time 10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 7.4V)
Flash Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes Auto*1, P, Tv, Av, M, C1, C2, Low Light, Quick Shot, SCN*2, Movie
*1 Optimum image processing for each scene. *2 Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Sports, Sunset, Night Scene, Fireworks, Beach, Underwater, Aquarium, Foliage, Snow, Color Accent, Color Swap, Stitch Assist
Photo Effects Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom*
* Saving original image is not available.
* Not available with RAW setting.

Self-Timer Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/ Custom*1/Face Self-Timer*2
*1 Shooting start time (0-10 sec. (in one-second increments)) can be specified.
*2 When the number of detected faces increases, the shutter is released after 2 sec. delay. However, if no face is detected for 30 seconds or more, the shooting operation starts automatically.

Wireless Control Not available
Continuous Shooting Normal: approx. 1.1 fps; AF: approx. 0.7 fps; LV: approx. 0.8 fps (Large/Fine)

Image Storage
Storage Media SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card
Image Compression Normal, Fine, RAW
JPEG Compression Mode Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) RAW)
Movie: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio data: Linear PCM (monaural))
* Not compatible with AVI

Number of Recording Pixels Still Image: 3,648 x 2,736 (Large); 2,816 x 2112 (Medium 1); 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 2); 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3); 640 x 480 (Small); 3,648 x 2,048 (Wide); 3,648 x 2,736 (RAW); 1,824 x 1,368 (Medium*)
* Low Light mode

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Resume, My Colors, My Category, Transition Effects, Histogram, Overexposure Warning, Index (4-130 thumbnails can be selected), Slide Show, Red-eye Correction, RAW playback, Trimming, Resize, Image Inspection Tool, i-Contrast Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing, Auto Rotate, Resume

Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes Still Image: single image, select range, select by date, select by category, select by folder, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie

Interfaces
Computer Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video Out NTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Audio Out Monaural (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Other SD Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

Power Supply
Power Source 1. Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery NB-7L
2. AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC50
Shooting Capacity Still Image: approx. 390 shots (NB-7L/LCD on)*, approx. 1,000 shots (NB-7L/LCD off)
Playback Time Approx. 420 min. (NB-7L)


OK now that's REALLY WEIRD, they look similar to something... something i've seen before... if only i could remember...

site- kung fu grippe

I think I'm gonna have to set aside a whole bunch of time to read this site...

kung fu grippe by Merlin Mann

"I’ve lived on a Mac every day since January of nineteen hundred and eighty-seven, and I know how to make this thing do some shit that would curl your hair. But, I’m NOT a developer. Not by any stretch of the imagination. I don’t know an NSWhateverTheFuck from a Nib from a .plist from a .DS_Store. No idea. And THAT’s how I likes it.

For better or worse, I AM several other things.

For one, I’m a guy writing a book on deadline. Which guy dislikes it when his right hand crashes unexpectedly with a generic memory error for 2 or 3 days.

I’m also a ham and egg graphics guy who dislikes that (a supposedly up to date copy of) Photoshop CS 3 crashes on save. That one was hilarious..."