Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have no interest at all in the watch. It may be handy for reminders, etc. Images that size remind me of the stickpin portrait that my great-great aunt had of her dead husband. It was sepia, and about the size of a "pinky" nail. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 8/29/2015 9:19 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > 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 > > >