Foto ziarah almarhum seno bayu ajie ( in memoriam seno bayu ajie)

Berikut foto2 nyekar ke tempat peristirahatan terakhir elo no..

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See you again..

Halooo blog..
Uda lama ngga nongkrong disini. Setelah berita duka kmaren akhirnya gw sempet ziarah ke makam almarhum. Cukup rame, disela-sela suasana duka, namun ada canda tawa teman-teman mengenang almarhum..

Setelah nyekar kita buka puasa bareng di semanggi. Dan cerita ngalor-ngidul, dr rencana jalan-jalan sampe ledek-ledekan..

Eh btw.. Minal aidin wal faidzin, maap lahir bathin.. Walopun agak telat, tp drpd engga sama sekali..
semoga tahun depan bisa ketemu lagi dengan bulan suci ini.. Amin..

Uda dulu dech.. Nanti terusin lagi yah..

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Mendoakan.. (In memoriam Seno Bayu Ajie)

No.. Kmaren hari sabtu gw dateng kerumah, itu untuk pertamanya gw kerumah elo. Tp sayangnya kita ngga ketemu, tp gw tau elo msh disitu.
Masih terasa kok ada elo disitu, kita semua ngomongin elo loh, ketawa elo, lelucon elo, tingkah laku elo, sampe gaya-gaya elo klo dipoto. Ternyata semua itu selalu nempel di otak kita semua..

Kita rencananya mo ziarah bsok sabtu, dan kita bikin rencana ke tempat-tempat yg pengen lo kunjungi. Sawarna, ujung kulon, semua dech, mudah-mudahan elo ada yah disana.
Tp pasti kita ngerasain elo ada, karna susah buat ngelupain setiap moment di acara kita tanpa tingkah polah elo. Elo gitu.. Hehehe..

Gw harap elo akan ada dibenak kita semua dikala perjalanan kita, gladian, berganda, slametan, pambir sampe klo iseng dateng ke 3.

Yah uda nanti kita ketemu yah hari sabtu..

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Na.. Na.. Nanana.. Na na nanana..

090909 (in memoriam Seno Bayu Ajie)

Ternyata angka unik ini menjadi sangat bermakna, iyah ini kemarin, ketika gw dan beberapa teman gw kehilangan seorang yang sangat berarti. Seno Bayu Aji.

Seno, masih ingatkah kau saat berganda (pendidikan akhir sabhawana).
gw dateng waktu di kaki gunung burang-rang, dengan nada lagu eminem gw menyemangati elo.
Dan elo tau klo kedatangan gw dan beni menjadi cobaan baru di acara berganda elo..
(maap no, kita hanya ingin mendidik elo, tanpa ada rasa lainnya)

Perjalanan survival, dari kaki burang-rang menuju sukawana waktu itu terasa berat bagi elo, karena kedatangan gw sama beni, beban bawaan beni elo bawa. gw ajah ngga tega ngeliatnya. Keril 60lt lebih yang elo bawa depan belakang, ngeliatnya ajah udah susah, apalagi ngebawanya.

Waktu itu mau penutupan survival, elo sempet nanya ke gw,
"yas masih jauh ngga penutupan survivalnya"
gw jawab "dikit lagi no, itu ditanjakan depan"
dengan muka yang kelelahan elo terus berjalan.
tp apa daya gw juga engga kuat ngeliat elo bawa beban seberat itu, akhirnya 2 keril itu gw bantu bawa dengan bantuan sebuah bambu, inget ngga no?
keril kita taro ditengah-tengah bambu, kita angkat bareng2.

Ditanjakan depan yang gw bilang, ternyata leadernya jalan terus. Elo kecewa banget waktu itu yah, sampe elo bilang "elo boong yah yas..."
gw bilang,"engga kok, yah nanti juga berhenti kok".
Ngga lama setelah itu memang berhenti, karena itu hanya tipuan leader ajah. Klo ngga salah waktu itu leadernya ditto.

Sampai saat ini, masih terbayang muka lelah waktu itu, tapi elo tetep semangat no.
elo bantu semua peserta waktu itu, tanpa elo sadar elo juga capek dan berpenyakit.

Semangat yang ada di elo itu no, menutupi semua penyakit yang elo derita.
Ngga pernah elo nunjukin klo elo memiliki sakit yang berbahaya itu.

Seno, angka 090909 ini jadi angka buat elo, dan akan selalu teringat oleh siapapun yang pernah mengenal elo.

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"in memoriam Seno Bayu Ajie, 020386 - 090909)

Speedy Bong-bong (in memoriam Seno Bayu Aji)

Setelah mendengar berita duka malam tadi yang cukup mengagetkan, dmana saya kehilangan satu lagi sahabat muda, yang dikala kesehariannya tidak pernah terlihat sedikitpun penyakit didalam tubuhnya.

Seno bayu aji, salah satu junior terbaik yang pernah dimiliki Sabhawana (Pecinta Alam SMA Negri 3 Jakarta). Almarhum, dahulu saat dia sedang dalam proses pembelajaran kepecintaalaman, sosok yang diam, cerdas, bersemangat. Saat almarhum selesai proses pendidikan kepecintaalaman, dia menjadi sosok yang sangat humoris, senang berbagi ilmu, dan tak pernah berhenti belajar.

Seno atau yang akrab di panggil Bong2, karena dahulu dia pernah membawa tenda dgn bentuk aneh bermerek Bong-bong, dari jalur pendakian di wanawisata cidahu gunung salak menuju kawah ratu, saat itu dia sedang menjadi pengurus di sabhawana, dimana dia harus bertanggung jawab untuk membawa perlengkapan logistik tim. Saat itu almarhum membawa 3 set tenda untuk tim, yang salah satunya bermerk Bong-bong.
Tenda itu cukup unik karena dengan packaging yang besar, berbentuk bulat dgn diameter sekitar 1 meter.
Namun dlm pendirian tenda tersebut, hanya memakan waktu kurang dr 1 menit, yaitu dgn pelepas pengikat dan tenda tersebut akan terbuka dgn sendirinya.
Tenda itu berbentuk dome, setelah terbuka hanya tinggal dikencangkan ditiap sudutnya dgn pasak.

Entah apa kesamaan seorang Seno Bayu Aji dengan Tenda Dome Bong-bong tersebut, namun almarhum diberi nama itu, karena dia membawa tenda dengan dimensi packaging yang cukup besar (lingkaran dgn diameter 1 meter), melewati jalur dr cidahu menuju sukaratu. Tapi yang almarhum lakukan adalah bentuk tanggung jawab atas jabatannya sebagai logistik dalam perjalanan, agar beberapa teman-teman dalam pendakian kali ini bisa tidur didalam tenda Bong-bong.

Kerja keras dan tanggung jawabmu cukup mengajari saya secara pribadi, tanpa banyak mengeluh dan komentar.
Mungkin saat itu penyakit dalam dirimu telah ada namun tak sedikitpun kau tunjukkan ganasnya penyakit itu.

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Berita Duka Cita Seno Bayu Aji, Angkatan 23 Sabhawana

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun
Telah berpulang ke rahmatullah..
Saudaraku, adikku, kebanggaanku.
Seno Bayu Aji/Bong2/Speedy Bong-bong (S230110TA).
Semoga engkau tenang disana bong, semua canda tawamu, kegembiraan bersamamu, kebersamaanmu dan keberadaanmu telah dikembalikan pada-NYA.
Aku bangga pernah bersamamu, aku bangga menjadi kakakmu, aku bangga menjadi pengurusmu.

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"Lebih baik mati muda daripada menyerah pada kemunafikan"

Selamat Jalan Kawan

Dan harus ku akui, aku kehilangan.
Ku kehilangan saat bersama,
Saat kita berbagi rasa.

Tak bisa ku pungkiri, aku kehilangan.
Aku kehilangan keseimbangan,
Perih yang tak tertahankan.

Aku tak berdaya,
kau yang slalu ada, harus terpisahkan..

Berangkatlah dengan tenang,
Bawa sebersit senyuman..
Doa ku panjatkan
Slamat jalan kawan

Jflow Tribute For Earthquke

download di sini:

http://www.indowebster.com/Jflow_Harapan.html

Chorus:

Dibalik awan gelap dan mendung kelabu

Ada terang dan harapan baru

Jangan menyerah sambung asamu

Kau tak sendirian kubersamamu

Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh

Verse:

Tlah kudengar pedihnya ceritamu

Tlah kulihat beratnya deritamu

Kudisini slalu besertamu

Kumohon jangan padamkan pelitamu

Tak selamanya mendung itu kelabu

Suatu saat pasti ia kan berlalu

Kau sahabat saudara saudariku

Sambut tanganku genggam jari2ku

Hidup terkadang memang penuh masalah

Tapi tidak berarti kau menyerah kalah

Dibalik setiap awan ada mentari

Tinggalkan segala beban dan mulai Merari

Yang sudah terjadi biarkanlah berlalu

Teguhkan hati dan ingatlah selalu

Saat kau terjatuh memang sungguh sakit

Tapi sekarang saatnya untuk bangkit

Bridge:

Saudaraku jangan engkau takut

Semua pasti berlalu dari hadapanmu

Mari kita buka lembaran yang baru

Melangkah maju dan terus maju

Saat kau lelah ingin menyerah (no no no)

Saat putus asa lemah tak berdaya

Ingat penciptamu

From :Garuda


sum

Iklan Yamaha (mirror)

Keren juga nich iklan. meningkatkan pengendara motor buat ngeliat ke spionnya. kira2 ada ngga yah di indonesia, secara pengendara motor ajah males pake kaca spion.. Romanian Traffic Police: Yamaha: "

Get used to seeing us in the mirror!

Advertising Agency: Mercury 360, Bucharest, Romania Art Director: Ionut Rusu Copywriters: Elena Negrescu, Adi Pasarica Creative Group Director: Liviu Turcanu Published: August 2007

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I'm mobile. Blog by blackberry

Akhirnya, setelah perjuangan dgn beberapa cara, sukses juga ngeblog dr blackberry.

Caranya
1. Kirim email REGISTER ke go@blogger.com
2. Nanti akan dikirim email dr blogger berupa kode token untuk verifikasi.
3. Buka dr desktop. Go.blogger.com.
4. Masukin kode tokennya
5. Login username blog
6. Klo memang udah ada tinggal dimerging ajah..
7. Done

Untuk kirim postingan blog, tinggal kirim via email ke go@blogger.com.
Subject yg diisi akan jadi Title postingan.
Isi email akan jadi isi postingan...

Selamat ngeblog ria blogger..#

Test blog

Ngetest blog pake email..

Tips Designer muda.

Siap laksanakan... *emg gw designer? kepedean emg* Great Business Tips for New Designers: "

This is a guest article written by Nicole White*. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.

Stepping out of college and into the world of design can be a big change for many with little real-world experience in the field. Learning how to deal with clients, manage projects, and find work can be challenge for the rookie designer, especially with freelance work. These basic business tips can help prevent major disasters and set the stage for future success in the field.

1. Always get a contract.

It isn’t uncommon to get hooked up with a friend of a family member and in these cases you may not feel it’s necessary to ask for or get a contract, after all, you know the person. This is where trouble can start. Always lay out what the expectations for the client are and your fees ahead of time so there can be no question later as to what the agreement was.

• 12 points to incude in your design contract
• Graphic design contracts & agreement forms
• How to write a killer contract
• How much to charge for design work?

2. Ask for a down payment.

Inevitably you will have clients who are reluctant to shell out for the work that you’ve done for them, offering a myriad of excuses. Getting half the money up front will ensure you’re not left penniless while trying to get what you’re owed and that the client won’t leave you hanging partway through. 25-50% is a fair amount.

3. Limit revisions.

As with any creative project, there are a limitless amount of revisions that can be made. Some clients will be very picky and involved in the process and want to see numerous revisions of an idea. While there’s not necessarily anything wrong with wanting the best, make sure you’re getting compensated for it by placing a limit on the number of revisions or charging if they go over a certain number.

4. Get organized.

It will be incredibly difficult to manage one project, let alone multiples, and your life to boot if you don’t get organized now. Set up places to file important paper, organize your email inbox and make sure you’ve got plenty of room to store all your client work.

• 35 Online Tools That Make Your Freelance Career Easier

5. Work your network.

Finding work can sometimes be the hardest part of working freelance. When you’re first starting out, try using your personal connections to find yourself some work. Ask family, friends, classmates and associates if they know anyone who could benefit from your services. Most of the time, this will turn up at least one lead and get you started working.

There is no guarantee of entrepreneurial success in any venture, but taking steps to plan for the future and better manage work today certainly won’t hurt even the most experienced designers and can be a great way to start a career for newbies. Start to market yourself.

Recommended Reading

• One Year Out Of Design School: 10 Valuable Lessons
• 16 Designer Job Descriptions
• 10 Things They Don’t Tell You In Design School
• Advice For Design Students
• How To Get Your First Job
• How Much Does A Graphic Designer Earn?
• 15 Signs You’re A Bad Graphic Designer
• Top 10 Design Questions from Students
• A First Hand Guide On How To Start Freelancing

Have you got any other great business tips to share?

*Nicole White can be found on her website Web Design Schools Guide where she writes about online web design degrees.

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© This article is copyright of Just Creative Design and should not be found elsewhere.

Jakarta Earthquake 2 Sept 09

GEMPAAA...
Serem juga euy...
td lagi di Wisma Metropolitan LT. 6 pas gempa, untung cuma 6 lt turun tangganya.
ngga nyebayangin yg lt 30 ato 35, pasti lemes tuh sampe bawah.
selama turun ajah terasa goyangnya, sampe bawah sih agak2 goyang dikit.
berikut laporannya

This the detail:
Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time
* Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 07:55:02 UTC
* Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 02:55:02 PM at epicenter
Location 7.837°S, 107.263°E
Depth 62.8 km (39.0 miles)
Region JAVA, INDONESIA
Distances
* 104 km (65 miles) SSW (199°) from Bandung, Java, Indonesia
* 113 km (70 miles) SSE (155°) from Sukabumi, Java, Indonesia
* 124 km (77 miles) WSW (243°) from Tasikmalaya, Java, Indonesia
* 198 km (123 miles) SSE (163°) from JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.3 km (6.4 miles); depth +/- 18.1 km (11.2 miles)
Parameters NST= 49, Nph= 49, Dmin=359.7 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
* U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Kabar Pagi ini

Pagi blog... eh udah agak siang sih.
tadi keburu maen mafia dulu, buat ngabisin energy sama stamina.
baru dech baca berita.
dari Blogger yg dapet hadiah keliling dunia sampai 25 gadget pilihan majalah TIME.

Siang ini pengennya ngeberesin kerjaan yang susah banget buat selesai.
semoga bisa dicicil kerjaannya, dan bisa sedikit istirahat.
tapi kenapa leher ini makin terasa sakit yah, padahal tadi pas sahur udah agak mendingan.
kayak ketarik-tarik gini sih ini leher, dulu pernah begini tapi engga sampe lama, dibawa tidur juga udah selesai. tp kli ini kok sakitnya berkepanjangan yah..
mudah-mudahan nanti sore udah baekan lagi..
ok, thats it..

get to work guys..

Five Popular Design Portfolio Website Styles

Nice Portopolio.... Five Popular Design Portfolio Website Styles: "

Having a web-based portfolio is crucial for displaying your online and/or offline work. The key to an effective portfolio design is how you to set up the content. In this article, we are going to cover various ways designers and artists set up their portfolio site. We’re also going to look at some well-designed examples from each style.

1. Portfolio as the main focus

These portfolio websites are usually pretty simple, having some basic information on the front page. All the focus is geared towards the design work.

Leonardo Maia

skillicorn

Juan Diego Velasco

Fred Maya

Ersel TANIR

just.dot

Caitlin Hathaway

2. Featured Work/Navigation as the main focus

This variety of portfolios usually consists of the designer displaying their design projects in a "featured" section on the web page. In addition, the designer can use their design/art - in combination with visual design elements - to set their home page as the jumping point to get to the rest of the site’s content.

CamiloHolguin.com

theenergycell

84colors

Todd Stowell

Trevor Clark Photography

Bohoe

Loukotka Design

3. Services/"About us" as the main focus

This portfolio design style typically has a short paragraph/blurb about the site owner’s services and/or a description of who they are. These descriptions are built either into the header, or just below it. These websites may have a weblog or a showcase of their work below the header, but the main goal is to center on what the designer does.

mark mcgall

Havoc Inspired

gummisig

MadeToKill

Southern Media

Falcone Creative

55Eleven

RonnieSan

4. Blog as the main focus

This category of portfolio designs puts a weblog as the central attraction to the site, and is meant to show the personal side of the business owner or awards and accomplishment that they have received. New portfolio pieces and recently finished work are sometimes mixed into the blog as posts. It’s a great way to show potential clients their knowledge about the industry, as well as drawing in visitors by way of great content.

Tyler Gaw

Kim Ellefsen

Function

Jeffrey Sarmiento

blenDesign’Blog

5. The single page portfolio

This type of portfolio design utilizes various coding techniques such as accordion style menus and page scrolling to move the user to different parts of the page.

ftdesigner.net

Little Red

Andrea Cima Serniotti

Alexander Kaiser

fourtwo

Studio Skitz

What’s the best portfolio design style?

Do you have an opinion on which style is the best/most effective/most appealing? Are there other popular design portfolio styles that we didn’t mention? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Related Content

• Five Types of Effective Headers in Web Design
• 25 Impressive Portfolio Web Designs
• 25 Stylish Examples of Headers in Web Design
• Related categories: Web Design and User Interface

About the Author

Tyler Denis is a part-time freelance designer from Ashland, New Hampshire. He is also the creator/writer of the design blog Denis Designs/blog, a website dedicated to bringing quality tutorials and inspiration. You can follow him on Twitter or at his personal site, Denis Designs.

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Sony A850 Full Frame DSLR

Sony A850 Full Frame DSLR: "

Sony today have announced their newest DSLR camera - the Sony A850 DSLR - a full frame DSLR that is set to put the pressure on Sony’s competitors when it comes to price.

The Sony A850 has a recommended retail price of around $2000 USD - around $500 cheaper than Nikon’s D700, Canon’s 5D Mark II and Sony’s own A900.

The A850’s features include a 24.6 megapixel sensor, 3.0 inch LCD, 9 point Auto focusing (with 10 supplemental assist auto focus points), shutter speed of up to 1/8000 second, 3 frames per second shooting in continuous shooting mode and ISO up to 6400.

To go with the Sony A850 Sony today also released a new lens - the 28-75mm f/2.8 at around $800 (model number SAL2875).

The Sony A850 will be available in September and the new 28-75mm lens will be available from November 2009. The A850 is already available for pre-order on Amazon for $1999.99 USD.

Sony A850 DSLR News Release

Sony Brings Full-Frame Quality To A New Class Of DSLR Photo Enthusiasts

Aimed at experienced shooters looking for value and sophisticated SLR performance, Sony today introduced the full-frame ?850 camera and a new 28-75mm F2.8 lens.

The A850 model shares the same 24.6 megapixel sensor and most features of the flagship A900 camera, introduced last year, but will be available for just under $2000 (body only).

“Sony is bringing the benefits of a full-frame digital SLR camera to a broader group of consumers,” said Kristen Elder, director of AMC business unit in the Digital Imaging Division at Sony Electronics. “The ?850 strengthens Sony’s alpha DSLR line, which now offers models in each step from high-end professional down to the amateur enthusiast.”

The A850 camera is designed to deliver ultra-fine picture quality with a high resolution, 24.6-megapixel, 35-mm full-frame Exmor™ CMOS sensor and fast image processing with dual BIONZ™ processing engines. It also offers high-speed continuous shooting of 24.6 megapixel images at up to three frames per second.

Ultra-Fine Images The camera’s Exmor CMOS sensor delivers the photographic expressive power of wide angles and perspective that only a 35 mm full-frame sensor can offer, and is designed to take advantage of the resolving power of high-precision alpha lenses. Its high pixel count and large size provide enhanced image detail and a wider dynamic range for natural color reproduction and subtle tonal gradations.

Image processing gets a boost in speed and power from two BIONZ processing engines. Large amounts of data captured by the 24.6-megapixel sensor can be quickly processed to achieve a fast shooting response. Additionally, this dual BIONZ system applies advanced noise reduction algorithms producing images of exceptional quality and detail, especially at high ISO sensitivities.

Capture the Right Shot the First Time The camera’s innovative intelligent preview function takes the guesswork out of setting up a shot and the hassle of taking multiple shots to achieve a desired effect.

After pressing the depth of field preview button, the camera “grabs” a RAW preview image which is processed and displayed on the LCD screen. You can then fine tune white balance, determine the best level and effect of dynamic range optimization, adjust exposure compensation and check histogram data, all before you actually take the picture. Preview images are not recorded on the camera’s memory card, thus saving capacity.

The camera’s autofocus system features nine sensors with 10 assist points for improved tracking of moving subjects. A center dual cross sensor comprised of two horizontal and two vertical line sensors as well as a dedicated f/2.8 sensor are included to achieve greater precision, especially when using fast-aperture lenses.

Ultra-Bright Viewfinder with 98 Percent Coverage The ultra-bright viewfinder with 98 percent field of view coverage and 0.74x magnification enables accurate framing and preview. It features a high-power condenser lens, an eyepiece with high reflective-index glass, and a multi-layer, anti-reflective coating on optical surfaces to deliver its extraordinarily bright view.

A mirror box features a parallel-link mirror mechanism that moves on two horizontal axes to accommodate both the large full frame mirror and the body-integrated image stabilization system without increasing the camera’s size.

Anti-Shake System for a Full-Frame Sensor With its body-integrated SteadyShot INSIDE™ image stabilization, the camera achieves an anti-shake effect equivalent to shutter speeds faster by 2.5 to 4 stops. The anti-shake system stabilizes all Sony, Minolta and Konica-Minolta compatible lenses even wide angle or large aperture lenses.

Versatility to Unleash Creative Possibilities Other key features aimed to expand creative options include the Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) with five levels of user-selectable correction as well as DRO bracketing for enhanced scene analysis and graduation optimization. EV bracketing with ±2EV range makes it easy to create high dynamic range composite images.

With the camera’s HDMI™ output and Photo TV HD mode, your creative output can be enjoyed on a compatible HD television. This mode brings the look of actual printed photography to the television, by fine-tuning such image parameters as sharpness, gradation, and color reproduction.

The A850 model features a 3-inch (diagonally), Xtra Fine LCD™ screen (921K) making it possible to check focus and image quality with accuracy. It incorporates an easy-to-see display with a quick navigation menu to easily access common functions without interrupting your creative flow. A backlit LCD panel sits on top of the camera and displays key settings.

The camera includes dedicated slots for high-capacity Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™, HX series and CompactFlash® media.

Bright Lens The choice of full-frame lenses to complement the ?850 model is enhanced with the new SAL2875 28-75mm F2.8 SAM lens. This compact, easy-to-carry lens is ideal for photo enthusiasts looking to add a bright, general purpose zoom to their collection of full-frame optics.

Delivering excellent imaging quality at an accessible price, it offers a wide F2.8 aperture over its entire zoom range. Ideal for day-to-day shooting tasks, its bright constant aperture makes the 28-75mm F2.8 SAM particularly valuable for depth-of-field control and available-light portraits.

Pricing and Availability The A850 (model DSLR-A850) will be available in September for about $2,000 (body only) along with related accessories. All A900 accessories are compatible with the A850 camera, including the dedicated vertical grip (model VG-C90AM). The SAL2875 lens will be available in November for about $800.

Post from: Digital Photography School - Photography Tips.

Sony A850 Full Frame DSLR

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Olympus E-30 Review

Olympus E-30 Review: "

To sit happily with the company’s flagship and much higher-priced DSLR the Olympus E-30 had to forgo a few bells and whistles — but then it added a few that should delight photographers with high ambitions but little skill.

The Olympus E-30 has 12.3 million pixels on its Live MOS sensor — two megapixels and a bit more than the E-3!

The E-30 is smaller and lighter than many maker’s top end models… that’s how Olympus does things. With relatively few external controls, the LCD menu options will take you pretty well anywhere you want to go.

Using the Four Thirds system you can attach lenses from companies such as Leica, Panasonic and Sigma… oh and Olympus of course!

Olympus E-30 Features

Live View is available on the 6.9 cm LCD screen, backed up by a bright optical finder that gives you a rundown on the camera’s status: aperture, shutter speed, ISO setting, meter setting and shot count.

The camera can shoot at a rate of five full res frames for as long as you hold down the button and your memory card keeps writing.

You can also preset the rate of shooting anywhere from one to four frames per second.

Art Filter Selection: I’ve often looked with suspicion at DSLRs that have scene modes that have little more appeal than sheer novelty but in the Art Filter selection, the camera sure pressed my buttons.

Choose from Grainy B&W (pictured above), Pop Art (pictured above), Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Light Tone and Pinhole. Two that took I particularly liked were Grainy Film and Pinhole… having messed around with colour to B&W conversion in Photoshop I fell upon the E-30’s approach with some excitement. The results are stunning.

There are other scene modes: Children, High and Low Key, Candle Light etc… ideal for the less courageous and with limited experience.

A feature not seen often is multiple exposure: the E-30 can shoot a final, layered collection of two, three or four shots. The brightness of each can be set to half, a third or fourth of the final single exposure. You can also begin with a RAW image and layer extra shots over it. Then, if you’re really adept, you can compress your layer of four and lay another four over it!

The E-30’s maximum image size of 4032×3024 gives a sharp 34×26 cm print at 300 dpi. The camera also offers other aspect ratios: like 4:3, 3:2, 6:6, 5:4, 16:9 and more. The images are written to memory as uncropped RAW images, complete with a suggested border indicating the chosen aspect ratio. A nice touch.

Image stability has four settings: on and off plus one each for panning a moving subject with the camera panning horizontally or panning vertically (some call this tilting). This allows you to capture a moving subject minus the shake but with a desirable blurring of the background.

Auto focus is well treated and uses an eleven point detection system plus the option of single frame AF detection (S-AF), continuous subject tracking (C-AF) plus manual focus. Each of these can be manually fine tuned.

The shutter speed range runs from 60 seconds to 1/8000 second — plus Bulb for time exposures. Flash sync is at 1/250 second. Image capture can be in RAW or JPEG or RAW+JPEG, with the latter in variable qualities; Live View’s brightness level and frame rate can be adjusted; face detection is available.

And one final novelty: a Level Gauge can be called up in the viewfinder and LCD screen. You would be surprised at how often you shoot pictures off level. I was!

Comment

An easy camera to use. The exposure metering is right on the button and the auto focus system very responsive. Art Filters are a winning feature and the options in flash are worth investigating… first and second shutter curtains plus the ability to control output manually.

Image quality: very, very good. But you will be a little surprised at the noticeable barrel distortion in the 14-42mm kit lens.

Olympus E-30 Specifications

• Image Sensor: 12.3 million effective pixels.
• Metering: ESP multi-pattern; centre-weighted; spot.
• Effective Sensor Size: 17.3×13.00mm.
• Memory: xD-Picture Card and CompactFlash cards.
• Image Sizes (pixels): 4032×3024, 3200×2400, 2560×1920, 1600×1200, 1280×960, 1024×768, 640×480.
• File Formats: JPEG, RAW.
• ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 100 to 3200.
• Flash: Auto, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction slow sync, first and second curtain sync, forced on and off, manual.
• Power: Rechargeable lithium ion battery, AC.
• Dimensions: 141.5×107.5×75 WHDmm.
• Weight: Approx. 655 g (minus battery).
• Current Prices: The Olympus E-30 is currently priced at Amazon at $949.95 (body only) and $1,049.95 (body plus f3.5-5.6/14-42mm kit lens.

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Olympus E-30 Review

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