Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The point of the small screen is to just see what you can see and not care about what you can't. The point is instant ness and ease. IPhone photography has established that. Most won't take it from there. Now if you could project the image like a clock radio on the ceiling....!! THEN you could see how really bad it is. On 8/29/15 10:13 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > I realize that, Leo, but have not really looked into what can be seen on > the small screen. I'm not sure my eyes would work with details that > small. :-) > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 8/29/2015 9:10 PM, Leowesson wrote: >> Jim, >> >> The Iwatch acts as a remote for the iPhone it is paired with. >> >> Leo Wesson >> leowesson.com >> >>> On Aug 29, 2015, at 21:01, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Mark, >>> >>> I have to admit that I have gone part way down that route. In order to >>> conveniently use text messaging, I recently purchased an iPhone. Now, the >>> camera is quite good, but I don't like the images as they come out of the >>> camera. I run them through my editing workflow like any other camera >>> images, except they are jpg, which limits the process. Finished images >>> are >>> pretty good. >>> >>> Now, the second part. I have my LUG gallery bookmarked. If I want to >>> share >>> an image or two with a friend or relative, I just open up my LUG gallery >>> and >>> touch the thumbnails along the side until I find what I want. It has >>> been >>> quite useful, and, on the iPhone 6 screen, the images look pretty good, >>> though limited in size. >>> >>> Incidentally, my grandson's wife has an Apple watch, and likes it. I >>> haven't >>> asked if it can do images. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>>> On 8/29/2015 8:33 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>> One of the rare occasions in which Brian got involved in a thread way >>>> way >>>> back in the turn of the century or millennium we were talking about the >>>> demise of craft and print making and how things were going the way of >>>> the >>>> jpeg and people not showing you their prints but showing you their >>>> jpegs on >>>> a small screen like from an iPod. (a thing which played music) Someone >>>> joked maybe it was me that soon we'd be viewing each others pix on our >>>> Dick >>>> Tracy wrist watches and that was shot down as being too Apocalyptic >>>> Dysphoric. I wonder if its still in the archives? >>>> In the past few years when the iPhones took over and those screens >>>> became >>>> the main viewing ground for seeing sobodies photo work; it was looking >>>> bad >>>> but it got worse. The Apple watch came out and I've not seen one in >>>> person >>>> yet. But I was wondering if you can view pix on them. I just checked. >>>> You can. >>>> * >>>> http://www.apple.com/watch/built-in-apps/ >>>> >>>> "the smaller 38mm Apple Watch has a resolution of 272 x 340, while the >>>> larger 42mm Apple Watch has a resolution of 312 x 390. " they are about >>>> 40mm's in height. >>>> So things will get dumbed down even further. Or they already have. >>>> If things can get worse but I think it would have to start with the >>>> Apple >>>> iGlass. Little high tech eye glasses. >>>> So when it used to be people were really listening to you talking to >>>> them >>>> instead of their little earphone ( just happened in the apple store) >>>> now >>>> its not just not you they are listening to. They're not seeing you >>>> either. >>>> They are watching the readout. What Arnold saw in T1. >>>> >>>> * The system goes online August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed >>>> from >>>> strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It >>>> becomes >>>> self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try >>>> to >>>> pull the plug. >>>> Sarah Connor: Skynet fights back. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/