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    GAS GAS: Please share your latest near acquisitions - a.k.a. "what did you ALMOST buy"

    I almost bought a mint Fuji X-H1, but thankfully I remembered that every time I tried the X system in the past, I ended up being thoroughly disappointed — not because there's anything wrong with Fujifilm cameras, but simply because I prefer modern controls.
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    Ai generated photos / art

    You are exactly correct, these AI models can only regurgitate variations of what they were trained on. So, for example, if you train an AI on Gothic art, it would only spit out variations on Gothic art -- it would never progress to the Renaissance. It takes a real mind to invent something new...
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    Ai generated photos / art

    I have been using OpenAI for several months to generate all kinds of inconsequential blah-blah. It's a nice tool for that purpose. However, I always do at least a bit of manual rewrite and editing to put a personal touch on it. Also OpenAI now has a text classifier that has a potential to...
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    "How Front Element Scratches Affect Your Images"

    reminded me of this article by Kurt Munger: Dirty lens article
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    Your experiences with traveling light?

    When I'm traveling very light, I typically take only the tiny Panasonic 12-32mm kit zoom with me. My copy is impressively sharp at all apertures and focal lengths, and generally produces very pleasing images. If I have a bit more room in my bag, I may also take a small fast prime (preferably...
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    Micro 4/3 To switch or not to switch?

    Thank you Miguel. The seller said that the camera had less than 5000 shots, I've just checked and its shutter count is only 2200, so I got a practically new camera for peanuts!
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    Micro 4/3 To switch or not to switch?

    Thanks, that's nice to know.
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    Micro 4/3 To switch or not to switch?

    Earlier this month I actually borrowed the E-M1 Mark II to see if I would like it. I realized that the E-M1.II, despite being effectively a pro-level body, was actually a tiny bit smaller and only a bit heavier than the Panasonic G90 (but with a much better battery life). My impressions of the...
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    Pentax M42 lenses?

    M42 EBC Fujinons tend to be excellent.
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    Software Interesting Find For Topaz Photo AI - Upscaling

    I use an online AI upscale for some of my earlier shots that were taken with all kinds of junky early cameras, but having an offline solution would be so much better. I should definitely look into Topaz Gigapixel AI
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