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A guided tour of the Sony QX1 and QX30 smartphone cameras
Sony QX - a brief history
In fall of 2013 Sony introduced a pair of QX-series 'clip-on' cameras that clamped onto the front of smartphones. The idea was simple: to allow smartphone users to take better photos. While the 'camera unit' could be used on its own (it has a shutter release button), it was really designed to be controlled from your Android or iOS device using Sony's PlayMemories Mobile app.
The DSC-QX10 was the compact model and featured an 18MP BSI-CMOS sensor and 25-250mm equivalent lens, and had an MSRP of $250. If you wanted high quality images and didn't mind carrying around a pretty large camera unit, then the $500 DSC-QX100 was for you. This featured the same 1" sensor as the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II, one of our favorite enthusiast compacts.
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The QX1 is another great inovation by Sony. First they get rid of the mirror and now they have got rid of the 35mm film type back which is still a hangover from the old film days and still found on most cameras. (obvious exception Canon XC 10)
What would be nice is for them to put an EVF on the back of the QX1 and a LCD down the side similar to a high end camcorder but much more suited to still photography. Digital cameras would have arrived compact and lighter.
Not taking advantage of the smartphone system by not having geotagging and timelapse is just few of the inconsistencies in tech that baffle me.
You know those laser measurers? Why don't cameras have that?? imagine the light speed precision focusing, and especially on a screenless camera like this, imagine how fast you would center and shoot your subject with a visible laser that also focuses the shot (active at half pushing the shutter button).
And why isn't the market flooding with smartphone operated slave flashes? Even controlling a basic wifi camera with a smartphone is still a clumsy novelty. Ok, no hotshoe for the qx1, i get that, BUT you have a smartphone: you could sync not one, but several flashes/light sources, if only they had one of the many wireless technologies a smartphone has today..
So, what's going on here, did the market system really condition technological development and experimentation, or am I missing some tech aspect that makes all this science fiction..??
You're not missing anything, my friend. They just DON'T want to! If you've heard of the Magic Lantern "hack" for Canon's dSLRs, you know what I mean. They're selling us cameras, but stealing headroom, dynamic range, features, and more from their loyal customers.
Aand, aaand, the body (which they're tryna protect) is the least expensive piece of your kit, anyway! Man, what a backwards world.
If they added more features, it would 'encroach' on their other cameras.
I just got QX10 off eBay. by knowing the limitation of the unit on QX10, size does matter. If get's any bigger why bother to carry it. I already have OMD so nice to have some quick point shoot for something I don't really need my OMD/ Pro lens to look ridiculous pro looking while on my date ... lol
Did a quick search and the QX10 can be found for <<$150 US - a bargain IMHO.
The thing I like most about these new lenses was the previous model - QX10 - was bombed out at TigerDirect for $79.99 new not refurb.
Sold out in like 45 seconds...
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I hope at least this gives a chance to Sony engineers to fix the issue that today we cannot start and stop video from my phone, nor can I control a video recording, setting focus point, adjusting aperture, ISO, whatever. Without a perfect wireless interface between the QX1 and a phone, the QX1 is completely useless. Even with a perfect phone-camera interface/connection (something Panasonic has for years with its m43 cameras), still I am really interested to figure out what advantages the QX1 gives vs A5100?
Wait, you already have the device? It's supposed to launch in November. And if you don't have one, how are you sure of the issues with this device?
I own both QX10 and QX100 and have NEVER had dropped connections, and I have never had issues with video recording.
Also, I have always had the ability to set ISO and focus points since the PlayMemories app was updated to 4.0 and beyond.
You are completely right, Magna. I gave the like to your comment. Actually I am too enthusiastic and I am really looking forward to giving a try to this camera. The reason I am whining is that I was not completely happy with my A7 - phone interface, when I tried it several months ago.
Well I can understand the frustration, some products have basic options when used with Play memories, however I can tell you the play memories app works well with the qx series. Just got my qx1 in the mail and have been using it non stop with my e mount wide angle prime and it's an amazing beast on its own. It's a great secondary camera, although honestly I've grown to love it as my primary camera. Hope you get to try it out and judge it for yourself soon.
So what a lot of people are failing to see the benefit in is the following:
1. For photography that places you in odd spaces, angles, etc. the ability to "detach" your lens and place it where you want is amazing.
2. While some folks are complaining about the dimensions/shapes, a standard camera lens case (I use a MOLLE style padded lens case) is much easier to carry around than a traditional camera bag. I know the size isn't much better, but the shape and options make it a very easy grab for a "go bag" style setup. I keep my QX100 in my car. As a journalist, just knowing that I have this camera available at all times is awesome.
3. Vintage glass > Instagram filters. You want that funky retro glow? By an old olympus nifty-fifty. You won't be disappointed.
4. Control. Your smart phone doesn't have it. I need to be able to purposely adjust settings. While the QX100 isn't amazing at it, I'm hoping that the QX1 will have an S or M setting.
5. Did I already say vintage glass?
The problem I see with QX product line is the price. In Australia RX100 II can be have for A$512 while the QX100 cost A$410. For the extra 100 bucks you got a full camera body.
News goes that the QX1 is going for US$400. To be fair I can get a A5100 body with that price and I can still shoot remote with my phone.
The only thing that is good with a QX is as I said no one has a clue what you are doing hence it is a very stealthy street shooting platform. Having said that last time I play with it the link to the phone is not very stable and interface is quite laggy.
The few sample images I've seen don't seem to have very good IQ for the sensor size.
Are there better imagees anywhere?
Otherwise it seems like a better idea than many mirrorless cameras as to portability. Since most of us carry the viewfinde (cellphone) anyway........I'm intrigued.
Seriously, why would you want this? You cannot fit it in a pocket assembled, you cannot really use it as a phone assembled, and it doesn't have the ergonomics of a DSLR or point and shoot. Nor does it have an optical viewfinder. LOL, another 'bonus': now you have TWO things that can run out of power instead of one when you're out shooting.
Also, consider the true price. good smartphone = ~100/mo. plus contract or ~400 bucks. Plus either of these (~350 or ~400+ lens). A DSLR doesn't have a monthly bill, and a decent one can be had for about $600. The QX1 also requires a lens. If you already have sony lenses, you already have a sony DSLR. Carry that.
I can totally understand just using a smart phone as a point and shoot AS IS. Not turning it into a fragile, goofy, hard to grip and use nightmare of an almost SLR/big zoom point and shoot. Sony, go home; you're drunk.
I'm sorry, is it me or is this kind of technology going in the wrong direction...but when there are tens of great mirrorless and compact cameras out there, who would probably pay for this thing that looks and feels neither like a camera nor like a cellphone... and is way too bulky and fragile to go into your pocket.... I think Sony has to take such paths to stay in business...
Sony QX1 + Samyang 12 mm 1:2.0 NCS CS will be the combo in heaven for street shooting. Assume it produce usable image at 12800. Imagine the possibility in low light.... 1/250@F8 remote shooting....wow and most people won't even have a clue what you are doing.
When I look at the survey 0 own it and several people had it. It makes me wonder out of those 8 people, none of them kept it.
All this, but they can't make a cheapish fast wide angle prime for the E or FE mount.... lol. I am all for innovation but cover the bases first.
Way too bulky, certainly locating the battery behind the sensor does not help. I will stick to my NEX3 with EyeFi.
Now if Samsung releases an NX mini mount for smartphones, with battery and whatelse sideways (oval shape with mount on one side) that would be a winner, 3 times thinner than the QX1. More NX-M lenses needed though... (35mm equiv. pancake?)
Regardless of all the technology inside them, all Sony cameras are just toys because there is no ergonomic nor usability consideration in their design.
Well you have never used a Sony A77 if you think that. Ergonomics-wise one of the best cameras I have ever used.
The real plus is being able to use your smartphone's 5.5" screen (LG3) to compose pictures, what a joy compared to the 3" screens "cameras" are still hobbled with. People wonder why camera sales have fallen off the chart, it's assuredly in part due to their primary interface being so much less easily seen, certainly a perceived step-down to many smartphone users.
Sony deserves great credit for continually churning out innovative ideas. Now if only an mFT manufacturer ran with this one; size could be reduced (smaller mount, smaller battery) and the user would have access to a large line of much smaller primes and zooms.
Imagine the Panasonic 12-32mm zoom or 20mm prime combined with a 5.5" screen. I'd buy one in a heartbeat for $500, not to replace my camera, but to supplement it and just have a lot of fun.
Yep. And you get to hold onto your... phone? That sounds very steady. And your controls are... where? And the lenses how big? So... it's not like the combinations are pocketable. Who in their right mind would buy one of these ahead of any of the Sony A's or RX's, or the Fuji X's, or the m43s, or *gasp* a DSLR?
Yet another thought - wouldn't a Panasonic GM1 be a better shape and a more versatile tool to do much the same job. Couldn't clip it on to your mobile phone to amaze your friends though ....
So we have security cameras everywhere - now we have high quality remote surveillance cameras for everyone? Presumably not limited to oem E mount lenses but anything that an electronic adapter can fit on to them. Do we have "birder's paradise" - remote shooting from a comfortable position?
The really annoying thing with these cameras is before you can use them you have to select them as your wifi connection in your phone. Which means your phone is no longer connected to the Internet till you are done shooting pictures. So startup time to use this camera is very long.
One of the benefits of Apple's AirDrop is that the wifi is dual band. The connection between devices is independent from the data connection.
Don't these things work over the included NFC?
NFC is just used to set up the connection, after that it's wifi.
Then AirDrop, or its Android equivalent is, seems the be the way to go for this kind of thing.
The major design flaw here is that an NEX style camera is slimmer. The QX1 has a major pocketability issue in direct comparison.
That's because the battery has to fit behind the sensor rather than beside it as on a NEX. The curious thing is why they used a full-scale NEX battery when the RX100 battery would have made so much more sense (even if system compatibility is desirable, they still went for a Micro SD card so it wasn't a set-in-stone rule).
There's absolutely no reason they couldn't have placed the battery off to one side.
It's attached to a phone. There's already bulk along that axis. No, it's a design obsession, plain and simple. They want their devices to be simple geometrical shapes, but that's not always appropriate. Hotshoe? Yup, there could have been space for that.
I like the idea of using the larger FW50 battery since the QX1 is catering for existing NEX or alphas owners, they will be very familiar with this battery and so not only is there the option to interchange lenses but also the battery as well.
What is the advantage of this over a NEX or RX camera with Wifi syncing?
Nobody is going to fumble around with this thing when for 9,999 out of 10,000 people a smartphone's camera has more than adequate IQ, as well as a quicker, faster, easier interface both ergonomically and workflow-wise.
Not to mention for that 1 in 10,000th person, once they find out the lens mount has camera bodies they will go with that. There's no way this thing will fit in a pocket, so for the hassle you might as well go with an actual camera that you don't need your phone to use.
I see this as an awkward add on for mobile phone users but much more useful detached and remotely controlled whether on tripod or oherwise.
I doubt it, but it would be nice if that pop-up flash could remote trigger an external flash.
Maybe Sony could develop a wifi enabled external flash, then the smartphone could sync the flash and camera. I already have a ton of lenses, e-mount and legacy with adapter, so this is pretty intriguing. If it's nice and quiet, could be a sweet street photo setup.
Everything has flaws, so does this, but if you got the lenses and the money, why not?
Syncing via phone might work, if the connection can match the speed requirements.
I'm with you on its appeal and this "not perfect" product like any other. It is an appealing product, especially if you either have Sony E-mount lenses or are willing to adapt.
That's not the worst idea in the world. The abstractions presented here - the software from the body, the body from the sensor, the sensor from the lens - are not all new of course, but this latest effort represents the last piece of the puzzle. If you can physically separate the hardware like this, then possibilities for combining various pieces is limited only by your imagination and the APIs providing the connections between the components.
If you nurture the concept (while ensuring picture quality, performance, flexibility aren't impacted) and apply it to higher-end dSLRs, you open a new world. Photographers get choice and flexibility, able to mix and match components. Manufacturers get new revenue streams and, depending on how well they execute, new markets.
This is a very interesting concept that has ramifications well beyond strapping a lens to an iPhone. But the immediate use cases are too limited to merit serious consideration by most in their target market.
This modularisation has been done before with the Ricoh GXR (in a different sort of way) - it didn't catch on - but the idea is good.
QX1+Metabone EF-to-E Speedbooster Ultra!!! + Tri/Mono pod + Samsung 10" tablet (modular wifi vari-angle swivel perspective remote control monitor) ...
+ EF Lens ... TS-E lens, too
... 1.06x near-FF fov fast lens capabilities with an APSC sensor
or a digital-era remote viewable camera minus an inverted optical viewscreen of a stuck behind the large format tilt-shift bellow lensed camera body ...
ahhhh ... lots of potential here ...
The first problem here is holding the whole thing. Cell phones do not have any grip on the back side. This construction, based on plastic arms, does not look reliable. And we are talking about quite expensive and fragile equipment. Just one fall - and there go your money. Other problem are controls. That are sensor-only. They (Sony) need to think a lot about UI here. Third part is power drain. Cell phone will be sucked dry after a few hours, just by the time you need it as a phone.
Still, I like this brave idea.
None of what you mention is unique to this product that is designed to merely enhance photographic capabilities, and deliver IQ one can expect from an APS-c DSLR/mirror-less camera. I'm assuming you're speaking of QX1, of course.
You would be using the same touchscreen UI if you were using your phone, and if you happen to drop your phone, it will likely cost you a lot more.
Just another niche. Camera users will still use cameras. Cell (mobile) phone users will still use their in-phone cameras. Most will not be bothered with such a hybrid that offers the inconveniences of both wihout a standout specific advantage. The real advantage is in the remote shooting capability where the ubiquitous phone is "cheaper" than a separately designed unit. But much the same can already be found/used with regular cameras and therefore only the (awkwardly shaped) smaller physical size is "the advantage". Pity that there is not a hot shoe as making a clip on finder would soon enough become a growth industry. Also add-on grips, soon enough it can be tizzed up to look as big as a regular camera superglued together .... ;)
I think for the QX1, one would be holding onto the with their left hand and let the plastic arms hold onto the smart phone. One hopes Sony makes the play memories app for the QX 1 one hand friendly with most of the controls to be on the right hand side of the screen.
It's an interesting concept and the announcement is a sign they sold enough of the 1st gen models to make 2nd gen.
I have an idea for the 3rd gen: what about making it compatible with Google ARA concept (http://www.projectara.com)? It would make for more robust physical connection to the phone and if they went further, even utilize it's connectivity and possibly take power from the phone battery.
Another accesories (grip, optical viewfinder, tripod mount?,...) would be possible.
Effectively you could have a puzzle-camera around your phone.
What do you think?
Just how good a quality can a 30x lens this size be?
QX30 is basically a downsized super zoom camera. QX1 is interchangeable lens camera with APSc sized sensor.
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Lots of movement dark you know the thing.
Grainy shots on my girlfriends Facebook the day after.
I can't take a DSLR inside. They just won't allow it unless your press. A small mirrorless like the gm-1 with a prime is a possibility. The qx1 with a 50mm OSS would be even better.
I was in New Orleans last weekend. For a change, I decided not to carry my camera since I normally use a sling strap (Gariz Gunshot), typically with 35mm lens with a lens or two in my pocket. It was great to do so... until I walked into Bourbon street area, only to discover there was a decadence fest about to happen. Well, all I had was my cell phone.
This was a classic case for having a smart phone camera accessory that could be carried without even a sling strap much less a bag, just in a pocket with a lens or two, and get high quality results than a camera phone can provide.
Sony NEX 5n with a 35mm 1.8. It's small enough not to be noticeable and the lens is fairly sharp at 1.8. Only problem is the sluggish start up time.
What started as a camera that clips onto your phone has become a phone which clips onto your camera.
I think I'd rather use my A5000 and I always have my phone to receive and/or control the camera...if I really need to. Seems a waste to me. Make more lenses Sony like Pana/Oly. Your a bit slow in that department Sony.
I have the 35mm 1.8. Would be nice to have an 85mm 1.8 (like the Canon).
These are serious accessories for smartphones and I can't think of any other accessory that rivals these cameras. Some love their phones and try to accessorize them. I think it will be more popular that people think. A high end phone should be considered with these for quick connectivity and reducing view lag. I'd love to get the new Z3 Xperia and this possibly over the next year.
A head to head comparison in the hands of a professional photographer of two similarly sized cameras , this one and one that is not a phone would say a lot.
I really doubt photojournalists or street photographers would find this anything more than a toy or novelty or heaven forbid ..... an expensive gimmick. I do not think this device is destined to be a classic. woof.....fools and their money . . . eh?
Maybe a giant accessory flash with bounce capability and a funky diffuser too.... a special leather bag maybe?
A vertical grip ?
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I asked about ideas on this a couple of months ago and I've about decided on what to do.
As a recap, I'll be flying into Athens from Paris on September 3 and will arrive about 5:30 pm. Three friends will also be arriving from the US about that time. They will be jetlagged, I won't. We have three nights before we all have to be back in Athens to meet the rest of our group of friends who will be arriving after us.
I'm wanting to go somewhere I've never been for those three nights. Arriving so late makes most flights and ferries impossible, unless we wait until the next morning. BUT, I've found a great sale on flights to Rhodes and there is a flight leaving at 9:20 pm that night. So, it's either three nights in Rhodes (really just two full days though) OR, renting a car at the airport and driving to Napflio for those three nights.
I don't want to stay in Athens those three days as I've been to Athens many many times and we will be doing Athens for two nights once the rest of our group arrives. We will also be going to Santorini and Milos on the trip.
What do you think? Any thoughts about what makes the most sense? Obviously I'd be doing the driving since my friends will be massively jet lagged. (This will be the first trip overseas for two of them)
I'll be finishing up work in France and so I'm looking to just regroup and recharge before starting to "lead" the group of friends through Greece. I love seeing ancient sights but also just soaking up the culture, food, atmosphere of Greece. I also enjoy hiking, kayaking and visiting beautiful beaches. Basically being outside.
Pros and cons to each place? Ease of getting from the airport to Old Town Rhodes? Ease of driving to Napflio? Is one generally more budget friendly than the other?
Thanks for all the help!!
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Hmmm, Rhodes or Napflio
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Naplio is a delightful town. Be sure to stay in the old part with the fort looming over you. When we were there we didn't have to do the driving from Athens, but it didn't seem difficult. We were in an apartment for 2 weeks and then did day trips to the ancient sights. The town itself though is good for a couple days. There is a beach and the old fort and you can take a ferry (from nearby Tolo) to Hydra and Spetses (Bouboulina Museum) for the afternoon. Naplio is loaded with restaurants, both on the waterfront and around the square and on side streets. Obviously cheaper on the side streets. I've not been to Rhodes, but if you are already going to a couple islands, why not pick Naplio. We absolutely loved it.
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We love Nafplio! There are ancient sights galore nearby... Epidaurus, Mycenae, Corinth, and Tiryns are the biggies, but we've also enjoyed the Argive Heraion, the "pyramid", Lerna, Orchemenos, Titani, and especially Nemea with its fabulous museum (partnership with UC Berkely). The Cadogan guidebook is great for this area of Greece
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The Heraion at Petrachora is a great stop on the way fom Athens to Nafplio, as are Corinth, AcroCorinth, and Isthmia
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I think in your time frame you will not make justice either to Nafplion area either to Rhodes. Maybe, just maybe, you could head to Rhodes simply because I find it more likely that you can visit easier Nafplion on a future trip as a side trip from Athens... But on the other hand you have visited Athens many times and never made it there....
Nafplion on my opinion makes sense if you plan to focus in town itsself for those 2-3 nightd maybe adding one or two side trips, but definately there is not enough time to appreciate everything the areas has to offer. Yes, I know that many people will say that you can fit lots in with a car hire, but my point is that you need to take it slowly and soak in the ambiance rather than rush among places. Even more so if your friends are tired and jet lagged.
On Rhodes you can not see much outside Rhodes Town on same time frame, you can take it easy and relax walking around on arrival day and day one, next day when your friends recover you could visit a couple of museums/sites or something like that.
A third option by the way might be Delphi. There are tons of things to do and see in the area, but as people tend to focus on ancient sites and museum, this is definately more manageable in your time frame (?)
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I liked Nafplio, but Rhodes - WOW. That's a place that tugs at the heartstrings. IF you stay in the old town that is. If you like old walled medieval towns Rhodes is stunning. You will probably enjoy either but I would vote for Rhodes
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If you go to Santorini anyway, you can easily combine it with Rhodos. The ferry leaves Santorini at midnight every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday (arrival at Rhodos at 7am, cabins available) and goes back from Rhodos every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4pm (arrival at Santorini shortly after midnight).
I love Rhodos, but only 3 nights are not much; you should have AT LEAST 3 FULL DAYS. There are frequent buses between the airport and the city wall. If you rent a car (not necessary, public transport is fine), and want to stay in the walled town (highly recommended) look for a hotel that you can easily reach by car (like Cavo d'Oro or St Michel).
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My vote is for Nafplio. We spent 4 nights there in 2011 and loved it. There are lots of great sites to see close by as stated above, the drive is very easy, and the town is just lovely.
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It has been a gazillion years since I've been to Rhodes, so I am not going to comment on that. Nafplio was fine but, for us, didn't live up to all the rave reviews it gets here. I have another idea since you will be driving, and it is not any further than Nafplio. Go north, and take your friends to the Pelion peninsula. We enjoyed that more than Nafplio. Sorry the name of the town we so enjoyed is escaping me right now. Or, since your friends have never been overseas, perhaps they'd enjoy going to a place like the Delphi area.
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Thank you everyone for your advice and suggestions. I definitely understand with either place, we don't see all there is to see. The reason for such a short time is that the three days are in between work in France and the tour I'll be leading for my friends in Greece. Most of the people going on the tour needed to start the tour on Sept. 6. That gave me three days in between France and Greece so, I wanted to go somewhere I've never been, even if there isn't enough time to "do it all"
A few friends are coming early and joining me those three extra days because, as they said, we are flying all the way to Greece, we might as well have as much time as possible there. So, these three days are just days to relax and chill, see a part of Greece I've never seen but, make sure that the place I go is easy to get to from the airport and easy to get back to when the rest of the group arrives.
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Both Naufplion and Rhodes are great. Your choice depends upon what you think you will feel like doing. Will you feel more like hopping a plane to the destination, or driving? Will your friends want to sit in a car for 2 hours to Naufplion after the long haul flight, or walk around to stretch their legs and wait for the short Rhodes flight?
Another choice...I fly from the US, and I'd hate to wait around the airport nor get into a car upon arrival - have your friends been to Athens? I'd take them there right off to relax and see the Acropolis at night. Then rent a car and drive to Naufplion or Delphi for a night or two.
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With the jury going into deliberations at the end of the week, the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, is poised to announce the architect and design of its new extension. I've reported on the quintet of finalists, but I was particularly curious to hear from the only Utah firm to make the final cut: Sparano Mooney. I asked John Sparano—whose house we covered in the July/August 2010 issue—about what his design means for Main Street in Park City, how it feels to be the only local firm under consideration, and what winning this commission would mean for his and Anne Mooney's practice.
Considering how central the Kimball is in town, how does your proposal hope to both make a landmark and not overpower Main Street?The Kimball Art Center's stated desire was for a building that was easily read within its context and thus would "not disappear into the surrounding building scape." Our solution achieves this through the diaphanous layering of a glass skin and a highly textured wood wall within it, and locating the building circulation between the two layers. The design is unlike anything in the region, while remaining compatible in scale and texture with the existing surroundings. The associations imbedded in the materials and imagery of our design proposal are evocative of the natural surroundings and the City's history and speaks to the vision of what Park City was, and what it can become. The aspen screen, wood wall, projecting screening room/classroom, stairs and recessed studios at the lowest level come together on this side of the building to form a 3-dimensional composition that reads differently day and night. The accentuated depth-of-field on this side of the building serves to reveal the activities within the KAC to the street and not overpower it with it massing. The lightness and transparency of the architecture adds life and energy to the activity along Main Street.I spoke with Robin Marrouche, director of the Kimball and she talked about wanting something of the Bilbao Effect in Park City. Is yours a building that can do that? Our solution will have a powerful presence in Park City through more subtle and seductive means. It is not overly formalistic in its expression and relies more on the power of beautiful materials and thoughtful details in its expression. Our impression of what the KAC wanted from this project was for a more mature response to the creation of their "icon" and seemed to be asking for a building that relied more on nuance and thoughtfulness then bravado to make its point. Our approach to the "Bilbao effect" is to design a highly experiential architecture with substantive ideas imbedded in it at many levels. The result leaves both the local visitor and the international jetsetter wanting to return again and again to the Kimball to understand it more thoroughly.Can you talk about the material palette you chose? Looks like lots of wood and glass. Why did you go that route, and were you surprised to see that some of the other proposals did the same?The materiality of the architecture evokes the natural and constructed history and mythology of the city and region without making direct historical references. No one used glass in quite the way we did and we were not really surprised to see the use of wood as it is part of the local vernacular. We were particularly interested in creating architecture from the vast number of trees that have been destroyed in the area from the bark beetle infestation.Yours is the only Utah firm in the final five. Does that surprise you? Disappoint you? Maybe you feel it should give you a leg up.It doesn't surprise us. We also don't think it gives us a leg up. As the only finalist with a local office, we were not required to team with a local firm. The advantage here was that the means by which our design team collaborated was established before day one of the competition. This included consulting engineers and manufacturers which we knew and worked with previously. The individuals that worked on the KAC project in our office have collaborated many times in the past to resolve tough programmatic and urban planning challenges with clear and elegant solutions. Because of this familiarity we were not involved in working through the learning curve of collaborating with a new partner.You're also probably the smallest firm in the final five (no offense). Architects like Bjarke Ingels certainly bring a bit of star power to the game, but what do you offer that BIG or Bruder or Williams Tsien can't?The project is more important to us than it is likely to be to our competitors. We can't imagine anyone with more passion for the creation of great architecture that's about the American West. While the other architects are working on projects all over the world, we practice in the American West. We love the landscape, the people, the stories and the mythology of this region and our practice is focused on the creation of architecture that reflects the rich culture of this place. At the end of the day the jury will be deciding if they are seeing the best work from a major name or a more compelling proposal from an emerging practice.Finally, tell me what kind of programmatic needs an art center has that an art museum doesn't. How does the Kimball as a kind of living arts space, one that offers classes and galleries and a whole host of arts activities, effect your thinking about the space?I think it is very easy to fall into the trap that this is an "art museum" competition. It is not. There is a large education component to the program with these functions operating in a fundamentally intertwined relationship with the exhibit spaces. The wide variety of events that take place in the center led us to develop the project as a series of highly flexible spaces that could accommodate almost any program or event, from a Sundance screening to an elementary school field trip to a black tie dinner. 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Budget Committee Minutes
November 10th, 2011
- Location: Sayles 251
- Time: 9:00 pm
- Present: Vice President Yasin Dara, Treasurer Andria Hall, Members Patrick Burke, Cooper Buss, Owen Demke, Ned Heckman, Amber Kim, Katie Powell, Alex Siemers, Max Strand, and Matt Weinstein
- Absent: Members Elijah Mae Christensen, Sam Feigenbaum, Kana Suzuki
- Secretary: Edward Malnar
Amount Requested: $180
Amount Recommended: 0- tabled
The Lens
Amount Requested: $2,759
Amount Recommended: $2,759
Women's Soccer Club
Amount Requested: $150
Amount Recommended: $150
Amount Requested: $1898.60
Amount Recommended: $0
Amount Requested: $2,893
Amount Recommended: $2,893
Tibet Night: A night showcasing Tibetan culture through song/dance performances, poetry readings, skits, and playing of musical instruments.
The event will be held in Little Nourse and transportation is to bring include presenting guests from the Twin Cities. We are requesting money for transportation and food as a part of the cultural experience.
Weinstein: "For the cultural events we've funded this term… this is doing the same thing for a lot less." It has good cultural value, so we should fund it. Full bid
Buss: There's no breakdown of costs; I don't know what we'd be funding. $0 bid
Heckman: "I agree with Matt, but more so with Cooper." Since we just don't have information or the actual cost of anything for this event and it isn't until February, I suggest they come back with more detailed figures. Proposal to table
All members vote to table the request except for Member Weinstein; the motion passes.
The request is tabled.
The Lens is requesting enough money to cover the cost of publishing two issues in 2011-2012. Our spring allocation was intended to cover the cost of our first issue only. We were told that CSA would fund two issues on the condition that we cut costs. We have found a new printer that costs $3875 to print the winter issue, as opposed to $4952 from our old printer. At that price, we would have $1116 left over for the next issue. We are requesting $2759 to print the spring issue.
We found Crescent Printing to be the least expensive reliable printing, with much lower costs than the Maximum Graphics on which the original request was made. The printing costs will cover 1,000 copies for students and faculty.
Powell: It's very good and they've done everything we asked for. "Even though it's way in the future… I suggest a full bid." Full bid
Demke: I don't think we should fund handouts, since that would be like personal property.
-Buss: Personal property by definition does not include publications
Weinstein: I'm not sure that we should fund copies for faculty since we don't fund travel costs for them.
-Powell: The faculty receives and enjoys The Lens as well; it's different than funding faculty travel. At least in my experience, I've known professors to keep their copies and share their [relevant] content.
-Burke: It's also much more cost effective and reasonable
With no further objections, a vote was held for the full bid. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
$2,759 is Budget Committee's recommendation to Senate.
We would like one set of jerseys to play our intercampus games in. These jerseys will not be kept by players, but rather kept by the team and redistributed annually. We would like 18 jerseys, each costing about $25. Including shipping and number customization, I have been given an estimate of $550. We will cover the majority of the cost with money in the group account, even though most our costs currently go toward travel.
Buss: This is very reasonable and worthwhile for a Carleton team that's like a Jr. Varsity at other colleges. Full bid
The motion passed by unanimous vote.
$150 from Capital Reserves is Budget Committee's recommendation to Senate.
The American College Dance Festival is an annual conference that promotes movement and creativity at college and university dance departments. Student dancers perform and are adjudicated by dance professionals. In addition students attend intensive classes with dance professionals from other universities throughout the conference.
Semaphore has been having bake sales throughout the term to raise money to attend this festival and has already raised $500, which will go towards lodging. We will continue to raise money through bake sales next term to contribute to lodging costs.
The Conference occurs annually and students regularly attend during Spring Break. 2012 Conference will be in Springfield, MO and is very important to the group for purposes of education, team building, and dance networking. The incorporation of outside experts and dance professionals who would not be contacts if not for conference attendance heightens the level of Semaphore's prestige and is good for Carleton's reputation.
Dara: I'd like to point out that the conference is only for people in Semaphore, so it doesn't meet the required "open" nature of a conference. Please keep this in mind.
Burke: But the auditions are open. I think because the auditions are open, the opportunity to attend this conference is as well, even though spots are limited and decided by the auditions.
Powell: Semaphore is a for-credit class and although they're a student group, we can't fund a class.
Burke: They've said that the conference doesn't count as part of the class, so it doesn't count for credit.
Heckman: "It's in the bylaws;" we can't fund it.
Weinstein: Maybe if we hosted one of these conferences we could cut costs and contribute to the funding. If St. Olaf's done it, we should too.
Siemers: I agree with Ned that we can't fund this group; $0 bid
Burke: Full bid- "Going to the conference is not part of the credit of the class." We should be able to fund students interested in this conference
Vote for $0 bid: Treasurer Hall, Members Heckman, Powell, Siemers, Buss. The motion passes
$0 is Budget Committee's recommendation to Senate.
For the first time in our team's history, the Women's Rugby team has qualified for the D3 National Championship Tournament in Cherry Hill NJ from 11/19/11-11/20/11. It is the first year midwestern teams have been invited to take part in the championship, and so we are also the first team to ever represent the Midwest at the National Championships.
We've received significant help from the President's and Athletics Offices, we are asking each attendee to contribute $100, and we will be continuing other fundraising next week. We are asking for aid with transportation costs and necessary entry fees.
Heckman: I'm worried about how close this will come to being paid to you retroactively, which we cannot do, even though I think they really deserve this.
Weinstein: I want to fund very much for how awesome this is. "For what really deserves our money, I'd like to have funded what we did fund less" so that we can give the money to those who really should get it.
Hall: If they can have receipts ready by Business Office approval next Tuesday, they could put it through without being retroactive. But if we do approve, we're already deep into the Winter Term allotment.
Buss: The Capital Reserves fund is defined as being for 'one-time or emergency costs.' This is a onetime cost because they weren't planning or preparing to go to nationals; "they just happened to do something amazing." Full bid from Cap Reserves, so long it is not deemed retroactive
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Sewage overflow in C&O Canal park again, officials warn to stay away
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJLA) - D.C. Water is investigating a possible sanitary sewer overflow overnight in C & O Canal National Historical Park.
According to D.C. Water, such a situation occurs when diluted, untreated wastewater spills or overflows, and can be caused by excessive rainfall.
Due to the overflow, the Capital Crescent Trail is closed to the public between Water Street in Georgetown and Fletcher's Cove.
The National Park Service recommends using the C&O Canal Tow Path as an alternate route in this location, but cautions that portions of the Tow Path prone to flooding may be closed farther upstream. Water levels are expected to peak Saturday afternoon.
In coordination with the National Park Service and U.S. Park Police, D.C. Water is cordoning off the affected areas and the public is reminded to respect these public health and safety closures.
"Untreated sewage can contain many pathogens causing a variety of illnesses ranging from e-coli to hepatitis. If people come in contact with the untreated overflow they risk getting sick and bringing these pathogens into their homes," D.C. Water officials said in a statement Friday.
Officials clarified that D.C. Water's drinking water system is separate from the wastewater system and is not affected by the overflows.
"D.C. Water's intake valves are on the Potomac River at Great Falls and Little Falls, far north of the district," the statement read.
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Bdwy's Powers and Cavenaugh Celebrate Their Nuptials 8/23
Matt Cavenaugh, Tony in Broadway's West Side Story, and Jenny Powers, the co-star of LCT's recent musical Happiness, are getting married in Boston today, August 23rd, at the Gate of Heaven Catholic Church in Boston. The Rev. Lawrence J. Drennan, a Roman Catholic priest, is to perform the ceremony.
The New York Times has an article on the starry couple and their their nuptials. To read the feature click here.
West Side Story has returned to Broadway in a new production directed by its two-time Tony Award winning librettist Arthur Laurents.
West Side Story opened at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway) on Thursday, March 19, 2009. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is restaged by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
The cast of 46 stars Matt Cavenaugh (A Catered Affair, Grey Gardens) as "Tony," Karen Olivo (In the Heights) as "Anita," Cody Green (Movin' Out) as "Riff" and George Akram (The Farrelly's Stuck on You) as "Bernardo." The role of "Maria" is be played by Broadway newcomer Josefina Scaglione. The 21 year old actress comes directly, by special arrangement with Actors' Equity Association, from Buenos Aires after an exhaustive international search for the role. West Side Story also features Steve Bassett as "Lt. Schrank," Mike Cannon as "Snowboy," Kyle Coffman as "A-Rab," Joey Haro as "Chino," Eric Hatch as "Big Deal," Curtis Holbrook as "Action," Michael Mastro as "Glad Hand," Lee Sellars as "Krupke," Tro Shaw as "Anybodys," Ryan Steele as "Baby John" and Greg Vinkler as "Doc" along with Nicholas Barasch, Kyle Brenn, Joshua Buscher, Isaac Calpito, Haley Carlucci, Peter Chursin, Madeline Cintron, Lindsay Dunn, Yurel Echezarreta, John Arthur Greene, Manuel Herrera, Matthew Hydzik, Marina Lazzaretto, Chase Madigan, Yanira Marin, Mileyka Mateo, Kaitlin Mesh, Angelina Mullins, Kat Nejat, Christian Elán Ortiz, Pamela Otterson, Danielle Polanco, Sam Rogers, Michael Rosen, Amy Ryerson, Jennifer Sanchez, Manuel Santos, Michaeljon Slinger, Tanairi Sade Vazquez and Mark Zimmerman.
West Side Story is written by three theatrical luminaries: two-time Tony Award winner Arthur Laurents (book) and multiple Tony and Grammy Award winners Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) in his Broadway debut. West Side Story features scenic designs by James Youmans (Gypsy), costumes by Tony Award nominee David C. Woolard (The Farnsworth Invention, The Who's Tommy), lighting by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley (Gypsy, Jersey Boys), hair by Mark Adam Rampmeyer (The Farnsworth Invention) and sound design by Tony Award nominee Dan Moses Schreier (Gypsy, A Catered Affair).
West Side Story is produced by Kevin McCollum, James L. Nederlander, Jeffrey Seller with Terry Allen Kramer, Sander Jacobs, Roy Furman / Jill Furman Willis, Freddy DeMann, Robyn Goodman / Walt Grossman, Hal Luftig, Roy Miller, The Weinstein Company and Broadway Across America.
Tickets for West Side Story at Broadway's Palace Theatre are currently on sale at www.tickemaster.com, by calling 212-307-4100 or visiting the Palace Theatre box office. The playing schedule is as follows: - Tuesday at 7 p.m., Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $121.50 - 46.50.
The Lincoln Center Theater presented the new musical HAPPINESS at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. HAPPINESS has a book by John Weidman, music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie and direction and choreography by Susan Stroman, and featured Fred Applegate, Sebastian Arcelus, Miguel Cervantes, Hunter Foster, Joanna Gleason, Ken Page, Robert Petkoff, Jenny Powers, Phyllis Somerville and Pearl Sun.
HAPPINESS celebrated Opening Night on Monday, March 30th.
The cast of HAPPINESS included Ana Maria Andricain, Holly Ann Butler, PatRick Cummings, Janet Dickinson, Alan H. Green, Samantha Maza, James Moye, Alessa Neeck, Eric Santagata, Rob Sapp, Alexander Scheitinger, Lina Silver, IDara Victor, and Matt Wall
Commissioned and developed by Lincoln Center Theater, HAPPINESS, tells the story of a disparate group of New Yorkers caught on a subway train under unusual circumstances. The production reunited director-choreographer Susan Stroman and book writer John Weidman, whose last LCT collaboration was the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Contact, and marked the LCT debuts of composer Scott Frankel and lyricist Michael Korie who were nominated for a Tony Award for their score for the musical Grey Gardens.
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JERUSALEM (Jun. 15)
U.S. special envoy Philip Habib was in Beirut today trying to cement a lasting cease-fire to forestall a feared Israeli assault on Palestine Liberation Organization headquarters in the heart of the city. According to the latest reports, fighting flared anew this evening after Israel reported its troops were being fired on by PLO and Syrian forces from Beirut. Israel said it returned the fire.
The report was the first of hostilities between Israeli and Syrian forces since the Syrians agreed to a cease-fire last Friday. A report from Damascus today said Syria rejected an Israeli demand to pull its troops out of Beirut.
An Israeli army spokesman said the shooting began shortly after 6 p.m. local time. He said Syrian and PLO forces opened tank fire from inside Beirut on Israeli forces camped east of the international airport which lies just south of the Lebanese capital.
According to reports from Beirut, most of the Israeli forces were stationed in Ba'abda village, a Beirut suburb near the Presidential Palace but left those positions for a point further east along the Beirut-Damascus highway where Syrian forces were said to have fortified new positions.
The spokesman said Israeli troops had completed mopping up operations in the Khilwei refugee camp near Sidan which the PLO turned into a stronghold. The Israeli army shut down the Palestinian hospital in Sidan and ousted a number of foreign doctors who allegedly sheltered terrorists in the guise of patients.
While Habib's efforts were underway, Lebanese leaders were attempting to create some sort of national body as a precursor to a new, independent government in Beirut. So far, President Elias Sarkis has been unable to establish a representative National Salvation Council. Three of the more important candidates for membership in that body failed to show up for a meeting today.
The main problem is the refusal of Walid Junblatt, leader of the leftist National Lebanese Movement, to participate in the Council. Junblatt, who heads Lebanon's large Druze community, is regarded as a supporter of the PLO and Syria. Without him, there can be no representation in any national body of the Druze or pro-Syrian Lebanese.
Junblatt's position was seen as an indication of the difficulty of reaching any long term solution in Lebanon opposed by the Syrians. Nevertheless, the initiative by Sarkis in face of apparent Syrian opposition was viewed as a major political change in the country. Observers noted that prior to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Sarkis would not have dared take such action without first consulting Damascus.


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NewswireToday - /newswire/ -
Denver, CO, United States, 2009/09/22 - Today the IT Services Marketing Association (ITSMA), Business Marketing Association (BMA) and the Customer Strategy Group announced the release of a survey aimed at studying B2B customer engagement.
The survey is intended to help participants understand and deploy best practices in successfully engaging and leveraging key customers. Results of the survey will be presented in the Report on Leading Practices in B2B Customer Engagement session at the 2009 Summit on Customer Engagement, which will take place in Boston on Oct. 20-21st, 2009.
The need for B2B firms to get better at engaging with key customers has reached a critical stage, says Bill Lee, President of Customer Strategy Group. Sales people need quality references more than ever in order to sell.
Julie Schwartz, Senior Vice President of Research and Thought Leadership at ITSMA concurs, Your lowest-cost and most-probable source of revenue is your existing clients. Trusted relationships with strategic accounts translate into marquee references, positive word-of-mouth, and valuable insight into the most effective new offers.
B2B firms have developed a number of useful customer engagement programs, including customer reference programs, advisory boards, executive forums, word-of-mouth and user groups. More recently, social media tools have created an explosion in online customer interactions and community.
The potential for these programs is tremendous, Lee said. The problem is that theyre often not integrated with each other or with other internal groups, and thus dont create a compelling value proposition for the customers or a real impact on revenues.
Survey questionnaires are now available. Companies interested in participating in can contact Bill Lee of the Customer Strategy Group.
About ITSMA
ITSMA specializes in helping companies market and sell services and solutions more effectively. We work with the world's leading technology, communications, and professional services providers to generate increased demand, strengthen customer relationships, and improve brand differentiation. ITSMA annual program clients include business leaders such as Avaya, BT, Cisco, Deloitte, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, and Tata Consultancy Services, among others. Our comprehensive research, consulting, and training on topics including ITSMA Account-Based Marketing SM, Brand Positioning, and Solutions Development provide the insight and experience companies need to improve business results. ITSMA is based near Boston, and has offices in London and Tokyo.
About the Business Marketing Association
The Business Marketing Association (BMA) is the leading professional resource for business-to-business marketers and communicators. The organization offers services, information, skill enhancement and networking opportunities that help its members grow, develop and succeed throughout their marketing careers.
About Customer Strategy Group
Customer Strategy Group (customerstrategygroup.com) helps businesses leverage customer engagement more effectively to drive business success. Through industry research, tools, events, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities, we provide executives and customer program practitioners the information they need to leverage their customer relationships in a way that is mutually beneficial to their customers and their companies.
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Review of Lopi:Travis Industries --- revere -- Fireplace Inserted Stove burning Wood only
Installation Type: Wood/Coal - into existing Fireplace
Date Reviewed: 2010-11-22 10:06:15
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Satisfaction with unit = ✰✰✰✰✰
Satisfaction with dealer = ✰✰✰✰✰
Satisfaction with manufacturer = ✰✰✰✰✰
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Room Size (Sq ft): 480 | House Size (Sq feet): 2300
Bought in 2007 , Price Paid: 1600
Location : Timber Lake, SD 57656, Dewe
Purchased from: Fireplace Retail Store - Spearfish stoves and more
Stove is attractive, self installation was an acceptable amount of work. The glass door is definite plus. Blower has variable speeds. The stove will heat just about all of our house with ceiling fans until the temperature gets about a -30 with 40 mph winds. Then the furnace will turn on. The wind is the biggest factor.
It may not have an ash cleaning box. but this is engineered out to allow for complete burn control in fire box. Not a real problem to clean or con. Will not be efficient without the blower that can be a bit loud when on high. You get used to the sound. I usually have to get up once at night to throw in a couple of pieces of wood. Cannot get the wife to do this, any suggestions?
We are in our third year of use in the cold and long western South Dakota ranch winters. The kind you read about in books but never wish to experince. Thus our stove gets continual use. Inserted a stainless steel flex chimney rather than use existing tile chimney. Purchased this online as was much cheaper than dealer and only one piece. With a bit of trial and error of dampers, it is easy to learn to regulate heat output and burn time. We bought our stove insert used, only one year, through the dealer at a significant savings of 50% and could not tell the difference between a new one and our stove after cleaning and painting.
WOOD SIZE: One important learning curve. You can insert 18\"-20\" wood pieces into the stove, but by accident I placed some half-size pieces in to burn. Now I re-cut all mine to half size and can actually get longer burn times and use less wood for the same time period. The ashes are finer, burns all the wood at the same rate and cardiovascular exercise, again. I would recommend anyone to try this idea of half lengths as oppose to the usual stove length we were all taught to cut. I am a stickler about what I burn and it is mostly ash an the occasional oak tree. We have mostly ash in the creek bottoms. I will not burn pine due to the presence of large amount so resin and thus creosote build up in the chimney. Oh, I have only cleaned my chimney once in three years and then it really did not need the cleaning. The stove insert is very efficient once the learning curve is met. I think the damper regulation is based upon local geography, wind, outside temperature, burning wood and other possibilities. Honest burn time is 6+ hours if stoked tight with small pieces and the correct type of wood. Obviously pine burns very fast and hardwoods slower. Oh, wood must be at least one year split and dry or there is a poor burn and chimney soot build up. Blogs are great, but it will take some time to become efficient. Buy it and use it and enjoy it.
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