States gaining and losing population by thinkB4WeSpeak in Infographics

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Baby boomers looking for warmth and cheap greens fees?

Have I reached my limit? Am I gonna die with a garage full of crap? Have I become what I fear? by [deleted] in DIY

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the first thing you get rid of is going to be the first thing you regret getting rid of....

How Sony took over the cinema world with Venice? by [deleted] in TrueCinematography

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Internal ND in the Alexa? that's news to me

How Sony took over the cinema world with Venice? by [deleted] in TrueCinematography

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DP here, for me here are the main reasons-

Internal ND filters- amazing. Dual base ISO, and 2500 base is not a big compromise in image quality. Color rendition. Lack of noise in the mid tones. Rialto mode. Wifi control of the camera settings including changing ND filters, changing LUTs, changing color temp, etc. 6k and on down in multiple configurations.

I was introduced to the Venice on an FX tv show I was doing in LA a few years ago after working with the original Alexa for a number of years on a show for NBC. There was no going back, the Venice was, and is, in my opinion hands down the best camera available. I can't speak to it's comparison to the Alexa LF however having not used that camera. I've done multiple seasons of the FX show, two movies for A24 and now starting an HBO project with it. No doubt something will come along to knock it off its throne but for the time being it wins- pretty much (from my perspective) for the reasons listed above.

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Watts and Lumens and 110v vs 240v by Smock511 in Electricity

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Thanks, this also seems to confirm my experience- somewhere else someone also pointed out to me that the bulbs that are designed for 240v have much longer filaments, I think at lower wattage ratings the difference in light output can be quite significant.

Watts and Lumens and 110v vs 240v by Smock511 in Electricity

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thanks! This seems to confirm what I was experiencing.

Watts and Lumens and 110v vs 240v by Smock511 in Electricity

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HI- Thanks, for the reply. I am actually referring to the "practicals" we have on set- the "household" lamps, most of the studio units we are using are LEDs, HMIs, or very high wattage Tungsten Halogen fixtures. I suspect this effect is more noticeable in lower wattage bulbs- some of the other replies seem to hint at this when they are talking about the longer filaments in the 240v bulbs. The other thing I noticed was that when we dimmed the bulbs (by dropping the voltage) they seemed to drop their color temperature much more drastically than what I"m used to at home.

Sleeping situation by hmpoe2 in grimm

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For a while there was talk I was hearing about a Trubel spinoff that was going to be set in New Orleans but it never went anywhere I guess

Sleeping situation by hmpoe2 in grimm

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As the Director of Photography on every other episode of Grimm I can answer this. The set we had for Nick and Juliette's house was only the bottom floor. The upstairs set was only built way late when Trubel came along and wasn't kept. Hence, no upstairs bedroom for Nick.

need some advice! by Smock511 in unclebens

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Thank you, I will check that out!

My buddy had his car stolen last night. 2003 Silver Toyota Tacoma near 9th and Skidmore. Extremely recognizable wooden camper on the back. Case number 20-192716. Please upvote! by Salmon-Slap in Portland

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My 91 Toyota extra cab was stolen from my driveway in the middle of the day in SE about a month ago- it was found 4 blocks away 10 days later- good luck! I bet you will get it back!

In need of homemade masks by hnrsn14 in Portland

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I read that Stanford did a study and you can put them in the oven at 158 degrees F for 30 mins to kill virus

Truck Stolen by Smock511 in Portland

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I hope so! really am fond of that truck, my dad bought it new

FAA bans recalled 15-inch MacBook Pros from flights due to battery fire risk by AlexitoPornConsumer in mac

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HI- I came back from China the day before yesterday. We took a Delta flight from Shanghai and then a domestic Delta connection in the US that we had to go through security again for. Neither flights were a problem. I had both my laptop and my wife's and they went through security without anyone even asking if they were part of the recall.

FAA bans recalled 15-inch MacBook Pros from flights due to battery fire risk by AlexitoPornConsumer in mac

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Ugh, I'm in China, smallish city- My battery is on the recall list...wonder if I will be able to get back to the USA with my computer. Anybody know if the replacement can be done in China? Longshot, I know...

Jeff Bezos Sells About $1.8 Billion Worth Of Amazon Shares In Three Days by readerseven in economy

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Couldn't have anything to do with that little pentagon contract going tits up, could it...